Announcements

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.

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! This is the LAST Weekly Update of the school year!! There are still things to do, but the end is in sight!! Don’t forget about Rookie Camp starting on 6/3 at 8am! Everyone is welcome to attend but it’s only required for New Marchers, Colorguard, Majorettes, and Leadership. Before you get it in your brain that you’re putting your horn away for the summer, READ THIS! Summer is THE WORST time to put away your instrument

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Wow! It's the seniors' last week as high school students! As you go through this week, be sure to give some love to the seniors around you! They deserve it! Where has the time gone? 🥺 Also, kudos to all the fantastic Student Staff Interviews, Drum Major Auditions, and Colorguard Auditions! This week is Pass the Torch Week, so we get to celebrate our Senior Class and welcome our upcoming Freshman Class. I also want y

Congratulations to the 2026-27 Colorguard Team! Score Sheets will be made available in the BCHS Front Office on Monday, May 4th.

Congratulations to the 26-27 Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands! It's going to be an exciting year, and we have high hopes for both concert ensembles! Please make sure to review the below information about Marching Band. Results are based on music ensemble audition performance, performance/ behavior/ attendance throughout the year, individual player strengths (as observed throughout the year), and Mr. Oyster's feedback/ observations for 8th graders. Wind Ensemble has 40 member

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's Audition Week!!! CONGRATULATIONS, BAND!!! The BCHS Wind Ensemble went to State Concert MPA to push the band through it's last requirement to qualify for the Otto J. Kraushaar Award last Thursday! This is a prestigious award given only to bands who recieve superior ratings from all judges at the District Marching, District Concert, and State Concert Music Performance Assessments. I want to celebrate.... but I'm n

Congratulations to the following students for making Football Drumline: Jacob L- Snare Rainey - Snare Jacob B- Quads Noah- Quads Sofia- Bass 1 Victoria- Bass 2 Collen- Bass 3 Sidney- Bass 4 Marcus- Bass 5 Sigil- Marching Cymbal 1 Cameron- Marching Cymbal 2 Brantley- Marching Cymbal 3 Leila- Marching Cymbal 4 Congratulations to the following students for making the Competition Show: Jacob L.- Snare Rainey- Snare Noah- Quads Sofia- Bass 1 Victoria- Bass 2 Collen- Bass 3 Sidney-

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's State Week!!! I've nothing to say about it. Just stay focued and let's rock it this week folks! Weekly Walkthrough 🧩 Monday, we have Leadership Tuesday from 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, we have Wind Ensemble Rehearsal from 4pm to 6pm with Mrs. Mara Rose- Bruce (Ret. from Fleming Island). Wednesday, we have Face Pie rewards during 5th Period this day! Students will need to get a pass signed by their 5th period teacher t

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Welcome Back!!!! It's State Prep Time!!! I'm so excited to see you all again! While it has been SO restful, I'm ready to push to the finish line with all of you! And PUSH we will. Right out the gate, we have quite a bit going on with Percussion Clinics and Auditions this week, Wind Ensemble State Rehearsals (with three HEAVY HITTERS for guest clinicians, might I add), Student Staff Interviews looming, Music Ensemble

Congratulations to the 2026-27 Majorette Team! Hadleigh Alexander Kenadee Altman Mylie Barton Rylie Barton Bentley Bennett Micah Grace Blankenship Brooke Boisclaire Ella Dunn Jayden Filosi Waylon Fish Allie Hodges Lily Hodges Kenslee Vickers Cali-Marie Williams Gysel Wimberley Layla Woods Score Sheets will be made available after Spring Break.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 Attire: Wind Ensemble Students must wear their Concert Attire. This is one of the most formal FBA events there is! Dress for the occasion! *NOTE: Times are still tentative, but this schedule should be relatively close. Please keep an eye on this itinerary! Itinerary: 2:45pm- Call Time at BCHS Band Room (Getting Fed) 3:15pm- Depart for University of North Florida Lazarra Hall (Approx) 4:00pm- Band Arrives at University of North Florida 5:00pm- Warm U

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's Prism Week!! We have our first Prism Concert Rehearsal on Monday in the Band Room. This is known as a Timing Rehearsal. We will run the Thursday Night Format and the Friday Morning Format. On the Tuesday and Wednesday rehearsals, we'll have runs of the concert with the staging included. It will be crucial that all performers stay focused, stay in the rehearsal area, and are ready for their set(s) because we need

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! Commitment Night is this week! Don't forget to make sure you and your parents come to Commitment Night this Friday, 3/27 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Students will start with me and then head off to a rehearsal. Parents will stay in a meeting with me where we'll talk about band camp, band dues, and all kinds of neat things! Commitment Night is important because I use attendance and Band Dues collected on this night to dete

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It’s State Jazz and S&E Week!! Please stay on top of your Prism Music. This week Wind Ensemble and Percussion will need to split attention between Incantation and Eighties. Symphonic will need to split attention between Hello and Espresso. Jazz will need to be all in for State on Monday and Tuesday, then all in for Prism starting Wednesday. We have a short Window to make Prism delightful! Speaking of things that are

State Solo and Ensemble MPA for BCHS is on Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, FL. Spectators may attend free of charge! Itinerary 6:30am- Call Time (Load Trailer) 7:00am- Bus Leaves Approx 8:00am- Arrival at Buc-ee's St. Augustine Approx 8:30am- Depart Buc-ee's for Matanzas High School Approx 9:00am- Arrival at Matanzas High School 10:00am- Start Setting Up for Warm Up 10:30am- Official Warm Up Time 11:00am- Jazz Ensemble Performs 11:32pm- First

This is your weekly MUSIC DEPARTMENT update! Hello Folks! It's Disney Week! The Band EOY Trip to Disney World is coming up this weekend! If you're involved with that, make sure you've reviewed the itinerary ! BUT WE CANNOT SLOW DOWN! Congratulations to the Baker County Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for their performance at MPA! I'm very proud of everyone's hard work leading up to and during that day! You were a great example for our community and our Middle Schoolers! No