Category: HHSBPA Update

Good afternoon band families!

The students did such a wonderful job at Mile of Money yesterday. We ended up making over $3,000 which is a new record!

Here is what is happening this week:

Monday 8/17:

Rehearsal from 3:30-5pm.

The students will kick off the Play it Forward Fundraiser. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and our goal for this year is $60,000! We need to purchase some new front ensemble equipment and work towards buying new drumline equipment and we would like to use this fundraiser to help with that. The students will be calling family and friends during Monday’s rehearsal to ask for donations. If you have people that you think would donate, please give their contact information to your student.

Also on Monday

We will be taking pictures for senior banners at 5pm. If you would like your student to have a senior banner, please purchase it by midnight tonight using the link below. The cost is $70 per banner. We have a professional photographer coming on Monday.

Senior Banners

Saturday 8/22:

Rehearsal from 8am-12pm

Please make sure that your student attends the Saturday morning rehearsals. These are so important as the students continue to learn drill and music. The band’s first competition is one month away, these rehearsals are very helpful as they get ready for that competition.

Band Merchandise

If you would like to purchase any band merchandise, click on the link below to see our merchandise shop:

Band Merchandise

The band’s monthly calendars are attached to this email.

If you have any questions, please email us at horizonbandparents@gmail.com.

Good evening band families!

Thank you to all who showed up to watch the Show N’ Tell, the students did a fantastic job with their performance, we are so excited to see how the show evolves through this season.

Just a couple of reminders for this week:

Peach Fundraiser

The peach fundraiser ends on Wednesday. Peaches will be delivered to the school on Saturday August 15. They will hopefully be there shortly after Mile of Money is finished. You can still purchase peaches until Wednesday, here is the link:

Peach Fundraiser

Mile of Money

The Mile of Money fundraiser is this Saturday from 10am-12pm. Your student will either be playing at King Soopers on 136th and Colorado or Lowes on 136th and Orchard Parkway.

Senior Banners

Photos for senior banners will be taken Monday August 17th at 5pm at the school. The cost of the banners is $70. If you would like to purchase a senior banner for you senior student, please sign up and pay here before Sunday August 16th. Your student’s picture will not be taken if you do not order and pay for a banner.

Senior Banner Purchase

Marching Hawk Merchandise

If you would like to purchase any of the Marching Hawk Merchandise, you can do so on our Zeffy shop.

The hats and pins will only be available for purchase until September 3rd. 

Here is the link for the merchandise shop:

Hawks Merchandise Shop

That is all for now! I hope everyone has a great week back to school! Please let us know if you have any questions.

Good evening band families!

Band Camp

Band camp continues this week, but only in the afternoon. The students will meet Monday-Thursday from 4pm-7:30pm and Friday from 4pm-6pm. 

Show N’ Tell

At 6pm on Friday August 7th, we will have our annual Show N’ Tell. The students will be giving us a sneak peak into what they have been working on this summer, including performing the first part of the show. We will also have a short band parent meeting. We encourage everyone to come out and join us at Show N’ Tell, it is always fun to see what the students have been working on. After the students are finished, we will be offering our hot dog dinner to families. For $5 you can get a hot dog, bag of chips, cookie and a bottle of water. The students do not have to purchase their meal, but if you would like to eat with them, please purchase your meal here before Tuesday August 4th so we know how many meals we need to provide.

Hot Dog Dinner Purchase

Prop Building

Happy Sunday everyone, 

First, thank you to everyone who came out and helped during Band Camp last week! Our crew made incredible progress, and we accomplished so much in a short amount of time. We truly couldn’t do this without all of your support.

As the band moves to afternoon rehearsals this week, our prop-building schedule will shift to 4:30–7:30 p.m. each evening.

Unfortunately, due to plumbing issues at Horizon, we are unable to access the Fieldhouse at the beginning of the week. Because of this, we will continue our builds at a house:

2611 E. 136th Place
Thornton, CO 80602

We plan to work at this address on:

• Monday, August 3: 4:30–7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 4: 4:30–7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 5: 4:30–7:30 p.m.

We are hopeful that we’ll be back in the Fieldhouse for our Thursday and Friday builds, and I’ll send out an update as soon as that is confirmed. Thursday’s build is the same 4:30-7:30 p.m. time frame, location TBD. Friday, the band’s Show and Tell starts at 6 p.m., so we’ll begin at 4:30 p.m. but ends a little before 6 p.m. to push a sample of our props for students and families to see. 

We made great progress during Band Camp, but we’ve reached the point in the build where we really need all hands on deck. Right now, we’re working on building 13 Tesla coils and constructing the back wall for our stage. We have a lot to accomplish before the Show & Tell on Friday, August 7, so any help is greatly appreciated.

Even if you can’t commit to an entire evening, we’d love to have you stop by for an hour or two. Every bit of time helps, and there are tasks for all skill levels.

Thank you again for everything you’ve done to support our students and this program. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about this week’s schedule.

See you soon!

Malisa Denke
Horizon Marching Hawks – Prop & Pit Crew Lead

Amazon Wish List

Thank you all who have helped out with our Amazon Wish List items. These are items that we will use throughout the marching season. If you would like to purchase an item to help out the band, please see our wish list. Many of the items are snacks that we take to football games and competitions, if you would like to donate snacks, but do not want to purchase off of Amazon, we are looking for pre-packaged items like Goldfish, Fruit Snacks, Cheese Its, etc… If you would like to donate snacks, you may have your student drop them off in Mr. Dailey’s office, or you may drop them off at the Show N’ Tell. Thank you so much for your help!

Amazon Wish List

Senior Banners

Photos for senior banners will be taken Monday August 17th at 5pm at the school. The cost of the banners is $70. If you would like to purchase a senior banner for you senior student, please sign up and pay here before Sunday August 16th. Your students picture will not be taken if you do not order and pay for a banner.

Senior Banner Purchase

Peach Fundraiser

Remember that we have our Peach Fundraiser taking place right now through August 12th, for more information or to order peaches click here:

Peach Fundraiser

Please let us know if you have any questions and we hope to see everyone on Friday at the Show N’ Tell!

Good evening band families,

Band Camp

Tomorrow band camp begins! Please encourage your student to get a good night’s rest! Also, remind them to pack a water bottle, sunscreen, a hat, athletic shoes, sunglasses, their instrument and music. It is going to be hot this week. We have found cooling towels can be helpful on these hot days. 

We are still in need of volunteers to provide fruit and popsicles for the students’ breaks, if you are able, please sign up here:

Fruit & Popsicle Sign Up

Monday’s rehearsal will be from 8am-12pm.

Tuesday-Friday rehearsal will be from 8am-5pm with an hour break for lunch.

The following week (8/3-8/5) rehearsal is from 4pm-7:30pm.

And Friday 8/7 the students will rehearse from 4pm-6pm then we will have our annual Show N’ Tell and band parent meeting from 6pm-7:30pm.

Hot Dog Dinner

After the Show N’ Tell, we will be offering a hot dog dinner, the students and staff will not have to pay, but if you would like to purchase a dinner for yourself and your family, the cost is $5 for a hot dog, bag of chips, a cookie and a bottle of water. Please purchase your meal using the Zeffy link below.

Hot Dog Dinner Purchase

Amazon Wish List

Thank you all who have helped out with our Amazon Wish List items. These are items that we will use throughout the marching season. If you would like to purchase an item to help out the band, please see our wish list. Many of the items are snacks that we take to football games and competitions, if you would like to donate snacks, but do not want to purchase off of Amazon, we are looking for pre-packaged items like Goldfish, Fruit Snacks, Cheese Its, etc… If you would like to donate snacks, you may have your student drop them off in Mr. Dailey’s office, or you may drop them off at the Show N’ Tell. Thank you so much for your help!

Amazon Wish List

King Soopers Rewards

Please remember to submit a screenshot of your King Soopers Community Rewards by August 1st, if it is sent after August 1st, the funds will go into the general account.

Senior Banners

I will have a Zeffy sign up created by next weekend to sign up/pay for senior banners. Remember, photos for senior banners will be taken Monday August 17th at 5pm at the school. The cost of the banners is $70.

Peach Fundraiser

Remember that we have our Peach Fundraiser taking place right now through August 12th, for more information or to order peaches click here:

Peach Fundraiser

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you all for your help and donations!

Good afternoon band families!

We are one week away from band camp!

Band Camp

Band camp begins Monday July 7th, the students will have rehearsal from 8-12pm that day. 

Tuesday through Friday they will have rehearsal from 8am – 5pm. We once again will need help providing fruit and popsicle breaks for the students during the first week of band camp. If you are able to to help, please sign up here:

Fruit & Popsicle Break

Show N’ Tell

On Friday August 7th, we will have our annual Show N’ Tell. This is a time where parents get a sneak peak at the show and get to see what the students have been working on during band camp. We will have a quick band parent meeting and then get to see what our students have been working on. We will have our hot dog dinner available for purchase for students and parents. I will send out a sign up sheet for that next weekend.

Senior Banners

We have had several parents reach out to ussaying their student would not be able to attend rehearsal on August 6th, so we are moving photos for senior banners to Monday August 17th at 5pm. We will create a Zeffy link to sign up and pay for senior banners and have that out by August 1st. If you would like your senior to have a banner, the cost is $70, please plan on having your student be at the school on Monday August 17th at 5pm, there will be no make up time.

Amazon Wish List

Below is the link to our Amazon Wish list. This list includes items like snacks and items needed for our chaperone bags like hair ties, socks, sunscreen and had sanitizer, plus items needed for food service during competitions. If you are able, we would appreciate any donations made. Thank you for your support!

Amazon Wish List

King Soopers Rewards

It is time to take a screenshot of your community rewards and email it to us. Please send this in by August 1st, and submissions after August 1st will go into the general account.

Peach Fundraiser

Remember that we have our Peach Fundraiser taking place right now through August 12th, for more information or to order peaches click here:

Peach Fundraiser

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Good evening band families,

Just a quick reminder that the students have mini band camp this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9am-4pm. Please make sure that your student gets a good night’s sleep and has breakfast in the morning. They will need to bring a water bottle, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, their instrument and music. They will have a one hour lunch break, so have them pack a lunch if they are unable to leave to get lunch.

We would like to provide a fruit break in the morning and a popsicle break in the afternoon on each of the three days. We are in need of parents to volunteer to bring fruit and popsicles. We have a few spots left open, if you are able, please sign up here:

Fruit & Popsicle Break Sign Up

The first band fee payment is due on Wednesday July 1st. You should have received your CutTime sign in link through text. If you are an android user, it may end up in your text spam, so if you did not receive it, please check there. Remember, this is your magic link to your student’s account. You will need to keep this link for the year. 

You can also make a payment via Zeffy:

Zeffy Band Fee Payment Link

Ashly will be at the school on Wednesday at 9am and 4pm if you would like to pay by cash or check since your student will not have access to the band room where the locked payment box is.

If you have a senior this year, we will be offering the senior banners again this year. They will be $70 and pictures will be taken on Thursday August 6th at 5pm. The students do not have band rehearsal that night, it is back to school night. If you would like to purchase a senior banner, please make sure that your student can be at the school that night. I will be sending out a sign up for this soon, but wanted to get it on your radar now so you can plan accordingly.

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Good after band families and Happy Father’s Day to all our band dads!

The next mini camp is one week away, make sure your student has athletic shoes, a hat, sunglasses, their music and instrument, and sunscreen. Mini camp will be 6/29-7/1. They will meet from 9am-4pm each day with a break for lunch. Please encourage your student to get a good night’s sleep and to eat breakfast.

We will supplying the students with fruit for their morning break and popsicles for their afternoon break, if you are able to supply fruit or popsicles and/or would like to help serve the students, please use this link to sign up: 

Mini Camp Fruit/Popsicle Sign Up

Please remember that the first band fee payment of $100 is due July 1st. You will be receiving your magic link for CutTime soon. Please save that, it is your unique login. You can pay the fee via CutTime, Zeffy, Zelle, Cash or Check. Here is the link for Zeffy:

Zeffy Band Fee Link

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Good evening band families,

This weekend we have the annual car wash from 10am-2pm at North Metro Church located at 12505 Colorado Blvd. Thornton, 80214.

This is being paired with the Calendar Fundraiser. This is a great fundraiser for your student to earn money towards their band fees. You can find more information here:

Calendar Fundraiser

Feel free to share this with others!

We still need help with the car wash. We are looking for parent volunteers, drying clothes and hoses specifically. If you are able to help, please sign up here:

Car Wash Help

Thank you all so much! We hope to see you on Saturday!

Good evening band families!

This is the start of our weekly updates for this marching band season. We email out all the important upcoming information that you need to know about. During the marching season you will receive one (sometimes two) emails per week. We ask that you read the emails in their entirety, as we try to only put information that you need in them. If you ever have any questions, please email us and we will get back to you as soon as we can. During the marching band season we try to respond within 24-48 hours. After the season is over, it may take me a little longer.

The next event that we have is our annual Car Wash Fundraiser. This will be held on Saturday June 13th from 10am-2pm at North Metro Church located at 12505 Colorado Blvd. Your student will be asked to sign up for a 2 hour shift, either 10-12 OR 12-2. They absolutely may stay for the entire event. Mr. Dailey had handed out the calendar fundraising form for your student to start getting people to fill out. This is an easy fundraiser for your student to earn money for their band account. If your student is given any cash for their Calendar they may bring the money to the Car Wash and we will get it put into their account. We need parent volunteers to help with this fundraiser. We need people to donate equipment like hoses, car wash soap, sponges, etc. AND we need parents to help manage the car wash. If you are able to help in any way, please sign up on this Sign Up Genius: 

Car Wash Fundraiser Sign Up

The season calendars up to October are updated and emailed! We send them out with the weekly updates (just in case you like it on paper 😀).

Stay tuned for more ways to help the band, and please send me any questions you may have. The band website is a fantastic source of information and is updated weekly.

We look forward to meeting all the new band families and are so excited to see what our Marching Hawks do this year. It takes a village to support a successful band program and we thank each and every one of you who help out!

Have a great week!

Good morning band families!

Just a few reminders:

5/18 5pm-7pm: 2026/27 Marching Hawks show read through

5/18 7pm-8pm: Band Parent meeting – Please plan on attending this meeting, we have some changes to our accounting process and will impact how you see your students account!

5/26 & 5/27 9am-4pm: Marching Hawks Mini Camp

The students will begin to work on music and marching, make sure your student eats breakfast, has athletic shoes on, brings water, sunscreen, a hat, their instrument and music and a lunch. 

6/13 10am-2pm: Car Wash 

This will be held in the front parking lot of North Metro Church located at

12505 Colorado Blvd, Thornton 80241

This will be a student fundraiser that will be coupled with a Calendar Fundraiser. All funds from this fundraiser will go directly into your student account! If you student is able to fill in their calendar, they could potentially earn $465, that is almost their entire band fee.

More details to come soon!

Senior parents, we will remove you from our email list June 1st unless told otherwise AND any remaining funds in your student account will be rolled into the general fund unless you notify us that you want those funds moved into another student’s account or into our scholarship fund.