Updates
Important Dates and Times!
Mon, 2/16: Student Holiday – Presidents’ Day
Tue, 2/17: Student Holiday – Lunar New Year
Wed, 2/18 (7:10 am): Early practice for varsity and non-varsity orchestra players
Wed, 2/18: Pre-UIL Full Orchestra Festival (AISD PAC)
Tue, 2/24 (7:10 am): Early practice for non-varsity orchestra players
Wed, 2/25: Pre-UIL Full Orchestra Concert (Austin High PAC)
Tue, 3/3 (7:10 am): Early practice for non-varsity orchestra players
Wed, 3/4 (7:10 am): Early practice for non-varsity and varsity orchestra players
Thu-Fri, 3/5-3/6: AHS hosting middle school UIL (see below for adult volunteer opportunities)
Sun, 4/26: Orchestra Banquet at the Norris Conference Center
Helpful Links and Info
Solo and Ensemble Results
Congratulations to all students who participated in the Solo and Ensemble competition at Akins High School this past Saturday! A special thank you to parents for supporting the orchestra students! The results are available here!
Orchestra Student Picture Day
Orchestra student picture day was this past Thursday, but you can still order your student’s pictures this week! Parents can pay with the traditional paper form and check/cash (attached) and submit to Ms. Solis.
Or for online ordering, fill out the form, submit it, then follow the link to checkout.
https://forms.gle/XpNri6Ckfpcfc7Z39
Pre-UIL Full Orchestra Concert
The Pre-UIL full orchestra festival is taking place at the Austin ISD PAC on Wednesday, February 18th. Varsity orchestra students need to arrive at school wearing their concert attire. Varsity orchestra will depart Austin High at 9:00 am and return to school at noon. Non-varsity orchestra students will have time to change into their concert attire after practice and before boarding the bus. Non-varsity orchestra students will leave Austin High at 9:30 am and return at 1:00 pm.
Students must wear their white shirts, black socks, and black dress shoes. Students who have long hair should tie it back.
Middle School UIL (Volunteers Needed)
Austin High Orchestra is hosting the middle school UIL on March 5th and 6th (Thursday and Friday). Parent volunteers are needed from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm for both dates. Adult volunteers can work the whole shift or a portion of the shift if needed. Please check your calendars as the sign up will be coming soon!
We also need snack donations for this UIL. If anyone has a connection to restaurants that would be willing to provide a food donation or discounted meals for the judges, please let Ms. Solis know!
Orchestra Booster Board Positions
We are starting to think about next year (2026-2027) and we need your help with some Booster Board positions and supporters/understudies. We need a volunteer to be leader of the pack next year!
Anyone interested in volunteering for President of the booster board next year? Stacie Mitchamore, the current President, can absolutely help you with getting tuned in with everything Orchestra Board for next year! If not, how about someone to help supply food to the students before performances and socials, etc.? How about being on the silent auction team to acquire donations during the summer at your leisure?
Also, if you are not able to do it next year but would like to do it the following year, you can be an understudy and learn about the position next year in preparation for 2027-2028.
Please let Stacie know if you are interested in helping and thanks in advance! Please email Stacie if interested at: sottenmd@gmail.com
Adult Orchestra Volunteers
The orchestra relies on adult volunteers for different events throughout the year. If you are interested in volunteering or know you will be volunteering in the orchestra room and helping students, please submit an application on the AISD Voly site. Also check out our volunteer webpage for additional info.
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Please make sure that you and your student(s) sign up to get important messages and reminders. To sign up for Remind, compose a text message to the number 81010.
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Philharmonic & Recital Orchestras: @g4kcfc2
Chamber Orchestra: @hh2949
Orchestra Parents: @hak8gd
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Our Platinum Sponsors
James and Deborah Carrier
The Dettmer Family,
in honor of Sam
Sara Maxwell
Our Gold Sponsors
Anna Morgan-Penz
Memorial Scholarship
The Maloney
Family