Hillside Association of Music Supporters - HAMS

05/31/2026

Thank you to everyone that helped to raise money to fund the Boston Pops trip yesterday! The show was How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert, at Symphony Hall, Boston. It featured the DreamWorks film, while the Boston Pops Orchestra performed John Powell’s Academy Award-nominated score live. It was a night to remember for the 7th and 8th grade Hillside music students. One thing that made it extra special is that Roric Cunningham, a 2019 graduate of Central High School was on stage performing. Cunningham has been a cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2023. He took the time to pose for photos and gave a wave to the teachers and students in the crowd. An inspirational night, indeed. Please share any photos with us from the evening!

And thank you to the teachers and staff that planned for the event and spent their Saturday with the students for this memorable fieldtrip.

Hillside Middle School

05/25/2026

Thank you for the honor of performing in the Manchester Memorial Day Parade 2026. Thank you to all the teachers, students and parent volunteers! Most of all, thank you to all the men and woman that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Hillside Middle School

05/24/2026

Memorial Day Parade Updates and Reminders:

Meeting time at Hillside is now 12:00 PM on Monday May 25; this will help to ensure that bussing will get us to our drop-off point in time.

We are in the first division of the parade; rally point is the intersection of Chestnut and Bridge Streets.

If you’ve volunteered to march with the band or drive the med-van, you may ride with us on the bus as it’s most likely the easiest arrangement. Van driver may follow the buses; thank you to all who signed up!

Ice cream treat, water and cooler donations; water and coolers may be dropped off before the parade. Due to limited freezer space we may want to wait until after the parade to deliver those (probably around 2:45 will be perfect).

Buses will pick the band up near the SNHU arena to return to Hillside.

All hair MUST be off the shoulders; no ponytails. Buns or tight up-braids are the move for a parade.

Students will need a ride for 3:00 PM to enjoy the rest of the Memorial Day holiday.

Should weather be a factor on Memorial Day; please wait to hear from the district or myself and I will communicate via email, Talking Points, Google Classroom, HAMS page, grapevine, etc.

05/20/2026

We need volunteers and donations for Monday's Memorial Day Parade Performance. Please see below and sign up if you can help! Thank you!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084CA4AF2DA7FB6-49779935-Hillside Middle School

The Memorial Day Parade is Monday, May 25, 2026. This is by far our biggest performance of the year as the entire city of Manchester is our audience as the Hillside “Marching Hawks” take to Elm Street to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. The band’s two select...

05/20/2026

The Memorial Day Parade is Monday, May 25, 2026. This is by far our biggest band performance of the year as the entire city of Manchester is our audience as the Hillside “Marching Hawks” take to Elm Street to pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
The band’s two selections are “Battle Hymn Of The Republic” and “Stars And Stripes Forever”. The students have been diligently preparing for the big day.

Schedule:
Report time in full uniform
12:30 PM - Hillside
Warm-Ups/Mini-Rehearsal
12:45-1:15 PM - Hillside
Board buses to parade
1:20 PM - Hillside
Arrive at parade route
1:30 PM - Hampshire Plaza
Parade steps off
2:00 PM - Elm Street.
Parade ends
2:45 PM- SNHU Arena/Lake Ave.
Board buses for return leg
2:55 PM - SNHU Arena/Lake Ave.
Return to Hillside
3:05 PM - Hillside

We are always looking for parade volunteers as well as water/ice cream donations. Sign up to help here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084CA4AF2DA7FB6-49779935-hillside #/

Please be sure that students are hydrated and have a little bit of breakfast before the parade (nothing heavy!) so as to help the performance go smoothly.

05/20/2026

We did it!!! With one more day to go, we have crested over our 25,000 practice minutes goal - logging a combined 31,195 minutes! We are also 82% to our fundraising goal! Let's make this happen!! Thank you!

05/18/2026

Update!!

05/18/2026

We've had a great weekend! We are 54 percent to goal for the fundraiser and have practiced 18,615 minutes!! Let's keep it going!!

It's not too late to register: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=6410d9f95fec6

05/15/2026

Practice-A-Thon Update!
You can still register and participate!

05/14/2026

Bravo and congratulations to the Hillside 7th and 8th grade students, music teachers and supporting staff that put on a tremendous show last night! Amazing job.