Bay High School Music Department

Bay High School Music Department Welcome all band/choir students, families, friends, and supporters of the band and choir programs at Bay! This page will be updated often!

02/07/2026

Sr. High Band,
You guys were absolutely phenomenal tonight at your pep band performance. We had a job to do and you guys delivered! I’m proud to be your band director.

Thank you to our Mrs. Vermillion for stepping in and playing flute!

If anyone has pictures of us from tonight feel free to share them in the comments.

02/07/2026

Key reasons for bands performing at basketball games include:

“Boosting Atmosphere and Spirit: Bands increase the overall energy of the gym, creating a fun and competitive environment.

Supporting the Team: They provide musical momentum, playing school songs and cheers to boost morale and motivate players.

Enhancing the Fan Experience: The live music adds a crucial, traditional, and energetic soundtrack to the game, filling gaps in time-outs and during breaks.

Intimidation: They can influence the environment to favor the home team by creating loud, enthusiastic, and sometimes intimidating noise.

Creating Unity: The music helps unify the crowd and student section, encouraging collective cheering.”

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It’s Google, friends.

12/18/2025

Excellent work this semester, band!You guys have performed extremely well this semester and Mrs. Higgins is very proud of you! If anyone has photos of us at any performances this semester, please feel free to share them in the comments!

12/05/2025

Congratulations on a wonderful concert tonight! All of your hard work paid off. Mrs. Vermillion and Mrs. Higgins are so proud of you all!

Congratulations to our Choir students on making All-Region Choir! We are so proud of all of our students who gave up the...
10/18/2025

Congratulations to our Choir students on making All-Region Choir!
We are so proud of all of our students who gave up their Saturday to audition. We are grateful to have students willing to step out of their comfort zones for musical opportunities such as this.

09/02/2025

Band families!
Here is the link to purchase tickets to Astate band day if you’d like to come. I sent a note home with all students, who are attending, on Friday.

04/03/2025

Because of the school closure, our after-school choir concert rehearsal originally scheduled for today (Thursday, 4/3) will be cancelled.

To make up for this loss of rehearsal time, we are adjusting the choir’s call-time on concert day (Tuesday, 4/8) to 4:30. This extra time will allow us to adequately rehearse our pieces as a full ensemble so we can put on a great performance at 6:00!

Stay safe!

We have rescheduled to the 28th!
02/20/2025

We have rescheduled to the 28th!

We hope you all can join us!
02/13/2025

We hope you all can join us!

12/14/2024

Band,
I can’t begin to express how proud of you I am tonight! You worked so hard preparing to carry this pep band performance independently and you nailed it! You’ve come so far since the start of this year and I can’t wait to see how much more you grow as musicians and as individuals.
Thank you to our wonderful principal, Mrs. Geniesse for coming to our rehearsals and learning how to play band director while I went to perform a concert with Jonesboro Community Wind Ensemble. We love and appreciate you so much!

-Mrs. Higgins

Here is another copy of our 9-12 grade band calendar for anyone who needs it!
10/22/2024

Here is another copy of our 9-12 grade band calendar for anyone who needs it!

I am preparing to begin my 9th year teaching! I always love for my room to be an engaging environment for learning and w...
07/25/2024

I am preparing to begin my 9th year teaching!

I always love for my room to be an engaging environment for learning and working to make music and create together, but also a safe place for all who enter. Some days, a student may require a couple of minutes to decompress and that is always okay because it's made extremely clear to them what I expect from them as students. I also make it a goal to have extra supplies for any individuals who may not have access to their own supplies and this includes personal hygiene supplies.
If you would like to donate an item to my classroom for my students, I would be more than grateful. Absolutely anything helps.

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