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The inaugural season of the Herndon Winter Guard is fully in swing! Our team is hard at work practicing and getting ready to compete in February and March. Please come support our girls at one of their upcoming competitions? For more information, email your questions to our Guard rep.

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Congratulations to our students who made District Band!!

Wind Ensemble: Kat Lopes (1st flute), Tiberiu Baicoianu (2nd clarinet), Caitlin Williams (4th trumpet), Michael Chen (6h trumpet)

Symphonic Band: Kat Lopes (piccolo), Adrian Ahn (4h clarinet), Dasha Bradfield (9th clarinet), Jay Kotra (4th bass clarinet), Leann Poirier (1st bassoon), Jeff O'Connell (1st tenor sax), Jacob Bennett (1st bari sax), Christine Horting (4th trumpet), Kevin Lovering (3rd trombone), Adam Trapp (1st bass trombone), Ronan O'Day (6th tuba)

Alternates: Adam Rosenberg (2nd oboe), Margaret Shaw (1st English horn) Austin Miller (2nd alto sax), Molly McKnight (2nd horn), Dillon Celinski (1st tuba)

Please be sure to download your DISTRICT BAND INFORMATION PACKET and have a GREAT time at the event!

Questions? Please email Ms Schoelwer.

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Percussion and Symphonic Band rehearsals are:

Monday, Jan 23
Monday, Feb 6
Tuesday, Feb 14
Tuesday, Feb 21
Monday, Feb 27
*Pre-Assessment Concert on Wed, Feb 29
Tuesday, Mar 6
*Assessment Concert on Friday, March 10 at Madison HS (we will bus from HHS to Madison HS for our 5pm performance)

Questions? Please email Ms Schoelwer.

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Looking ahead, please plan to support our band students at their sping assessment performances:
Symphonic band - Fri March 9, 2012 at 5:00pm

Wind Ensemble - Sat March 10, 2012 at 7:20pm

Transportation will be by school busses. Everyone is invited to be present to encourage our kids

Questions? Please email Ms Schoelwer.

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Keep up with the social media experience with the Herndon Pride on Facebook and on Twitter!

All band parents are encouraged to attend!  Come and learn about the upcoming events and volunteer opportunites.

The next meeting of the HHSBPA Board is on Monday, February 6, 2012. Meetings are typically the first Monday of each month.

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Looking for a great way to support the band program and a local merchant? We have a new dining for dollars program at Finnegan's - be sure to print out the DINING FOR DOLLARS AT FINNEGAN'S flyer and take it with you - dine-in or take-out will earn 20% of your non-alcoholic purchases for the band!

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This is a great opportunity to connect students with their communities - playing music for our senior community members. For an informational flyer click here and for a sign-up form, click here.

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Do you shop from Amazon.com?  If so, click on any of the Amazon icons on this site.  The Pride of Herndon will earn money for everything you purchase from Amazon if you use the links from this website.  There are no additional charges or hidden fees.  Your Amazon experience will be the same as it has always been except the Pride of Herndon now benefits from this referral.

Please tell everyone you know to visit http://herndonband.org before going to Amazon.  Every page on the Herndon Band website has an Amazon link that can be used.  The more the Amazon links are used, the more money the band makes.

Questions?  Email Neil Lovering or Ken Poirier.

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Please remember while ordering your sheet music that HHS earns 8% on every order through SheetMusicPlus.com.  Follow this link to start browsing through lesson and solo/ensemble music.

For more information, Email Ms. Schoelwer.

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Here's a simple way to support the Band Program at no cost to you, and it will take just a minute of your time.  Please link your VIC Card to the HHSBPA today, and The Pride will receive a portion of every dollar you spend at Harris Teeter!

Just visit Harris Teeter's TIE Web Site and enter 6075 as your School Code.  If you do not have a VIC Card, it's free and easy to obtain one at Harris Teeter's VIC application site.