Hello Everyone,

Congratulations to Lilli St. Aubin, Braden Chase, Alex Downing and Dominic King for making the All-County Band! Also, Lilli St. Aubin will be performing at the Festival of Winds at USF this weekend. Representing Hudson High School on such a prestigious stage is something to be very proud of!!

Next week will be a very busy week for the band. Here are all the details:

Tomorrow December 5th, 4pm – 8pm band picture proofs in the band room. Proofs for the individual band pictures which were taken 3 weeks ago will be available to see and order from 4pm – 8pm.

Monday, December 9th, 6:30pm – Jazz Band gig @ River Ridge Center for the Arts We have been invited to open up for the Crews Lake MS Band concert. Students will need to arrive by 6:30pm in their red jazz shirt and black dress pants. Concert starts at 7pm.

December 13th, 5:30pm – Winter Concert @ River Ridge Center for the Arts (River Ridge High School Auditorium Hope you can make it to this FANTASTIC CONCERT!! Students will need to arrive by 5:30pm. Concert band students will need to wear their black concert attire (black dress pants, button up shirt, and black shoes). Jazz students will need to wear their red jazz shirt with black dress pants. Guard will be wearing their uniforms. Doors open at 6:30pm and the concert will start at 7pm.

Saturday, December 14th, 4:30pm – New Port Richey Main Street Parade We will meet in the band room at 4:30pm in the HHS band room. Instead of our band hats we will have Santa hats and decorate our instruments with lights. We will need 10 chaperones for hydration and security purposes. If you plan on watching the entire parade, please coordinate finding a ride for your student from Hudson HS. Usually traffic after the parade gets really bad.

Have a great day!

Football Playoff Game – This Friday, our band will NOT be performing at the playoff game due to it being played at Jefferson High School in Tampa

All-County Auditions – Tomorrow, many of our students will be auditioning for the All-County band! Auditions will take place a River Ridge HS. Best of luck to everyone auditioning!
. Indoor Guard Practice – Thursday, December 21 from 4pm – 8pm our choreographer will be joining us to work on placements and formations on the gym floor. Attendance is required for all students who shish to participate on the indoor guard team this season

Concert Season & Attire – With concert season approaching, I want to inform our new families about the required concert attire for our performances:
Symphonic Band: Back dress pants, black button -up shirt and black dress shoes (marching shoes are also acceptable).
Jazz Band: Red button-up shirt, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. Our first performance is scheduled for December 9th. Here is a link to an example of a red button-up shirt for those looking to purchase: Red button-up shirt
 Band Pictures– We took our band pictures today! Proofs will be available for     viewing on December 5th, from 4pm – 8pm in the band room. Package options will      also be available for purchase on that day.

Thank you for your support and involvement in all our events and preparations. We’re looking forward to a fantastic concert and indoor guard season and to seeing our students shine!

Please take care,

Christina (Terry) Adams
Band Director
Hudson High School
(727)774-4396
Website – Hudson HS Class Act
Facebook – Hudson High Class Act Band

Hello Everyone,
Thank you so much for the great support we had in the stands as we took the field for MPA last Saturday. We could hear you cheering and chiming the bells as we were reviewing the judges tapes!! It has been a fantastic marching season which earned us a Superior! Now that we are in November we will be transitioning to concert season. Here are some notable dates for the band:

November 12th – Band pictures will be taken during class. Color Guard please bring your uniform that day. These pictures will be available for purchase at a later date.
November 13th – All–County Auditions at River Ridge High School.
November 15th – Football Play-off Game. Thanks to our awesome football team making the play-offs we get to have one more performance our Superior halftime show Bruno Mars!!
November 18th – Symphonic Band and Color Guard rehearsal. Our new times are 1:45pm-3:45pm, every Monday and Thursday.
November 20th – Great American Teach-In at Hudson Primary during school.
November 21st – Indoor Guard special practice from 4pm – 8pm.
December 9th – Jazz Band gig at Center for the Arts at River Ridge – We have been invited to play for the Crews Lake MS Band concert.
December 13th – Winter Concert at The Center for the Arts at River Ridge
December 14th – Main Steet Parade in New Port Richey (need chaperones)

Thank you so much for a FANTASTIC marching season and we are very much looking forward to concert season!

Thank you so much for all the great 3rd quarter snacks and water for last weeks game!! We are entering the final stretch of marching season and the band is finishing strong! Last Monday we completed the entire show. Since we are all caught up, our rehearsals will run from 3pm – 5:30pm, followed by percussion sectional till 6:30pm. Our Halloween rehearsal will still be from 2pm – 4:30pm.

Here are our remaining performance dates:

October 25 – Homecoming Game

Union County Band will be joining us. If every could again bring in 3rd quarter snack, it would be greatly appreciated! Both bands will be performing at the end of the game.

November 1st – Home Game vs Fivay High School

Both Hudson Academy, and Crews Lake Middle School Band will be joining us, in an effort to recruit for the future. If we could have everyone bring in snacks again, it would be FANTASTIC!

November 2 – MPA – Marching Performance Assessment @ Hernando High School (need chaperones!!)

This is the BIG event we have been working for since July! Bring your cowbells, rattles and posters to cheer on the band as they take the field! MPA will take place at Hernando High School in Brooksville. Tickets for spectators are $15 dollars and can be purchased at the gate via cash or card. We will need 10 chaperones who will get in free. Please let me know if you are available.

Itinerary – Saturday November 2nd

10am – 12:30pm – Dress rehearsal at Hudson Hish Stadium

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Lunch (provided by boosters) and load truck

1:30pm Leave for Hernando High School

3:00pm – Warm-Up

4:00pm – Performance

5:00pm – Watch the other bands (bring money for concession stands)

8:00pm – Leave Hernando HS

9:00pm – Arrive at Hudson High School

Thank you, parent volunteers who have been sweating in the concession stand, moving our equipment and keeping our students safe and hydrated in the stands. Also thank you for all the wonderful snacks for 3rd quarter! Let’s go out with a BANG!

Have a great day!

Hello Everyone,
I hope this email finds you well and that you and your family weathered the recent storm safely. Due to the storm, we will need to make a few adjustments to our calendar, and I wanted to share the updated schedule with you.

1. Football Game October 18th: This Friday, we will be performing for the rescheduled football game from last week. Third-quarter snack donations will be open to the entire band. Any snack donations would be greatly appreciated to help support our students (i.e. snack bag chips, candy, cookies, ect.). Hudson Academy and Crews Lake MS Bands will not be joining us for this game, and instead will be joining us for November 1st game against Fivay HS.

2. Rehearsals: Due to loosing so much rehearsal time, we will be adding an hour to our rehearsals starting next week. We will start at 3pm and go till 6:30pm, Mondays and Thursdays. This should allow us to learn the entire show for MPA, on November 2nd.

3. Halloween Rehearsal: On Thursday, October 31st we will start at 2pm and go till 4:30pm to allow students time to enjoy Halloween festivities later in the evening.
With these adjustments we should have a great showing at our MPA (Marching Performance Assessment) November 2nd as we did with Lion’s Pride. More detailed itinerary will be shared soon to help you plan for this important event.

Thank you very much for your continued support. If you have any questions, Please don’t hesitate to reach out. Take care, and I look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Hello Everyone,
I hope this message finds you well, and you will continue to do so after the storm. Friday’s football game has been cancelled. We are still excited for our performance at Lions Pride next Saturday, October 5th. The band has been working hard and we are ready to showcase our talents at this special event. Tickets will cost $15 for spectators. Children under 10 get in free. We will need 10 chaperones who will receive a complementary ticket. It would be AWESOME to have you there as our cheering section with shakers shaking, and cowbells chiming as the Class Act Band takes the field! Here are the details:

Saturday, October 5th – Lions Pride at King High School 6815 N. 56th Street Tampa, FL 33610

• Students will need to wear their show shirt, black socks, and marching shoes.
• Lunch provided by Hudson Band Boosters, thank you!!
• Bring money for concession food

Saturday, October 5th
• 10:30am – Dress Rehearsal at Hudson High School
• 1:00pm – Lunch provided by boosters
• 1:30pm– Load equipment truck and busses
• 2:00pm – Leave Hudson High School
• 3:00pm – Arrive at King High School, 6815 N. 56th Street Tampa, FL 33610
• 4:00pm – Warm-up
• 4:45pm – Performance
• 5:15pm – Watch the other bands (bring money for concession food)
• 7:30pm – Awards
• 9:00pm – Arrive back at Hudson High School

This will be a fun event. It would be fantastic to see you there!!
Please take care!

We are very excited to add our next song “Treasure” to this Friday’s performance at River Ridge High School. Due to River Ridge High School’s homecoming we will perform after the game. If you can donate a case of water, it would be greatly appreciated!
Here is our itinerary:

Friday, September 20th – Away Football Game @ River Ridge High School
5:00pm – Band room opens
5:30pm – All band students in block formation on the practice field for warm-ups.
6:00pm – Load the U-Haul
6:30pm – Leave for River Ridge High School in 3 buses.
7:30pm – Game starts
3rd quarter – Students will be able to purchase concessions food(bring money)
10pmish – Performance after the game (due to Homecoming)
11pmish – Arrive at Hudson High School

Hello Everyone,
After a very eventful 3 week start to the school year, I would like to thank our parent volunteers and band boosters. We could not do what we do without you!! We were able to fit all our band students in uniforms and have our show shirts and shoes by the second week of school. Thanks to our band booster leadership we were able to run a concession stand despite all the surprise challenges. We also have band boosters working behind the scenes keeping the records, making dot sheets, driving our equipment truck and stocking our concessions. Thank you, dear parents, for all the donated water!!! Last Friday we had an away game followed by HOT Day and it was great having enough water for both events. Also, a big thank you to our chaperones!! My heart is filled with gratitude, this is going to be a great marching season.

Thank you,
Terry Adams