Congratulations to the Fifth Grade Band and their first concert last night! Nice job to my fellow cast members (members of the CHS Band), Tyler M. as Pierre, the French Chef; Katie W. as Aunt Rhody; and Michael S. as The Grey Goose! Excellent acting (and rowing)!

Early Concert Reminders

Off and running for this short week before the big Thanksgiving Break! Howar Junior High Concert Band will have three rehearsals this week and five next week for a total of eight rehearsals before the concert. The Monday of the concert (December 8) we will hopefully walk up to CHS to run through some things and do some sound checks in the auditorium, we will be able to leave our things there for the concert that night so all you have to worry about the night of the concert is showing up in your dress clothes.

Remember that proper concert attire for this performance is to be black, white, and/or gray (silver) dress clothes. This includes dress shoes. T-shirts and jeans are not considered dress clothes. The reason I insist on the dress clothes is that this is our representation of ourselves and our program to the public and we will represent ourselves better when dressed up. I have had many positive comments from a variety of sources who have seen us in the black, white, and/or gray attire. If for some reason you are having trouble finding proper attire, please see me ASAP and I can help you. If you are questioning if something is proper to wear for this concert, please visit with me one on one. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter! The HJH Concert Band is playing very well already and we want to look just as sharp as we sound!

Don't forget that this concert is on our list of required performances and is the test grade for this quarter!

November is flying away!

Looking at the blog this morning and realizing that I haven't been on to say much lately! Wow! It's not that NOTHING has been happening, in fact, almost the opposite has been occurring...there has been TOO MUCH going on!

Howar was represented by four eighth grade students at SCIBA's junior high honor band festival last Tuesday. Shelby R. and Alesha D. were in the White Band and Lei Alena D. and Jeremy S. were in the Blue Band. They rehearsed all afternoon with other banders from around the south central part of Iowa and performed an evening concert. It was an exceptional day and I send a special thanks out to band mom Brenda R. for coming along with me for the day!

Junior High Jazz has been amazing! What a great way to start our year! We'll be gearing up for Big Band Night before too long!