AHS “Purple Pride” Marching Band
2008-2009 Schedule
August
4,5,6,7,8 Summer Band Rehearsals 8 till noon
11,12,13,14,15 Summer Band Rehearsals 8 till noon
16 Band Pictures 8 a.m. (updated 8-11-08)
18 Summer Band Rehearsals 8 till noon
19 Little River County Fair Parade
21 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
25,26,27 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
September
2,4 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
5 AHS @ Glen Rose
8,9,11 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
12 AHS vs. Pleasant Grove
15,16,18 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
19 AHS @ New Boston
20 HSU vs. UAM (college game day)
22,23,25 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
26 AHS vs. Waldron (Homecoming)
29, 30 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
October
2 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
3 AHS @ Arkadelphia
4 4 States Marching Contest (Texarkana)
6,7,9 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
10 AHS @ Malvern
11 Cabot Marching Contest
13,14,16 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
17 AHS vs. Nashville
18 War Memorial Marching Contest (Little Rock)
20,21,23 Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
24 AHS vs. DeQueen
27 Last Marching Band Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:30
28 Region III Marching Contest, Arkadelphia H.S.
31 AHS @ Oak Grove (North Little Rock)
November
3 Intro to Jazz Band 3:30 till 5:00
5 Jazz Band Tryouts 3:30 till 5:00
7 AHS vs. Mena
10, 12 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
17 Jr. / Sr. All-Region Jazz Tryouts , Lakeside H.S.
19 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
24 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
December
1, 3 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
6 Jr. All-Region Tryouts, Lake Hamilton H.S.
8, 10 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
11 All Bands Christmas Concert, AHS Auditorium,6:30 p.m.
12,13 Jr. All-Region Clinic, Lake Hamilton, H.S.
Sr. All-Region Jazz Clinic, Lake Hamilton, H.S.
January
12 Sr. All-Region Tryouts, Lake Hamilton, H.S.
15,16,17 4 States Bandmasters Conference, Texas H.S.
23, 24 Sr. All-Region Clinic, Lake Hamilton H.S.
Jr. All-Region Clinic, Lake Hamilton H.S.
26 Woodwind Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
27 Brass Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
28 Percussion Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
February
2 Woodwind Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
3 Brass Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
4 Percussion Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
6,7 All-State Tryouts, Arkansas Tech University
9 Woodwind Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
10 Brass Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
11 Percussion Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
18, 19, 20 All-State Clinic, Hot Springs
23 Woodwind Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
24 Brass Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
25 Percussion Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
26 Pre-Contest Concert, AHS Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
March
2 Woodwind Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
3 Brass Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
4 Percussion Sectional Rehearsal, 3:30 till 5:00
5,6,or 7 Region III Concert Assessment, Lake Hamilton H.S.
9, 11 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
16, 18 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
20 Colorguard Tryouts
30 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
April
1 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
6, 8 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
13, 15 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
20, 22 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
24, 25 Solo & Ensemble Contest, Ashdown H. S.
27, 29 Jazz Rehearsal 3:30 till 5:00
May
1 Jazz Band Tour
4, or 5 State Solo & Ensemble Contest, location TBA
6 Band Cookout, City Park
18, 19 Marching Band Rehearsal
22 Graduation