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AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 10/26/2025
Greetings, Eagle Family! We have made it to the end together in our competitive journey! This Tuesday, the Atascocita High School Military Marching Band will compete in the UIL State Military Marching Band Championships, to determine which military band is the best in the state of Texas! We have worked very hard for this day, and we are very excited for our amazing band program. Please read this update carefully, as it pertains to a lot of what is going on this week. State-level information on the UIL State Military Marching Band Championships can be found here: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/state-military-marching-band-contest Here is an overview of this week’s schedule: Monday: Rehearsal 3:45 - 6:45 Tuesday: UIL State Military Marching Band Championships Wednesday: TMEA Region Orchestra Auditions Thursday: WiddyUp Pre-Kickoff 3:45 and senior night practice 4:30 Friday: Saturday: Football Game vs. Channelview HS (Senior Night at Home) —--- MONDAY REHEARSAL: we need every band student to arrive quickly after school on Monday for a 3:45 rehearsal like it’s a game day. This is the very last rehearsal we have, and every performer must be physically on the field for the team. Please tell your club sponsors that you have band practice this day and must be at band at 3:45 - no exceptions. Please tell your private lesson teachers and tutorial teachers that you must be at 3:45 practice - no exceptions. It's the last one! Monday rehearsal is an All-Call for every starting band student who is marching in UIL State Championships for a 3:45 to 6:45 final rehearsal. Every student must be in attendance, and this is the day that you will tell your clubs and sponsors “Sorry, I can’t - I have band.” Tuesday UIL State Military Marching Band Championships: the full itinerary of the day is posted on the www.atascocitaband.com website. Students will arrive in the AM, rehearse on the AHS field, report to the band hall, and load up to depart to Waco for our final contest of the season. Please read it carefully - a lot of information is in there on how that contest day will go. Attendance the next morning: All band students will have a later arrival after the late arrival, and must report to class by the 10:30 AM ADA attendance. WEDNESDAY: full region orchestra itinerary for those students who are attending is attached on the BAND app and can also be found at www.atascocitaband.com **A note about PSAT on Wednesday: Although there are no makeup opportunities for the October 29th PSAT, juniors who miss the exam may contact the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for an alternate entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program. The details for entry are outlined on the linked site. Thursday Widdy-Up Pre-Kickoff and Senior Night practice: All band students need to meet in the band hall for a regular 3:45 practice like normal for a 20-minute widdy-up fundraiser pre-kickoff session. Following that meeting, all seniors and parents will be meeting on the field at 4:10pm for a senior night run-through practice. Seniors must be in attendance so that you will know what to do on Saturday. Parents are encouraged to attend as well, but it will be more important for senior students to be there so that they can show you where to go on the field. SENIORS: I NEED YOUR FORM BY MONDAY NIGHT. Please fill out the senior night form. https://forms.gle/XVTRGJKic9ZQTfmo8 Friday is Halloween Night! Spooookyyy!!! No events scheduled. Enjoy the night off with your families. SATURDAY HOME GAME: itinerary vs Channelview HS is below. Itinerary is standard football game itinerary, except it is all an hour forward, no rehearsal runthrough, and the full band will not perform at half-time. The halftime show this week is dedicated to the senior class band students. SATURDAY FOOTBALL GAME ITINERARY:
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AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 10/20/2025
Greetings band family! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on an amazing UIL competition day! We are so very proud of you all! We have advanced to UIL State Military Marching Band Championships at Baylor University in Waco, and now it’s time to finish out our competition season real strong! We are down to the finish line! Here is the rest of the events as we have them up to state championships:
FOOTBALL GAME THIS FRIDAY: October 24this our next game, and it’s at Galena Park ISD Stadium. We will be the visiting team against North Shore Senior High School. FOOTBALL GAME ITINERARY:
PEP RALLY: This Friday. Pep rally uniform is blue band shirts, blue jeans, tucked in with belt. We require ALL band students to participate in all band pep rallies with the rest of the team on this day, and all band students must be with the team. If you are participating in various clubs and want to represent with them, please come see Best first to approve that. But above all, I expect our band family to always be together as a team - always. WORKOUT WITH A VET: Families are invited to the second annual Work Out with a Vet event, an engaging, outdoor Veterans Day program, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, on the football field at Atascocita High School, 13300 Will Clayton Parkway. Bleacher seating is available for families to sit and watch. The program is open to the public and is free. No tickets required. The program will kick off with music provided by the Atascocita High School Military Marching Band and a field performance by the Kingwood High School Fillies, followed by guest speakers.
BOOSTER MEETING TONIGHT: general meeting tonight is at 7PM, and it will be in the band hall. We invite as many parents as possible to attend tonight’s meeting - always great things happening in the AMB, and we can always use our parent support to help grow our amazing program! AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 10/14/2025
HAPPY UIL WEEK! This week will determine whether or not the Atascocita High School Band moves on to the state round of the UIL Military Marching Band Championships! Our kids have worked VERY hard this week, and so far at all of our rehearsals, we have gotten so much better! We have one more rehearsal this week, and then Friday game and Saturday contest. The end of our competition season is almost here, so I am calling on all band students to finish strong. Arrive to practice early, work real hard all the way through. Here is the rest of the events as we have them up to state championships:
FOOTBALL GAME THIS FRIDAY: October 17th is our next game, and it’s at Turner Stadium on the home side vs. Kingwood High School. The itinerary will be very close to the same even though there is no school on Friday. Order of events is as follows: FOOTBALL GAME ITINERARY:
UIL COMPETITION THIS SATURDAY: Our next band competition is UIL Region 33 Marching Contest October 18th at Planet Ford Stadium in Spring ISD. The itinerary for that contest has been posted and is on the website - www.atascocitaband.com This is a rating competition that will determine whether or not the band will advance to the state competition at Baylor University.
If the band receives a Division 1 rating, they will qualify to compete in the UIL State Military Marching Band Championships. AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 10/7/2025
Greetings again, Eagle Family! We have THREE WEEKS LEFT to the end of UIL Marching Band Season! We are very quickly approaching the finish line with our competitive show. Here is the calendar of events as we have them up to state championships:
GRADES: THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK FOR GRADES TO BE ENTERED. ANOTHER eligibility check will take place next week. Students have UP TO THIS FRIDAY to make sure that they have turned in all of their work and have at least above a 70 in all of their classes. Eligibility date will take place after the fall break. FALL BREAK: This is a very important announcement. Every student in the band should have filled out a fall break notice contract. Every year, we have a fall break, and it always falls on top of very important events. Unlike previous years, THIS ONE FALLS ON EXACTLY THE WEEK OF UIL! Therefore, no student should leave Atascocita on vacation. We need every single student here on the fall break week so that we can have a competitive UIL this year. The rehearsals will be in the morning when the weather is cooler, kids can get the rehearsal out of the way, then go home and relax and enjoy the rest of their day. REHEARSAL ATTENDANCE: Are strictly required for these next three weeks. We need everyone in attendance to finish strong and clean our show before competition. Alternatively, any student who was previously ineligible can GAIN their eligibility back by the week 9 report card and participate with us at football games and contests again. NEXT FOOTBALL GAME: October 10th is our next game, and it’s at Turner Stadium on the visiting side vs. Humble High School. AND - it’s our 8th grade night! We are super excited to see our future members this Friday, and we hope that they have a lot of fun! The itinerary has not changed - 5:00 depart from AHS, arrive at Turner around 5:30, in the stands by 6:10, game starts at 7:00, home around 10:30ish. NEXT COMPETITION: Our next band competition is October 11th at Channelview ISD Ray Maddry Stadium. The itinerary for that contest has been posted and is on the website - www.atascocitaband.com This is a ranked competition that will determine a prelims and finals performance. Please review the itinerary entirely. |
BRIAN BESTDirector of Bands, Atascocita High School 
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