May 1, 2023

Good morning fellow Eagles! 

I have a LOT to go over, because the month of May is usually all kinds of bananas. So let’s go over everything you need to know in a monthly overview.

For the month of May, we have the following dates scheduled:

• May 1-5 Class Placements for Woodwind and Brass (in class)
• May 1 - Senior Slideshow is due
• May 1 - grades are due by teachers, and progress report goes out May 5
• May 4 - Jazz Band Spring Concert at 7PM
• May 8-9 - HS Band Registration
• May 8-9 - Percussion Pad Camp
• May 10 - Percussion Drumline Placement
• May 11 - Band Bash
• May 15 - Dress Rehearsals for band
• May 16 - Spring Concert
• May 18 - Jazz Band Auditions
• May 19 - Sam Houston Festival
• May 25 - Graduation Rehearsal
• May 26 - Graduation Performance
• TSSEC TBD
• Leadership Camp TBD
• Drum Major Camp June 18-22 @ SFASU

Let’s go over the things happening this week:

Class Placements: that is happening in class this week. Every student is in the Atascocita High School Band, but we need to place students in the appropriate class. Evaluations will consist of scales and a prepared music of their choice. 

Senior Slideshow is Due: Seniors, please go to the following form and fill out your information for the slideshow:

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3wW_iJqIG_r35v78DxOGXRcPHoME-yl1P9ZYHwLp2op5U2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link&urp=gmail_link

GRADES: Teachers are submitting their grades today that will impact whether or not a student REGAINS ELIGIBILITY. You can not lose eligibility, but you can possibly regain it back on this progress report if you had lost eligibility previously.

Jazz Band Spring Concert: Please join us for our annual Jazz Band Spring Concert in the Performing Arts Center on Thursday May 4th at 7:00PM. We would love to see you there.

High School Band Registration: Registration is May 8th for returning members and May 9th for incoming 8th graders. PARENTS, you can go now and fill out the required forms for our program at www.atascocitaband.com/register so that you won’t have to take time to do it on the day of registration. The web store is not open yet currently, it will be open next week to begin making purchases.

That’s where I’m going to stop for now. There’s a lot going on, and we will keep you up to date. Regarding the BAND App, when I make a post, it usually gets about 50 glances and 40 reads by a total of 400+ students and parents. There will be a lot of information going out during these next few weeks, so please do me a huge favor and don’t swipe the notification away - please click on and view the push notifications that go out. Even if it’s to fake that you read it, it will make me feel better about myself.

Okay, that’s it for the day! Hope everyone has a super awesome week, and we will see you on the other side!