Announcements

Winter Concert - Thursday, 12/5

The Winter Concert is at Trojan Hall at Daphne HS at 6:30pm.

Concert band and Symphony Band members are to be seated in Trojan Hall at 5:30pm with their instruments and music.

Wind Ensemble students are to be ready on stage at 5:20pm. WE percussionists need to be there by 5:00pm.

All cases are to be neatly stored in the Daphne band room.

Students are required to wear our concert black dress or tuxedo (with bow tie and vest or cummerbund) with appropriate dress shoes and long black socks or black stockings (no bare legs).

ALL students are required to stay for the entire performance. No exceptions will be made.

Christmas Parade - Friday, 12/6

Students will meet in the Wood Park across from the old K-1 center on Church Street (next to Fairhope Inn) at 5:30pm.

Full marching band uniform, no shako, holiday hats are encouraged along with instrument decorations. Be festive!

Pick-up at the end of the parade in the area of Church St. and Morphy Ave. (~8:15pm).

Jazz Band Concert - Tuesday, 12/10

Jazz Band concert will be held in the FHS Black Box Theatre at 6:30pm.

Jazz band students need to be there by 5:30pm. Dress is all black (festive tie optional).

Fruit Delivery - Wednesday, 12/11

Fruit will be delivered Wednesday, 12/11. All students who ordered fruit need to make arrangements to pick up their orders after school by 4:00pm.

Middle School Winter Band Concert - Thursday, Dec. 12

The middle school winter band concert is on Thursday, 12/12 at 6:00pm in the middle school cafeteria. Come support our middle school band students!

Parent Parade Walkers

We need parents to walk along side the band for all parades this year. Please sign up through the link.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4fa9a822aafd0-parade

Fundraisers

Pirate Cards - Students can check out pirate cards again. $10/each

University of South Alabama Marching Honor Band

The application for the University of South Alabama Marching Band is now open. https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/music/marchingband/marchinghonorband.html

The honor band is on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

Remind Sign-up

Please sign up for the correct remind class

Parents with last name A-J: text @fhsbaj to 81010

Parents with last name K-Z: text @fhsbkz to 81010

Woodwind & brass students: text @fhsbline to 81010

Percussion students: text @fhsbcssn to 81010

Color guard students: text @fhsbcg

Volunteer Opportunities

If you are planning on volunteering, Baldwin County requires a background check which will be good for the entire school year. Please select the overnight option (same cost).

https://bib.com/SECUREVOLUNTEER/Baldwin-County-Board-of-Education/?sx=1

Chaperone Sign-up

Please sign up to chaperone for football games and competitions. Please remember that all chaperones are required to ride the bus to and from the event (including home games).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090545a9ae2ca20-band

Home Football Game Parking

Please sign up to help with parking at home football games. Parking helpers need to be at the stadium by 5pm on game days to meet Jillianne (head person).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090545A9AE2CA20-home

Band Fees

Link to pay band fess online https://baldwincoal.csiepay.com/Views/Payment/Pay.aspx

If you are sending a check to school to pay fees, all checks MUST have a physical address printed, a phone number written, and student name. Personal checks over $300 are NOT allowed.

Check Out Procedures at Events

This is ONLY for away games and competitions. No check outs for home games.

Parent/Guardian must send an email to fairhopebandbuscheckout@gmail.com by 5:00pm the day before the event.

Students can only be checked out by a parent/guardian.

At the conclusion of an event, the parent/guardian MUST check out the student with the head bus chaperone.