Marching Hawks Band Camp Starts August 3

Written By Sam Jacobs

We’re about to kick off the Marching Hawks 2026 season with Band Camp, starting on August 2, 2026!

Attendance

Band Camp occurs 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday beginning on Monday, August 3, 2026 at Hayfield Secondary School. Attendance at band camp is crucial and required for all members.

The band staff is using something new this year to track absences among the nearly 100 members of the Marching Hawks: an absence notification form. All absences need to be submitted via this form throughout the marching band season. If you have an absence planned, please have your students take a few minutes to enter it into the form. The form has also been posted to Schoology in an update and added to the Schoology Resources folder, if you prefer to access it there.

Schoology

Mr. Specketer nearly has everyone in the group! Students who are not in the group

Meals

While the band will have some snacks available during band camp, meals will not be provided. Students need to have eaten breakfast BEFORE they arrive – a breakfast that will power them through a 3-4 hour morning rehearsal block before lunch. Most issues we have with students having to sit out on the first couple days of camp are when they didn’t eat breakfast. It is important! Lunch will be 45-60 minutes each day and students need to bring their lunches with them for the duration of camp. Please avoid using food delivery services.

Music

Mr. Specketer has posted PDFs of music in the Resources section of the Schoology group. Students can access that at any time, but if there are sections with split parts we will not be able to figure that out until the start of band camp. The band staff will have hard copies of all music on Monday and throughout camp – no need to print at home.

What to Bring

  • Water Bottle (Reusable; the bigger, the better!)

  • Sunscreen 

  • Deodorant (Re-apply when necessary. Stick deodorant only, no aerosols!)

  • Athletic shoes (no crocs/converses/slides/etc)

  • Binder for Music/Handouts with clear plastic pages

  • Hat/Sunglasses

  • Cell Phone and Cell Phone Charger (if no cell phone is available we can accommodate!)

  • Lunch

  • Towel (A beach towel regular bath towel will work, used for sweat/protecting hands while doing aerobics)

  • Lip Balm (Recommended with SPF protection)

  • Instrument w/ all accessories (Always have a spare reed or valve oil!)

  • Pencils 

Boosters Social at Mission BBQ August 6

The Hayfield Band Boosters will be hosting a parent social on Thursday, August 6, 6:00-8:00pm at Mission BBQ in the Landsdowne Center across from Wegmans. All families of band students are invited! Come out, meet other band parents, plug in to the volunteer efforts for the band this year. Families are responsible for their own bill.

Snack Donations

If you happen to go to the store this weekend and you want to support the band with a box of snacks, the band students would greatly appreciate it! Try to avoid snacks including nuts. Students can bring them in Monday morning and we will use them throughout camp.

Sam Jacobs
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