March 27, 2023

Greetings Eagle Family! We hope that you all had a super good weekend! We are down to our last week of rehearsals for UIL Concert and Sightreading which is next week. A detailed itinerary will be going out soon.

• On April 4th Tuesday, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th period bands will perform at UIL C/SR Contest.
• On April 5th Wednesday, the 5th period band will be performing at UIL C/SR Contest.
• The HS Band C/SR contest will be held at Westfield HS Auditorium.
  • Address: 16713 Ella Blvd, Houston, TX 77090

UIL Schedule for Parents:

• Concert Band (3rd period)
  • April 4
  • Concert: 8:30am
  • Sightreading: 9:00
• Symphonic Band (2nd period)
  • April 4
  • Concert: 11:00am
  • Sightreading: 11:30
• Wind Symphony (4th period)
  • April 4
  • Concert: 3:30pm
  • Sightreading: 4:00
• Wind Ensemble (5th period)
  • April 5
  • Concert: 2:15pm
  • Sightreading: 3:00

Parents are invited (and encouraged) to attend their child’s performance on UIL day!

This week, we have the following things:

Monday: we are on stage for class.
Tuesday: regular class day as usual - in the band hall
Wednesday: Block day 1-3-5-7 periods, on stage
Thursday: Block day 2-4-6 periods, on stage
Friday: SHSU Jazz Festival - the Jazz Band will perform at Sam Houston State University for the Bill Watrous Jazz Festival. Itinerary posted soon.
Saturday: The High School Drumline will perform at the Humble Civic Center. A detailed itinerary will go out this week, and the performances are at the following times:

• 11am – Kids Zone at Main Street and Ave. D
• 11:30 – Main Street at Ave. B
• 12pm – in front of Main Stage at Main Street and Ave. A (near Humble City Café)

Leadership Applications 2023: Applications will open up on April 10th, and they will be due on April 21st. Any and all students interested in serving on the leadership team (including prospective drum majors), will fill out the application. Go to https://www.atascocitaband.com and click on Resources -> Current Students -> Leadership Team Applications and check back for the link to open.

Leadership Interviews will be on the week of April 24th in class with the band directors.

Drum Major Audition Training 2023: All drum major candidates interested in serving as the Atascocita High School Military Marching Band will be required to attend trainings on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 3:15. This begins April 10th and goes up to April 28th.

Drum Major Auditions will be on April 28th, at the HS Band Hall. Go to https://www.atascocitaband.com/drum-major-auditions.html for more information regarding the auditions.

2023-2024 Class Placement Evaluations will begin on the week of May 1st. We will have more information on the evaluations, as it will be slightly different than how it was done last year.