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It's hard to believe that September is nearly over! Here comes October - which brings with it a LOT of events, as well as cooler weather (hopefully)! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all those who were able to help in any way at the Collinsville Competition. This boat sinks - the bus stops moving, choose your own analogy - without YOUR help! I'm so proud of the Marching Eagle's performance yesterday - we just keep getting better! That isn't always reflected in the scores, but it is reflected in our minds, hearts, and attitude. Homecoming Week There is a LOT that goes on during Homecoming Week so please make sure to read the following information! On Friday, October 4, we have our Homecoming Parade, followed by the Homecoming football game. This evening tends to be a pretty hectic and fast paced, and to make everyone's lives easier, we offer pizza for dinner rather than expecting the students and volunteers to go get their own food (parking makes this a bit difficult). Please see below for the RSVP for this dinner. RSVP by Sept. 30 so that I can order enough pizza for everyone. We will also supply drinks (soda, water). Please also bring the $5 before Friday! After Homecoming Parade Pizza Dinner RSVP - Click HERE The parade will start at 3pm so call time for the band will be at 2:30pm in the circle. Dress for the parade is marching shoes, black socks, black pants, and polo. Students involved in other activities may wear those uniforms, just clear it with me first. The parking lot is PACKED during this parade so arrive early so that you are not late! We will stay the entire game for the Homecoming game! BOA Permission Slip I will order tickets for BOA on Tuesday so if you forgot or ran out of time to give me a permission slip, bring it to me during class on Monday or at the after school rehearsal! Click HERE for the permission slip. Mattress Fundraiser Kick Off Meeting Our biggest fundraiser of the year is the Mattress Fundraiser that is held on Sunday, November 10. To ensure that this fundraiser is a success, we will be having a parent and student kick off meeting on Monday, Oct. 7 during our normally scheduled rehearsal. The meeting will be at 7:20pm in the auditorium. There will be a drawing for a prize if you attend this meeting! McKendree Competition The tentative calendar for this competition can be found HERE and attached. Bobby's Apples Fundraiser Pick up will be on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from after school to 6pm! Halloween Parade The date of the Halloween Parade was moved to Tuesday, Oct. 29th! This may be different than some social media posts that have been moving around, but this is what was communicated with me from the coordinator of the parade. If this changes, I will let you know! This parade is a FUN one - the students dress in costumes! We vote on best dressed at the end of the night. More information TBA, but please put the date on your calendars! Parent Volunteers Please consider donating your time and energy at any of the football games! We have one coming up this Friday! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-home We also need more walkers for our Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-homecoming2 Goals for This Week Music Goal - Check memorization of School Song for the parade Visual Goal - Clean up drill and movements; focusing on set to set and spacing Week of Sept. 30 Monday, Sept. 30 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Wednesday, Oct. 2 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Thursday, Oct. 3 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Oct. 4 - Early Dismissal Day - Spirit Assembly (During the school day) - Homecoming Parade (2:30pm call) - Homecoming Dinner (RSVP above) - FB vs. Highland (Homecoming (5:30pm call) Week of Oct. 7 Monday, Oct. 7 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-7:15pm) - Mattress Fundraiser Kick Off Meeting for Parents and Students (7:20pm) Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Bobby's Apples Pick-Up (After school until 6pm) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6pm, CMHS commons) Thursday, Oct. 10 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Oct. 11 - District Institute - No School Saturday, Oct. 12 - McKendree Preview of Champions Competition Week of Oct. 14 Monday, Oct. 14 - ILMEA Auditions (Select Students Only, Time TBA) Wednesday, Oct. 16 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Thursday, Oct. 17 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) - TMS Band and Choir Fall Concert (7pm, CM Gym) Saturday, Oct. 19 - BOA STL Finals Trip Week of Oct. 21 Monday, Oct. 21 - CM Choir Concert (7pm, CM Auditorium) Tuesday, Oct. 22 - Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday, Oct. 24 - Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, Oct. 25 - FB vs. Taylorville (5:30pm call) Saturday, Oct. 26 - Fall Play - Clue (7pm, CM Auditorium) Sunday, Oct. 27 - Fall Play - Clue (2pm, CM Auditorium) Week of Oct. 28 Tuesday, Oct. 29 - Halloween Parade (Time TBA) Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Saturday, Nov. 2 - ILMEA Festival (Select Students Only, Time TBA) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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Thank you to all who came out to support the Fine Arts Boosters at their first fundraising event of the year, Rock 'N Roll Trivia! It was a GREAT time! Special thanks to the parents who helped make it happen: Anna Pearson, Rachael VonBergen, James VonBergen, Jennifer Gould, and Pam Drew! We have quite a few events coming up in the next two weeks. Please see below for the information on these events. BOA Permission Slip Thanks to all of your interest, this trip was approved! The permission slip can be found HERE and it is also attached to this email. Permission slip and payment will be due by Friday, Sept. 27. Please read this permission slip carefully as some information has changed. Bobby's Apple Fundraiser This fundraiser went very well! We made over $3,000 off this fundraiser with some small donations as well! Thank you for your support on this fundraiser. Pick up for the apples is Tuesday, October 8 from 2:30pm-6pm. Collinsville Itinerary Can be found HERE. Homecoming Parade/Game Dinner On Friday, October 4, we have our Homecoming Parade, followed by the Homecoming football game. This evening tends to be a pretty hectic and fast paced, and to make everyone's lives easier, we offer pizza for dinner rather than expecting the students and volunteers to go get their own food (parking makes this a bit difficult). Please see below for the RSVP for this dinner. RSVP by Sept. 30 so that I can order enough pizza for everyone. We will also supply drinks (soda, water). After Homecoming Parade Pizza Dinner RSVP https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-pizza Tentative McKendree Itinerary Can be found HERE. Parent Volunteers Please consider donating your time and energy at any of the football games! We have one coming up this Friday! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-home We also need more walkers for our Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-homecoming2 Goals for the Week Visual Goals: Clean drill, add in visuals Music Goals: Ensure we are playing with a balanced sound Week of Sept. 23 Monday, Sept. 23 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Thursday, Sept. 26 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept 27 - FB vs. Mascoutah (5:30pm call) - BOA Permission Slips due Saturday, Sept. 28 - Collinsville Competition Sunday, Sept. 29 - Battery @ Powder Puff (1:30pm call) Week of Sept. 30 Monday, Sept. 30 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Wednesday, Oct. 2 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Thursday, Oct. 3 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Oct. 4 - Early Dismissal Day - Homecoming Parade (call time is 2:30pm in the circle drive; dress is polo, black pants and marching shoes for band; halftime uniform for guard) - FB vs. Highland (5:30pm call) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
Please ensure that you and your child are reading these emails. These emails include important information and can help with confusion! We have had two wonderful performances so far this season! Only a handful more remain, and I cannot WAIT to see what the end product looks like! Thank you to all parents who helped at the football game this past Friday with anything: uniforms, water, percussion equipment. We can't do it without you! While this week is an off week as far as performances are concerned, we do have some events occurring: BOA Interest Forms I handed these out in class on Wednesday and Thursday. These interest forms are due by TOMORROW so that I can ensure we have enough people who want to go! You can find a copy of this form HERE. I do not need any money right now; just the form! Bobby's Apples Fundraiser Forms and payment for this fundraiser are due on WEDNESDAY! I will be counting up all apples and checking money after school Wednesday, so please make sure I receive everything by the end of the school day. Delivery is on Tuesday, Oct. with pickup from 2:40pm to 6pm. Fine Arts Boosters Rock N Roll Trivia This event is THIS FRIDAY at the Wood River VFW. If you are interested in attending this event, please email [email protected] to buy tickets or show up at the door Friday night! It's sure to be a GREAT night! Parent Volunteers Please consider donating your time and energy at any of the football games! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-home We also need more walkers for our Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-homecoming2 Tentative Collinsville Itinerary Can be found HERE. This is not official yet, but I wanted to give you a preview of what that Saturday is going to look like. Homecoming Dinner On Friday, October 4, we have our Homecoming Parade, followed by the Homecoming football game. This evening tends to be a pretty hectic and fast paced evening, and to make everyone's lives easier, we offer pizza for dinner rather than expecting the students and volunteers to go get their own food (parking makes this a bit difficult). Please see below for the RSVP for this dinner. RSVP by Sept. 30 so that I can order enough pizza for everyone. We will also supply drinks (soda, water). After Homecoming Parade Pizza Dinner RSVP https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-pizza Goals for This Week Music Goal: Are we playing with dynamic contrast? Drill Goal: Finish movement 3, begin adding in visuals Week of Sept. 16 Monday, Sept. 16 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Bobby's Apples Forms & $$$ Due - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Thursday, Sept. 19 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 20 - Fine Arts Boosters Rock N Roll Trivia (21+, Wood River VFW) Week of Sept. 23 Monday, Sept. 23 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Thursday, Sept. 26 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 27 - Football vs. Mascoutah (5:30pm call time - we will load the trailer after halftime) Saturday, Sept. 28 - Collinsville Competition Many universities have a Meet the Band Day or a Be a Member of the Band Day. Please see attached for an opportunity with the Greenville University College Marching Band! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
MEMC - O'Fallon Competition Congratulations to the band on their third place finish in class 1A! Your focus, determination and hard work is going to pay off, but we cannot allow this small victory to define our season. Let's keep pushing and STRIVE to be better! Thank you so much to EVERYONE who helped in any way on Saturday - from chaperoning the buses, to helping move equipment, to driving the trucks and trailers necessary to move our equipment from point A to point B, to donating food, etc. We cannot do this without YOU! HERE is the video from Saturday; the view is from the press box. Enjoy! Evaluate! Create goals as to how we can get better! Save it! We will watch it as a class on Monday. GO, EAGLES! #whateverittakes Bobby's Apples Fundraiser Continue selling those apples! Funds raised go towards purchasing new uniforms for the Marching Eagles! Oct. 19 - Bands of America, St. Louis Super Regional Opportunity I am trying to see if we would have enough students/parents interested in taking a bus to The Dome in St. Louis to watch finals of the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional. For more information, please go HERE. I will be passing this interest form out tomorrow during class! This is purely for INTEREST as of this moment. Fine Arts Boosters They are having a meeting this Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 6pm in the CMHS commons as well as their first fundraiser of the year, Rock N Roll Trivia on Friday Sept. 20! This is a 21+ event. If you are interested in buying tickets, please email Anna Pearson at [email protected]. I've also attached the flier for the event to this email. Parent Volunteers Parents, we need YOU! Please look below to see if you can donate any of your time to the Marching Eagles! All Home Football Game Volunteers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-home Oct. 4 Homecoming Parade Walkers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-homecoming2 Tentative Collinsville Itinerary Can be found HERE. This is not official yet, but I wanted to give you a preview of what that Saturday is going to look like. Homecoming Dinner On Friday, October 4, we have our Homecoming Parade, followed by the Homecoming football game. This evening tends to be a pretty hectic and fast paced evening, and to make everyone's lives easier, we offer pizza for dinner rather than expecting the students and volunteers to go get their own food (parking makes this a bit difficult). Please see below for the RSVP for this dinner. RSVP by Sept. 30 so that I can order enough pizza for everyone. We will also supply drinks (soda, water). After Homecoming Parade Pizza Dinner RSVP https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-pizza Goals for this Week Music Goal: How do we start and end notes together? How do we articulate together? Drill Goal: Clean known drill in movement 3, continue learning drill for movement 3 Learn pre-game this week! Week of Sept. 9 Monday, Sept. 9 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Please note! There is play rehearsal from 3pm-5pm. When coming into the auditorium, read the board silently and bring EVERYTHING out to the practice field (instrument, music if needed, pencil, dotbook, etc.) Tuesday, Sept. 10 - Fine Arts Boosters Meeting (6pm, CMHS Commons) Thursday, Sept. 12 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 13 - FB vs. Cahokia (5pm call) Please note! We will stay the ENTIRE GAME this Friday. We perform pre-game, watch and play when possible during Quarter 1 and Quarter 2, perform halftime, Quarter 3 is off for you to eat, say hi to friends, etc., then we are back in the stands for Quarter 4 and we end the evening with the school song before packing up! Friends/Family should NOT be in the band stands while we are there! Week of Sept. 16 Monday, Sept. 16 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Bobby's Apples Fundraiser forms and &&& due Thursday, Sept. 19 - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 20 - Fine Arts Boosters Rock N Roll Trivia As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to send me an email! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
Bobby's Apples Fundraiser We begin our 2nd annual Bobby's Apples Fundraiser on TUESDAY! The money raised from this fundraiser go into helping us purchase new uniforms. Band members funds will go toward band uniforms, color guard funds will go towards purchasing a new color guard spirit uniform! Apples are sold in packs of two of the same flavor with two free turtle sundae gift cards for $20. We keep $8.00 of the $20. Money and order forms are due on Wednesday, September 18. The top seller will get their choice of: - Half pints of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, or cookies n cream) - Visit for four to Bobby's for a behind the scenes tour and make their own sundaes - Frozen custard cake The second top seller will get half pints of ice cream, plus whatever is left from the top seller! The third top seller will get half pints of cream! Tri-M Tri-M is the music honors society at Civic Memorial High School. Meetings are open to all students, while certain activities are only open to inducted members. Our first meeting is this Wednesday starting at 2:50 and typically last about a half hour. For any questions, ask any of the board members: President - Bella Garrett, Vice President - Samuel Poulsen, Secretary - Grace Gross, Treasurer - Mary Pearson, Historian/Public Relations - Emily Fitzgerald. OTHS Competition Our first performance is this Saturday! The itinerary can be found HERE. Parent volunteers are still needed, please sign up HERE. Parent Volunteers Parents, we need YOU! Please look below to see if you can donate any of your time to the Marching Eagles! All Home Football Game Volunteers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-home Oct. 4 Homecoming Parade Walkers https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-homecoming2 Homecoming Dinner On Friday, October 4, we have our Homecoming Parade, followed by the Homecoming football game. This evening tends to be a pretty hectic and fast paced evening, and to make everyone's lives easier, we offer pizza for dinner rather than expecting the students and volunteers to go get their own food (parking makes this a bit difficult). Please see below for the RSVP for this dinner. RSVP by Sept. 30 so that I can order enough pizza for everyone. We will also supply drinks (soda, water). After Homecoming Parade Pizza Dinner RSVP https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4aa9a62ca3fc1-pizza Fine Arts Boosters - Rock n Roll Trivia! Please see the attached flier for more information on this fundraising event for our students! McKendree Music Major Experience Day Please see the attached flier for more information on this experience! Week of Sept. 2 Music Goals: Are we playing musically? Drill Goal: Clean drill for what we know. Monday, Sept. 2 - No School - Labor Day - No Rehearsal - Labor Day Thursday, Sept. 5 - Color Guard (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion (5pm-7pm) Saturday, Sept. 7 - O'Fallon Competition (Itinerary above) Week of Sept. 9 Monday, Sept. 9 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-8pm) Tuesday, Sept. 10 - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6pm, CMHS Commons) Thursday, Sept. 12 - Color Guard (4:30pm-6:30pm) - Percussion (5pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 13 - Football vs. Cahokia (5pm call - because we do NOT have an event the next day, we will stay the entire game) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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