MHS Marching Canes Alumni

10/10/2026

🚨The band needs our help!

On Saturday, October 24, Manatee High School will host the Marching Band Music Performance Assessment for schools across Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties. More than 1,500 band students and thousands of spectators will visit our campus throughout the day.

By managing the event, including concessions and parking, our band program has the opportunity to raise a significant amount of money. In past years, this event has generated more than $15,000 for our program. These funds support our marching, jazz, and concert bands by helping pay for equipment purchases and repairs, guest instructors, new music, registration fees, transportation, and many other program expenses.

There are numerous volunteer positions and times available, and family members and other supporters are welcome to volunteer as well. The only prerequisite is filling out the MCSD Level 1 Clearance Volunteer App which only take a couple of minutes.

https://www.manateeschools.net/page/volunteers/

If possible, please also attend our volunteer planning and training meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM in the Manatee High School Band Room.

This fundraiser benefits every student and every ensemble in our band program. Your gift of just a few hours can help provide resources and opportunities for our students throughout the entire school year.

We want this event to be successful for the band program, so please consider signing up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080449AFA62BA2FE3-65798109-mpasignup?useFullSite=true #/

MHS is hosting Marching Band MPA this year and we need your help! We are hosting 12 marching bands from around the tri-county area on Saturday, October 24. The competition begins at 2:30 and the last band will perform around 9 p.m. Awards will follow. We need to prepare on Friday evening, Saturday m...

10/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated and made this year the best alumni reunion yet! Go Canes Go!

10/09/2026

‼️Update to the seating for tonight! We are going to be joining the current band in their block!! Please be patient as everyone gets settled in. Also, remember water bottles can go onto the cart and they will be delivered after pregame. Go Canes Go!

10/09/2026

🙂Please remember that we are guests with the band tonight. While in the stands, we will be following the lead of the band director, current drum majors, and current band during quarters 1, 2, and 4. They will be calling the tunes, as well as when to play during those times. Please do not try to go rogue in making calls on your own. This only causes confusion and frustration and we want tonight to be fun for everyone! Be the awesome band people we are and make tonight amazing!! Go Canes Go!

10/09/2026

🌀 TONIGHT! Please be in the auditorium at 5pm so we can head out to rehearsal in the stadium. We will practice pregame and then after the current band practices their halftime show, we will practice joining them on the field for Dance to the Music. We will head back to the auditorium for a group picture and around 6:40, the current band will join us to run through stands tunes again before lining up for march over. Go Canes Go!

10/09/2026

👻 If you registered but ghosted us today, please reach out and let us know if you’re still planning to participate tomorrow so we know whether or not to expect you.

10/09/2026

🎵 We didn’t make it to the field tonight because of the rain but we had an awesome combined music rehearsal! One last reminder to print your music (if you haven’t already) and don’t forget your flip folders tomorrow!

10/07/2026

🎺 Please don’t forget to bring your own instrument! The only instruments that will be provided are drumline, and sousaphones, mellophones, and baritones (if you let us know you needed one).

10/06/2026

🗓️ Schedule…

Thursday:
4:30-5pm in the cafeteria…Check-in, instrument and shirt pickup, welcome.
5:00-8pm on the practice field…Music and marching rehearsal.

Friday:
4:30pm…Meet in the auditorium.
5:00pm…Rehearsal in the stadium
6:45pm…March over to the stadium.
7:15pm…Pregame.

PLEASE READ!
1. There is an orchestra concert on Thursday night and they will be using the band room, therefore no one will be allowed in there unless they are accompanied by Mr. Galletti. Instruments we will be using will be in the cafeteria for us.
2. Once we get to the field for rehearsal on Thursday, the current band will be performing their competition halftime show for us. Let’s fill the seats and be attentive and supportive!
3. Immediately following our rehearsal on Friday, we will meet back in the auditorium for our group picture. Don’t miss it!
4. When we march over for pregame, we will be going straight onto the field. Please make sure your personal belongings are taken care of so you’re not carrying them during march over.
5. Just a heads-up, the current band will be performing their show prior to us joining them for Dance to the Music on Friday during halftime.
6. We will not have copies of music, so please make sure you have printed out what you need.

We will continue to send reminders and updates throughout the week, so please check back periodically for new information!

10/05/2026

💺 Seating for Friday…We will be sitting in the block next to the current band. This is reserved seating for band alumni only. If you have family and friends coming to the game, please have them sit outside of the block.