Hixson High School Band

Dear HHS Band Students and Parents, 

We’re excited to welcome you back to Hixson High School in the Fall after a long time away! We are committed to making a high quality and safe music education available to all of our students. To that end, things may look different this year, but we will still be out there making music as always and improving every day, in the safest way possible. 

Check out these links, and please complete the Google Form so that we can be fully prepared for camp. 

Matt McHenry

Director, Hixson HS Bands

mchenry_matt@hcde.org

(423) 847-4800

Register for Band Camp here:

https://forms.gle/qCv4wRUvXASd1aPG9

Download required waiver here: (I am required to have a signed waiver on file for each student to participate!) 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h1IWXmJ-Ydtcntwtv45IlUBmJpflBE9k/view?usp=sharing

Band Camp Schedule, what to bring, etc.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19TNY28DP8YkdJ-6wSlBZOwjrgE8LMgAeTrIpqV_Yw7s/edit?usp=sharing

Click here to see the NFHS reopening guidelines for athletics and bands:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15YjzbzciJBO2nEXxivx_4w2PP6hqcSsh/view?usp=sharing

Get updates via text through our BAND app:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r1jpjR6aK-_N8LenK7Y5d2uBKQe7-PNE/view?usp=sharing

Visit the HHS Band on the web:

www.hixsonhighband.com

Check us out on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/hixsonband/

Join us for our next HHS Band Booster Club meeting – Thursday, July 9^th at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Check the BAND app for a link.

Summer/Fall band rehearsals will be held in accordance with the NFHS Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities. Restrictions will vary depending on what phase we are currently in. You can see the full text here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17-Rv3_yN22ClbZoDWwBwAMhCxENuf8Eh/view?usp=sharing

The 2019-20 special project fundraiser will be to purchase a 20 ft x 8.5 ft enclosed trailer. We are seeking donations and sponsorships. If you would like to help us achieve our goal, please click the PayPal link on this page.

The Band Boosters would like to thank the ROTC for all their help in the successful Alumni Band night.

Also, all band members please bring a case of water and each of the following to the bandroom one day this week for our band competition this Saturday at Soddy Daisy:

9th grade – ham or turkey lunch meat

10th grade – bread or sliced cheese

11th grade – chips or snacks

12th grade – ketchup, mustard, or mayo

Parents, please make sure you pay the $300 fee. That money pays for our buses and things like that.

We also need concession help this Friday night and chaperones Saturday.

Thank you

Itinerary for Saturday, Oct 19 2019; Trojan Marching Invitational, Soddy Daisy TN

11:00 AM            Report to the Band Room, rehearsal, run-through

1:00 PM               Return to the band room, load the truck

1:30 PM               In seats, ready to board buses

1:40 PM               Leave HHS

2:00 PM               Arrive at SDHS, unload, change into uniform

3:15 PM               Warm-up

4:15 PM               Performance

8:25 PM               Awards                

9:00 PM               Return to buses, load up and leave SDHS

9:20 PM               Arrive at HHS, clean up and unload, dismiss

• The band will be in uniform for this performance – don’t forget band shirt, black socks, and marching shoes
• Eat before report time. No rehearsing on an empty stomach!
• General Admission tickets for the contest are $10, children 6 & under free; special VIP parking will be available for an additional charge

Itinerary for Friday, Sept 27, 2019; Home FB game vs Boyd Buchanan

6:00 PM               Report to the band room, warm up, change into uniform

7:00 PM               Line up to march to the stadium

7:30 PM               Kickoff

8:30 PM               (estimated) Halftime – perform for Homecoming Court

10:00 PM             Performance of 2019 Show after the game

10:45 PM             Line up to march back to the Band Room

11:00 PM             Clean up, change, dismiss

• The band will be in uniform for the game – don’t forget band shirt, black socks, and marching shoes
• Eat before report time. The band will eat after halftime, courtesy of the HHS Band Boosters
• End time for the game is an estimate and may vary, depending on timeouts, weather, etc.

Itinerary for Saturday, Sept 28, 2019; A Bradley Classic Marching Contest

11:00 AM            Report to the band room, move directly to the practice field for rehearsal

1:00 PM               Return to the band room, load up equipment

1:30 PM               Leave HHS

2:15 PM               Arrive at BCHS, unload, eat, change into uniform

3:30 PM               Warm up

4:35 PM               Perform

5:00 PM               Return to buses, change out of uniform, load equipment

5:30 PM               Early bus departs, all others return to stadium to watch other bands

8:20 PM               Awards ceremony

9:30 PM               Load buses to return

10:00 PM             Arrive at HHS, unload, dismiss

• Tickets to the contest are $10 general admission; children under 6 free; parking is free
• Eat before report time. The band will eat after we arrive at BCHS, courtesy of the HHS Band Boosters
• The address for Bradley Central HS is 1000 S Lee Hwy, Cleveland TN 37311

Hixson HS Band

Itinerary for Friday, Sept, 2019; FB game (home) vs Sequoyah

5:30 PM               Report to the band room, rehearse briefly, change into uniform

7:00 PM               Line up to march to the stadium

7:30 PM               Kickoff

10:00 PM             Line up, march back to the band room

10:15 PM             Clean up, change, dismiss

• The band will be in uniform for the game – don’t forget band shirt, black socks, and marching shoes
• Eat before report time. The band will eat after halftime, courtesy of the HHS Band Boosters
• The game should be over around 10:00 PM, depending on timeouts, weather, etc.

Public Schedule

All HCS schools are on early dismissal today and all students should be going home. As of now tonight’s game is still on and report time is still 5:30. The final decision on the game will come from central office at 2 PM and we will send out a phone message to all parents at that time. Please spread the word so everyone is informed as possible.