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Spirit Wear

Order your Spirit Wear now! Order forms and prices can be found in the Fundraising Spirit Wear Tab. Spirit wear includes various sweats, t-shirts, and pants with the Marching Falcons name and logo.

Orders need to be turned into Mary Medley via email or set up other arrangements (bmjslmedley@yahoo.com)

Senior Student Accounts

Reminder to all recent graduates with student accounts:  If you wish to designate any remaining funds in your account, you must do so by June 30.  As of June 30 all remaining funds in graduate accounts will automatically be allocated to the General Scholarship Fund.  Please e-mail the treasurer at hf2imb.treasurer@gmail.com.  Thank you!

Color Guard – Parent Meeting

Hello!
I’d like to take the last 30 minutes of practice on Wednesday, the 10th, (8:00pm – 8:30pm) to hold a parent meeting in the band room. This would be an opportunity for all the parents to meet me and match a face to a name, and vice versa. I apologize for the late notice, but I’ve been gathering as much information about the upcoming season as I can and I’d like to pass it along since I’ve received a few questions.
Thank you,
Caitlyn Klies

Mr. Lee George Passed Away (Retired UCS Teacher)

Sad News

Administrators, please share with staff as appropriate:

Retired UCS teacher Lee George, husband of Switzer Elementary teacher Susan George, passed away May 21, 2015. Mr. George was a high school teacher and band director. A memorial visitation will take place Wednesday, May 27 from 2-8 p.m. with a memorial service at 7 p.m. at the Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road east of Van Dyke in Utica 48317. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes memorial donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Henry Ford II High School Band Boosters. Further information is available at: http://www.sullivanfuneraldirectors.com/.

Washington D.C. Trip Information

To all Washington, D.C. trip participants (and parents)

A few things as we approach our departure date:

The Parade will be televised LIVE on Monday 5/25, starting at 2:00. It will be on the REELZ Channel: 799 on Uverse, 161 on Comcast, not available on WOWWAY. : (

Will also be streaming on Military.com (link below)

Keep in mind that with LIVE Television, there is no guarantee that we will appear on the broadcast, as all entries are subject to commercials, etc.

We are event no. 45, out of roughly 120 parade events, so approximately in the first 1/3 of the parade.

Weather- as of right now, the forecast for 5/25 is HOT- we will be taking every possible precaution to keep the students cool and hydrated- we will NOT be wearing the black hats, the uniforms are not wool, but a lighter “breathable polyester”, we will not be putting the coats on until the last possible minute, and  I have ordered neck-cooling wraps to help with this as well.

Also, the National Memorial Day Concert (that we are attending) will be broadcast on PBS, Sunday 5/24 at 8:00

http://www.military.com/memorial-day/memorial-day-parade.html​
National Memorial Day Parade | Military.com
All veterans and active duty military are encouraged to participate in the National Memorial Day Parade, which will take place Monday, May 25, 2015.

Matt Schoenherr

Director of Bands & Orchestra

Henry Ford II High School

Band Banquet

There are still plenty of tickets available for the band banquet on Monday May 18th. Dale has said all he needs is a commitment from you that your going by Monday May  11th. You can send your payment in after that or see him the day of the banquet.