Category: HHSBPA Update

We have the spring concert for the concert, symphonic, and wind ensembles on Tuesday at 6:30pm. We were planning on having our silent auction that night, however, we have chosen to postpone it until the last concert of the year to kick off the marching season. If you were unable to get your student’s basket item, we now have more time! If you need to bring in an item, or if you would like to donate more, please bring it in to Mr. Dailey.

At Tuesday’s concert, the students are encouraged to wear a pop of pink with their concert black. We will be honoring the life of Tierney Denke who passed away on Wednesday. We are all incredibly heartbroken to lose a band student. I would like to invite parents (and others) who come to the concert on Tuesday to also wear pink. We would love to show the Denke family that we are thinking of them through during this difficult time, so please join us and let’s show our love and wear pink. We will take pictures and send them to the family.

If your student is going on the Ireland trip, they will be bringing home their uniform tomorrow, along with their trip shirt, and baseball hat. Please make sure that your student has the following packed:

• Passport
• Uniform pants
• Uniform top
• Marching shoes
• Baseball hat (they are wearing this for the parade)
• Gloves
• Gauntlets
• Black socks
• Their instrument (reed players have an extra reed, brass players have slide/valve oil).

We are NOT taking spare uniform parts, so please triple check they have everything. Have a great week!

Off to Ireland on Thursday!

Greetings band families!

This week, on Tuesday February 25th at 7pm, we will be having an all band parent/student meeting for those who will be in the band program next year. This will be an informative meeting for incoming freshman, new band members, and current band members. Mr. Dailey will be discussing the programs offered, what the schedule will look like and will be revealing the marching show. There will be a short presentation by the BPA and you will have a chance to meet with the different members after the meeting. This meeting will start promptly at 7pm, please plan on attending.

If your student is going on the Ireland trip, rehearsals begin this Tuesday at 3:30pm. The rehearsals prior to the trip are as follows:

• Tuesday 2/25 – 3:30-5pm (First Rehearsal)
• Thursday 2/27 – 3:30-5pm
• Tuesday 3/4 – 3:30-5pm
• Thursday 3/6 – 3:30-5pm
• Monday 3/10 – 3:30-5pm (Final Rehearsal)

Unfortunately, we still have several students who owe band fees. This greatly impacts our budget and ability to provide resources for the band program to be successful. The band parent’s association provides funds for things like transportation, money for new music, drill, instructors, and so much more. Please make sure that your student’s fees are paid in full. If you need to assistance with fees please contact either the HHSBPA or Mr. Dailey.

Have a great week!

Just a few reminders for the week:

Monday (tonight!): Final Ireland trip meeting 6pm in the auditorium

Wednesday: Qdoba restaurant night – 120th & Colorado from 4-8pm, mention you are there for the band and we will receive a portion of the proceeds

Thursday: Mile High Jazz Festival

• 7:00 am: Call Time
• 7:30 am: Depart for the King Center at Metro State University
• 8:15 am: Arrive and Jazz 3 moves to warm ups
• 8:50 am: Jazz 3 Performs
• 10:30 am: Jazz 2 Performs
• 11:30 am: Lunch at Tivoli Student Center (Walking Distance)
• 1:55 pm: Jazz 1 Performs
• 4:30 pm: Depart Metro back to HHS
• 5:15 pm: Arrive at HHS and dismiss!

***We are in need of 2 chaperones for the Mile High Jazz festival, you will need to be at the school at 7am and will return with the students at 5:15pm. Please let us know if you are able to chaperone this event.***

Have a great week!

Good evening band families!

We would like to congratulate the Horizon Wind Ensemble, Mr. Dailey, and Mr. Duran for their fantastic performance at CMEA. The music they performed was extremely difficult and required every member to work hard to achieve the quality performance that they reached.

If your student participated in the Little Caesar’s fundraiser, the products will be delivered on Tuesday. Your student will need to pick up their order after school on Tuesday. The orders need to stay refrigerated so please make sure the order is picked up.

Have a great week!

Good evening band families! We have a quick update for this week:

If you are participating in the King Soopers community rewards, it is time to take a screenshot of your rewards and email it to our HHSBPA email. Please have them in by February 1st.

If you are able to donate breakfast food items for the Wind Ensemble’s CMEA trip, please drop them off to Mr. Dailey either 1/27, 1/28 or 1/29.

We are still looking for sponsors/donations for our Ireland trip shirts and hats, if you know of anyone who would be willing to donate or sponsor the band, please let me know.

If you participated in the Little Caesar’s fundraiser, we will put out an email about the pick up date and time as soon as we receive the information.

Have a great week!

Good evening band families, I hope everyone is staying warm this weekend!

Just a couple quick things for this week:

If you are participating in the King Soopers community rewards, it is time to take a screenshot of your rewards and email it to this email address. Please have them in by February 1st.

The wind ensemble has a rehearsal tomorrow from 9-12pm.

We are still in need of a chaperone chair, a food chair, and a concessions chair for next year’s marching season. Please let us know if you are interested in helping out with any of those positions.

If you are able to donate breakfast food items for the Wind Ensemble’s CMEA trip, please drop them off to Mr. Dailey either 1/27, 1/28 or 1/29.

Thank you for your help with this!

The first basketball pep band game is this Friday. Please check in with your student on which games they will be attending. The students were asked to complete a form to chose which games they would play at. Playing at the basketball games are a part of the lettering requirement, as are attending other concerts that they are not playing in, so if your student is wanting to letter in band, they will need to attend these events!

Our January Restaurant Night is this Wednesday at Panda Express at the Orchard from 10am-9pm. Mention you are will the band and we will get a cut of the proceeds. Here’s a link to all the information and the flyer: Panda Express night

This Saturday, our Winter Color Guard will be hosting a Friends and Family Show. The doors open at 5pm. Tickets are $10, kids 12 and under are free. This is a fantastic opportunity to come watch and support our winter guard. There will be other high school color guards performing too, with Anesidora closing the show.

The Little Caesars fundraiser continues through this week, ALL ORDERS MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY 01/17. Delivery and pick up of the pizza kits will occur the week of February 3, we will let you know the exact date when Little Caesars gives that to us.

We are beginning to look for corporate sponsors for our bands. We would love to have multiple sponsors to help fund our bands. If your company would like to sponsor the band, or you would be willing to help get our sponsor letter out to companies, please let us know. We currently are in need of a sponsor for some last minute needs for our trip to Ireland, we will be happy to put companies logo on our trip shirt for donations. Please let us know ASAP if you know of a company who would like to help us out.

Lastly, if you student will be continuing with the Horizon band program, I am going to ask you to consider joining our board. We have a couple positions opening up this year and a few that we are adding:

• Chaperone Chair: Helps organize chaperones for all outings such as football games, competitions and festivals. Making sure chaperone bags are stocked.
• Food Chair: Helps organize food for marching competitions and concert festivals as needed
• Concessions Chair: Will organize food and will help staff concessions sold at concerts
• Social Media Person: Will take pictures and maintain social media pages

Members of our board meet (generally) the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm. We do a fantastic job of collaborating and helping each other, so please do not feel you will be on your own to figure things out. It takes a village to support a band program, so we need people to come fill the spots of those parents whose students are graduating. If you are interested in a position, or have questions, please fell free to reach out.

Have a great week!

Good afternoon band families!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving week.

This week we have a restaurant fundraiser night on Wednesday. Here’s the info:

Smashburger @ 14375 Orchard Pkwy

Wednesday, December 4th at 11 am-9 pm

Dine in, take out or pick-up!

More info and link to RSVP:

Horizon High School Band Parent Association’s GroupRaise Meal at Smashburger

Please share this on your social media pages to ensure a good turn out!

Have a great week!

Good evening band families!

We hope everyone has recovered from the busy and very amazing marching season and are excited about concert season!

Fees

As we move away from marching season, I would like to remind everyone to please pay their band fees. We currently have 48 students who are not fully paid. Please pay any outstanding balance as the band fees are vital to keeping the band programs running and being able to provide excellent instruction and experiences for our students. Please keep in mind, if your student is planning on participating in winter color guard or winter percussion, they will NOT be able to participate until their band fee is paid. On top of that, fees will be approximately $650 for both winter percussion and guard this year, plus the cost of the uniform. We are looking at needing those fees paid in full (tentatively) by March 1st. This cost is based on having a certain number of students join and may change if that number is not met.

Marching Band Banquet

The marching band banquet is going to be this Thursday at 6pm. We will be having a dessert bar. Each section will be assigned a dessert to bring and share. This year, we will be hosting a silent auction at the banquet. Here is a quick note about what to expect:

Want to own a piece of our Jackpot show?  At this weeks’ Celebration, we are going to be selling our Show Props!  Everything will be up for sale – Poker Chips, Dice, Vinyl Banners, Decals & Stickers – even the Slot Machine!  Format will be a silent auction with a minimum bid (so that we can recoup some of the cost of materials) – think about what you might want to take home to remember our fantastic season!

Private Lessons

If your student is interested in taking private lessons, we now have a list of private lesson instructors. Private lessons could be a great gift to your student this holiday season!

Jazz Festival

Just a quick reminder that Horizon’s Jazz Festival is this Wednesday and Thursday. Horizon’s three jazz bands will play on Wednesday. Parents are welcome to attend this free event.

Ireland Updates

Check out the Travel page for updates on our Ireland trip!

We hope you all have a wonderful week. Please email us with any questions!