Hello Families of our Higley Marching Knights!

Thank you to all who attended our first home game and especially to the help of our parent volunteers coming in through the week passing out shirts, moving equipment, and helping sell concessions. The band brought a high energy to the game that paid off with the football team winning 43-42 against Casteel! We look forward to keeping this momentum with a busy week including Tues./Thurs. Rehearsals, a Friday Night Lights Away Game, and our first competition run of our show on Saturday. Please ensure that you read all the way through this newsletter to know who, what, when, and where to be during this busy week. 

Important Announcements:

• SATURN'S RETURN FAMILY SHOW SHIRTS: There is still time to order family show shirts! To purchase, please visit our BoosterHub Store and select "2026 Saturn's Return Family Show Shirt." Orders are open through Tuesday, September 15th so order soon. Help us fill the stands at games and competitions with Navy Blue to show your support for the Higley Marching Knights!
• SECTIONALS: Dates are currently in the calendar and all information about sectionals can be viewed here.
• MARCHING BAND HOODIES: Our Marching Arts Club Council has voted to offer hoodie orders for the colder months of the school year. Hoodie orders can be signed up in the band room and run through Friday, 9/18. Students that sign up for a hoodie will have a ~$25 (varies based on quantity ordered) fee charged to their InTouch account. Please check with your student to see if they ordered a Saturn’s Return Hoodie!
• PERFORMANCE HAIR CHECK: The first “performance hair check” will be Saturday, 9/19. Students whose hair reaches their neck and below must put their hair in a “Ballet Bun.” Students with hair past the ears, but not to the neck, must have their hair pinned, bunched, or braided towards the back of their head. All marchers must ensure there is no hair on their foreheads or bangs that get in their face. Part of competitions include judging the uniformity of how our ensemble looks; standardizing the front profile of our marchers will help ensure this. Color Guard will practice their hair style with their Captains. Specific details will be shared with students on Tuesday.
• As always, any pertinent questions can be emailed to steven.cheatham@husd.org or chesley.sharp@husd.org

Important Events this Week:

• Monday (9/14): Brass Sectionals 2:20pm-3:15pm; Front Ensemble Sectionals 2:20pm-3:30pm
• Tuesday (9/15): Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-9:00pm
• Wednesday (9/16): Horizon ACT-Testing Schedule during School; Guard Sectionals 2:30pm-4pm
• Thursday (9/17): Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30pm-9:00pm
• Friday (9/18): Away Football Game @Highland HS- Parent Spectators Purchase Tickets HERE
• Make sure to eat dinner before you come!!!
• 5:30 PM – Inspection in the Band Room
• Have your instrument in its case and be ready for departure inspection.
• Wear your SOUND MATTERS shirt, shorts, black socks, & marching shoes.
• Have your pep tunes music!!!
• Make sure your hair is back and out of your face.
• Everything will be loaded on our 3 buses.
• As soon as the buses are loaded we will leave for the game.
• 5:45 PM – Depart for Highland HS
• 6:20 PM – Arrive at Highland HS
• As soon as we get there we will unload, prepare to play, then move to the stands.
• 7:00 PM – Game starts
• 9:35 PM – Game Ends
• PLEASE NOTE The timing of this will depend on when the game finishes, but this is around when games are typically finished.
• March to the buses and load up to go home
• 10:30 PM – Arrive back at HHS
• When we get back we need to unload and put everything away in the band room and the cage.
• When everything is put away you will be free to go.
• REMEMBER THAT YOU REPRESENT HIGLEY HIGH AND OUR BAND PROGRAM, SO ACT ACCORDINGLY.
• Changes may be made to the schedule if necessary.
• Saturday (9/12): AzMBA Evaluation Show- Casa Grande Union HS- Parent Spectators Purchase Tickets HERE
• 2:00 PM – Call Time to load the truck
• This is the first time loading the truck so we are giving extra time for it today. 
• If you have something to go on the truck you NEED to be here at this time. This is all percussion, low brass (sousas/baritones), bari sax.
• Have on your clean SHOW SHIRT, black shorts, long black socks, and marching shoes.
• 3:15 PM – Call Time for ALL MEMBERS 
• Hair must be ready for performance at this time- Ballet Buns
• Make sure to have money for dinner/concessions
• Some people may still be loading the truck at this time.
• 3:30 PM – Inspection for departure
• Have inst./equip. already on truck or at feet in arcs.
• 3:30 PM – Load the bus
• 4:30 PM – Arrive at Casa Grande UHS
• When we arrive, we will unload and put instruments in a staging area before eating.
• 5:30 PM – Eat Dinner at CGUHS’s concessions & food trucks 
• 6:30 PM – Visual Warm-up
• 7:10 PM – Move to Music Warm-up area
• 7:25 PM – Music Warm-up
• Area B
• 8:25 PM – Proceed to the ready line
• 8:35 PM – Ready Line
• 8:40 PM – Performance
• We will push equipment to the truck/trailer for loading after our performance.
• When the truck and trailer are loaded we’ll get on the buses and head home.
• 11:00 PM – Arrive at Higley  
• We will unload the truck as soon as we finish arcing it up.
• Put everything away and go home!
• REMEMBER THAT YOU REPRESENT HIGLEY HIGH AND OUR BAND PROGRAM, SO ACT ACCORDINGLY.
• Changes will be made to the schedule as necessary.

Upcoming Marching Band Dates (details will be posted 1-2 weeks before each event):

• Friday (9/25): Homecoming Football Game vs. Cactus Canyon HS- Parent Spectators Purchase Tickets HERE
• Tuesday (9/29): Band & Percussion Concert
• THURSDAY (10/1): Home Football Game vs. Perry HS
• HUSD Fall Break: 10/3 – 10/18
• Fall Band Camp: 10/13 – 10/16 (Tues. 5:30pm-9:00pm; Wed.–Fri. 7:00am-12:00pm)
• THURSDAY (10/15): Home Football Game vs. Shadow Ridge HS
• CA Trip: Sat. 10/17 & Sun. 10/18

Please feel free to let us know as questions come up so that we can help!

-Mr. Cheatham & Mr. Sharp

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