If you hear a huge sob coming from anyone connected in any way to the Howell High School band community, it’s because Jason Smigell, the school’s passionate, popular, creative band director, is retiring. In the post today on the Howell HS bands blog, Smigell said this: “I am retiring from band directing at the conclusion of this school year. I held off telling you until I told the kids because I wanted them to hear it first. I have been wrestling with it for months, and I’m very sad right now, but it is the right time and the right … Continue reading Jason Smigell announces retirement from Howell HS