10-21-24 Newsletter

Announcements

Football Games

The Haynes Marching Band has been outstanding at our first two football games!  We add tons of excitement to the game, and we look and sound good doing it.  We've now marched for two halftime performances, and have received several compliments from parents and community members alike complimenting our students.  Most importantly, we have loads of fun during the game, and we invite all of our middle school musicians to join us!

A special THANK YOU goes out to everyone who was prompt in picking up their student :)

Our next Marching Band performance will be Oct. 31.  

Spooky October Concert (Oct. 29)

Our Spooky October Concert is NEXT WEEK!  All of our student groups are preparing to put on a great show, and we are sorting out costume ideas, too!  (Costumes are definitely OPTIONAL, but so much fun when possible :)

Tuesday, October 29

5:30 Band Room opens

6:00 students arrive and warm up

6:30 performance

7:30 clean up

8:00 dismiss

This is a FREE performance, and we invite everyone to come out to support our students!

Calendar

Please refer to our Calendar for a complete list of activities.  Our Calendar is the most up-to-date information we have available.

Morning and Afternoon Procedures

Students may drop off their instruments in the Band Room before school, and pick them up at the end of the day.   Students may not loiter in the Band Room before school.

Band Fee

The Haynes Academy Band charges a $30 annual fee, which covers the purchase of music, transportation, etc.  This fee has been posted to student accounts.  Please contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.

Student Information Form

We ask all parents to fill out the Student Information Form on our website, to continue to receive our weekly-ish email newsletters.  This will also allow you to include additional email addresses as needed.  Thanks!

High School Band

Halloween Football Game (Oct. 31)

Our Marching Band will be performing Thursday Oct. 31!  There will be busses provided for this event.  We will remain after school, and have pizza for dinner, and then take busses to the stadium and back to campus.

Joe Yenni Stadium at East Jefferson High School

Pressbox Side

4:30 -- dinner

5:30 -- depart Haynes

5:45 -- arrive stadium and unload

6:00 -- walk together into the stadium

6:30 -- kickoff 

8:30 -- load and return to campus

8:45 -- dismiss  (Please be prompt to pick up your student.)

Marching Band students will need solid black pants, solid black shoes and socks, and their Haynes Band t-shirt for all performances.

Students should fill out the order form for pizza that day (also in the Marching Band google classroom), so we are sure to order the correct amount of food.  This form will be closed on Friday afternoon, so we have time to place the order.

Thanks to everyone who has brought in water -- please keep it coming!

Dinner Sponsors Invited

If your company or organization is interested in sponsoring one of our pre-football-game meals, please contact Mr. Phelan for more information.  We feed about 100 students (including the Jackettes Dance Team, who are sharing the expense) before each game.  

Marching Band Rehearsals

Our Marching Band will rehearse this semester on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 5:30.  (This is a correction.). We will continue to learn tons of new music, and we will perform at halftime during fotball games.  (Much of these practices will be OUTDOORS, so we encourage our students to eat and drink appropriately.)

Jazz Band

Jazz Band is off to a great start!  We have a solid group of musicians involved, but are always open to including more students -- especially in the lower voices.  Mr. Genevay will be joining us again this week, and we appreciate his dedication to our students.  This week we're rehearsing on Thursday until 5:00.

Middle School Band

Middle School All State Auditions

Congratulations to several of our Haynes Academy Middle School Band students, who were selected by audition to the second round of the LMEA All State Middle School Choir auditions!  They will audition again on Saturday Nov. 2 for a chance to be a part of the first-ever LMEA All State Middle School Choir!

Sopranos Valerie Gaffney and Camille Oxenrider

Tenors Willis Brewer and Gregory O'Brien

See the complete list of students selected to second round here:

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Several of our Middle School Band students will be participating in the second round auditions for Concert Band or Jazz Band this weekend, and their audition times and schedules are also posted at the above site.  Good luck to all of our young musicians!

7th and 8th Grade Band

With our Spooky October Concert just over one week away, we're working hard to prepare our music!  Lord of the Rings and Thriller are challenging, so we strongly encourage all of our musicians to be practicing at home every night.

All 7th and 8th grade Band students must purchase their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band Book 1 and 2, for your student's specific instrument.  Contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.

7th and 8th Grade Percussion

With one week to go, we're working hard on Spooky Scary Skeletons.  We think you'll really like it! 

All of our percussionists should have their own practice pad and sticks at home for personal practice.  (We have a class set of pads, so students may keep theirs at home.)

Beginning Band

It's hard to believe that our first performance is only a week away!  We can't wait to perform for you!  We'll be playing Shark Attack and one other piece from our books.   

All Beginning Band students must purchase their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band Book 1 and 2, for your student's specific instrument.  Contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.

6th Grade Percussion

We've been enjoying the African drums, and we may also play one piece on melodic percussion, too, for our Spooky October concert.  

All of our percussionists should have their own practice pad and sticks at home for personal practice.  (We have a class set of pads, so students may keep theirs at home.)

Closing

Please visit our Calendar for all the latest updates, and feel free to contact Mr. Phelan at any time with questions or concerns.  We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Mr. Phelan