September 17, 2021 - Marching Band News

Hello band students and families,

1. No Performance Tonight (but we will have a rehearsal)

As you may have heard, the varsity home football game tonight has been cancelled due to a COVID situation on the opposing team (Madison West). Our football team attempted to find another opponent for tonight but was unsuccessful.

Instead of the halftime performance, we will be having a rehearsal from 5:30-8:00. This will help us prepare a little more for our competition next week since we have now unfortunately missed several performance runs.

2. Competition Schedules We have three more competitions this year. Please find the schedules below, and visit the website for more information! Waukesha West, Sunday, September 26th 10:15 report to MHS to change 11:00 load buses for departure 12:45 arrive at Waukesha West High School (Concessions available or bring a lunch) 2:00 Warm up 2:45 Middleton performs3:15 Awards Ceremony 3:45 Load buses for home ~5:30 unload at MHS Oak Creek, Sunday, October 3rd 10:45 Report to MHS to change 11:30 load buses for departure 1:45 arrive at Oak Creek High School (Concessions available or bring a lunch) 3:00 Warm up 3:45 Middleton performs 4:15 Awards Ceremony 4:45 load buses for home ~6:45 unload at MHS WSMA State Championships, Saturday, October 16th 1:45 report to MHS 2:30 load buses for departure (Snacks recommended for the bus) 4:00 arrive at UW-Whitewater ~5:45 warm up 7:00 Middleton performs (Concessions available afterward, or bring dinner. Watch other bands.) 10:30 Awards Ceremony 11:00 load buses for home ~Midnight(!) unload at MHS 3. Rehearsals Next Week As we ramp up toward the first competition, we have two rehearsals next week. Monday, 9/20 -- ASR Rehearsal (both halves) Friday, 9/24 -- "Field Trip" Rehearsal 12:00-3:44 (Take 1st lunch, miss Advisory, Block7, ASR) 4. Transportation Situation Thank you everyone for your patience and support with our district's transportation struggles. We are expecting to have buses for the remaining competitions, especially since the next two are on Sundays. As a backup, the school has also developed a form to allow families to carpool to an event. Several of you have reached out about organizing, so please stay tuned for more information.

September 1, 2021 - Marching Band Update

Hello Marching Band parents and students,

1. Congrats! GREAT JOB on our first performances of the year! You should be so proud of what we collectively achieved during our two weeks of band camp. The weather was hot and humid, half the band had never marched before, and yet we were still able to get an entire field show ready for performance. The football game went very well, and the parade sounded great and was well received as always. Awesome start to the season! 2. Band Parent Night - The home football game on September 10th is band parent night. All band parents get into the game for

free by checking in at the table outside the entrance. Senior parents will meet on the track at halftime to watch the show and have their names read. Hope to see you there! 3. Germantown Competition Info Our first competition of the year is coming up on Sept. 11th. Here is a draft schedule: ~2:30 TBD -- Meet at MHS to load and change ~3:30 TBD -- Buses depart from MHS to Germantown High School 6:15 -- Opening ceremony/entrance 7:15 -- MHS performs 9:00 -- Finale performance (all bands together) 9:15 -- Awards ceremony ~11:30 -- Unload at MHS If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt from the

event, click here. The deadline is today(!) There should be no need to pre-order food as the concession stand will be open by the time we arrive. 4. Other Upcoming Dates: September 10th, 2:15-3:44 -- ASR rehearsal (This is our ONLY practice before the next performances! Please make sure you reschedule any other ASR commitments.) September 10th, report 5:30pm to change -- Home football game (Parent Night) September 11th, report afternoon TBD -- Competition at Germantown High School -- Michael Ver VoortMusic Teacher & Director of Bands

Middleton High School (608) 829-9680 mvervoort@mcpasd.k12.wi.us

August 24 is the BIG Band Welcome Event!

Welcome ALL 2021-22 MHS Band Parents/Guardians!

PLEASE JOIN US at the high school on August 24th for our kick-off event! Social hour at 6:00, presentation begins at 7:00. Our emphasis this year is on community, and we're so excited to welcome you to our family! Whether your student is new to MHS band or returning as an upperclassman, please come meet other families and find out what's going on!

- Social hour with (prepackaged) refreshments

- Tours of our new facilities!

- Brief preview of programming

- Introduction of the Middleton Band Boosters

- Meet other band families

As per MCPASD policy, face masks are required for all attendees.

It's time to get excited for the return of band programming this year! Marching band is already underway, we're ready to rehearse indoors again (albeit with mitigation protocols), and things are ramping up. Please join us as we kick off 2021-22! See you on the 24th!

Mr. Brown, Mr. Rothacker, & Mr. Ver Voort