February 13, 2023

Greetings Eagle Family! I hope that everyone had a really awesome and restful first Spring Break! The band directors are excited to return to our students and get our classes going back again and making awesome music with our students. When we come back, we get right back to it and have multiple events happening that affects almost everyone. 

But first… a look back at Spring Break!

DISNEY TRIP IS A SUCCCESS!: Our 2023 Disney trip was a HUGE success! The kids had a blast, they got to visit six different parks in three days, and they learned about the craziness of airport travel. We loved spending time with our kids, and we hope that they had an unforgettable experience.

TMEA 2023 IS IN THE BOOKS!: The band directors attended the Texas Music Educators Association in San Antonio and got a lot of work done there. Also, while there, our very own Jake Casilio attended the conference as this year's TMEA All-state musician. The performance was stunning, and we are so proud of our All-state musician this year!

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Okay, here are a few things happening when we come back:

TIMBERWOOD SIDE BY SIDE: All members of the varsity band will attend the timber with side-by-side on Monday after school 4:30 p.m. The schedule is the same as AMS schedule, and we will meet there and have our event in the cafeteria. Pizza will be provided by the Timberwood Middle School band.

SECTIONALS: All sectionals after school resume tomorrow.

FULL ORCHESTRA: all practices resume as normal. But if you are involved in full orchestra, please be aware that pre-UIL full orchestra competition is next week on Tuesday. Please see the band calendar on the website for all the orchestra dates.

SOLO AND ENSEMBLE: This Friday and Saturday is the solo and ensemble contest for Atascocita High School band. Schedules will be posted in this update. Here are a few notes about the contest:

• If you are a percussionist, your performance is on Friday.
• If you are a woodwind or brass player, your performance is on Saturday morning or afternoon.
• If you have signed up to attend the UIL state track of solo and ensemble, your performance is on Friday after school at Humble High School.
• Our own campus based contest is easy to change schedules if you have a schedule conflict. If there is a conflict with your scheduled time, please come see Mr Best in the office and we will work it out.
• We will have more information going out in class on how the forms and music will go for the judges.

More information will be provided over the BAND app as the week goes on. We hope that everyone has an awesome week back, and we will see you soon!​