The Hoover Band is dedicated to developing lifelong musicianship, whatever path our students may take.
Our mission is to give students the knowledge, skills, and abilities to appreciate and perform music in
the next phase of their lives while building a strong community of service to school, community, and each other.
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| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | TIME | IMPORTANT NOTES | COUNTDOWN |
| MARCHING BAND EARLY MORNING REHEARSALS - EVERY Monday to Friday @ 7:00am - ALL ARE MANDATORY | |||||
| August TBD | All Band Parent Night | Hoover HS Band Room | TBD | ||
| August 4 | Marching Band Camp | Hoover HS Band Room/Practice Field | 8a-12:30p | ||
| August 5 | Marching Band Camp | Hoover HS Band Room/Practice Field | 8a-12:30p | ||
| August 6 | Marching Band Camp | Hoover HS Band Room/Practice Field | 8a-12:30p | ||
| August 7 | Marching Band Camp | Hoover HS Band Room/Practice Field | 8a-12:30p | ||
| August 8 | Marching Band Camp | Hoover HS Band Room/Practice Field | 8a-12:30p | ||
| August 21 | Back To School Night | Hoover HS | 4:00 - 7:00p | ||
| September 15 | Home JV FB Performance | Hoover Stadium | 4:30p-7:30p | ||
| September 20 | Beaverdale Fall Fest | Down Beaverdale Ave. | 8am – 12pm | ||
| September 22 | Home JV FB Performance | Hoover Stadium | 4:30p-7:30p | ||
| September 26 | Homecoming Parade | TBD | TBD | ||
| September 29 | DMSP Marching Festival | Mediacom Stadium | 3:30p-9:00p | ||
| October 4 | Clarinda Band Jamboree | Clarinda, IA | 6:00a-5:00p | ||
| October 6 | Home JV FB Performance | Hoover Stadium | 4:00p-6:30p | ||
| October 15 | Fine Arts Concert | Hoover Auditorium | 5:00pm | ||
| October 16 | Home JV FB Performance | Mediacom Stadum | 6:00p | ||
| October 18 | IHSMA State Marching Band | Waukee HS Stadium | TBD | ||
| October 23 | Home JV FB Performance | Hoover Stadium | 6:00p | ||
| November 24 | DMPS Jazz Festival | Lincoln HS | 7:00pm | ||
| December 5 & 6 | Drake Honor Band | Drake University | All Day | ||
| December 10 | Winter Concert | Hoover Auditorium | 5:00pm | ||
| Pep Band Performance | |||||
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| February 28 | Pop’s Concert | Hoover Auditorium | TBD | ||
| March 7 | Hoover Jazz Fest | Hoover HS | TBD | ||
| April 11 | IHSMA Solo/Ensemble | TBD | |||
| April 13 | DMPS Concert Band Festival | Roosevelt HS | TBD | ||
| May 6 | Spring Concert | Hoover Auditorium | 5:00pm | ||
Monthly Band Booster Meeting
Hoover Husky Marching & Concert Band Staff
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” — Roy Ayers
“Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.” ― John Erskine
The Hoover/Meredith bands are comprised of 6-12th grade students located in the combined Hoover High School & Meredith Middle School building.
We are a growing and thriving band program that musically educates nearly 400 students in instrumental music.
Our directors are state licensed K-8/6-12 music educators that hold Bachelor's, Masters', and Ph.D.'s in instrumental music education. They have over 50 years of combined teaching experience in instrumental music education and have taught in various school districts ranging from small rural to large urban.
Elegance is not the abundance of simplicity. It is the absence of complexity.
Coming SoonThe 54th Annual Ron Battani Jazz Festival will be March 1, 2025.
Registration opens October 1, 2024!
"Wow!!! Awesome performances, everyone!
Thank you so much to you and all your students for hosting us today for a wonderful performance. It was awesome!
(sorry to be late- there was a mix up with our bus)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Mrs. Kelly F. Janson, M.A.
Kodaly Certified Levels I, II and III
Vocal and General Music Specialist
Hillis Elementary
Kelly F. Janson
Hills Emementary
"In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved."
John Doe
Client
"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
John Doe
Client
"Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away"
| COMING SUMMER 2024! |
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4800 NW Aurora Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310
desmond.armentrout@dmschools.org
515-242-7300
