With school now underway, the Chilhowie band will again be back to a regular practice schedule to prepare for the upcoming season. After going a few days without any scheduled practices over the last few days of summer, the band successfully ran the first two tunes of the show by the end of class Thursday afternoon. Everyone is excited for the new school year and marching season!

Monday practices will start August 13 and run throughout the school year from 6pm to 9pm. Mr. Green has one simple question for the band program this year, "How good do you want to be?". Mr. Green believes the sky is the limit for this group this year. We will just have to wait and see how good they will be.

Just as the school year was about to start, the Chilhowie Band was able to purchase a new drumline for their upcoming marching season. The Band would like to thank Direct Dodge for their sponsorship, Israel O'Quinn and Food City for their special contributions, and the community who supported the band through any fundraisers they have had or simply by buying food at the concession stand at football games. 

The old drumline, which was approximately fifteen years old, has been replaced by an all new Pearl Championship Midnight Black edition line, consisting of two snares, four basses, and a tenor, along with cases, carriers, and stands. The entire band is excited for the upcoming season and the opportunities it brings, especially with the new and improved drumline! 

The Chilhowie High School band recently ended their first two week long band camp with a successful performance of their first two tunes of the show for the parents. Having an extended time at camp brought both extra time to improve upon the show and new challenges for the students. Nonetheless, the time was well-spent, as the students worked hard every day in order to get two tunes on the field, marching and playing, and cleaned up the third tune musically. Of course, not every moment was spent hard at work; every day brought something new to laugh about and enjoy, whether it was an evening at the wavepool, boys in short shorts, or the infamous lip sync battle. 

This year's show is titled Seven Deadly Sins, with each of the sins being represented individually through the different movements and by one of the color guard members. The music is harder than in years past, but makes up for it in its dark and intriguing sound, and the students in the band are all doing wonderfully with it. Come and see the Mighty Warrior Marching Band at their first performance, at the Marion game on August 24th!

The Chilhowie High School band has entered into "A Battle of The Bands" competition with Blood Assurance. The top three donating bands will receive a cash prize. Each donation of blood saves three lives.  On Saturday June 23rd the band program will be hosting a blood drive from 11am-7pm at CHS. Come out, donate and be entered into a drawing for Titans football tickets. If you can't make it out that day, no problem! You can donate between June 1st-August 31st at any blood assurance center, simply just use the Code 162396. If you would like to sign up for a time in advance please visit: https://donor.bloodassurance.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/112936

Also, all individuals who donate blood will receive free admission to the outdoor movie "I Can Only Imagine" that evening on June 23rd at Chilhowie High School around dark (8pm). Tickets for the movie will be $5.00 for all individuals who do not wish to donate blood. The band program will be offering concessions starting at 7:30pm! Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs!

Come out and Support the band! Donate, save three lives, earn a chance to win Titans football tickets, and get a free ticket to "I Can Only Imagine."

The kickoff to the 2018 Mighty Warrior Band concert season holds many honors for several members.  Over the last month, the Chilhowie Middle and High School band students have been recognized individually for their hard work and dedication.

On Saturday, January 6, 2018, band students from both Chilhowie Middle and High School auditioned individually to earn a spot in the 2018 District 7, All-District band.  Over 500 students from 38 schools auditioned. 24 students from Chilhowie Middle and High School will be participating. 3 of those students are eligible for All-State band.  64% of the students who auditioned from Chilhowie earned a chair in the 2018 All-District band.

On January 20, 2018, four of the Mighty Warrior band members earned chairs in the Virginia Tech Honor Band.  The Virginia Tech honor band is made up of four ensembles. Isaiah Hutton., Rainni Crutchfield., Emily Blevins., and Alec Roberts. all earned a chair in the top three ensembles and represented Chilhowie High School among top musicians in the region.

On January 27, 2018, three students represented Chilhowie High School in the East Tennessee State University Honors Band.  The ETSU Honor Band event consists of two bands. The top musicians for east Tennessee and southwest Virginia are represented in those ensembles. Emily Blevins, Ryleigh Clukey., and Kaitlin McAllister earned chairs in one of the ensembles.

Congratulations, students! Keep up the hard work!

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On December 1st, 2017, all three high schools in Smyth County Public Schools combined to make one large band. By combining forces the band consisted of well over one hundred students. Mr. Green said, "It's a great opportunity for our students to work together and unify the county's music programs."  

The band program says goodbye to 4 members on Senior Night. After graduating 17 students in last year's class, this year's class is much smaller. However, what these students lack in numbers they make up for in heart and dedication. The band program should have taken a step back after losing some many students, but they didn't. One of the big reasons is due to these four individuals. They gave 110 percent everyday to make the program the best it could be. We will miss you!

Kaitlyn Brook's future plans include attending college and becoming a special effects makeup artist.

Caitlin Sawyer's future plans include attending college to major in either art education or veterinary medicine, and to keep the Lord number one in her life. 

Michael Rush's future plans include attending Virginia Highlands for two years before transferring to Virginia Tech to major in business and marketing in hopes of becoming a stock broker. 

Isaiah Hutton's future plans include majoring in vocal performance at The Ohio State University.

​On behalf of the Chilhowie High School Band and Band Boosters, we want to thank you for your dedication and hard work throughout your middle school and high school career. May God bless your future endeavors!