AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 5/18/2026

AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 5/18/2026

Greetings, Eagle Band Family! We are ALMOST there to the end! This week, we honor our senior class, as this is the official last week with them, and they will be performing their final and last-ever concert with the Atascocita High School band. We are also honoring them by playing at the AHS Graduation this coming Saturday.

Mr. Hicks has asked if you have ANY school-owned instrument at home, please bring it back up to the school. We have a district-level fine arts instrument audit in progress, and we are doing the best we can to scan instruments in.

This update will deal with three things:

1. Spring Concert and Itinerary
2. Graduation and Itinerary
3. AMB Required Purchases by June 1

 
CALENDAR: Here is a look at the band calendar that takes us to the end of school:

• May 19: Band Spring Concert 7PM
  • Call times will be announced separately. Performance begins at 7:00 PM in the Atascocita High School Performing Arts Center (PAC) Auditorium.
• May 20: Color Guard Practice 4:30 - 6:00
• May 22: Color Guard Practice 4:30 - 6:00
• May 23: Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony performs at AHS Graduation, Daiken Park    
• May 25: Memorial Day Holiday
• May 26: Marching Band Mini-Camp 4:30 to 7:00 in the AHS Gym
  • We removed the last two days since they were early release. We will be in the gym on May 26. All 8th graders as well as 9th through 11th will attend.
• May 27: Color Guard Practice 4:30 - 6:00
• June 1: Payment Deadline for Band Supplies
• June 2: Instrument Checkout Day

ACTION ITEMS: VERY IMPORTANT!! We need for everyone to go through the following check list of things and make sure that you have taken care of them.

• AMB Registration Forms: you need to fill out your registration forms and sign the fall break agreement. You can do that by going to the following link: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/amb-forms-copy
• AMB Payment: THERE ARE TWO WEEKS LEFT TO MAKE YOUR REQUIRED PURCHASES!!! All students MUST purchase all of their items no later than June 1. That is a hard deadline because our performance tops will take almost 8 weeks to prepare. The Annual Dues ($350) are due by August 20th.
  
  If you need to purchase your required items due by June 1, go to the following links:
  • Returning Member Packages: https://2026-2027-returning-required-items.cheddarup.com/
  • New Member Packages: https://2026-2027-new-members-required-items.cheddarup.com/
  • Color Guard Packages: https://2026-2027-color-guard.cheddarup.com/
  • Percussion Add-On: https://2026-2027-percussion.cheddarup.com/
  • Jazz Band Add-On: https://2026-2027-jazz.cheddarup.com/
  • Game Day Meal Plan (optional): https://2026-2027-game-day-meals.cheddarup.com/
  • Annual Dues (due August 20th) https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2026-2027-dues/items
• Physical: All band students must obtain an athletic physical to participate in band activities outside. More information can be found here: https://www.atascocitaband.com/physicals-and-rankone-for-marching-band.html#/

• May 20 Tuesday: AHS Band Spring Concert, 7PM at AHS Performing Arts Center
  • The high school band has been hard at work preparing a spring concert featuring exciting and very fun wind band literature.
  • The performances are starting at 7PM.
  • Call times for each band is:
    • Wind Symphony, 5:30 band hall, 5:30-6:00 warmup rehearsal
    • Wind Ensemble, 6:30 call time to the band hall
    • Symphonic Band, 5:45 band hall, 6:00-6:30 warmup rehearsal
    • Concert Band, 5:55 on stage, 6:00-6:30 warmup rehearsal
  • Concert attire is concert blacks. Men, solid black attire. Women, same with a dress black pant. Same as UIL. A tradition the band has, is seniors are allowed to wear their outfits from prom.
• May 23 Saturday: Graduation
  • For 4th and 5th period band students (minus seniors)
  • Address: 501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77002 
  • Itinerary is as follows:

GRADUATION BAND ITINERARY:

• 6:00AM band hall is open. Head to the band hall after school lets out. OPs crew, load up equipment
• 6:30 busses arrive, load up
• 6:40 depart (time allotted for traffic)
• 7:30 arrival at NRG Stadium, setup, warmup (moving stands, percussion, instruments)
• 9:00 graduation start
• 12:00 graduation over, load up
• 12:45 depart to AHS
• 1:30PM arrive at AHS