August
4-8 – Marching Band Camp (8:30am-12pm, 1-4pm, 6-8pm)
8 - Freshman First Day of School (HCHS Orientation) - students return to rehearsal following orientation
13 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
20 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
22 – Purple and Gold Festival – 5:30pm
27 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
September
3 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
5 – Home Football Game – Jefferson – 5:30pm-End of Game
7 – Fall Festival Parade – Roscoe, 11:00am Step-Off – Arrive @ HCHS 9:30am
10 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
12 – Home Football Game – Harlem – 5:30pm-End of
13 - University of Illinois Band Day - BAND DAY! Football Game - All-Day Marching Band Event
16 – ILMEA Nominations DUE
17 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
24 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
26 – Home Football Game – Freeport - HOMECOMING – 3:45pm – Parade Prep, 4:30pm-Parade,
5:30pm-End of Game
29 – ILMEA Auditions – Recordings Due Date
October
1 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
8 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
15 – Marching Band Concert 7:00-8:45 pm
17 – Home Football Game – Belvidere North – 5:30pm-End of Game
22 – Marching Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
24 – Home Football Game – Belvidere – 5:30pm-End of Game (Senior Night)
29 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45 pm
November (Basketball Pep Band Dates will be announced when finalized)
31/1 – Possible Home Football Game – Playoff Round #1
1 – ILMEA Jazz Festival – Auburn High School (RPS) – All Day
5 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
7/8 – Possible Home Football Game – Playoff Round #2
12 – Fall Band / Jazz Concert – HCHS PAC – 7:00pm
14/15 – Possible Home Football Game – Playoff Round #3
15 – ILMEA Concert Festival – DeKalb High School – All
19 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
December (Basketball Pep Band Dates will be announced when finalized)
3 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
8 – Winter Band/Choir Concert – HCHS PAC 6:30pm
January (Basketball Pep Band Dates will be announced when finalized)
7 – Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
13 - Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:30pm-8:00pm
14 – Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
20 - Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:30pm-8:00pm
21 – Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
27 - Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:30pm-8:00pm
28-31 – ILMEA – IMEC All-State Band/Choir/Jazz/Orchestra Festival – Peoria, IL
February (Basketball Pep Band Dates will be announced when finalized)
3 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
4 – Band Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:45pm
10 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
18 – Jazz Night – HCHS PAC – 7:00pm
17 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
18 – Band Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:45pm
24 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
25 – Band Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:45pm
March
3 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
4 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-9:00pm
7 – Musical All-Day Rehearsal – 8:00am-5:00
9– Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-10:00pm
10 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-10:00pm
11 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-10:00pm
12 – Musical Pit Rehearsal 6:00-10:00pm
13-14 – Spring Musical – HHS PAC – 7:00pm
15 – Spring Musical – HHS PAC – 2:00pm
19 – Spring Band Concert – HCHS PAC – 7:00pm
23-27 - Spring Break
April
1 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
8 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
14 – Jazz Band Auditions
15 - Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
17/18 – IHSA Organizational Contest – All-Day
22 - Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
29 – Combined Band Rehearsal 7:00-8:45pm
May
4 - Vocal Solo/Ensemble Recital
5 –Fine Arts Festival Jazz Night
6 - Fine Arts Festival Choral Revue - 7:00-8:45pm
7 - Fine Arts Festival Band Concert- 7-8:45pm
15 - Seniors Last Day
20 – Band Rehearsal – 7:00-8:45pm
23 – Graduation – Metro Center – 2:00pm
25 – Memorial Day Parade – Rockton – 9:00am Step-Off (Last event of 2025-2026)
27 - Marching Band Rehearsal (First event of 2026-2027)
June
3 - Marching Band Rehearsal
10 - Marching Band Rehearsal
17 - Marching Band Rehearsal
24 - Marching Band Rehearsal