Director Update

Director Update Sept. 17th

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:

  1. Visit Our Fundraiser Store: Check out the selection of tumblers and coffee at our online store .
  2. Place Your Order: Choose the items you like and place your order directly on the site.
  3. Share our store! Share our online store on social media, with friends, and family!
  4. Enjoy and Support: Enjoy your purchases knowing that all proceeds will directly benefit our music programs.

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

HHSBPA Update

Weekly Update Sept. 15th

Good evening band families!

This email is going to be a bit long, but please read to the bottom, there is a lot of info to go over.

This week’s schedule:

Monday: Marching rehearsal 5:30-9pm

Wednesday: Wind Ensemble rehearsal 3:30-5:30pm

Thursday: Percussion 5:30-7:30pm; Guard: 6-9pm ALSO The All Heros game at 6pm

Saturday: Broomfield days parade, Monarch festival-stay tuned for schedule from Mr. Dailey

Let’s talk Saturday:

Students will first march in the Broomfield Days Parade in the morning. We will provide them with a snack, then they will go into rehearsal. Around 2pm, we will feed them lunch. We will provide pizza, but are need help with sides and paper products, please use our meal train to sign up to help:

9/21 Meal Train

Buses will leave around 3pm to go to the competition. The band performs at 6:30pm. The band will stay for awards and head home. There will be a concession stand if your student needs a snack, they can purchase food there. If your student has dietary restrictions, please ensure that you send them with a lunch/snacks.

Here is the ticket information:

Tickets:
Adults- $15
Students and Seniors- $10

Purchase tickets here:
https://gofan.co/event/1668293?schoolId=CO67973_1

Here is a link to the Monarch Festival’s website for more information, including information on parking:

Monarch Band Festival

We are in need of water. If you are able, please bring a case of water either to Monday night’s rehearsal, or on Saturday, thank you in advance!

Mr. Dailey would like to encourage parents to come into the football field and watch the end of Monday night rehearsals. The band usually does a run-through at the end of rehearsal, we would love for you to come watch!

Next Saturday after the parade and during the rehearsal, we will have this year’s show, Jackpot, party favors available for purchase. For $10 you will receive a green poker visor, card shaped sunglasses and a strand of Las Vegas themed beads to wear to competitions. It is a fun way to show you are supporting Horizon at the competitions!

Let’s talk Showcase:

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, then starting on Monday September 23rd during the evening rehearsal, you can pay for and pick up your tickets. You must hold onto your tickets until the event, we cannot replace lost tickets.

 In-N-Out Ticket Pre-Sale

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, if you would like to sign up to help with Chaperoning or Pit Crew, please sign up here:

Chaperones

Pit Crew

We know this is a lot of information, and many of you are new to marching band and competition season. If you have questions, please reach out, we will try and get back to you as quickly as we are able to!

BAND.us Update

Update from BAND: Sun September 15, 2024 8:02pm

Hi yall!

I hope you had a restful weekend!!

Tri M has our first meeting on Tuesday after school at 3:30. YOU DO NOT have to have the new member performance assignment ready. Those will happen over the course of the whole year, and we will discuss how those will take place.

See you then!

– Mr. Duran

BAND.us Update

Update from BAND: Wed September 11, 2024 8:45pm

Hey Hawks! Here is the schedule for Friday night's Homecoming game!!

Football Game 9/13:
5:00 pm- Call time at HHS
5:30 pm- Depart for North Stadium 12500 Delaware St, Westminster, CO 80234
5:45 pm- Arrive at North and unload, get ready for warm up and pre-show
6:45 pm- Step off for pre-show and Star Spangled Banner
7:00 pm- Kick off
7:50ish pm- Halftime Show
10:00ish pm- Depart for HHS to unload and dismiss

There will be fireworks at the game, so the North lot will be closed. The logistics of this game are a bit more complex since it's homecoming, so I'd suggest arriving early for a spot, the stands will be full quickly! We are only doing the second and third movement from the show, and will do no props since half time has a lot going on.

Also, attached is the video for the fourth movement! We will begin putting this on the field tomorrow! #marching_hawks

– Mr. Dailey

BAND.us Update

Update from BAND: Wed September 11, 2024 8:45pm

Hey Hawks! Here is the schedule for Friday night's Homecoming game!!

Football Game 9/13:
5:00 pm- Call time at HHS
5:30 pm- Depart for North Stadium 12500 Delaware St, Westminster, CO 80234
5:45 pm- Arrive at North and unload, get ready for warm up and pre-show
6:45 pm- Step off for pre-show and Star Spangled Banner
7:00 pm- Kick off
7:50ish pm- Halftime Show
10:00ish pm- Depart for HHS to unload and dismiss

There will be fireworks at the game, so the North lot will be closed. The logistics of this game are a bit more complex since it's homecoming, so I'd suggest arriving early for a spot, the stands will be full quickly! We are only doing the second and third movement from the show, and will do no props since half time has a lot going on.

Also, attached is the video for the fourth movement! We will begin putting this on the field tomorrow! #marching_hawks

– Mr. Dailey