Hillside Association of Music Supporters - HAMS

We need volunteers!

HAMS is looking for volunteers for pie sorting and distribution Wednesday, November 13! There are two time slots to volunteer 11:30a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 2:30p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Please let us know if you can help out by signing up below. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094EA4AB2BA6F94-52549291-hams #/

Reminder: The HAMS October meeting is tonight at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

Here is the link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81283087137pwd=USbVZnqhM8QGvUR3jZ8a1TwftUGyzc.

Reminder: Pie/cookie dough order forms are due tomorrow, Thursday, October 10 by 2:20 p.m. Students may hand them to their ensemble director. Late forms are accepted, however, it makes processing the orders more difficult with 200+ entries to input manually. Remember, online orders may continue up to Friday, October 18. Currently, we have raised a little over half of our total goal, but we still have time to meet the mark with one week left.

ORDER PICK UP DATE: Wednesday, November 13 from 2:35 - 5:30 p.m. Hillside Middle School Cafe. More details to come.

Thank you for your support!

Attention Hillside Band families...Mr. Redmond is inviting you to use the Band App as a convenient communication tool. You can download the app and follow instructions to join the group here:

band.us

This is just a reminder that the Hillside Music Department is having their popular Pie Fundraiser again this year! It is a perfect time to get pies and cookie dough frozen that you can have on hand for the holidays. The event has other items that can be ordered and shipped direct to homes anywhere in the country.

Your student should have brought home a large envelope with the hard copy order form. The form also contains a link or QR code that allows you to make an online store that you can easily share with friends and family on social media or through text/email.

Paper order forms are due October 10. Online orders are open until October 18.

HAMS will be reaching out soon with a sign up genius to organize volunteers to sort orders for families to pick up on Oct. 13. Stay tuned!

Just a reminder, HAMS meeting tonight at 6 p.m. via Zoom. See you there!

The kick off meeting for HAMS 2024-25 will be next Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 PM. Zoom info is here:

Topic: HAMS Meeting
Time: Oct 1, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82283487191?pwd=6LDKOWiHDaJOYfAv9esUahQdmVSPiw.1

Meeting ID: 822 8348 7191
Passcode: 597581

Dial in:
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

The kick off meeting for HAMS 2024-25 will be next Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 PM. Zoom info is here:

Topic: HAMS Meeting
Time: Oct 1, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82283487191?pwd=6LDKOWiHDaJOYfAv9esUahQdmVSPiw.1

Meeting ID: 822 8348 7191
Passcode: 597581

Dial in:
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Stop by the HAMS table at Open House tonight!

🚨CALLING ALL SUMMER MUSICIANS🚨

Our wonderful Ed Doyle will be conducting a SUMMER BAND here at MCMS. All ages welcome! First two rehearsals are open for trial without commitment.

Contact [email protected] for more information or register on our website. Registration fee: $25.

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Supportive and empowered: Hillside Middle School graduation | Manchester Ink Link We can never spend enough time recognizing the good things, going on in our communities. Hillside Middle School graduation on June 13 gave us all more reason

Congratulations to all the 8th graders that are moving on to high school! Hillside Music students and teachers were an integral part of the graduation ceremonies today. Thank you!

To say that the Hillside Music Teachers, Mr. Redmond & Mr. St. Cyr go above and beyond for their students would be an understatement! We celebrated a successful Practice-A-Thon with pizza for the Band students that practiced the most minutes in a week. And we celebrated meeting our practice minutes goal of 19,000 minutes practiced in one week by "Pie-ing" our beloved teachers in the face. The molasses, corn syrup, strawberry jam, and marshmallow fluff pies - topped with whipped cream were lovingly made and delivered by our superstar fundraiser students. The money we raised paid for our trip to the Boston Pops and other department expenses. We thank the teachers, administrators, HAMS Board, parent volunteers and everyone else that helped to make the music program at Hillside Middle School a big success this year! THANK YOU!!!

11 music students receive scholarships from Freese Brothers Big Band | Manchester Ink Link Freese Brothers Big Band scholarships for 2024 will enable 10 talented students to attend acclaimed summer music programs. An additional student received the Concord High School Freese Brothers Scholarship to help defray college costs.

Thank you to everyone that supported Hillside Music this year! HAMS was again able to take the 7th and 8th grade music students to the Boston Pops! Thanks to Mr. Redmond, Mr. St. Cyr, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Rothe and all the chaperones that accompanied the students to the show! Thanks to the students for their excellent behavior that was noted by others attending the show. They represented Hillside Middle School in style! And it was also super special to see Hillside and Central Music Alum Roric Cunningham playing in the Pops! What a fantastic experience!!

Congratulations to all the students that performed tonight at the Orchestra Step Up Concert at Central High School's McAllaster Hall. Students from 4th and 5th grade joined the Hillside and Central Orchestras. Thank you to Mr. Villiard, Mr. Redmond, Mr. St. Cyr and the rest of the music staff that helped out tonight. Bravo to all!

Just a reminder: The Orchestra Step Up Concert for 6th, 7th & 8th grade orchestra students is tonight - Tuesday, May 28, at 6:00 PM at Central High School's McAllister Hall. Students report for a call time of 5:30 p.m. Dress code is orchestra polo or black dress shirt. Black pants and shoes.

The Memorial Day Parade has been canceled due to inclement weather. There is no longer a need for band students to report to Hillside today, unfortunately.

New positions just added! Please share away 🏫

Update: The HAMS meeting tonight at 6 p.m. will be online only. See you there!

Reminder: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21st is our last HAMS meeting of the year! Join us in school or online here:

Topic: May HAMS Meeting
Time: May 21, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81742589793?pwd=Y9VAq6rgPCLyb13wYg58FFgIijXgkm.1

Meeting ID: 817 4258 9793
Passcode: 939998

Reminder: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21st is our last HAMS meeting of the year! Join us in school or online here:

Topic: May HAMS Meeting
Time: May 21, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81742589793?pwd=Y9VAq6rgPCLyb13wYg58FFgIijXgkm.1

Meeting ID: 817 4258 9793
Passcode: 939998

Reminder: The Orchestra Step-Up Concert is Tuesday, May 28th!

Students arrive 5:30 p.m. and concert starts at 6:00 p.m.

Ms. Goldstein is Coming to Hillside!
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

We are so excited that our new orchestra teacher will be visiting Hillside from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday to meet the kids. Parents are welcome to join. Let's give her a warm welcome!

The Hillside Bands will be performing in the Memorial Day Parade this coming Monday, May 27, 2024. This is by far our biggest performance of the year!! The Hillside “Marching Hawks” take to Elm Street to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

The band’s three selections are “When The Caissons Go Rolling Along” from the US Army, “Anchors Aweigh” from the US Navy and “Battle Hymn of the Republic”.

Please be aware of the schedule and sign up to volunteer and/or donate to be a part of this important tradition. Sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084CA4AF2DA7FB6-49779935-hillside