STUDENTS ONLY! Please fill out the poll if you would like or NOT like a hot dog dinner provided to you tomorrow. We need an accurate count for our BPA! Thanks! PLEASE FILL OUT ASAP!
– Mr. Duran
Quick Update July 30th
Good evening band families!
Just a quick reminder about a couple of things.
King Soopers rewards screen shot is due by Thursday, just send it to this email and we will apply it to your student’s account.
Show N’ Tell is Friday at 6pm. We will have a quick band parent meeting, the students will show us what they have been working on, and we will serve a hot dog dinner. If you want to purchase a dinner, please sign up here:
If you would like to pay via Venmo, you can do that in advance, just make a note that it is for the Hot Dog dinner.
Lastly, we need to fill our snack closet with water and snacks. We provide water and snacks to the students at performances and need to replenish our supply. We are looking for bottles of water and individually wrapped snacks like fruit snacks, granola bars, individual size popcorn, etc. If you would like to donate, you may bring them Friday or to any of the after school rehearsals.
BAND CAMP IS UPON US
Band Camp is here, and it is going to be HOT!
Please send your student with water, sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, closed toe shoes, and all the things needed for their instrument/ guard equipment. The temperatures will be near 100°F all week, so I would recommend some Gatorade or an electrolyte replacement drink as well.
Band camp will be from Monday – Friday from 8-5. Friday we have our Show N’ Tell at 6pm where the students will show us what they were up to all week. The Band Parent Association will be selling a hot dog dinner for $5, we will feed the band students for free, but if you and your family would like a quick easy dinner, sign up on this Google form by Wednesday for your hot dog dinner.
We have a couple more spots for our fruit and popsicle breaks AND with uniform fitting. If you can help, please sign up here:
We will also be working on props this week, we have a message from our pit master, Paul:
“Paul Jaminet is looking for all comers to get into prop building afternoons during band camp, 1-4pm each day. Any and all skills and experiences are helpful! Paul can be reached at 303-324-4868 if you have questions!”
Thanks! Paul”
Lastly, we have been invited by Fun Services to volunteer for the Pipefitters of Denver’s annual company picnic. They have 10 volunteer slots available, you must be 15 years old and will make minimum wage that will be placed into your student’s account. The event is Saturday August 24th from 10:30-2:30pm. You can sign up here: Pipefitters Event
As always, the website has a ton of information, including how to make payments. If you still have questions, please email us and we will get back with you as soon possible. We look forward to seeing you all on Friday!
Update from BAND: Sat July 27, 2024 5:04pm
Marching Hawks!
It’s finally time for band camp! I’m so excited to get things rolling, please take the time to read through this message so everyone is on the same page for the week! Students, please react to this message so I know you’ve read through and understand the expectations for band camp!
Bring your instrument, a music lyre, closed toe shoes, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a water bottle. Get plenty of rest through the week, stay hydrated, and they eat a good breakfast. You should be drinking plenty of water during the evening/night to stay hydrated throughout each day!
The schedule is 8 am-5pm every day with an hour from 12-1pm for lunch. Please arrive by 7:45 am to help set up and get ready so we can start right at 8 am. We will be outside in the morning block, inside in the afternoon. As we get through the week, we will spent more time outside in the afternoon putting music to the drill so make sure to stay hydrated day to day, drink lots of water before Monday and every night, and get a lot of rest to combat the hot days! We have 28 sets of drill to get through this camp, so we will need all of the time we can get on the field.
We will be doing themes for each day, picked out by the leadership team! It’s always more fun when everyone participates in the themes, even if it’s just a colored shirt or fun accessory, and it’s a great way to keep energy levels high for the week!
Monday – America Day
Tuesday – 80’s Day
Wednesday – Costume/cosplay Day
Thursday – Beach Day
Friday – Section Spirit Day (talk to your section leaders for more info)
We will have a fruit break to refuel at 10 am as well as a popsicle break to cool off at 3 pm everyday. Thanks in advanced to everyone bringing those items for the band! You can drop off fruit at the marching field in the morning, and popsicles will be in the theater lobby in the afternoon, if you need to keep things frozen, let a staff member know and we can put those in the staff lounge freezer.
Show and tell on Friday at 6 pm! We will do a short presentation and then show off and perform what we learned throughout the week! This is a change from last year so more families are able to easily make it to the event.
After camp is over, we have a rehearsal August 6th from 4-7 pm where 9News is coming out for their story. We ask that everyone wears a white shirt for this rehearsal. Please make this rehearsal a priority, we won’t see the band again until school starts the following week.
Parents, if you haven’t been getting our emails this summer, make sure you are checking your email from [email protected]. If you are not on our mailing list yet, please email them with your preferred emails, student’s name, grade, and instrument.
Talk a look at the calendar in the “events” tab on the band app, or get more information at HorizonHawks.Band
DRILL: I want to give a preview for what we will be working on this week with our drill video! Students, take a look and get excited, one of the members on the field is YOU! We will start learning the drill on Tuesday and you’ll then find out where your dot is. It’s up to us to bring this drill and music to life, this is just our placement and some filler visuals, but we will add our own choreography and movement to this throughout the week!
There are some awkward silent spots where the sound effects are supposed to be but the music does have all of our written in changes which is why it sounds a bit different.
Lastly, this video is confidential for viewing only and is subject to change, so please do not share this.
See you all on Monday, Go Hawks!
#marching_hawks
– Mr. Dailey
Weekly Update July 24th
Good afternoon band families! This is going to be a long message, but please read to the end, there is a lot of information!
Next week is band camp! This is the official kick-off to the 2024 Marching Hawks season! This week is EXTREMELY important, the students will be starting to learn their field show. This means that they will be practicing and memorizing their music and learning the drill (the picture part) of the show. They will unfortunately be behind if they miss next week, so please make sure they are their and ready to learn everyday (if they cannot attend, please notify Mr. Dailey and Mr. Duran). Camp will be Monday July 29th – Friday August 2nd from 8am-5pm each day, with an hour lunch break daily. It is supposed to be HOT! Send your student with a large water bottle, they will have a refill station available to refill water. Your student will also need tennis shoes, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, their instrument and music/color guard equipment and a lunch. We would like to provide a morning fruit snack break and an afternoon popsicle break. We are still in need of parents to provide the fruit and popsicles, if you are able to help with the snack breaks, please sign up here: Snack Breaks
The student leadership has come up with daily spirit themes to add some fun:
- Monday, July 29th – America Day
- Tuesday, July 30th – 80’s Day
- Wednesday, July 31st – Costume Day
- Thursday, Aug 1st – Beach Day
- Friday, Aug 2nd – Section Spirit Day
Friday August 2nd we will have a Show N’ Tell at 6pm. Here, the students will show us parents what they worked on through the week, we will have a brief parent meeting and the HHSBPA will host a hot dog dinner. For $5 cash or $5.25 Venmo, you will get a hot dog, bag of chips, a cookie, and a bottle of water. We will feed the students and staff for free. If you would like to purchase a hot dog dinner for yourself and your family, please fill out this form by Wednesday July 31st: RSVP
During band camp, we will be fitting the students into their uniforms, we still need parents to help out with this, if you are available please sign up here: Uniform Fitting
The next payment will be due on Friday August 2nd. To make a payment, click here to Pay Fees, click on the access the secure fee area and enter the password (which should be in your email), and follow the directions listed. Please remember, if your student is new or a freshman, they will not have an account number listed yet, but you can still make a payment, just put your students first and last name in the notes section. Their number will be added once Mr. Dailey receives his class list. If your student is a returning member, you can check their balance using their school student ID number. We accept cash, check (made out to HHSBPA) you can give them to Mr. Dailey in an envelope with the student’s first and last name, PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle (see the Pay Fees page for details).
Please let us know if you have any questions. We are excited to start the season and look forward to supporting the Marching Hawks!
Next HHSBPA Meeting
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.