Author: Matt McHenry

The members of the band have voted Charlie Dickerson in as 2018-2019 Band Captain. Charlie is a senior trombone player in his fourth year with the Hixson Band. Congratulations to Charlie on this honor and to the band for electing an outstanding representative!

Hixson HS Band

Itinerary for Friday, August 24, 2018; FB game at Meigs Co HS

 

5:00 PM               Report to the band room, load equipment

5:30 PM               Board buses, leave HHS

6:30 PM               Arrive at Meigs County HS, unload equipment

7:30 PM               Kickoff

10:00 PM             load equipment, board buses, leave MCHS

11:00 PM             arrive at HHS, unload equipment, dismiss

 

• Uniform for this game will be blue jeans, 2018 marching band t-shirts, athletic shoes (no sandals)
• Eat before report time. You can visit the concession stand during 3^rd quarter break, but it will be around 8:30 PM
• Arrival time is an estimate and could change based on the length of the game. You can receive updates from the band via text message. Text @hixsonband to 81010 to sign up.
• The address for Meigs County HS is 105 Abel Ave. Decatur, TN 37322

Coke Sale fundraiser started today, so keep an eye out for the forms coming home. All products are $24 per case and contain 24 drinks per case, including PowerAde. Money and order forms are due to Mr. McHenry by August 30th, and the delivery date is September 11th. There are a few items listed on the customer receipt that we are not selling (Gold Peak Tea, Smart Water, and Tum-E-Yummies) in order to keep the pricing consistent.

Checks should be made out to Hixson HS Band.

Profit is $5.50 per case and all of it goes toward the seller’s marching band fees. If you go over, the surplus can be applied toward next year. If we sell over 300 cases total, profit goes up to $6.50 per case, so let’s get it done!

Questions? Contact Mr. McHenry at 847-4800 or mchenry_matt@hcde.org

 

Congratulations to your 2018-19 Hixson Band’s Drum Majors: Angelina Marsiano, head DM; and Emma Reagan, assistant DM. These are two outstanding young people who will represent the band well in the new year!

Orders can be picked up from the band room any day this week. A few items are back ordered and will be available by the end of the week. They should be marked on your order form. Congratulations to everybody on a successful sale – we raised over $1700!

 

See below for the Concert Festival itinerary. The address for Bradley Central HS is 1000 S Lee Hwy Cleveland TN 37311

Hixson HS Band

Itinerary for Wednesday, March 14, 2018; ETSBOA Concert Festival

10:45 AM             All band members will eat first lunch (B schedule)

11:10 AM             Report to the Band Room, change into uniform

12:00 PM             Leave HHS

12:45 pm              Arrive at BCHS

1:35 PM                Warm up

2:00 PM                Perform on stage

2:20 PM                Sight-reading

3:15 PM                Board buses, leave BCHS

4:15 PM                Arrive HHS, change, dismiss

 

• The band will be in uniform for this performance.
• This event is free and open to the public. Parents and families are encouraged to attend.
• You can receive updates from the band via text message. Text @hixsonband to 81010 to sign up.

 

Hi everybody, in case you haven’t heard, Hixson High School will be holding the Open House and Student Showcase on Tuesday, March 6th. There will be a complimentary meal from 4:30 to 5:30, followed by a short meeting with the PTSA and then a showcase of the many amazing things our kids have been doing throughout the school, including our outstanding Jazz band. To RSVP for dinner, go to

www.hixsonhigh.org

and click the link to

HHS Pre-Showcase Dinner

Hope to see everyone right here on Tuesday March 6th!

 

 

 

Next band parent meeting is coming up on Thursday, March 1st at 6 PM in the band room. Be here for information about upcoming fundraisers and other band events. See you there!

Congratulations to Thomas Davis, first chair percussionist at ETSBOA All-East Senior Clinic. Thomas is now the highest ranked grade 9-10 percussionist in East Tennessee and will be a member of the 2018 Tennessee All State Band. Outstanding!

Congratulations to the following HHS band members on their auditions for ETSBOA Senior Band Clinic:

Abigail Crews, clarinet, 11-12 Red Band

Jamie Humberd, Bass Clarinet, 11-12 Red Band

Paul Newton, Tenor Saxophone, alternate

Aaron Locke, Trumpet, 11-12 Red Band

Jacob Pahl, trumpet, alternate

Raiya Robbins, clarinet, 9-10 Red Band

Emma Reagan, clarinet, alternate

Austen Holritz, Alto Saxophone, 9-10 Red Band

Jacob Preston, Horn, alternate

Thomas Davis, percussion, 9-10 Blue Band