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Nominations for our New Board Members
Nominations for 2019/2020 Board:President – Gordon King1VP – LaVeta Solanto2VP – Michael Patch2VP Asst. – Heather Tewalt3VP – Melanie JacksonTreasurer – Mary MillerTreas. Ass.t – Nikka ShaneyfeldTreas. Asst. – Cyndi SarkesianSecretary – Lorraine Miller and Kim Grantham
Read MoreIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND AUDITIONS FOR NEXT SPRING – 2020:
In case you have not heard yet, the high school “concert band” will be split in to two classes/bands next Spring (2020). This has been needed for quite a while here at BHS. It is a very good thing for our students and our program such that varying levels of students will receive more specialized…
Read MoreMarch Band Booster Meeting
Hello all, Please make plans to attend the upcoming March BHS Band Booster Association meeting on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30pm. This is a *very* important meeting where we will set nominations for next year’s Booster Board, and also take a general membership vote on proposed by-laws revisions. If you have not yet taken the…
Read MoreMPA Ensemble Stipulations
Buckhorn Band Students and Parents: The following is a new development this year and is important to understand as our program continues to increase not only in size, but in levels of expectations and standards of achievement- to provide each student with fair involvement in our activities, and in order to best motivate and scaffold…
Read MoreConcert Band Audition Music
Concert Band audition materials are now available in the band room and with links below Please be sure you/your student gets a copy. You can click and view or download audition music: Flute Clarinet Bass Clarinet Oboe Horns Saxes Trumpets Trombones Tubas Baritones 1Baritones 2 Percussion 1Percussion 2 PARENTS: Please help your student plan time…
Read MoreCollective Bracelets Benefeting Indoor Percussion
Leah Farris, the Pit Instructor, has so graciously volunteered to donate 15% of her commissions of the sale to the BHS Indoor Percussion program. The sale is live now and will end December 15, just in time for Christmas. These bracelets are unique and are specifically designed by Leah. There is a picture of the…
Read MoreBuckhorn High School Band: Mattress Sale Feb 23, 2019
On Saturday, February 23rd, from 10am to 5pm our Buckhorn High School Band Program is hosting our 3rd Annual Mattress Sale fundraising event. This event has been VERY successful here at school districts across Alabama and the US over the last 10 years. We are excited to have this event here at Buckhorn High School.…
Read MoreMarching “ends”, Concert begins!
What a fantastic marching season it’s been! Each contest affirmed that our students are very talented, passionate, well-trained in the arts, and hard-working. At our first contest (SRC), percussion got the top score; second contest (JSU) – first place band, percussion, and drum major, second place guard; and at the State Championship, our band got…
Read MoreAlabama State Marching Band Championship
The following information pertains to the Alabama State Marching Band Championship hosted at Muscle Shoals High School, Saturday November 3rd. I have cut and pasted some details about judging, scoring, and awards below, as it will be quite different from other contests and you should know how this contest will work differently. Other state championships tend to…
Read MoreJSU Contest of Champions Results
I trust you heard the very satisfying news of our band’s success at the JSU Contest of Champions! Details were shared on our Facebook page and in email to all of our school employees, Superintendent Massey and our School Board member, Angie Bates. I would reiterate that the trophies (All Superior ratings, 1st place Drum Major,…
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