10-23-23 Newsletter

Announcements

Halloween Concert

Our Halloween Concert is THIS 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 :)

5:30 Band Room opens

6:00 students arrive and warm up

6:30 performance

7:30 clean up

8:00 dismiss

Halloween Performances

Our Marching Band will be traveling to Metairie Academy (Friday 10/27) and Airline Park (Monday 10/30)!  We'll be bringing a brief Halloween performance to both schools, and we look forward to sharing our music with them!  If we have any little brothers or sisters at either school, please let Mr. Phelan know, so we can give them a "shout out" :). We will be sending home field trip permission forms Monday, which must be signed and returned before your student will be allowed to travel with us.

Our schedule for both days will be as follows:

11:30 students report to Band Room (snack and load)

12:00 depart

12:15 arrive

12:45 perform

1:15 load and depart

1:45 unload

2:00 students report to 4th period

Honor Band Auditions

It's time to register our students for District Honor Band auditions.  All of our students should consider auditioning for one of the District Honor Bands, and we encourage everyone to try out.  

(An Honor Band is simply a collection of the best musicians in our area.  We pick the highest scoring students through the audition process, then pull them all together for a weekend of music and fun, culminating in a wonderful concert at Tulane University!)

Please encourage your student to audition.  They may register for the auditions via the form below.  The audition music is available via the link below.  As always, contact Mr. Phelan with questions or concerns.  This year's Junior and Senior High Honor Band auditons will be held Saturday Dec. 2, and the ElementaryHonor Band auditions will be held Saturday Dec. 9.

https://forms.gle/87LpuvYDEArXV1cW6

https://www.district6.band/audition-materials

Special Guest !

Tuesday Oct. 24, our High School Band will be visited by Dr.Jason Ladd from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA.  We look forward to learning from Dr. Ladd, and having the opportunity to ask him about College Band!

Haynes Band Media Folder

If you have any pictures or video from any of our performances or activities, please share them to the folder linked here.  Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/139ORTm-6tqc_vL1GdumZ90XxyRvkqVlY?usp=sharing

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.

Haynes Band T-shirts and Sweatshirts

Just in time for the cooler weather, we will soon be ordering our popular Haynes Band sweatshirts and Band Booster t-shirts!  Use the linked form below to order yours.  (Students should have already received their own Haynes Band t-shirt in class.). We'll be placing this order on Nov. 1, so don't miss your chance to wear the coolest sweatshirt on campus!

https://forms.gle/L2mxct2pJ7ajWW1x8

High School Band

Pep Rally

Our Marching Band had a solid performance for our Homecoming Pep Rally!  We sounded great, and we added tons of spirit and enthusiasm to the event.  It was also great fun for our students to cheer on their peers!

Open House Performance

We had a great perfomance at this year's Open House!  We looked and sounded AMAZING!  We had a great location to play (literally in the center of campus :) and we enjoyed playing almost every song in our repertoire (some twice!)

Marching Band

Our next football game is Saturday Oct. 21 game is at Pan American Stadium (in New Orleans City Park)

1:00 -- arrive stadium and unload

2:00 -- kickoff

4:30 -- load and dismiss

We will be seated on the VISITORS SIDE of the stadium for this event.

We will NOT meet at school.  Please deliver your student directly to the stadium, and pick them up from there as well.  We invite all parents and supporters to join us!  (Please note the new ticketing guidelines for Jefferson Parish events, and plan accordingly.). Also, any student wishing to leave from the stadium must be signed out by a parent.  Please contact Mr. Phelan with any questions or concerns.

Our Thursday Oct. 26 game is at East Jefferson Stadium (at East Jefferson High School)

4:30 -- dinner delivered (details tba)

5:00 -- students seated in Band Room

5:15 -- depart Haynes

5:30 -- arrive stadium and unload

6:30 -- kickoff

9:00 -- depart for school

9:15 -- dismiss (please be prompt to pick up your student)

We will be seated on the HOME SIDE of the stadium for this event.

Any student wishing to leave from the stadium must be signed out by a parent.  Please contact Mr. Phelan with any questions or concerns.

All students are welcome to join us for Marching Band. They may not be able to play every note or rhythm, but they will learn lots from the older students, and will have a great time, too! (Students must attend all practices to participate in the football games.)

All Marching Band students must have the following supplies and uniform items:

• Flip Folder (with extra pages)

• Black calf length socks

• Solid black shoes (no colors or logos should be visible)

• Haynes Band t-shirt or sweatshirt

• Black pants

• We encourage everyone to bring a disposable rain poncho or two, just in case.

Jazz Band

We look forward to our first performance at the Halloween Concert!  Please take a moment and thank Mr. Genevay for his dedication to our students!

Middle School Band

7th and 8th Grade Winds

We'll be performing "Fire Dance" and "Mystic Journey" for the Halloween concert.  We sound really good, and we can't wait for you to hear us!

7th and 8th Grade Percussion

We've got a spooky medly for you, and we've been experimenting with some "less-than-traditional" sounds to make it even spookier and more original!

Beginning Band

If you have not done so, please make sure that your student has their own copy of the Essential Elements for Band books 1 and 2, for their specific instrument.   We are excited to perform our first concert for you this week!

Beginning Percussion

We hope that you will enjoy our two selections ("Hedwig's Theme" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King").  We have been working hard, and we are looking forward to hearing your applause!

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