Announcements

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Congratulations on your MPA Performance! We earned an Overall Superior Rating at MPA! (You can find Judge Tapes HERE) HOWEVER, we're not done! We still have State FFCC to prepare for! As well as various Christmas Performances! So let's keep the momentum moving forward! Good News! Our remaining four Marching Rehearsals will end at 6:30pm instead of 7pm. Cheers! Weekly Walkthrough 🧩 Monday, Mr. Moore was out because o

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's MPA Week! For our band, MPA Week is also Director Appreciation week. Please make sure to express your thanks toward our band staff members for all the hard work they've put in to help make you into the band you are this season. It takes a village to build a band program, and I know I am so appreciative for all their help. We have continued to grow into a robust program this year, and we'll only keep growing from

November 14th, 2026 The Villages HS 2210 Dr. Randy McDaniel Way, Middleton, FL 34762 There is a Finals at this competition. If we make it to finals, we will have a second performance. SPECTATOR/ PARENT TICKETS: All ticket purchases must happen online prior to approaching the ticket booth at The Villages HS. There are no ticket sales on site. Spectators without a pre-purchased ticket will be asked to step aside from the ticket table and go online to purchase their entry int

We are proud to share that John Kyle Binion has been selected to represent Baker County High School at the 44th Annual Florida State University Tri-State Band Festival in Tallahassee, FL! The Tri-State Festival is one of the region’s most prestigious honor band experiences, bringing together outstanding student musicians from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Each year, the nomination committee receives hundreds of submissions from more than 140 schools, making John’s selection

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Go Jags! DID YOU SEE THAT WIN TODAY?!?! HOLY MOLY! It's Homecoming Week! Please enjoy all the festivities, but also be sure to read the info below carefully as it pertains to this week. You'll need to follow the directions for this week carefully. Uniforms will be getting Dry Cleaned after this week. This week, we have a HOME game vs Fort White HS (Homecoming)! We will NOT be performing our halftime show at the footb

Saturday, October 17th, 2026 INFORMATION ABOUT TICKETS (TICKETS COST $10) Itinerary 9:00am- Call Time 9:30am- Bus Leaves Approx 11:00am- Arrive at Martin Stadium/ Concessions Time/ Watch Bands 12:45pm- Visual Warm Up 1:45pm- Music Warm Up 2:15pm- Transit 2:25pm- Gate 2:30pm- Performance 2:45pm- Concessions Time/ Watch Bands 4:50pm- Prelim Awards IF DO NOT WE MAKE FINALS Approx 5:30pm- Bus Departs Approx 7:00pm- Arrival at BCHS IF WE DO MAKE FINALS, UPDATED SCHEDULE WILL BE CO

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Congratulations on 3rd Place! That's a huge accomplishment! HERE ARE THE JUDGE TAPES. I highly recommend that Winds listen to Ensemble Music, Individual Music, Music Effect, Ensemble Visual, and Individual Visual. Percussion should listen to those tapes as well AND Percussion. Auxiliary members (if you're reading 👀) should listen to all the visual tapes and Colorguard. NFHB Postponed? Your face when you saw that NFH

October 31st, 2026 LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS If parents are paying with a card on site to leave plenty of time to scan the QR codes that will be available at the entrance to purchase their ticket through TeachTix so that they aren't stuck at the gate and run the risk of missing their child's performance. THERE WILL ONLY BE A LIMITED ADDITIONAL WRISTBANDS FOR DESIGNATED CHAPERONES. Itinerary: Call Time/ Pasta Potluck: 8:00am @ BCHS How Far I'll Go!: 8:15am Senior Speeches: 8:30

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's our first Competition Week of the year! Also, NFHB Auditions are NEXT WEEK! Your face when you realized that NFHB Auditions are still coming! I know we've been talking a lot about Solo and Ensemble... you need to make sure you prioritize NFHB first! I highly recommend recording yourself! It's a great way to confront the reality of your performance and to begin to isolate the things that need improvement. I'm als

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 PARENTS PURCHASE SPECTATOR TICKETS HERE Itinerary 10:00am- Call Time 10:30am- Bus Leaves Approx 12:00pm- Arrive at TCHS/ Concessions Time/ Watch Bands 2:55pm- Visual Warm Up 3:55pm- Music Warm Up 4:25pm- Transit 4:35pm- Gate 4:50pm- Performance 5:35pm- 3A/ 4A Awards 5:45pm- Concessions Time/ Watch Bands Approx 10:30pm- Bus Departs Approx 10:45pm- A Brief Buccees Stop Approx 12:00am- Arrival at BCHS Please Note: Tocoi Creek WILL NOT be providing Tra

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! I'm so proud of the All State Students for going and doing their best at the All State Auditions! And now NFHB Auditions are in less than THREE short weeks! Your face when you realized that NFHB Auditions for HS are on 10/8 Have you been practicing? Last year, BCHS had the most students in the ensemble! Let's all try our best to do it again! I want us all to succeed, so this means everyone auditioning needs to be rea

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Go Jags! I wish we could stop getting wet, but I'm glad we're learning to have fun regardless!! This week is All State Auditions. More info on that below. As a goal, I'd like to get moving on cleaning up slides during fundies and I would like to put down Movement 2. Of course, weather needs to be on our side. 🥲 Weekly Walkthrough 🧩 Monday, there are no events scheduled. Tuesday, we have a Woodwind Sectional (studen

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's a Four Day Week! The Baldwin Game was a lot of fun! I heard that the rookies enjoyed themselves! Kudos to you! This week should be easy! Let's get it! Weekly Walkthrough 🧩 Monday, there are no events scheduled. Happy Labor Day! Tuesday, we have a Brass Sectional (student led) from 2:45pm to 3:30pm. We also have After School Rehearsal from 4pm to 7pm. Wednesday, there is a Band Booster Meeting that starts at 6:3

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's September!!! (Basically) I'm really proud of everyone's flexibility at the Bradford Game! Really, you guys played ALL DAY starting from first thing in the morning. We received plenty of praise, including commentary about how we could be heard all across town! You should be proud! If you'd like to see our morning performance from Friday, that's HERE. And if you'd like to see our halftime performance from the Brad

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's Rivalry Week! The HOME vs. Bradford HS Game is this Friday. Just a couple things about it: This is more of a global thing rather than an adjustment for this game, but Band, Colorguard, and Majorette Parents not working the concession stand are being asked to sit in a new location (if you are facing the band, it's the area of seating right next to the Majorettes and Colorguard on the RIGHT.. where the teams' bags

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Go Jags!!!!! 🐆 I'm very proud of our showing at the football game last friday! By all accounts our performance was a win. I think this performance was also very important to show you (especially our newer members) WHY we things need to happen a certain way. As excited as it makes me for this season, I'm REALLY excited for teaching you all this week. I think we're now on the same page. 😁 I know that we are waiting f

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! WELCOME BACK!!!!! ❤️🎶 It’s wild that I’m into my 11th year teaching music at Baker County! And what an amazing group of students I get to share this year with! Right out the gate we have our first football game at HOME vs. Dunnellon. We need more time, so we will not perform our show, but we WILL premiere pregame and we'll be sure to have plenty of fun in the stands! This Marching Season is going to be a journey fil

Saturday, September 12th, 2026 CURRENT ROSTER UF Band Day is a fun event where members of our band get to go to a University of Florida Football Game, play their instrument in the stands (not drums and tubas 😢) (read below), and PLAY ON THE FIELD DURING HALFTIME! It's truly an amazing experience! ATTIRE: T-Shirt (provided at check-in), Khaki Shorts, Tennis Shoes (Closed Toe) I'm sure percussionists and tuba players noticed my message above. UF Bands had this to say: We are s

August 29th, 2026 $15 Commitment Fee FSU Band Day is a fun event where students are able to attend an FSU Football Game and see how the Marching Chiefs does things! High School students don't get to play at this one, but it'll be fun to get the Seminole experience in the newly renovated Doak Campbell Stadium! Attire: For security reasons, wear your Band Shirt. You may wear FSU Ball Caps/ Accessories, but to make you easily identifiable in a crowd, you must wear your band shir

Congratulations to the 2026-27 Jazz Ensemble! It's going to be an exciting year! Alternates swap pieces during performances but play at the same time during rehearsals.