TWIB Notes: 5/5-11
Spring Concerts Start This Week
Concert Uniform Return: Students are required to turn in their concert uniform at the conclusion of their band's concert on May 6th or 8th; they should bring a change of clothes with them to the concert. Students that are performing at next week's orchestra concert should wait to turn in their uniform until next week.
Senior Pinning: Our senior pinning ceremony will begin 20 minutes prior to the student's call time in the PAC lobby. Volunteers from the Allen Band Booster Association will provide a flower for pinning and a photographer for senior students and families. Photos are always free and you can download your photo HERE.
If you are available to help with stage crew, please click the link below. We will work on service hours or Minga Points for those students that volunteer their time on stage crew.
Tues, May 6: Spring Band Concert 1
- 6:00 - Clarinet Choir (5:30 Call, TBA Location)
- 6:15 - Trombone Choir (5:45 Call, TBA Location)
- 6:30 - Saxophone Ensemble (6:00 Call, TBA Location)
- 6:50 - AHS Symphonic 3 (6:20 Call in Band Hall)
- 7:15 - LFC Wind Ensemble (6:45 Call in Ensemble Room)
- 7:45 - AHS Wind Ensemble (7:15 Call in Band Hall)
Thurs, May 8: Spring Band Concert 2
- 6:00 - LFC Concert Band (5:30 Call on stage)
- 6:20 - AHS Symphonic 2 (5:50 Call in Ensemble Room)
- 6:45 - LFC Symphonic (6:15 Call in Band Hall)
- 7:10 - AHS Symphonic 1 (6:50 Call in Ensemble Room)
- 7:40 - AHS Wind Symphony (7:10 Call in Band Hall)
Sat, May 10: Supercussion - 6pm (PAC) See percussion notes below for call times and rehearsal information.
Tues, May 13: Jazz Ensembles - 6:30pm (LFC); Symphony Orchestra - 7:30 (PAC)
2025-2026 Band Council Elections
We will send out ballots to our current 9th-11th grade students for our 2025-2026 Band Council elections on Monday, May 12th. Eligible students will be able to vote from May 12-16. The winners will be announced on May 16th. Here is a list of our candidates:
PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT
- Alex Aviles
- Kian Kinnear
- Grace Lee
- Evan Lin
- Julian Sciavon
*** most votes is president, second most votes is vice-president
SECRETARY/PUBLICITY
- Ashley Jensen
- Maverick Lewis
- Joshua Nicketta
- Naimah Seneriz-Medina
HISTORIAN
- Zane Bell
- Ian Thom
- Inde Ying
COLORGUARD REP
- Lola Suarez
2025 Band & Colorguard Banquet
Tickets for the 2025 Band and Colorguard Banquet are now on sale! Please visit www.allenband.com/banquet to purchase tickets and other information. The 2025 Banquet will be held Saturday, May 17. For questions please email Joe at publicrelations@allenband.com.
Make-Up Registration & Meeting Recap
MAKE UP REGISTRATION (5/12/25)
If you missed registration, we will have a make-up registration on Monday, May 12, 2025 from 4:30-5:30pm in the AHS Band Hall. Please enter Door 29 (CLICK HERE for parking and directions to door 29). All students planning on being in band for the 2025-2026 school year are required to participate in registration. We will not purchase required items for students that are not registered. Students that aren't registered will not be able to participate in band activities such as football games and performances. CLICK HERE for estimated registration fees.
REGISTRATION MEETING RECAP
Handbook: We will have an updated band handbook for 2025-2026. Please review the finalized handbook set for release this summer prior to Summer Band Camp beginning.
Pep Rally/Hot Weather Uniform: Students will be required to wear the Escadrille Dri-Fit shirt and new band shorts at pep rallies and and at announced games where the kick-off temperature makes it unhealthy to wear full-uniforms.
Jackets & Rain Gear: All students will have a required cold-weather jacket and rain jacket starting in 2025-2026.
Percussion and Color guard jackets remain the same from 2024-2025. All percussion and guard students are required to purchase the jacket.
Remaining band students are required to purchase a new black performance jacket for cold and wet weather. The older field jackets will no longer be a used item in 2025-2026.
All students will purchase the required vinyl rain-coat and will be responsible to having them as part of their inspection for all performances regardless of weather. On wet days, students will wear the rain coats over their assigned uniform. On cold and wet days, students will wear the rain coats over their black performance jacket.
Senior Letterman Jackets
- Based on input and what other performing organizations do at games, we will allow seniors to wear their letterman jackets in the stands only.
- All students, including seniors, will be required to purchase the black performance jackets and bring them to games. In cases of cold weather, the full band and guard may perform in their black performance jackets in lieu of full uniform. Students may not perform halftime in senior letterman jackets.
- Seniors wishing to wear their letterman jackets at games will need to bring the black performance jacket to games: tie the black jacket around their waist while wearing their letterman jacket at the march-over (for example).
Calendar: The entire calendar of events and performances in 2025-2026 is posted on www.allenband.com. Please look at October for our schedule of contests, games, and fall break. Please schedule fall break vacations between: October 12-16, 2025. We have our Region contest on October 11 and football game/rehearsal on October 17.
Payments can be submitted through the following ways:
- Drop a check or cash in the AHS Band safe. (Checks made payable to Allen ISD, driver's license # in the memo)
- Mail a payment to: Allen High School Band; 300 Rivercrest Blvd, Allen, TX 75002 (attn: Susan Fulk)
- Credit Card or Debit Card payment through SchoolPay - link below (a fee will be included in the final payment)
2025-26 ABBA Committees
If you are interested in serving as a Committee Chair or on a committee for the 2025-26 school year please fill out the following application form HERE.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are spring volunteer opportunities:
- 2025 Banquet
- Spring Concert Uniform Return
Log in at www.allenband.com/volunteers to sign up. Questions, email Denise at volunteers@allenband.com.
TOR Spiritwear
Friday, May 21, is the last day to purchase Tournament of Roses spirit wear. To purchase, please visit www.allenband.com/shop
