AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 7-6-2025

AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 7-6-2025

Greetings Eagle Family! Welcome to the first official update of the new school year! It happened fast, and a lot of our students are enjoying an amazing summer break. It is time for another very exciting year for the Atascocita High School Military Marching Band!

There are four things that everyone needs to do. A lot of these things mostly everyone already did, but this information is just to remind before we get started. To receive a spot on the field for next year: you will need to make sure that before you go to summer camp that you have done the following four things:

1. Orientation: If you missed orientation, it would be best to come to my office so that you can get the orientation paperwork.
2. Evaluation: I believe every student has had an evaluation. If you have not yet evaluated, email me and we will schedule a time.
3. Online forms: go to www.atascocitaband.com and click on register to get started with everything if you haven’t done that yet.
4. Fall break form: that needs to be turned in by the end of the school year. High school students can bring it to us. 8th grade students can either scan it and email it to us at [email protected] or turn it in to your middle school directors, and we will get it.

PHYSICALS AND RANKONE: IMPORTANT! All students MUST have an athletic physical on file with the band directors no later than the first day of summer camp, July 28. Without the physical, you will not be allowed to participate outside with the rest of the team. Go to this link for more information: https://www.atascocitaband.com/physicals-and-rankone-for-marching-band.html#/

LUNCH DURING SUMMER CAMP: Students will be required to provide their own lunch this year. Here are a few options:

1. You can bring your own lunch from home.
2. The boosters will be providing a link for students and families who want to take advantage of a Summer Meal Plan. The boosters will provide hot foods as an added purchase through their plan. More information will be released soon.
3. Students this year will also be allowed to go off campus during their lunch break to go grab lunch. The only thing we ask from students who do this is that they are back with plenty of time before their next session and aren’t late. Students who drive must absolutely drive responsibly and carefully. Parents will be allowed to drop off food for their kids or take them to lunch on their own.

Here is the breakdown of what we have coming up:

CALENDAR DATES:

• July 10 and 11 Leadership Camp: These dates are for leadership team only. On July 9th Wednesday, I won’t require that day. But the band hall will be open for leaders to come in and get a jump start with the band directors.
  • July 10th will be 9am to 3pm in the band hall.
  • July 11th will be with our leadership consultant 9am to 4pm in the band hall.
  • Bring a lunch - there will be a lunch break between 12pm-1pm. We will allow students to go off campus for lunch, as long as all students are back in time for the next session.
• July 14-18 Percussion Camp: All percussionists of all grades will attend percussion camp from 8AM to 3PM on these dates with our percussion consultants to get started with rudiments, show music, and drumline cadences.
  • Percussion camp continues for the next three weekdays, July 21-23.
  • Bring a lunch - there will be a lunch break between 11am to 12pm. We will allow students to go off campus for lunch, as long as all students are back in time for the next session.
• July 21-23 9th Grade Winds: All 9th grade woodwind and brass players will attend freshman camp from 8AM to 3PM. We will learn marching band basics, our basic stand music for band, and get to know the program. A band orientation of sorts. 
  • You will need an instrument for these three days. If you don’t have one, we will check one out to you.
  • We suggest that all students bring their own lunch - there will be a lunch break between 11am to 12pm.
  • We will allow students to go off campus for lunch, as long as all students are back in time for the next session.
  • We will not be going outside, but tennis shoes are required.
  • All leadership team will be required for these dates.
• (the band directors will be in San Antonio for Texas Bandmasters Association clinic and conference on July 24 and 25, so everyone has these days off.)
• July 28-Aug 1 and Aug 4-8 Summer Camp: All AMB students will attend two weeks of summer camp before the school year begins. We will issue out more information in the next few weeks. 
  • Summer camp hours are 7AM to 3PM.
  • First day of camp will not be outdoors. We will be collecting and submitting athletic physicals that day. The second day of camp, we will start going outside. All students will need their physicals submitted by that day.
  • There will be a lunch break during the day. The directors recommend that all band students bring their own lunch so that you do not have to go off campus.
  • This year, we WILL ALLOW students to go off campus for lunch, as long as all students are back in time for the next session.
• August 8 AMB Showcase: On that Friday, we will showcase to our family, friends, and constituents the results of our summer camp work. Our marching band will demonstrate marching basics, music basics, show music, drumline cadences, drill team dance music, and so much more.
  • The showcase starts at 7PM.
  • AMB students will have a short break after summer camp ends that Friday, and will then return to the band hall by 6PM to prepare for the showcase.
  • The Band Boosters will provide more information to all students and parents for the year.
• August 11: Rehearsal 5:30-8:30
• August 12: Day off - no rehearsal
• August 13: First Day of School - no rehearsal

The rest of the AMB Calendar is available on the band website: https://www.atascocitaband.com/calendar.html#/

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