Category: HHSBPA Update

Good afternoon band families! 

We have a lot of information to share so please read the entire email.

First off, we would like to thank everyone who participated in our online fundraising campaign, it has been a huge success. Not only were we able to purchase new field mics, a new sound board and cart, but we were able to purchase new wireless solo mics and new speakers. This is a huge, much needed upgrade for the band. We are grateful for everyone’s generosity and help with this. As we always say, it takes a village to run a music program, and we have a truly amazing village…thank you!

We have a lot happening this week, including our kick off to competition season, our Showcase event.

Monday: Rehearsal from 6-9pm

Tuesday: Volleyball pep band at 6:30pm 

AND

Freddy’s Restaurant night between 4-8pm

Location: 14255 Lincoln St, Thornton

Please Note: Horizon High School Band Parent Association will receive 20% of fundraiser sales during this fundraiser (excluding DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub and Google orders, gift card sales and delivery fees.)  Participate on Sep 9, 2025 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm by ordering digitally or at the physical Freddy’s restaurant. To participate digitally, order on the Freddy’s mobile app or website using the code GIVEBACK. To participate at the restaurant, tell the cashier of your participation (before payment) or show the fundraiser flyer below to the cashier (before payment). 

Wednesday: DEADLINE to purchase the Showcase meal of Chick-Fi-La meal on Zeffy at 4pm

Please remember to order all meals by Wednesday at 4pm, we will NOT be able to provide any meals the day of. We are asking that all orders be placed through Zeffy, this will give you a ticket on your phone that you will show at the Showcase to get your meal. Here is the link to order: Showcase Ticket Order Form

**IF YOUR STUDENT WANTS A MEAL, YOU MUST PURCHASE THEIR MEAL ON ZEFFY BY WEDNESDAY AT 4PM**

Saturday: Showcase!!

The Showcase will take place at Horizon High School. We will set up our tailgate party, dunk tank, merch table, and meal pick up, in the senior parking lot. Please park in the front parking lot, or the junior lot. Feel free to bring chairs, canopy tents, yard games, and cash for the dunk tank. For $5 cash, you can purchase 3 throws to dunk Mr. Dailey or Mr. Duran. You can purchase show tickets on the above Zeffy link, or cash at the gate. This is such a fun event, come out to see the show before the competition season begins!

If you have a senior band member, and they have a senior banner, feel free to bring it on Saturday and hang on the fence.

• 2pm – Marching Rehearsal
• 4-5:30pm – Food, games, tailgate, and DUNK TANK!!!
• 5:30-6pm – Students change
• 6pm – Showcase performance

The HHSBPA has the opportunity to run the concessions stand during the Homecoming football game on Friday, September 19th at the North Stadium. We need 10 parents to volunteer to work the concessions. You would need to be at the stadium at 5:30pm. Unfortunately, you will not be able to watch the halftime show, however, the band will not be performing their entire show. This will help raise money for the band. If you would like to work the concessions, please sign up here: Concessions Sign Up

We are also in need of chaperones for upcoming events, including the Homecoming game. If you would like to chaperone, please sign up here: Chaperone Sign Up

Lastly, the student account’s should all be up to date as of last Tuesday, 9/2. Our HHSBPA Treasurer will make sure that she has updated all the accounts again before the last payment is due on September 26th. After that, she will have the accounts updated by the first of every month. Please be kind and remember that with all the students’ accounts to manage, plus the general fund, we are unable to update every account weekly, as we are entirely a volunteer-based organization and have our own full time employment to provide for our own families. We do our best to run the band’s accounts and greatly appreciate your patience and understanding when things are not updated immediately. If you have questions regarding your account, feel free to email us, if we are unable to answer your question, we will pass your question onto our treasurer. 

If you have any questions, please reach out. We look forward to seeing everyone next Saturday at the Showcase!

Good evening band families,

We have had an amazing first week of our online campaign! Because of your help with getting this campaign out to others, and the work of our students, we have raised almost $30,000 in less than 1 week! We have been able to purchase new field mics, solo mics, a sound board, and a new sound cart. We would still love to hit our goal of $50,000, which would help us fund our transportation for the year, and purchase other new musical equipment that is desperately needed. Please continue to share our campaign with your family, friends, neighbors, co workers, and your social media accounts. Every bit counts! Online Fundraising Campaign

This week we have our first football game. The game is on Thursday at North Stadium. We are still in need of chaperones and help with the Hawk Haulers. If you would like to help, sign up here: 

Chaperone Sign Up

Hawk Haulers Sign Up

If you sign up to chaperone, please be sure to go through the school’s Raptor Check. You need to go to the front office of the school and give them you driver’s license, it takes all of a couple minutes. If you have questions about helping with either of these, please email me, I would be happy to answer any questions.

We are also needing more snacks and water for football games and competitions. If you are able to donate water or individually wrapped snacks (gold fish, cheese its, granola bars, fruit snacks, etc…) please drop it off in the band room before or after Monday night rehearsals. 

If you purchased a senior banner, please find us at the stadium and hang their banner on the fence to celebrate our seniors! Please make sure that either you grab their banner after the game, or you arrange for another parent to grab it. Also, the photographer still has all the images from the photo shoot and has made those available for purchase, if you are interested follow this link: Senior Banner Photos

If you would like to order a button with your students picture in their uniform, please fill out this form AND make the $10 payment by Tuesday night. We will be taking photos on Thursday (make sure you let your student know they need to get their photo taken if you ordered buttons, we will have the list, but we want to make sure everyone gets their picture taken). 

Button Form

If you haven’t ordered your swag bag for this year’s show (cowboy hat, badge, bandana) place your order here (please ensure payment is made ASAP):

Swag Bag Order Form

Good afternoon band families!

We have to give a huge shout out to all of our students, directors, and parent volunteers that helped with yesterday’s Mile of Money event, it was a HUGE success! We were able to raise $3,741.96! In comparison, last year we only performed at King Soopers and raised around $1800. So thank you so much for everyone’s participation!

Tomorrow, we will kick off our online fundraising campaign. Last week, your student was given a sheet to collect contact information from 25 people. Please check with your student to see if they were able to get all the information they need. The campaign will kick off tomorrow, we are hoping to raise $60,000. We can only achieve that goal with your help. This is a great way for any family or friends that are near or far to support the band. This year, our goal is to purchase a new sound system, ours is in DESPERATE need of replacement, and this campaign will help us achieve that goal. Please remember that our budget this year is $153,270.00. The band fees that you pay only cover 44% of that number, we have to raise the remaining amount. If every student has 25 contacts that can give $17, we can reach our goal of $60,000, so please help us find those contacts.

If you pre ordered a swag bag at the Show N’ Tell, they will be ready on Friday. We will label them if your student would like to grab it after rehearsal on Friday. 

If you didn’t pre order a swag bag, but would like one (includes cowboy hat, bandana, and badge), they are $10 each. Please fill out this form and we will get them ordered: Swag Bag Order Form

If you would like to order a button with your student’s picture they are $10 each,  please fill out this form and pay by Monday August 25th: Button Order Form

Monday night rehearsal’s start tomorrow for the students. They will rehearse from 6-9pm. Please make sure that your student hydrates after school, and eats something before evening rehearsal.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Good evening band families!

Thank you to all who came out to the Show N’ Tell on Friday, we had a great turnout! The students are off to a great start, I cannot wait to see where they go this season. Thank you to those who donated money to help support the purchase of new sound equipment, we raised enough to purchase new microphones and the Mac Mini was purchased off the Amazon Wish List, thank you so much!

This year, we would like to give everyone the opportunity to wear their student’s picture with pride! We will be taking student’s photos in their uniforms at the first football game (08/28) and making buttons. The buttons will be available for pick up at the Showcase on September 13th. Each button is $10. We started a pre-order sheet for them at the Show N’ Tell, if you didn’t get a chance to order one, and would like one, please fill out this form. Please be sure to place your order AND pay by Monday August 25th. We will not make a button that has not been paid for. Button Order Form

We still have 3 slots available for the Fun Services Pipefitters event. This is a great way to earn money for your student’s account. Fun Services is putting on an employee picnic for the Pipefitters and in need of helpers. You must be 15 years old to sign up, if you sign up, please give your t-shirt size. You will earn minimum wage and that money will go into your student’s account. Sign up here: Fun Services Pipefitter Event

We have a restaurant day THIS Wednesday ALL day at Rushbowls at the Hilltop Shopping Center at 136th & Colorado. Mention you are with the Horizon band and we will receive 20% of the day’s proceeds (that is huge!). Please go treat yourself with Rushbowls!

A reminder that our annual Mile of Money fundraiser is NEXT Saturday (08/16) from 10am-12pm. We will be playing at reo locations this year. Lowe’s on 136th & Orchard Pkwy and the Hilltop Shopping Center (King Soopers) on 136th & Colorado. With two locations we are hoping to double the amount fundraised to help go towards a new sound board. Please make sure your student attends.

We will be kicking off our annual online campaign on Monday August 18th. We need your help. We will be asking your student to provide a list of email addresses to share our campaign with. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Last year, we made a little over $20,000, which is great, but with our growing band, comes a growing budget. We desperately need to increase that number to $30,000-$40,000. Other bands that we compete with at State bring in $60,000 with their online campaign, so please help us find email addresses. Also, if you work for a company that would like to give, there will be a company sponsorship link this year.

Lastly, we would like to quickly remind you that payments were due last Friday. To make a payment, visit the Pay Fees page. The list of payment options are shown once you are logged in.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us. Thank you, and have a great first week of school!

Good evening band families!

The second week of band camp is underway! The students are doing an awesome job, we cannot wait for Friday to see the product of all their hard work. Friday is our Show N’ Tell, it will be at 6pm outside, so bring a lawn chair if you would like a seat. We will hold a quick parent meeting and watch the students show us what they’ve been up to for the past two weeks. We will serve a hot dog dinner to the students, if you would like one for your family, (hot dog, bag of chips, bottle of water, and a delicious bakery cookie for $5), please fill out this google form by tomorrow (Tuesday 8/5) so we know how many hot dogs to prepare: Hot Dog Dinner Sign Up

The next payment of $200 is due on August 8th. Please remember to go to our website (listed at the bottom of this email), hit the make payment button. The password is in your email, (if you need it, please refer to the many emails we included it in!) Follow prompts to make a payment. Our treasurer will have students accounts up to date and will be able to answer questions.

We have an opportunity for you to earn some extra money for your student’s account! Fun Services is putting on a company picnic for Pipefitters on Saturday August 23rd from 10:30-2:30pm and they need your help. There are 12 slots available (first come first serve). All those that sign up will be paid minimum wage, and that money will be put into your student’s account. You need to be 15 years old to work. You cannot sign up later than August 15th, so sign up fast. If you sign up, and are unable to work your shift, please find someone else to work your shift. When you sign up, please provide your t-shirt size. Please sign up here: Pipefitter’s Sign Up

Thank you to all those who helped during band camp with uniform fittings or snack breaks. It takes a village to run a marching band, and everyone’s help and support is very much appreciated!

See you all Friday!

Band Camp Week! Stay hydrated!

We are still in need of help with uniform fitting. We would really like to try and get it done this week, so if you are available please sign up here: Uniform Help

We also need some more volunteers to bring fruit and popsicles, if you can help out with bringing fruit or popsicles, please sign up here: Fruit/Popsicle Help

If you would like to purchase a senior banner, TODAY is the LAST day to sign up! We need the banner form AND the money by Tuesday July 29th at 5pm. The cost is $62 and pictures will be done on Friday at 1pm by a professional photographer. If you would like a senior banner, please sign up here: Senior Banner Form

Please send in a snapshot of your King Soopers Community Rewards by August 1st.

Lastly, we will be selling a hot dog dinner (hot dog, bag of chips, cookie, bottle of water) for $5 at the Show N’ Tell on Friday August 8th. After a long day, it’s a nice quick and easy dinner for  your family. We will feed the band students for free, but if you would like to purchase a hot dog dinner for yourself or your family members, please sign up on this form, so we know how many meals we need to have. Please sign up no later than Tuesday August 5th. Payments can be made the night of the Show N’ Tell, or earlier: Hot Dog Dinner Form

We are so excited to be starting the marching season, and cannot wait to see what the Marching Hawks do this year!

Good evening band families!

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer! We want to thank everyone who has purchased needed items off the band Amazon Wish List…thank you, thank you, thank you! We have a good start on items needed for our chaperone bags and for snacks. If you would like to help us out with the list, click here: Amazon Wish List

Band camp is two weeks away! Starting Monday July 28 – August 1, the students will have band camp from 8am – 5pm, they will have an hour lunch break. We would like to provide them with a morning fruit break and an afternoon popsicle break, if you are able to help, please sign up here: Fruit & Popsicle sign up

The second week of band camp will be from Monday August 4th – Thursday August 7th. Times are going to be 3pm – 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday is scheduled for 12pm – 3pm. Lastly, Friday is 3pm-6pm with the Show N’ Tell at 6pm.This will be a chance for the students to show off what they have been working so hard on all summer, plus we have a band parent meeting to give more information about the season. We also host a hot dog dinner (hot dog, band of chips, bottle of water, and cookies for $5). We will send out a sign up sheet when we get closer to that date.

Band camp is EXTREMELY important for your student to attend. Please ensure that your student is there and ready for rehearsal each day. If your student is unable to attend, please inform Mr. Dailey or have them contact their section leader. The students will be learning drill for the show during these rehearsals and will be behind if they miss.

Senior Parents – We are hoping to have a photographer come out during band camp to take pictures for senior banners. We are working on the details, however, once we have the information, we will send it out immediately. The banners were $75 last year, we are expecting a similar price. These are not mandatory, but they are nice to hang at football games to show support to our senior members.

Good evening band families, and Happy Father’s Day to all our band dad’s!

This week will wrap up this summer’s mini camp. The student’s have rehearsal from 9am-4pm on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank you to all of you who volunteered to bring fruit and popsicles, we appreciate you!

Please make sure that your student turns in their commitment form by Wednesday and please make the first payment of $100 by Wednesday as well.

Rehearsals will start back up the last week of July, we will send out a reminder email along with sign ups for fruit and popsicle sign ups in July. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out before then. Your student’s section may have rehearsals during this break, please help them make it to them if possible.

We hope you all have a wonderful July!