Welcome to the Internet home of the Harlandale High School Band!

Here you will find important information on Summer Band, Football Season, and Concert Season as well as important documents, current band and school events and information concerning the Harlandale High School Band Booster Organization.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 

New Bandhall Construction Pictures

FUNDRAISING EVENTS!!!

January 23, 2012

The Harlandale Band Boosters will be selling roses during lunch periods throughout the Valentine's Day week. Profits go towards end of year scholarships and general operating costs.

On February 25, 2012, the Harlandale Band Boosters will also be hosting a Brisket Plate sale at the American Legion Hall (431 Kendalia Avenue), 11AM-3PM. Plates are $6 and include: Brisket, Sausage, Rice and Beans. Purchase them from the band students. Profits go towards individual student band fees, and the bi-annual Band Banquet.

GREAT NEWS FOR HARLANDALE!!!

From the HISD website: Harlandale ISD is continuing its mission to provide opportunities for student excellence in and outside the classroom. The district is proud to announce the groundbreaking of the band halls and field houses of Harlandale and McCollum high schools on Tuesday, December 6. The new facilities are some of the last projects planned for Bond 2009 and are estimated to be completed in August of 2012. These new additions will mark the first reconstruction of the band halls and field houses since they were built 50 years ago.

The groundbreaking for Harlandale HS will take place by the baseball field at 4:45 p.m. and for McCollum HS by the softball field at 5:20 p.m.

-HISD WEBSITE FEATURE STORY

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This project has been long awaited! Our band directors have been involved in the process since day one with one setback after another. We are glad that RVK, Bartlett-Cocke, and Jasmine Engineering are working diligently to proceed. Going into this past week, the project was going to begin over budget, but when the plans were approved the HISD Board of Trustees also agreed to supplement the extra $1,000,000. HISD has several millions of dollars currently not tied up in any other projects.

QUESTION: Where will the Band practice? ANSWER: The new construction will not affect the current bandhall. Once the new building is complete, our old bandhall will be renovated into the new dance studio.

QUESTION: What if the buildings are not completed by the August 12th, 2012 deadline? ANSWER: The 2009 bond expires and the district may lose the money provided by the state and the construction company will pay the district a penalty fee for every day past the deadline it takes to complete construciton.

QUESTION: Where will the Band Hall be? ANSWER: Click the image below. This is just a rough concept based on communication with HISD.

UNIFORM AND BAND STUFF - AUGUST 6, 2011

Uniform assignments for Freshmen will be done on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Freshmen will also be able to buy necessary supplies: flip folders, lyres, gloves, etc. Upperclassmen also need to come and pick up their uniform and pay the necessary Uniform Cleaning Fee ($40) as well as purchase anything they may need for the upcoming year. Items not in stock will be ordered and distributed immediately.

BAND STUDENTS AT THE TOP OF THEIR CLASS!!! June 23, 2011

Elijah Serena, Trumpet- Salutatorian

Attending Texas State University - San Marcos, TX

SUMMER BAND SCHEDULE!

FIESTA EVENT SUCCESS!!!

All the events for our fiesta week went well and with style! The Million dollar band debuted it's new uniforms! We received many compliments and are happy to represent our community with class! The band received 1st Place in the Battle of Flowers Association Battle of Bands Band Festival at Alamo Stadium.

UIL is around the corner. We will be fitting and assigning Concert Band and Symphonic Band students with tuxedos and dresses on Saturday April 2 from 10AM-2PM.

COLORGUARD WINS BIG!!!

MARCH 27, 2011

On Saturday, March 26th the Harlandale High School Colorguard won 1st place in the Scholastic AA Texas Education Colorguard Association State Championships. Congratulations!!! The first state title since 1985!

NEW BANDHALL AND NEW UNIFORMS!!!

Get ready for a new look for our band and a new place to call home! Currently we are awaiting the final approval of the exterior design of our new bandhall and ground-breaking is slated for the end of April 2011.

UPDATE AS OF MARCH 24, 2011: .Bandhall construction has been delayed due to complications with the architects. We have been told that constructoin will not begin until June or July

Our new uniforms will be arriving by late April 2011 and we should have our new tuxedos and concert dresses in time for this year's UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest at the beginning of April.

UIL SOLO & ENSEMBLE SUCCESS!!!

ABINITION WINS AND WINS!!!

2011 4A ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS