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May Virtual Meeting

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Congratulations to our Highland High School Senior Band Students Class of 2020 Highland Band Booster's - Virtual Meeting Join us on Monday, May 11th @ 7:00pm We will be selecting Officers for our Band Boosters for the 2020-2021 Band Season. Also, tune in to hear about updates from the Band Director, Brian Blocker. CLICK HERE  to begin Virtual Meeting OR  click the link below: https://meet.google.com/gcd-qews-ora

April 2020 Newsletter

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April 2020 Newsletter Board Nominations It's time to nominate someone to hold a position on our Booster Board for the 2020-2021 School Year.  Nominations may be submitted by clicking HERE and filling out the form. Nominate yourself OR someone else (just let them know first). Future Band News Unfortunately, there are too many unknowns at this time. The Band Booster Team will work with the Director & Highland High School to make any decisions necessary moving forward into the Summer. For now, we expect an update by May 1st on what the Summer will look like for Marching Band. Fundraisers Obviously, we had to cancel our fundraisers: Mattress Sale & Spring Craft Show. These events normally help us raise a big chunk of our fundraising dollars. We also have not spent much so we are saving money too. Once we are allowed to move forward with any fundraiser, we will communicate all the details out to everyone. Band Seniors As we realize our Band Seniors have ...

April "Virtual" Band Booster Meeting

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Highland Band Booster's - Virtual Meeting Join us on Monday, April 13 @ 7:00pm We will spend some time looking ahead to the next school year & discuss Booster Officer Positions. CLICK HERE to begin Virtual Meeting OR  click the link below: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/aGlnaGxhbmRiYW5kYm9vc3RlckBnbWFpbC5jb20.89113oipnd3ftukfivals0tajo

Special Update from Band Boosters

Dear Band Family, We are working on a few things mentioned in our recent newsletter and wanted to provide some updates to the questions you might have: 1. Epic Popcorn Fundraiser - We are working with Epic to see if we can postpone turning in forms and delivery for the best day/night available after we know when we will be back at school. 2. Craft Fair - Ms. Trish is working with our fabulous crafters to see if they would attend an event after Easter or if we will cancel the Spring Show.  The Craft Fair will NOT be held on April 4th. 3. Mattress Fundraiser - The Mattress Fundraiser is canceled for April 4th.  If you have a yard sign advertising this, please remove it from your yard. Thank you. 4. Band Spring Concert - Since school will now be closed on April 9th, the concert will be postponed possibly.  More details will be shared when we have a better decision from the school and the Band Director. As always - we appreciate your support and l...

March 2020 Newsletter

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March 2020 Newsletter Happy Ads for the 2020 Spring Concert Would you like to place a happy ad for your student in our Spring 2020 Concert Program?!  We are trying something new this year for you to place an ad shout out to your student!  You can include a photo (Please email the photo to  HighlandBandBooster@gmail.com ) or just text with graphics.  We can create the ad for you, or you can create it yourself and email it to us.   We need all the ads by Monday, March 30th in order to create the program! Click the LINK here to place your ad: HAPPY ADS Popcorn Fundraiser - Money & Orders Due March 18th  Fundraising packets have gone home with your Band Student.  There are 8 awesome flavors for $6 each plus some additional options. Please collect payments at the time of the order. Orders will only be fulfilled if we have full payment. Let us know via email if you have additional questions on the Epic Popcorn Fundraiser. Click...

February 2020 Newsletter

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February 2020 Newsletter Congrats to all the students participating at the ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest in February Band FUN Night - Roller Skating! The boosters are hosting a roller skating band fun night on February 20th at Lynwood Skating from 6-9pm! We have rented out the rink and all band members and their families are invited to come! The more the merrier! The cost for this event is $10/person which covers entry fees, skate rental, pizza, and soda. The snack bar will also be open and you can purchase other food on your own. Please RSVP using this form  https://forms.gle/n7VnRUvNPN3HDbb98 All-State Band Congratulations to Phil Bock. He will be a part of the All-State Band playing the piccolo! ISSMA State Qualifiers Congratulations to the following students as they are all state qualifiers from the ISSMA weekends events: Phil Bock - Flute and Piccolo Adalia Alston - Flute Johanna Gonzalez - Clarinet Andrea Roldan - Clarinet Jud...

January 2020 Newsletter

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January 2020 Newsletter Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Blocker! They welcomed a new baby son, Milo Robert into their family 1/21/2020! ISSMA Recital Night On February 6th, Mr. Blocker & Mr. Leonard-White would like to host an ISSMA recital night. This will give our students another chance to play their ISSMA solo and ensemble pieces. This a great way for the students to perform their pieces before an audience before the actual contest. The students will be arranged in small groups consisting of varying grades and instruments for performance blocks. You can come and stay for as much or as little as you'd like! We will have performances starting at 5 and lasting until around 9pm. Performances will be in both the cafeteria and the library. The band and orchestra boosters are going to host a Taco Bar in the cafeteria. We are asking for a donation of $5/person to help offset the costs of the food and drinks. We will take cash at the door. In the library, we are askin...