Weekly Newsletter
Hawk Band
Hi Harlan Hawk Family,
The students put on a wonderful performance this past weekend at the Rocket Review Marching Contest. You can watch the video taken by our very own Olivia Rios HERE. We have finished learning our entire production and just in time for our first contest. We got some great feedback from our judges and the students got to perform their show in its entirety for the second time this season. I am very proud of all of the students and the hard work they have put in so far this season. Out of the nine bands that performed, Harlan came in fourth. There were some great bands there but we have to remember, this is only THE SECOND time we have played through the entire show. I am very excited to see what we can do with an entire week of cleaning our music before our next contest.
USBands Marching Contest (The Ludwig Musser Classic):
Our next marching contest will take place again at D.W. Rutledge Stadium. This contest has Prelims and Finals. Our Prelims performance is at 2:00pm. Finals begin at 7:00pm. Once the awards are announced, they will announce who will advance on to Finals. The Finalists will then draw for their times and get to perform their show once again for the judges. We are really excited to perform our show once again. Contest information can be found here.
ELIGIBILITY:
This past week was the grade check for all of the students. Anyone that did not get their grade up to passing with a 70 or higher (or 60 or higher for AP classes with a signed waiver) will become ineligible and will not get to participate in any activities after this Friday until the next grading period. Our administration will be running a report on Monday after school and anyone that is on the list will not get to participate in the next several football games or contests.
IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING INFORMATION:
Our Snap Fundraiser is almost over and we want to generate as much money for the band boosters as we can. SNAP fundraiser is an easy way to generate donations for our booster club. Students were sent home with a paper asking them to collect 20 emails from friends, family, aunts, uncles, neighbors, teachers, administrators, co-workers, etc. in order to gain as many donations as we can. Currently we only have about 12% of the band program with any emails. Please have your student submit the necessary 20 emails in order to make the most of this fundraiser. Our boosters have been working hard to generate enough money to help run the band program. There are several expenses the band uses every year and it is the help of our fundraisers and donations that help keep this program running smoothly. Below is the QR Code for the students to use for their accounts. Please ask your students if they have added the 20 emails.
The students put on a wonderful performance this past weekend at the Rocket Review Marching Contest. You can watch the video taken by our very own Olivia Rios HERE. We have finished learning our entire production and just in time for our first contest. We got some great feedback from our judges and the students got to perform their show in its entirety for the second time this season. I am very proud of all of the students and the hard work they have put in so far this season. Out of the nine bands that performed, Harlan came in fourth. There were some great bands there but we have to remember, this is only THE SECOND time we have played through the entire show. I am very excited to see what we can do with an entire week of cleaning our music before our next contest.
USBands Marching Contest (The Ludwig Musser Classic):
Our next marching contest will take place again at D.W. Rutledge Stadium. This contest has Prelims and Finals. Our Prelims performance is at 2:00pm. Finals begin at 7:00pm. Once the awards are announced, they will announce who will advance on to Finals. The Finalists will then draw for their times and get to perform their show once again for the judges. We are really excited to perform our show once again. Contest information can be found here.
ELIGIBILITY:
This past week was the grade check for all of the students. Anyone that did not get their grade up to passing with a 70 or higher (or 60 or higher for AP classes with a signed waiver) will become ineligible and will not get to participate in any activities after this Friday until the next grading period. Our administration will be running a report on Monday after school and anyone that is on the list will not get to participate in the next several football games or contests.
IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING INFORMATION:
Our Snap Fundraiser is almost over and we want to generate as much money for the band boosters as we can. SNAP fundraiser is an easy way to generate donations for our booster club. Students were sent home with a paper asking them to collect 20 emails from friends, family, aunts, uncles, neighbors, teachers, administrators, co-workers, etc. in order to gain as many donations as we can. Currently we only have about 12% of the band program with any emails. Please have your student submit the necessary 20 emails in order to make the most of this fundraiser. Our boosters have been working hard to generate enough money to help run the band program. There are several expenses the band uses every year and it is the help of our fundraisers and donations that help keep this program running smoothly. Below is the QR Code for the students to use for their accounts. Please ask your students if they have added the 20 emails.
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CONCESSION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Concessions help: If you have not volunteered for one of our concessions events, please consider signing up. You do not have to have any experience to help in concessions. All you need to do is sign up and you will learn how easy and fun it is. We have to fill Volleyball and Football Concessions. Volleyball events need only three volunteers and Football events need 18 volunteers. You can bring family and friends to help run the concession stand. Please click the link below to sign up for Football. The next events for Football will be 10/07. Thank you in advance for volunteering.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR CONCESSIONS
Coming Up This Week:
October 3rd - Full Marching Band Rehearsal 5:00pm-7:30pm
October 4th- Full Marching Band Rehearsal 5:00pm-7:30pm
October 5th- NO REHEARSAL
October 6th- Game 7 vs Sotomayor
3:30pm Students get out of 8th period
3:45pm Walkthrough
4:30pm Load/ Eat/ Uniforms
5:40pm Inspection Lines
5:55pm Load buses/ depart
6:45pm Arrive at Gustafson
7:00 pm Kickoff
10:00pm Arrive back on Campus (estimated time)
October 7th- NO REHEARSAL
October 8th- USBands Marching Contest (Ludwig Musser Classic)
7:30am Band Hall Opens
8:15am Rehearsal on the field
9:30am Load/ Eat/ Inspection
10:30am Depart
11:30am Arrive/ Bathroom/ Unload Instruments
1:10pm Official Warm-Up Time
1:40pm Move to Gate
2:00pm Performance
2:30pm Out of Uniform
3:00pm Eat/ Watch Remainder of the Bands
4:30pm Finalists are Announced
7:00p Finals Begins
***This is a Prelims and a Finals Performance***
IF we make Finals
Finals begin at 7pm and a drawing will be done to determine when we perform. Depending on where we draw, will determine if the students will eat before the performance or after the performance. Finals awards will begin at 10:00pm. Once announced, we will load the buses and depart back to Harlan HS. Estimated time of arrival will be 11:30pm.
IF we DO NOT make Finals
Dinner will not be provided. We will load the buses after announcements and depart for Harlan HS. Estimated time of arrival will be 5:45pm
LINKS to SIGN UP
Click Here to Volunteer to be a Chaperone for Game 7
Click Here to Volunteer to be a Roadie for Game 7
Click Here to Volunteer to for the USBands Marching Contest October 8th
LOOKING AHEAD:
USBands Marching Contest- This will be a Prelims and Finals competition. We have a very good chance at making Finals this evening. We do not have competition times yet but will post them as soon as we receive them.
PSAT October 12th- Students will be taking the PSAT on October 12th. We will not have practice that afternoon.
END OF 9 WEEKS/ Pep Rally October 14th- Students will once again need to be passing ALL of their class in order to stay eligible for the remainder of the marching season. Any student that became ineligible during the 6 weeks progress report will be able to regain eligibility if they are passing all of their classes. We will also have a Pep Rally that morning. Call time in the band hall will be 7:15am.
UIL Marching Contest October 15th- (times subject to change)
1:00PM Band Hall Opens
2:00PM Walk Through
● Wearing: Compression Gear under Practice Shirt and Practice Shorts
● Marching Shoes with Black mid calf no logo socks
● Large Instruments: Sousaphones, Euphoniums, Mellophones. Trombones, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Battery Percussion bring out cases to the Side 1 End Zone.
3:30PM Eat, Pack, Show Hair, and Load - Inspection - Clean Facilities
4:30PM Inspection Lines
4:45PM Load Bus/ Depart
5:30PM Arrive at Farris Stadium
6:50PM Band, Pit, CG Warm-ups
7:35PM Move
7:55PM Goal line
8:00PM Performance
8:45PM Announcements
9:00PM Load/ Depart
9:45PM Arrive on Campus
***We will not be attending the football game due to our performance time***
EARLY RELEASE DAY October 19th- students will be getting out of school early. No Rehearsal that afternoon
MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT October 21st- Students from our feeders, Straus and Bernal will be joining us in the stands to perform stand tunes. This will be a fun night to show our incoming freshman what high school band life is like on a football Friday.
Message from the President: Hello everyone! We are gearing up for a short week BUT lots of volunteer oppurtunities. Thursday October 6th we play Sotomayor at Gus, it is also the Pink out Game so remember to support the other organizations who are selling pink shirts and purchase some swag. October 7th we have concessions work 18 volunteers needed at Gus stadium/Visitors side. And of course US Bands on Saturday. Please take a look at your calanders and consider signing up wherever you can. Remember you can also rack up your volunteer hours working these events. Thank you everyone!
Message from the Medic:
Parents, please make sure if your child has any updates to their medical consent form, please email Mr. Escobedo with those details. We have had several students that should be self carrying their inhaler and have not been bringing them to the games. Students that need to carry an inhaler MUST have it on their person at ALL times. This is for the safety of the children. Fortunately, we have not had any issues as of yet, but we need to make this a common practice for any student with an inhaler to self carry.
Message from the Chaperones:
Want to do something that’s both fun and rewarding to help our band?! We are in need for our amazing parents to sign up! Click HERE to sign up for any of the events below.
For Games:
10/6 (Thursday Night Game) - We have 8 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/15 - We will not be attending the football game due to the contest being the same day and our performance time is 8pm.
10/21 - We have 7 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/29 -BYE WEEK - NO GAME!
11/3 (Thursday Night Game) - We have 6 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
For Contest:
10/8 - We only have 3 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/15 - We only have 1 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/22 - We only have 1 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/29 - We 0 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
Message from Meals:
IF you know in advance that your child will be absent a game or contest (MUST HAVE CLEARED THIS WITH A DIRECTOR) please email Ellie De La Cruz at meals@harlanhawkband.org so we do not order more food than necessary.
Let's have another great week!!
GO HAWKS!!
Concessions help: If you have not volunteered for one of our concessions events, please consider signing up. You do not have to have any experience to help in concessions. All you need to do is sign up and you will learn how easy and fun it is. We have to fill Volleyball and Football Concessions. Volleyball events need only three volunteers and Football events need 18 volunteers. You can bring family and friends to help run the concession stand. Please click the link below to sign up for Football. The next events for Football will be 10/07. Thank you in advance for volunteering.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER FOR CONCESSIONS
Coming Up This Week:
October 3rd - Full Marching Band Rehearsal 5:00pm-7:30pm
October 4th- Full Marching Band Rehearsal 5:00pm-7:30pm
October 5th- NO REHEARSAL
October 6th- Game 7 vs Sotomayor
3:30pm Students get out of 8th period
3:45pm Walkthrough
4:30pm Load/ Eat/ Uniforms
5:40pm Inspection Lines
5:55pm Load buses/ depart
6:45pm Arrive at Gustafson
7:00 pm Kickoff
10:00pm Arrive back on Campus (estimated time)
October 7th- NO REHEARSAL
October 8th- USBands Marching Contest (Ludwig Musser Classic)
7:30am Band Hall Opens
8:15am Rehearsal on the field
9:30am Load/ Eat/ Inspection
10:30am Depart
11:30am Arrive/ Bathroom/ Unload Instruments
1:10pm Official Warm-Up Time
1:40pm Move to Gate
2:00pm Performance
2:30pm Out of Uniform
3:00pm Eat/ Watch Remainder of the Bands
4:30pm Finalists are Announced
7:00p Finals Begins
***This is a Prelims and a Finals Performance***
IF we make Finals
Finals begin at 7pm and a drawing will be done to determine when we perform. Depending on where we draw, will determine if the students will eat before the performance or after the performance. Finals awards will begin at 10:00pm. Once announced, we will load the buses and depart back to Harlan HS. Estimated time of arrival will be 11:30pm.
IF we DO NOT make Finals
Dinner will not be provided. We will load the buses after announcements and depart for Harlan HS. Estimated time of arrival will be 5:45pm
LINKS to SIGN UP
Click Here to Volunteer to be a Chaperone for Game 7
Click Here to Volunteer to be a Roadie for Game 7
Click Here to Volunteer to for the USBands Marching Contest October 8th
LOOKING AHEAD:
USBands Marching Contest- This will be a Prelims and Finals competition. We have a very good chance at making Finals this evening. We do not have competition times yet but will post them as soon as we receive them.
PSAT October 12th- Students will be taking the PSAT on October 12th. We will not have practice that afternoon.
END OF 9 WEEKS/ Pep Rally October 14th- Students will once again need to be passing ALL of their class in order to stay eligible for the remainder of the marching season. Any student that became ineligible during the 6 weeks progress report will be able to regain eligibility if they are passing all of their classes. We will also have a Pep Rally that morning. Call time in the band hall will be 7:15am.
UIL Marching Contest October 15th- (times subject to change)
1:00PM Band Hall Opens
2:00PM Walk Through
● Wearing: Compression Gear under Practice Shirt and Practice Shorts
● Marching Shoes with Black mid calf no logo socks
● Large Instruments: Sousaphones, Euphoniums, Mellophones. Trombones, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Battery Percussion bring out cases to the Side 1 End Zone.
3:30PM Eat, Pack, Show Hair, and Load - Inspection - Clean Facilities
4:30PM Inspection Lines
4:45PM Load Bus/ Depart
5:30PM Arrive at Farris Stadium
6:50PM Band, Pit, CG Warm-ups
7:35PM Move
7:55PM Goal line
8:00PM Performance
8:45PM Announcements
9:00PM Load/ Depart
9:45PM Arrive on Campus
***We will not be attending the football game due to our performance time***
EARLY RELEASE DAY October 19th- students will be getting out of school early. No Rehearsal that afternoon
MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT October 21st- Students from our feeders, Straus and Bernal will be joining us in the stands to perform stand tunes. This will be a fun night to show our incoming freshman what high school band life is like on a football Friday.
Message from the President: Hello everyone! We are gearing up for a short week BUT lots of volunteer oppurtunities. Thursday October 6th we play Sotomayor at Gus, it is also the Pink out Game so remember to support the other organizations who are selling pink shirts and purchase some swag. October 7th we have concessions work 18 volunteers needed at Gus stadium/Visitors side. And of course US Bands on Saturday. Please take a look at your calanders and consider signing up wherever you can. Remember you can also rack up your volunteer hours working these events. Thank you everyone!
Message from the Medic:
Parents, please make sure if your child has any updates to their medical consent form, please email Mr. Escobedo with those details. We have had several students that should be self carrying their inhaler and have not been bringing them to the games. Students that need to carry an inhaler MUST have it on their person at ALL times. This is for the safety of the children. Fortunately, we have not had any issues as of yet, but we need to make this a common practice for any student with an inhaler to self carry.
Message from the Chaperones:
Want to do something that’s both fun and rewarding to help our band?! We are in need for our amazing parents to sign up! Click HERE to sign up for any of the events below.
For Games:
10/6 (Thursday Night Game) - We have 8 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/15 - We will not be attending the football game due to the contest being the same day and our performance time is 8pm.
10/21 - We have 7 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/29 -BYE WEEK - NO GAME!
11/3 (Thursday Night Game) - We have 6 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
For Contest:
10/8 - We only have 3 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/15 - We only have 1 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/22 - We only have 1 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
10/29 - We 0 of 16 chaperone slots filled!
Message from Meals:
IF you know in advance that your child will be absent a game or contest (MUST HAVE CLEARED THIS WITH A DIRECTOR) please email Ellie De La Cruz at meals@harlanhawkband.org so we do not order more food than necessary.
Let's have another great week!!
GO HAWKS!!
Harlan Band Registration (Online Form!)
Still need to get registered for band? Please fill out the JotForm link below. All members in the Harlan Band are required to register. Reach out to one of the directors or board members if you have any questions.
https://form.jotform.com/221153866285157
https://form.jotform.com/221153866285157
Percussion
Concert Band SchedulesThe below schedule will be updated weekly to reflect the needs of the Concert Band Ensembles for rehearsal times after school. Remember to get to rehearsal 10-15 minutes prior to your start time for set up in order for rehearsals to start on time!
Wind Ensemble:
Symphonic Band:
Concert Band:
Lessons with Mr. Millette:
Mr. Millette will be providing online lessons during the school year via In-Person, Skype, Facetime, or Zoom (depending on scheduling and flexibility). If you are interested in participating, the rates are the exact same as regular private lessons during the school year ($18 per half hour). He will have materials for you to work through and work with you on all of your percussive needs. If you are interested, reach out to him: paul.c.millette@gmail.com |
Percussion Ensemble ScheduleThe Percussion Ensemble is now starting and is a required part of the curriculum in Percussion. Some of your grades will come from these assignments, so it is important to make these rehearsals. Remember to get to rehearsal 10-15 minutes prior to your start time for set up in order for rehearsals to start on time!
After School Rehearsal Schedule:
Monday, Tues, Thurs: 5-7:30p, Marching Band Rehearsal Wednesday, September 28th, after steel band, we will leave to go to Canes for the drumline gig. We leave around 6pm. STEEL BAND - Rehearsal right after school on Wednesday and Friday until 6pm. Make that a routine in your schedule (unless we have a Friday game, of course).
What to Practice for the week: We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Top to C Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Top to C (slightly faster) Here Comes Santa Clause - Top to D God Rest Ye - Top to C (doubles start learning the solo licks at C) slightly faster Frosty the Snowman - top to B Rudolph - Top to B Afro Cuban - Happening in the Spring Semester, will be volunteer/sign up. More to come!
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Have your binder ready!
See the link below to access the percussion music for this season via Google Drive. You have to be signed in to your NISD gmail account in order to access the drive!