AUGUST

        8           School Begins

        12         Meet the Cats  Wildcat Stadium 6:00pm

14         Booster meeting and Trip Preview 6:00pm

25         All Region Jazz Entry Fees Due

SEPTEMBER

1               Westbury (Butler Stadium - HISD) 7:30pm

4                Labor Day (Student Holiday)

5               Open  House 6:30pm

8                El Campo (Home) 7:30pm

11             Booster meeting 6:00pm

15             Alief Hastings (Crump Stadium) 7:00pm

First 6 Weeks ends

22             Brazoswood (Home) 7:00pm  AIS Band in the Stands

23             Region XVII Jazz Auditions (Alvin CC)

29             Dickinson (Vitanza Stadium) 7:00pm

            School Owned Instrument Rental Fee Due           

OCTOBER

6                LaMarque (Home) 7:00pm

            Freshmen All-Region Band Entry Fees Due          

7                Galena Park Marching Festival (times TBD)

9                Booster meeting 6:00pm

13             Brazosport (Hopper Field) 7:00pm

14             Brazoria County Fair Parade (morning)

17         UIL Marching Contest (Alvin, TBA)

19         All-Region Band Entry Fees Due

        20         Staff Inservice (Student Holiday)

27         Friendswood (Home) 7:30pm

            Second 6 Weeks ends

NOVEMBER

        3          Texas City (Stingaree Stadium) 7:00pm

        10         Santa Fe (Homecoming/Alumni Band Day) 7:00pm

        11         Veteran's Day Parade (Downtown, time TBD)

        13         Booster meeting 6:00pm

        14         Freshman Region Band Auditions (Alvin HS, all day

        20-24    Thanksgiving Holidays

    28         Phase I Region Band auditions for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet and Percussion (Alvin HS, after school)

    30         Phase I Region Band auditions for Alto Sax, French Horn and Tenor Trombone (Alvin HS, after school)

DECEMBER

    2           Phase II Region Band auditions for all instruments (Alvin HS, all day)

                Christmas on the Square Parade (downtown, TBA)

    11         Booster meeting and AHS Christmas Concert Boosters: 6:00pm  Concert: 7:00pm

    15         Third 6 Weeks and Fall Semester ends

    16         Tubachristmas (Houston, TBD)

    18-Jan 3 Christmas Holidays

JANUARY

        4          Spring Semester begins

        6          Area Band Auditions (Site TBD)

        8          Booster meeting 6:00 pm

        16         MLK Day (student holiday)

        19-20    All Region Band Clinic & Concert (Pearland JH South, after school on Friday & All day Saturday)

FEBRUARY

        2-3        UIL Solo/Ensemble contest (Brazoswood) TBD

        6          Winter Concert 7:00pm

        12         Booster meeting 6:00 pm

        16         Fourth 6 Weeks ends

        20         English/Language Arts TAKS Test

        28         School Owned Instrument Rental Fee Due

MARCH

        9-13     Band Spring Trip to Los Angeles, California

        12-16    Spring Break

         22       Booster meeting 6:30 pm

APRIL

        TBD     Booster meeting 6:00 pm

                    Fifth 6 Weeks ends

        6-9        Easter Holidays                                                    

        12         AHS Pre-UIL Concert 7:00 pm

        16-20    TAKS Testing

        24         Symphonic Band UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest - Pearland H.S. @ 4:30pm

        26         Wind Ensemble UIL C & S-R Contest - Pearland @ 10:00am

        30         Drum Major Camp 4-6pm

MAY

        1-2       Drum Major Camp, cont.. 4-6pm each day

        3          Drum Major Auditions 4:00pm

        6-9       Color Guard Audition Camp 4-6pm each day

        10        Color Guard Auditions

        11         Booster meeting 6:00 pm