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Videographer Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Videographer Shadow Needed Chris Blouch mailto:photography@herndonband.org Subcommittee Ensures all events have a videographer Takes videos at all events - concerts, programs, marching band events, etc.. Uploads, organizes, and updates the videos on the Youtube channel with the help of the Webmaster and communications teams. Previous Next

Dr. Antares Leask | Herndon High School Band < Back Dr. Antares Leask Color Guard Dr. Antares Leask (she/her) has taught in secondary schools for twenty two years, with experience in Texas and Virginia. She teaches English and Education prep classes for Northern Virginia Community College and is a National Board Certified teacher. Dr. Leask was the 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted for Texas Region XI. Dr. Leask did her undergraduate work in English at the University of Georgia, holds Masters Degrees in Secondary Education and Gifted Education from the University of North Texas, and earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington. She holds secondary teaching certificates in both English and Gifted/Talented. She presents in the tech space about using AI for accessibility and also speaks and publishes on popular culture. She has been responsible for the visual programming and direction of DC's Different Drummers, South Lakes, and Briar Woods high schools in Northern Virginia, as well as schools in Texas and Georgia. She has choreographed for multiple other colorguards and has consulted in both programming and visual performance for several marching band programs. In the realm of colorguard performance, Dr. Leask performed with the award-winning Contempo (TX), Allure (TX), Escapade (OH), Ascension (TX), and DC's Different Drummers (DC) winterguards and Sky Ryders (TX) and Cadets of Bergen County (NJ) drum corps. In addition, she did administrative work for Cadets of Bergen County and the Santa Clara Vanguard drum corps, and has frequently volunteered with Winter Guard International. Dr. Leask also served for many years on the executive board of Atlantic Indoor Association North, helping to manage indoor colorguard and drumline competitions across Virginia. Dr. Leask is married with two children, two goofy dogs, and two cats who are jerks. Previous Next

Drumline Chair Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Drumline Chair VACANT Board Responsible to help support marching needs during the season During the winter months, the coordinator will run an indoor drumline program to include the following duties -Communication of information -Coordination of chaperones for competitions -Form collection and completion -Work with marching coordinator to rent trucks for instrument transportation -Fundraising Attends all monthly Board meetings Previous Next

Tag Day Concert Program 2024 Program. The concert is free for the community to thank them for supporting the band. < HOME DOWNLOAD >

Purchase section ads for the annual Showcase of Bands, hosted by Herndon High School showcase section ads We are encouraging all HHS Band parents to help purchase a section ad for their children’s section or sections. For the last few Showcase events, all or most sections were represented in the program; therefore, we are hoping to have an ad placed for each section again this year. Like last year, the online version of Showcase Program Guide will be available to everyone. We encourage each group to place a full-page ad; however, if that is not possible, we encourage a half page ad: Full Page - $75 Half Page - $50 Email your ad to showcaseads@herndonband.org in a jpg or pdf format. If you need design help, email your ad text (including names of students) and photograph showcaseads@herndonband.org . Pictures taken by our band photographers may be downloaded from our Flickr account. See ad examples below - note the ads shown on this flyer were all full-page ads in the showcase program. If you would like to get additional examples from Showcase 2022, please email the Showcase Ad committee at showcaseads@herndonband.org Ads & Payment MUST be received by Wednesday, September 25th 501(c)3 tax information: Herndon High School Band Parents Association, Herndon, VA Tax-exempt since Sept. 1993 EIN: 54-1629832 section ad order form: Section* Choose Section Contact Email* I need design help Upload Ad & Image Select your ad type* Full Page Ad $ 75 1/2 Page Ad $ 50 Submit more ways to purchase ads: MAIL Mail your checks to HHSBPA Send to PO Box 1293 Herndon, VA 20172-1293 email showcaseads@herndonband.org

Citrus Coordinator Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Citrus Coordinator VACANT citrus@herndonband.org Subcommittee Previous Next

Showcase of Bands 2024 Program. Showcase is a major event hosting 35 bands from the area < HOME DOWNLOAD >

Purchase Candy Grams to be delivered to your Marching Band student Candy Grams First name* Last name* School* What school do they go to? Candy Choice 1* First choice Candy Choice 2* Backup choice Message* Candy Gram* Candy Gram $ 3 Submit

Holiday Greens are available in the Winter for purchase through our partner organizations holiday greens Greens sales have begun! The Pride of Herndon Band has been selling beautiful holiday greens from Sherwood Forest Farms for 45+ years. This fundraiser makes shopping for your holiday greens for yourself and others really easy…and it goes directly to reducing our travel costs! Consider gifting to friends, family, and clients since it’s the perfect touch to any holiday décor. Sales are ALL ONLINE ! Students can access “seller information” at the link below and use the attached sales flyer to spread the word via email or on social media, but if you and your friends and neighbors can’t wait that long, here is the link to our fundraiser: For 45+ years, we have sold beautiful greens from Sherwood Forest Farms . If you place a local order, select the band student from the menu so that your greens will be delivered to you the week after Thanksgiving. If you'd like to order for out-of-town family and friends, you can place a direct ship order. Those prices include shipping. Local orders placed without a band student assigned to it will need to be picked up the week after Thanksgiving. We'll send you an email to let you know when and where. Orders need to be placed by November 12! VIEW ALL GREENS GREENS faq: How do I shop? There are two ways to shop: LOCAL (regular) orders must be picked up at (1118 Landerset Drive, Herndon). DIRECT SHIP orders (gift items) will be shipped directly to the recipients (in the US, no P.O. Boxes). Shipping is included in the cost of the item. Those orders must be placed by November 16. Either way you shop, you can link your sales to a band student OR to the group as a whole. Band students get credit for sales and can win prizes! When will the orders arrive? Typically LOCAL greens arrive the week after Thanksgiving. Students will pick up greens at 1118 Landerset Drive (times/dates to follow) and deliver to their clients. DIRECT SHIP orders are typically delivered in the two weeks after Thanksgiving. (When depends on where they are being shipped.) Are there sample email or text message scripts I can use? See the section below to find both of those in the Sample Email and Text file Where can I find flyers? See the section below to find 2 flyers What If I have more questions? email HerndonHSgreens@gmail.com Below are some documents to help your Greens sales

Past Directors of the Herndon High School Pride of Herndon Marching Band Past Directors The Pride of Herndon would not be what it is today without the dedication and commitment of its illustrious band directors. This page highlights those who have helped shape the Herndon Band Program over the years. Valdemar Johnson , 1947 – 1958 Fritz Velke , 1958 – 1964 ... He won the 1962 Ostwald Award for "Concertino for Band" WHILE he was the HHS band director!!! James Swiney , 1964 - 1968 Larry Willis , 1968 – 1971 George Duman , 1971 – 1978 Richard Bergman , 1978 - 2008 Kathleen Jacoby , 2008 - 2024 If you have additional information or dates on the above directors, please contact director@herndonband.org and communications@herndonband.org read about our past directors Kathleen Jacoby, Director of Bands at Herndon High School, 2008-2024 Before accepting a position in the FCPS HR Department. Kathleen Jacoby was the Director of Bands at Herndon High School from 2008-2024. She conducted three concert ensembles, the Pride of Herndon Marching Band, and Percussion Ensemble. She taught AP Music Theory and sponsored the department Tri-M chapter. Mrs. Jacoby is the 2022 Fairfax County Public Schools Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the year. She is Conn Selmer VIP and a member of Phi Beta Mu. In 2019 and 2014 she was awarded commendations from the Town of Herndon and Fairfax County School Board. In both 2010 and again in 2017 Mrs. Jacoby was recognized by the School Band and Orchestra Magazine as “50 Music Teachers to Watch.” She has received a Presidential Citation from the Virginia Department of Education twice, and has been recognized by “Who’s Who in America.” Mrs. Jacoby was Courtland (Spotsylvania County, VA) High School’s New Teacher of the Year in 2005. Mrs. Jacoby was on staff with the American Music Abroad for four summer tours, performing concerts across Europe. Under Mrs. Jacoby’s direction, The Pride of Herndon had repeatedly been a Virginia Honor Band, traveled to Pearl Harbor in 2023 by invitation for the December 7th Memorial Parade, represented the United States at the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion in Normandy France, won grand champion at the 2013 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu while representing Virginia, and been the only band to ever perform at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters. In 2014 the United States House of Representatives issued a commendation to recognize the outstanding work of The Pride. The Pride performed in the NATO Parade in 2018, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade in 2017, the National Cherry Blossom Parade in 2016, Macy’s Holiday Parade at Universal Studios in 2016, and the Disney Electric Light Parade in April 2014. Prior to coming to the Pride of Herndon, Mrs. Jacoby spent four years as the Director of Bands at Courtland High School. In addition to teaching ensembles, she conducted school musicals and founded the school’s Tri-M Music Honors Society chapter and Flute Choir. During her tenure, the Symphonic Band received its first Superior Rating for Grade VI literature and became one of the few bands in the Commonwealth achieved 10-Year Honor Band status. Mrs. Jacoby is a native of Arlington, Virginia and graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelors of Music. While at JMU, she was a Drum Major of the Marching Royal Dukes and President of the JMU chapter of the Music Educator’s National Conference. Under her leadership, the JMU chapter broke state membership records. From a pool of nearly two thousand other chapters, JMU CMENC won two out of three National Chapter of Excellence awards. Mrs. Jacoby was also an officer in the Eta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. Richard Bergman, Director of Bands at Herndon High School, 1978-2008 Mr. Richard Bergman, a native of New York City, New York, is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he received his Bachelor of Music Education Degree in 1967 and his Master of Education Degree in 1975. He began his teaching career in Prince George’s County, Maryland where he taught both junior and senior high school. From 1971-1977 he directed the Crossland High School Symphonic Band which he developed into one of the finest ensembles in the Mid-Atlantic States. Mr. Bergman began his career at Herndon High School in 1978, and retired after 30 years in 2008. Under his direction the band program at Herndon received national recognition for its excellence of performance in clinics, concerts, festivals and competitions. Among its many appearances, the band has performed at the Mid-East Music Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1985; twice at the prestigious Mid-west International Band and Orchestra Convention Chicago, IL in 1987 and 1995; the Music Educator’s National Conference 53rd National In-Service Convention, New Orleans, LA in 1992 and in Tennesse in 2003; tne American Band Masters Convention in Baltimore, MD in 2004 (where the band received a three minute standing ovation); and four times at the Virginia Music Educators Convention. Under Mr. Bergman’s direction, the HHS band has received over thirty first place and grand champion awards at every competition it has participated in since 1982. Mr. John Paynter, chairman of the music department at Northwestern University, has described the Herndon bands as being among the finest and most musical ensembles in the United States. In 1991 the Herndon Wind Ensemble was named by the John Philip Sousa Foundation as that year’s only recipient of the Sudler Flag of Honor. This is the highest national honor any concert band program can receive. Mr. Bergman is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, The Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association, Music Educator’s National Conference, National Band Association, Percussive Arts Society, National Association of Jazz Educator’s and the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers. He was president of the Maryland Band Directors Association and was also editor of their solo and ensemble and concert list manual. In 1995 Mr. Bergman was elected into the American Bandmasters Association. On numerous occasions the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia and the Board of Education in Prince George’s County, Maryland have cited Mr. Bergman for his outstanding contributions to music education. Included in these honors are ten “Commendations of Excellence” from the Fairfax County Board of Education. In addition, his bands have been recognized for their excellence by the legislatures of Virginia and Maryland. He has also received nine Commendations of Excellence from the National Band Directors Association, and in 1994 was listed in the Who’s Who of American Educators. In 2008 Mr. Bergman was named teacher of the year by the Herndon-Reston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bergman has served as an active adjudicator, clinician, consultant, and guest conductor in many of the Mid-Atlantic, Southern and Northeastern states. Presently Mr. Bergman is the conductor of the King’s Park Adult Community Band in Burke, VA. Chuck Hawkins, Assistant Director of Bands at Herndon High School, 1988-2008 Since 1988, Mr. Hawkins has been the Assistant Director at Herndon High School and was responsible for production design, program coordination and all on-field aspects of The Pride of Herndon Marching Band. Chuck (who refuses to be called “sir”) brings a broad experience working with youth, and credits band activities with “making me what I am today.” A veteran of nearly four years with the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps of Washington, D.C. and five years on the band staff of Falls Church High School, Chuck has also served on the staff of the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps. In his spare time, Chuck is a Battalion Chief in the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. George Eugene Duman, Jr. (1936-2013) Gene Duman was Herndon High School’s fifth band director, serving from 1971 to 1978. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Baltimore, where his outstanding tuba playing won him a full four-year scholarship to The Peabody Conservatory of Music. Upon graduating, he came to Fairfax County and in 1962, opened Edison High School, where his bands were consistently awarded “Superior” ratings at District Festival. Moving to Herndon in 1971, he replicated his success at Edison, starting a host of HHS Band Traditions in the process. 1971 saw the first-ever Tag Day Concert. In 1972, he founded the Wind Ensemble as the school’s premiere concert band, and designated the Symphonic Band as the program’s core marching unit, giving the latter group a mission all its own and a newfound pride to go with it. He conducted the first HHS musical with a full pit orchestra – “The Music Man” – in 1974, and made Jazz Band and Music Theory classes for credit. And in 1972, he had the marching band play “You’ve Said It All” which, to the surprise of pretty much everyone – including Mr. Duman – promptly became The Unofficial HHS Fight Song. He departed Herndon in style in 1978, with the Wind Ensemble winning a major, three-day-long national band competition in Florida. In the words of a former student, “With Mr. Duman, band was always exciting, educational, challenging, musically rewarding – and more fun than anyone should be allowed to have in a school building.” Gene Duman’s seven years at HHS had – and continue to have – a tremendously positive impact both on the those he taught, and on the structure and success of the Herndon band program. It is that life and musical legacy which we celebrate at the HHS Band 2013 Winter Concert. Mitchell Samuel Bender (1934-2013) - Band Director at Herndon Intermediate School from 1966 to 1984 Mitch Bender was the band director at Herndon Intermediate School from 1966 to 1984. Born and raised in Aurora, Illinois, he took up trumpet at an early age and attended Chicago’s VanderCook College of Music, from which he earned a B.A. in Music Education in 1958. Mr. Bender began his teaching career in his native Illinois, moving to Fairfax County and Herndon Intermediate in 1966, where his bands routinely earned “Excellent” or “Superior” ratings. Mr. Bender’s fine work at Herndon Intermediate ensured that a steady stream of outstanding freshman musicians was funneled into the HHS band program for almost 20 years, directly contributing to the latter program’s golden reputation and success. Mr. Bender’s musical achievements were to continue in a similar vein when he became the founding band director at Reston’s Langston Hughes Middle School in 1984. After retiring in 1994, Mr. Bender remained an active presence in the local school band community, often serving as an announcer at VBODA District Festivals. In retirement, he also founded MSB Publishing, Inc., which boasted over 200 titles in its catalogue by highly-regarded composers such as Elliot Del Borgo, Joseph Compiello, and Dr. Robert Cameron. A gifted composer and arranger in his own right, Mr. Bender wrote fluently and well for band, orchestra, chorus, solo voice, and virtually every instrument imaginable. But most especially, Mitch Bender drew on his decades of classroom experience to craft dozens of attractive, high-quality selections that could be played and enjoyed by the sort of aspiring young musicians that he taught, knew, and loved so well. Update on Fritz Velke, James Marvin Swiney and Larry Willis - On June 7th, 2019 we received this interesting and informative email from Alumni Luther H. Nossett (Class of '69) where he talks us about three of the band directors listed above !!! Here goes - Good Morning: I was in the HHS band from 1963 to 1969 and knew the all three of the directors for which your site requested information. We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary of graduation this weekend and coupled with the band's trip to Normandy, one of our class members was viewing your site and found the request for more information on these men. I will share what I know personally, and refer you to other resources I have found. Fritz Velke was the band director at Herndon in 1963, our year in 7th grade. You may not be able to imagine how small Herndon was at that time, but the intermediate school was co-located with the high school at that time on Locust Street. Two or three weeks into the school year during middle school band class, Mr. Velke instructed about 6 of us to go into the uniform room and try to find a uniform that fit (or almost). We thought it was really cool that he allowed us to try on the high school uniforms, never expecting what happened next. As we assembled for his inspection, he said " ok, be here at 6:00 pm, you are now in the high school band and are going to Winchester tonight for the football game". We were all shocked, but our addition to the band brought the total members up to about 45. Mr. Velke left Herndon in June of 1964 but remained in the Fairfax County school system. I don't remember where he went, but in 1966 or 67, I was in the all-regional band and Mr. Velke appeared as a guest conductor to direct one of his compositions, "Plaything for a Bunch of All Stars". That is the last I ever saw Mr. Velke, but I did learn he had passed a number of years ago. See https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Velke and https://www.lib.umd.edu/ostwald/winners/1956-1970/fritz-velke. The picture in the second article is exactly as I remember him. I have attached a picture from the 1964 Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, where we wore the old style uniforms. In the fall of 1964 James Marvin Swiney assumed leadership of the Herndon Hornet band. Mr. Swiney had recently been as assistant director at Florida State University and provided more direction in marching band, producing more complex halftime shows than previously performed. Mr, Swiney was a very religious man and cared about the student's character development as well as musical development. Many class periods were spent in lectures on values and morals and not on musical issues. In 1966 and 1967 Mr. Swiney took the Stage Band to Grundy, Virginia to play a benefit concert for the Mountain Mission School,an orphanage serving the Appalachian regions of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Those trips were very enlightening for us to see the poverty of the area, to increase our gratitude for what we had and increase our awareness and appreciation for those less fortunate than we. In 1967 we participated in the Southeastern Band Festival in Bristol, Virginia, a big trip for us a we spent two nights in a hotel. The festival included a parade and a halftime show. There were about 75 bands in the event and we got a good rating, although I don't remember the specifics. I do remember watching 74 other halftime shows, it was a very long day! In early 1968, the band collectively decided that we wanted to win the National Cherry Blossom Festival and we practiced for 3 months or more for that goal. There were three parts of the competition, a symphonic portion, a halftime show and the feature parade on Saturday. We played the symphonic portion on Thursday, April 4, 1968 and had our picture taken on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. Unbeknownst to us at the same time we were competing, Martin Luther King was being assassinated in Memphis. Riots followed and the remainder of the festival was cancelled. We were told that although we appeared to be the best band in the competition, they awarded the trophy to the band that travelled the greatest distance, only to have their time in D.C. cut short. I have attached a copy of that picture with Mr. Swiney at the right. I have previously sent this copy to the school. In June of 1968 Mr. Swiney resigned from HHS to take a senior position at the Mountain Mission School in Grundy, eventually becoming President of the school. His wife's grandfather had started the school and the Swineys felt called to serve God by helping others through that organization. He is now retired and at 84 is living in Abington, Virginia. I was in the band under Mr. Willis for one year, but I do not know any information about him or where he went after he left Herndon. I do believe he had worked at the University of Alabama for sometime before his tenure at HHS. Victor Bernhards who was a band director in the Fairfax County School system was our classmate and he may have more information on Mr. Willis. Please let me know if I can help you in any manner and thank you for your support of the D Day observance. Luther H. Nossett Class of 1969

CutTime and TalkingPoints information for Herndon High School Band students and families CUTTIME & TALKINGPOINTS We use TalkingPoints to send text reminders to families that automatically translate to a preferred language. Please make sure you are signed up for FCPS TalkingPoints to receive messages. More information can be found here Download Parents TalkingPoints for iOS and Android: All student data is managed through CutTime – email communication, instrument inventory, uniforms, and more. Every cell phone number that is registered here will receive a text inviting families to login and update their personal information Hello Herndon Band Families! / ¡Hola familias de Herndon Band! This year we are using a new system called CutTime to track fees for instrument rentals, trips, and winter programs. At this time, please select “Back to dashboard” above to view your student’s dashboard and confirm that there are no charges due. Note that some unpaid fees from last year were carried over. Fees can be paid through MySchoolBucks or by sending a check (to HHS) or cash to Mrs. Bradley in the front office. If you have any questions, please contact me at finance@herndonband.org . From now on, an automated statement will be sent at the start of each month to families with a balance due. If you need help navigating CutTime, they offer a series of help videos here : . Este año estamos utilizando un nuevo sistema llamado CutTime para rastrear las tarifas de alquiler de instrumentos, viajes y programas de invierno. En este momento, seleccione “Back to dashboard” arriba para ver el panel de sus estudiantes y confirmar que no hay cargos adeudados. Tenga en cuenta que algunas tarifas no pagadas del año pasado se prorrogaron. Las tarifas se pueden pagar a través de MySchoolBucks o enviando un cheque (al HHS) o efectivo a la señora Bradley en la oficina principal. Si tiene alguna pregunta, contácteme en finance@herndonband.org . A partir de ahora, se enviará una declaración automatizada al comienzo de cada mes a las familias con un saldo adeudado. Si necesita ayuda para navegar por CutTime, ofrecen una serie de videos de ayuda aquí: Magic Links and "Log Ins" No More Need for a Username and Password A username and password are authentication conventions that have existed since the 1980s. We use a newer, more seamless way to authenticate a user in software called "magic links," which have been around for about a dozen years—no more usernames and passwords for guardians and students/members. What Are Magic Links? Instead of members and guardians going to a login page to see their program's details in CutTime, they will open their cell phone messaging app or email and find a text or email message from CutTime. Inside of this notification will be their personalized and secure magic link - meaning that this is unique to that individual's cell phone number or email address, and acts as their "login". Much like a username and password, an individual's magic link should not be shared by members and guardians with anyone else. SMS as the Primary Communication Method The CutTime next gen system uses SMS as its primary means of notification to members and guardians. This means that CutTime will first send communications to the cell phone # on file for a member or guardian. Should the message bounce, the individual opt out, or there is no number/email on file, the system will then send out an email instead. Opting Out of SMS Messaging Members and guardians do have the option to choose email as their primary form of communication. They can reply "STOP" to the CutTime number in response to the message to opt out of text messaging. As long as they have an email listed in their profile, the system will then resort to using email to send them messages from CutTime.

Treasurer Herndon High School Band < Back Previous Next Treasurer Shadow Needed Lynne DeRoche treasurer@herndonband.org Board The Treasurer shall maintain the records of all HHSBPA financial activities and shall be bonded through the means of an adequate fidelity bond. In addition, the Treasurer shall: Establish and maintain, in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting, an appropriate accounting system, including reports. Maintain checking and other accounts as needed at a local financial institution and reconcile monthly bank statements. Keep an accurate and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures of the Association and preserve all vouchers, receipts, statements and canceled checks, when available. (An assistant may enter information into QuickBooks and maintain filing) Prepare the annual budget for review by the Board of Directors and presentation to the membership. Maintain custody of all funds, expending money only by check or other means consistent with these bylaws and as otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors. (An assistant may prepare checks for the Treasurer's signature) Make deposits of all income in the proper accounts as designated in the budget. (An assistant may enter information into QuickBooks) Maintain the non-profit status for the Association. Maintain any needed business licenses for the Association. Be responsible for maintaining and updating all student account records and communicating student account information to students and parents on a regular basis. (An assistant may update and maintain the student account records) Be responsible for the submission of all Federal, State and Local tax and information returns including, but not limited to, IRS Forms 990 and 1099 Monitor the budget, provide a report at every Board meeting, and alert the Board to any concerns. Previous Next