Just a quick reminder that we have our next board meeting on Tuesday July 30th at 6pm.
Weekly Update June 15th
Good evening Band Families! We hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Check the calendar!
We have a couple weeks left before band camp begins! Band camp is Monday July 29th – Friday August 2nd from 8 – 5 each day (more details will be sent out soon). We would like to provide a morning fruit break and an afternoon popsicle break for the students. If you are able to provide fruit, popsicles, or are able to help set up, serve the students, and clean up, please use this link to sign up: Band Camp Snacks
We are also going to be fitting the students in their uniforms and will need parents’ help to get all the kids fit. You do not need any sewing experience, our uniform chair, Anna, will show you everything you need to do. If you are able to help out with uniforms, please sign up here: Uniform Sign Up
Friday August 2nd from 6 – 7:30 pm, we will be having a band parent meeting, and the student’s Show N’ Tell, where you will get to see what your student learned at band camp. You will be able to purchase a hot dog dinner (more details to follow). Please plan on attending both the meeting and the Show N’ Tell.
Lastly, the King Soopers community rewards are in for the quarter. If you are signed up for the King Soopers community rewards, please go to your profile and take a snapshot of this quarter’s earnings and email it to our email ([email protected]) by August 1st.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us. We hope you enjoy the rest of summer!
Update from BAND: Thu July 11, 2024 5:12pm
Marching Hawks!
I want to give a shout out and big “congratulations!” to our soloists for the first and second movements!
First Movement: Logan Burdick, Trombone and Casey Coleman, Alto Saxophone
Second Movement: CJ Padilla, Trombone
Thanks so much for everyone who auditioned! The staff was very impressed with the amount of auditions, and the quality of everyone who played, this was a tough decision!
On another note, 9 News has changed their date to come cover the marching band for their story, it will be instead on August 6th from 4-7 pm during our pick up rehearsal! The great news is we will have a lot of the show locked in to show off for the story, so please make this rehearsal a priority!
The 9th grade orientation has been set on August 8th at 4:30 pm, so we will no longer be holding rehearsal this day, and will instead resume our practices when we get back to school on the 12th during class, with our first after school rehearsal on the 19th. Keep up with the calendar in the events tab, or at our website horizonhawks.band
Wonderful job to everyone who made it out to the car wash, you all represented our program with positivity, pride, and did a great job on this fundraiser! Thank you to the parents as well who came to help organize, wash, collect, and be a support to our program!!
Thanks everyone, and see you July 29th at 8 am for our band camp!
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Update from BAND: Fri June 28, 2024 7:09pm
Car Wash Final Reminder!
Hey Hawks! I’m excited tomorrow is the fundraiser, make sure you all bring water, sunscreen, appropriate clothing, and get ready to wash some cars!
I will take attendance on the sheet linked in the BAND.app so we know who was helping, and I updated it with most who said they actually weren’t able to make it. We could always use more help, so please still consider signing up for one or both of the shifts using the link in the previous post!
See you tomorrow!
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Car Wash Fundraiser June 29, 10a-2p
Good morning band families!
We just wanted to remind everyone that we will be holding the annual Car Wash Fundraiser tomorrow June 29th from 10am to 2pm at North Metro Church. Please advertise amongst your families and friends to come get their car washed, donations are very much welcome.
Let’s make this the most successful car wash yet!
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Update from BAND: Mon June 17, 2024 5:06pm
Hawks!
Mini-Camp starts tomorrow and goes through Thursday! 9:00 am in the parking lot to start our day with a lunch break at 12 pm! Music will be after lunch until 4 pm. I’m so excited to get to the next steps in marching and playing the show! I did update your parts. The letters should be correct now as well as some edited parts throughout the show for a lot of the instruments. Not everyone has changed parts, but the formatting errors are much better across the board.
Don’t forget to get your contracts turned in this week, and communicate with myself and your section leaders if you cannot make rehearsal. Final numbers will be submitted after Thursday for drill so we will need all of the commitment forms by then.
Bring sun screen, lots of water, a hat, and a positive attitude to our mini-camp and we will have a great time! We also have Sleep and Irish Tune from County Derry arranged for the winds, so we can look forward to some new music!
See you all tomorrow!
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Weekly Update June 16th
Good morning band families, and Happy Father’s Day to all our band dads!
Remember to check the calendar!
This week the students have their mini camp. This is a big week for the students to learn marching technique and begin to work on the show, so please don’t miss it! It looks like the weather will be slightly cooler, but please still plan on your student being out in the sun. They need water, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, closed toe shoes, their instrument, music and a lunch. The band parents will provide a morning fruit break and an afternoon Popsicle break. Thank you to all those who signed up to help with that, there are just a couple slots left, if you are able to help, sign up here: Fruit/Popsicle sign up.
We will be having our annual car wash on Saturday June 29 at North Metro Church. Your student should have signed up for a time slot to work and have been given tickets to sell. Your student can sell the tickets for $10 a piece, these funds will be put into your students account and can be used for their first band payment. We will need parents to help out with the car wash, if you are able (we especially need some power washers to borrow) please sign up here: Car Wash sign up
The first payment is due on June 20th. To make a payment, go to the payment section and enter the password sent via email. If your student is a returning member, you will be able to check their account by using their school student ID. If they are new, their account will not show yet, however, you can still make a payment, just make sure that you include their first and last name in the notes section. We are charged a credit card fee when using Venmo or PayPal, so please add 2% or $2 to your $100 payment to help cover that fee and meet your student’s fee commitment.
Please make sure that you and your student have filled out the commitment letter sent via email and return it into Mr. Dailey. This will ensure that your student will have a part written in the show.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected].
Update from BAND: Wed June 12, 2024 3:46pm
LAST CALL FOR THE APPAREL FUNDRAISER! It closes tonight, so if you want anything for the summer and competitive season to represent the band, this is your last chance! Here is the link: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/GgwbAcTWEe
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Update from BAND: Mon June 10, 2024 6:59pm
#marching_hawks
Rehearsal in the parking lot tomorrow, see y’all there at 9 am!
Same as last week, we will start outside with forward and backward marching and go in at 11 am, with the focus being the rest of the first movement.
– Mr. Dailey
Weekly Update June 9th
Good evening band families!
This week the students have rehearsal from 9-1pm on Tuesday. If your student is in guard or percussion, please see the calendar for a full list of rehearsal times.
You hopefully received two sign up genius invites, one for fruit and popsicle breaks for mini camp next week, and another for the car wash. If you did NOT receive them, please send us an email and we will check to ensure you are on the distribution list. If you are able to help out with providing the student’s their fruit break or popsicle break next week, please sign up! The students look forward to these breaks and we help fuel their rehearsal. Also, we need parent help for the upcoming car wash, if you have supplies or are able to help work the car wash, please sign up. If you did not receive the sign up invites, you can access them here: Fruit/Popsicles and Car Wash.
We are also going to start building the props for the show! Here is a note from our Pit Crew/Prop Master Paul:
If you are interested in helping out with Props, I will be at the fieldhouse Tuesday June 11th from 11am-1pm, and then again during mini-camp June 18-19 from 1pm-4pm. I am looking for folks to help organize the Fieldhouse and brainstorm the GIANT casino props Mr Dailey is looking for! Any and all are welcome!
Additionally, looking ahead to the Fall event schedule, if you have a CDL and would have some flexibility to help drive the semi+trailer, please let Jess know and she will connect you to Paul for further info.
Paul
Our pit crew and prop builders have a lot of fun building the props that add visual interest to the marching show. If you are able to help out, head on over to the field house at the school.
Thank you all so much for your willingness to help and invest in our students. I have always said that it takes a village to run a marching band! If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot us an email.