APPLY HERE   Applications are open for the eleventh annual North County Honor Band!  All students in grades 8 thru 12 from any middle or high school in the Battle Ground, Camas, Hockinson, La Center, Ridgefield, Washougal, and Woodland school districts are invited and encouraged to apply.   This year’s honor band weekend will take place Friday and Saturday, February 6th and 7th, 2026.  The groups will rehearse in the late afternoon/evening on Friday as well as the late morning and afternoon Saturday before performing a concert Saturday evening.  Both the middle and high school band will rehearse at Hockinson High School, and the performance will also be at HHS at 6pm on Saturday.   Each student should complete this form to apply.  Please complete by Friday, October 17th.  … Read More »Apply for the 2026 North County Honor Band

It’s that time of year where we start thinking about auditions for county, state, and regional honor bands.  We have a lot of students who are very enthusiastic toward honor bands, but many students either don’t know about honor band opportunities or are apprehensive about preparing for an audition.  While honor band auditions are certainly optional (not graded), everyone in band should consider challenging themselves to complete an audition.  You can also earn a Varsity Band letter by being accepted into an honor band (see the band handbook for details).  I STRONGLY urge Wind Ensemble members (and percussionists who play with Wind Ensemble) and upperclassmen to prepare and submit at least one audition.   Honor bands are a fantastic way to challenge your own abilities, meet music students from outside of Hockinson, get introduced to world-renowned composers/conductors/professors, add items of distinction to job and college applications, earn points toward… Read More »Apply or Audition for an Honor Band

Well, here we go!  Band camp starts tomorrow at 9am!  I’m really excited to see all of you tomorrow and kick off another great year of band at HHS! Before you show up tomorrow, please take a moment to review the details in the July 21 Band Camp email to make sure you are ready to go.  You can also find that email here. Hot Weather Forecasted:  I have been closely monitoring the weather forecast.  With temperatures expected to be in the 90s tomorrow and Tuesday, we will alter plans to take care of any outdoor activities before noon each day and then spend the afternoon block of camp in the air-conditioned fieldhouse adjacent to the stadium.  We will also have parent volunteers filling… Read More »Last Reminders for Band Camp (Starting Monday, August 11!)

Hello Band Students and Parents! All students:  Please fill out this form to confirm your status for band camp.  I would appreciate you doing so as soon as possible, or at least by August 1.  Since I know not everyone checks their email regularly over the summer, PLEASE ask others you know in band if they received this email.  If you are receiving this email but have decided not to continue with band this year (and I hope that’s not the case), please indicate in the form above so that I can remove you from our mailings and update my rosters accordingly. I am in the process of writing our first halftime show that we will learn at band camp and need an accurate headcount in order to make sure that the music and… Read More »ACTION REQUIRED: RSVP for Band Camp 2025

Dear Current and Future HHS Band Students and Parents, As you head off to a well-deserved summer vacation I wanted to leave a couple of reminders with you.  I will be attempting to unplug from work and not checking my email as often as I normally do, so please be patient if you email me and don’t get an immediate reply.  Even your fearless leader needs a bit of a respite from work to recharge!  🙂 Jazz Band Audition Results – The roster for next year’s Jazz Band can be found here.  At this point, the roster is only for one jazz band as we do not have quite enough people to fill out a second band.  As of right now, assuming the students who auditioned and were not selected want to do a second jazz… Read More »IMPORTANT DETAILS For Current and Future Band Students and Families