AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 3/17/2025

AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 3/17/2025

Greetings Eagle Family! I hope you all had an amazing Spring Break!!

All band rehearsals and sectionals are operating as normal this week.

This Week’s Events:

• MONDAY 17th - band parent booster meeting
  • All parents are invited to the 7PM booster meeting tonight happening in the AHS Band Hall
• TUESDAY 18th - TMEA All-State Recognition at the Humble ISD School Board
  • This years’ three TMEA All-Staters are being recognized at the school board meeting with the other all-staters in the district for their outstanding achievement.
• THURSDAY 20th - Drumline at Pine Forest Elementary
  • Drumline will be performing at the Pine Forest Elementary STEM event. More information on that performance will be provided soon - we think it is an after-school activity.
• SATURDAY 22nd - Physical Day with Humble ISD
  • AHS Physical Day will be held at Humble High School on Saturday, March 22nd from 12 pm until 4:30 pm. Physicals cost $20 and can be paid for via online Revtrak payment or with cash on the day of.
  • All Atascocita HS band members are required to get their physical to participate.

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Upcoming Events:

• March 29th: Jazz Band at Sam Houston State
• April 1, 2, 3, and 4: UIL Concert and Sightreading
• April 5th: Drumline at the Oil Days Festival in Humble
• April 7th: Leadership applications begin
• April 7th: 2025-2026 Drum Major Auditions Information Meeting
• April 9th: Percussion Ensemble Concert
• April 11th: Leadership Applications Due
• April 16th and 17th: Drum Major Auditions
• April 23rd: Formal Band Banquet at Kingwood Country Club

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UIL Concert and Sightreading: The schedule has been released. Here are the important dates and times for all four concert bands.

Concert Band (6th Period)
April 1, 2025 Tuesday

• 7:25 Arrive 1st Period to the band hall, rehearsal run-through
  • Arrive in your concert outfits - concert blacks
• 8:15 Depart from AHS to Kingwood Park HS
• 8:45 Arrive
• 9:30 Warmup
• 10:00 Stage Performance
• 10:30 Sightreading Performance
• 11:00 Load up, head back to AHS
• 11:30 Arrive back at AHS

Symphonic Band (3rd Period)
April 2, 2025 Wednesday

• 7:25 Arrive 1st Period to the band hall, rehearsal run-through
  • Arrive in your concert outfits - concert blacks
• 8:30 Pack up, get ready to depart
• 9:20 Depart to CE King High School
• 10:00 Arrive
• 11:00 Warmup
• 11:30 Stage Performance
• 12:00 Sightreading Performance
• 12:30 Load up and head back to AHS
• 1:10 Arrive back

 Wind Symphony (4th Period)
April 3, 2025 Thursday

• 7:30 Arrive 1st Period to the band hall (this is usually a late arrival day, but band students will be with band this morning) - rehearsal run through
  • Arrive in your concert outfits - concert blacks
• 8:30 Pack up, get ready to depart
• 9:40 Depart to Summer Creek HS
• 10:00 Arrive
• 11:00 Warmup
• 11:30 Stage Performance
• 12:00 Sightreading Performance

Wind Ensemble (5th Period)
April 4, 2025 Friday

• 11:00 Wind ensemble, go to A lunch
• 11:26 lunch ends, arrive to 5th period for rehearsal run through
• 12:30 Pack up to depart to Summer Creek HS, change into concert blacks
• 1:15 Depart to Summer Creek HS
• 1:35 Arrive at SCHS
• 2:30 Warmup
• 3:15 Stage Performance
• 4:00 Sightreading Performance
• 4:30 Pack up, head back to AHS
• 5:00 Arrive at AHS

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JAZZ BAND AT SAM HOUSTON STATE BILL WATROUS JAZZ FESTIVAL
Saturday, March 29, 2025

• 7:30 Arrive at AHS
• 8:20 Depart to Sam Houston State University
• 9:00 Arrive at Sam Houston State University
• 9:45 Warmup time
• 10:30 AHS Jazz Band Performance
• 11:00 Pack up equipment onto bus
• 11:30 Head to lunch
• 1:15 Clinic with Gunhild Carling
• 2:30 Listen to jazz bands
• 5:30 Dinner Break
• 7:30 Concert and Awards with the SHSU Jazz Ensemble
• 8:30 Load up on the bus
• 10:00 Estimated time back to AHS