Hey all! Unless something changes, we will be performing at 6:15 tonight! Head back to the buses right at 4:30 pm (after Legacy’s prelim performance) to change back into uniforms, go to the trailer, and be in body warm up by 4:55 pm. Congrats on a finals performance, let’s continue to improve for this next run! #marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Updated Schedules for this weekend:
Football Game vs Legacy 9/27 @North Stadium
5:00 pm- Call Time
5:30 pm- Depart for North Stadium
5:45 pm- Arrive and unload trailer and warm up
6:45 pm- Pre show (arrive early to grab a good seat and watch the pre show!)
7:00 pm- Kick off
8:00 pm (ish)- Half Time performance! We'll be doing the entire show, so as much help getting on and off the field quickly will be greatly appreciated!
9:30-10:00 pm- Depart to HHS and dismiss once back
UPDATED Legacy Marching Festival
8:30 am- Call time at HHS
9:00 am- Depart for Adams 12 Five Star Stadium (9351 Washington St, Thornton 80229)
10:25 am- Move to warm up
11:45 am- Perform!
12:15 pm- Lunch at the stadium (BPA)
After, we'll watch Bands through the prelims at 4:45 pm
If we do NOT make finals, we will head back to HHS.
If we DO make finals we will perform sometime between 5:45 pm and 9:00 pm and will have awards at 9:30 pm. We'll have a plan for dinner pending on if we make finals.
10:00 pm- Depart back to HHS, unload and dismiss
I realize there is a lot of germs and sickness going around, please help by being proactive with your health! We need everyone possible the next two days for successful performances! This week has been a struggle with absences, please hydrate, get lots of rest, load up on Victim C, eat well, and COMMUNICATE with me and your section that you won't be at a rehearsal or an event so we can plan around that.
Everyone on our team is vital to our success and we simply cannot have 20 people missing and still perform this weekend. Take care, Hawks!
As always, please let me know if you have any questions and I'll see you all tomorrow for rehearsal and the game! #marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
DON’T FORGET if you’re helping out with concert band at our concert next week that we have our after school rehearsal from 3:30-4:30 in the band room! Please be there if you are playing with us so we can plug you in to these parts! Thanks so much ya’ll!
– Mr. Duran
Hey band!
Here’s tonight’s run. LOADS better but please watch the videos and keep making those adjustments! Some missed the changed visuals and musical dynamics. Keep it up! #marchinghawks
– Ms. Bliss
Good evening band families!
The marching hawks did a fantastic job this weekend, both at the parade and in their first competition! They took 5th place at the Monarch Festival with a score of 68.8. If you are new to the marching band world, bands are scored in several different categories. They receive judges tapes for each category that they can use to help improve for the next competition. To track how Horizon and other bands do throughout the season, you can go to the Colorado Bandmasters Association Marching website: CBA marching.
This week’s schedule:
Friday Night Football game
If you have a senior who got a banner, please plan on hanging your student’s banner (or talk with someone that can do it for you) at the same location as last week. Please make sure that you have zip ties or clips to hand them on the chain link fence. You also will be responsible for removing it at the end of the game.
Legacy Festival
Legacy Festival is held at the Adams 12 5 Star Stadium off of Washington. It has prelims and finals – you will be required to purchase a ticket for both prelims AND finals. Horizon’s prelims performance is at 11:45. We will not know if Horizon made finals or what time they would perform in the finals until the prelims awards ceremony at 4:45pm. Finals will begin at 5:45pm and the finals award ceremony is at 9:30pm, so this will be a long day. We will feed the kids a potato bar for lunch, and if they make finals, we will feed them Chick Fil A for dinner. We will food donations and help with feeding the students, if you are able to help out, please sign up on the Meal Train: Legacy Meal Train
For more information about the Legacy Festival, including ticket information and parking, please visit: Legacy Festival Info
We could use a couple more people for our pit crew and chaperones, if you would like to help with that, please sign up here: Pit Crew Sign Up & Chaperone Sign Up
Jackpot Merch
We will be selling Jackpot merch (green poker visor, cards glasses, beaded necklace) at Monday night’s rehearsal for $10. We will be in the school stadium where the band rehearses from 8:20-8:50pm, we would then love to encourage you to watch the end of rehearsal, the band always does a complete run through of the show and they would like an audience. We only have 17 left, but have ordered more, we will also sell them Saturday morning at the drop off right in front of the auditorium.
In N Out Fundraiser
On Saturday October 12, the band will host their annual Showcase fundraiser. This fundraiser has 2 parts:
First, we will have the In N Out food truck come to Horizon for the “tailgate” portion of the night. Starting at 4pm they will serve a meal that includes a hamburger, potato chips and a drink. You MUST purchase a ticket for a meal (if your student wants a meal, they also need to purchase a ticket). Each ticket costs $5 ($5.25 if using Venmo or Paypal). For each ticket that your student sells, $3.75 will go into their student account. We are asking that you use the google form below to pre-purchase tickets. You can start picking up your tickets at Monday night rehearsals from 8:20-8:50pm, you can pay for and pick up your tickets. You must hold onto your tickets until the event, we cannot replace lost tickets.
The second part is the band performance. Once everyone has been fed, the band will perform their field show at 6:30pm. There is a $5 entrance fee to watch the band perform. This money will go into our general fund, money will be taken the day of at the gate.
Lastly, the final payment was due last week, if you haven’t paid yet, please visit the band’s website https://horizonhawks.band/ to make that payment.
The password is in your email.
There’s a lot going on this fall, please encourage your student to get their homework done early, hydrate, and get plenty of rest when they can. It’s a busy season, but will be 100% worth it! Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your continued support!
Here is the link for the performance from yesterday's show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HhquoE4Pa75INSNbqYYosMg7IEyHdHIr/view?usp=sharing
We have an exciting journey ahead of us as we work on refining our time, completing the 4th movement, and making a few adjustments throughout the show. Let’s enhance our musical execution, improve our listening skills, lock in our tempos, and develop our anticipation.
The judges were really impressed with our show concept, the slot machine moments, and the overall fun energy! I encourage you to watch the performance a few times—first focus on your individual role, and then consider how we can improve as a group. Think about how your individual performance can help us achieve our goals this week.
I’m so proud of everyone for getting the whole show out on the field and pushing through to perform! Now that we’ve experienced competition, let’s channel that energy into daily practice and strive for the next level that I know we can reach together!
Reminders:
Rehearsal tomorrow 5:30-9:00 pm (parents, come watch our final run through at 8:50 pm!)
Guard and Percussion sectionals 9/26
Football game 9/27 (Call time 5 pm)
Legacy Marching Festival 9/28 (Call time 8:00 am, 11:45 am Performance time)
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Good evening band families!
We will have our Jackpot Merch on sale tomorrow morning from 7:40-8am, just in time for the first competition! If you would like to pick a merch bundle, they will be $10, you will get the visor, glasses and beads. If you aren’t able to pick it up tomorrow morning, don’t worry, we will have it on sale at Monday night rehearsals (time TBD).
Here’s the drone footage from yesterday with audio. Don’t forget to identify areas for improvement or enjoy the video!
– Leo Cordero Ruiz
STUDENTS ONLY
Just as reminder, tomorrow is the day before a competition. It's tradition to dress up a little before comps. If you can, we'd love to see everyone in their outfits! Please remember that we DO have to March, so make sure that you can do all the visuals and marching in your clothes (no heels, no sandals) thanks!
– Owen Odell – HOH Student
Hello Band Families!
Thank you all for your incredible support over the past few weeks at football games, the parade, and during rehearsals! The props look AMAZING, and our students have been working incredibly hard. They’ve now completed their show on the field! We’ll continue refining and perfecting the show to ensure it’s performance-ready for Saturday’s Monarch Marching Festival competition. Here are the important details for the upcoming weeks:
WINDS ONLY- CMEA Rehearsal 9/18
3:30-5:30 pm- We have sectional coaches coming in to really dig into the music and help the students, so this is an important rehearsal to be at!
Reminder: Our CMEA performance is scheduled for February 1st at 11:00 am. We will be staying at the Broadmoor Hotel on January 31st! I will have more information once we solidify the plan for the meals, rehearsal spaces, and what all will be included on the trip.
Reschedules All Heroes Game 9/19
The game starts at 6:00 pm. The students call is 5:30 pm, we’ll walk over to the game, play some pep band songs, play the star spangled banner, and then we will be done. This is just a volunteer commitment but we’re hoping to have a large group to show our support of the SPED department teaming up with the football team! Students are welcome to stay for the rest of the game, but we will only play at the beginning.
Broomfield Days Parade 9/21:
The Parade route is approximately 1.5 miles in length. It will start at the corner of Midway Blvd and Spader Way and proceed west on Midway to Laurel Street. Extra trailers, cars, etc. can be parked in the west end of the Garden Center parking lot. All participants will be directed to the west end of the Garden Center through the east entrance of the center. All high school buses should park in the outlying parking spaces in the At Home parking lot or an alternative would be at the west end of the Garden Center parking lot.
7:45 am- Call Time
8:15 am- Depart for Midway and Sheridan for staging area
8:45 am- Arrive at the staging area and get into warm up. Horizon is number 63 in the parade order!
9:30 am- parade starts!
11-11:30 am- Horizon finishes the parade, gets a snack, and heads back to HHS
11:30 am-12:00 pm- Arrive back at HHS and heads to the field for a visual rehearsal.
Monarch Marching Festival (also 9/21):
12:00-2:00 pm- Visual rehearsal at HHS
2:00 pm- Load trailer and eat lunch at HHS
3:00 pm- Depart for Centaurus High School (location of Monarch’s festival 10300 W South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO 80026)
5:00 pm- Go to warm ups
6:30 pm- Performance time!!
8:00 pm- Awards
8:30 pm- Depart back for HHS
Tickets:
Adults- $15
Students and Seniors- $10
Purchase tickets here:
https://gofan.co/event/1668293?schoolId=CO67973_1
Horizon Band Showcase 10/12
To kick off the night, we will have the In-N-Out food truck at Horizon for the “tailgate” event. Starting at 4 p.m., they will serve a meal that includes a hamburger, potato chips, and a drink. To get a meal, you MUST purchase a ticket. If your student wants a meal, they also need to purchase a ticket.
Each ticket costs $5 ($5.25 if paying via Venmo or PayPal). For every ticket your student sells, $3.75 will be credited to their student account.
Please use the Google form below to pre-purchase your tickets. Starting on Monday, September 23rd, during the evening rehearsal, you can pay for and pick up your tickets. Be sure to keep your tickets safe until the event, as we cannot replace lost tickets.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyK-_uTEhMD7p38t0cQcsxqJiJ5aFHFVvBTTwd7cBut9MP5A/viewform
Snap Raise:
We did it!!! A massive thank you to everyone who donated, spread the word, and supported our program! We’ve raised an incredible $20,948 through Snap Raise, and this will be absolutely crucial for our students’ success this season! Your generosity is making a real difference-thank you for helping us achieve this amazing milestone!
Tumbler Fundraiser:
We are currently running an online fundraiser featuring high-quality tumblers and gourmet coffee. With 8 custom designs and over 200 other designs, there is something for everyone! This is a great way to enjoy some delicious coffee and stylish tumblers & drinkware while helping our music students raise funds for their upcoming events and needs.
Here’s how you can participate:
This general music department fundraiser will help the band raise funds for our CMEA Trip, as well as transportation costs for music festivals throughout the year!
Upcoming events:
Football Game 9/27 call at 5 pm
Legacy Marching Festival 9/28 call at 8:00 am Performance at 11:45 am
Orchestra and Concert Band Performance 10/3 at 7:00 pm
Big Cat Marching Festival 10/5 Tentative call at 8:00 am Performance at 2:30 pm
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Tim Dailey
