All of the following dates have been added to CutTime and Google Calendar

We will not go out of our way to discuss these dates during classes.  We expect our students to be able to access CutTime and the Google Calendar.  There are QR codes for the calendar posted on the bulletin board, on the band office door, and on the inside and outside of the band hallway door.  You can access the calendar from our website at any time at www.theplayingcats.com.  You can bookmark it, or use the link at the bottom of any message you receive from Ms. Smith.

BRAT Form:

All rehearsals are required for the students listed.  Their attendance, punctuality, and participation will be reflected in their grades.  If students will be absent/tardy/leave early please fill out the BRAT form (ttps://bit.ly/3EHTYBu) so we can make appropriate changes to your grade.  There is a link to the BRAT form in the signature of every message I send out.

Which ensemble is my student in?

Please check this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/191YsrZFS4u-vWLK_5ATXM8dUAC3-tHqWQ6t_Q6h0Yag/edit?usp=sharing  

January 2026

• 1/08/2026 6-7pm: January 2026 Booster Board Meeting in BTWHS Band Room
  • BTWHS Booster board members and committee heads
• 1/15/2026 6-7pm: January 2026 Band Booster Meeting in BTWHS Choir Room or online
  • Any band family members that want to keep up with the latest news on running the booster organization.
• 1/19/2026 time TBD: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade
  • BTWHS Marching Band Students that did not participate in the November Veteran’s Day parade are expected to attend this community parade in downtown P’cola.  The organizers will contact us with our position in the parade – as soon as we know when we step off, we will let you know your report time, location, and expected dismissal time.
• 1/20/2026 3:30-5:30pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students 
• 1/21/2026 3:30-5:30pm: CANCELLED Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • This rehearsal is cancelled due to an FBA meeting in Okaloosa County 
• 1/22/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 1/23/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 1/24/2026 8:30am-2:00pm: Concert Band Camp @ First Baptist Church P’cola
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band wind and percussion students
• 1/26/2026 3:30-5:30pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students 
• 1/27/2026 3:30-5:30pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students 
• 1/28/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 1/29/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students

February 2026

• 2/02/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/03/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/04/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/05/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/06/2026 3:30-4:30pm: Open Band Room
  • Any students that need help with music
   
• 2/09/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/10/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/10/2026 6-7pm: Solo & Ensemble Recital in BTWHS Choir Room
  • All students participating in Solo & Ensemble
• 2/11/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/12/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/12/2026 6-7pm: February Booster Board meeting in BTWHS choir room
  • Only booster board members and committee heads
• 2/13/2026 3:30-4:30pm: Open Band Room
  • All students that need help with music
   
• 2/14/2026 TIMES TBA: District 1 Solo and Ensemble MPA at Escambia HS* (they’re currently under construction so the location may change – we’ll update you as we hear)
  • All students participating in Solo & Ensemble
• 2/17/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/18/2026 3:30-5:30pm: Jazz Band Rehearsal
  • All wind and percussion students in the BTWHS Jazz Band
• 2/19/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/19/2026 6-7:00pm: February Band Booster Meeting in BTWHS Choir room
  • All band family members are invited to join this meeting
• 2/20/2026 TIME TBA: Jazz Band MPA at PSC’s Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium
  • All wind and percussion students in the BTWHS Jazz Band
• 2/23/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/24/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 2/25/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 2/26/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students

March 2026

• 3/02/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 3/03/2026 3:30-5:45pm: Symphonic Band Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Symphonic Band wind & percussion students
   
• 3/03/2026 6:00-7:45pm: Final Band Trip Meeting in the band room
  • All students & chaperones traveling with us to Disney are required to attend; students must bring an adult that can sign legal documents on their behalf.
• 3/04/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Wind Ensemble Concert MPA Rehearsal
  • BTWHS Wind Ensemble wind & percussion students
• 3/05/2026 TIME TBA: Concert MPA at Pensacola HS
  • All BTWHS wind and percussion students in both the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
• 3/10/2026 3:30-6:00pm: Disney Parade Rehearsal
  • All BTWHS students traveling to Disney must attend.  We will rehearse outside (parade line up, marching refresher, parade turns, etc.) first and then come inside.  Please bring appropriate practice clothes as well as your marching instrument & music.
• 3/12 – 3/15/2026: 2026 BTWHS Band Trip to Disneyworld
• 3/24/2026 6-7PM: BTWHS Booster March Board Meeting in band room
  • BTWHS Band Booster board members and committee heads
• 3/26/2026 6-7PM: BTWHS March Booster Meeting in band room
  • Any band family members are welcome to join this meeting
• 3/31/2026 3:30-5:00pm: Student Leader Interest Meeting
  • Any auxiliary, wind, or percussion students in the BTWHS Marching Band interested in a leadership position in the 26-27 program should attend.

**Please note that additional wind ensemble/symphonic band rehearsals may be added beginning the week after Spring Break depending on results of concert MPA.  We will update you on those as soon as they are set.