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Congratulations, seniors! So proud of all of you for your accomplishments thus far this year and the past three years of your high school career. I'm looking forward to the rest of the year, but I certainly am NOT wishing it to go by fast. I want to cherish this time with you all! Thank you to Bella Garrett and Grace Gross for putting together those amazing senior night baskets! Thank you to all those who donated for the baskets as well: students and the Fine Arts Boosters for donating the cookie cakes! Clue: On Stage Congratulations to the cast and crew of the fall play! You have ONE more chance to see it: today, Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2pm! Don't miss out! Play Off Game #1 - Saturday, Nov. 2 GO, EAGLES! So happy for many of our teams this year (cross country - our own Mark Eldridge made the all-regional team! - soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf... such a great year to be a CM Eagle!), and proud of all of their accomplishments! The football team will be playing Murphysboro in the playoff round one this Saturday, but due to the ILMEA All-District festival, we will NOT be performing. If we have another home playoff game, it will be an optional game for students (extra credit, anyone?) and we will only perform halftime and pep band tunes. ButterBraid Fundraiser Order forms and payment are due on Monday, Nov. 4! The top selling students will be excused from the 2nd quarter playing test. :) Optional Movie Night We will host an optional movie night THIS MONDAY immediately following the Halloween parade rehearsal. Bring snacks, something to drink, a pillow and a blanket! The selected movie is Back to the Future. Halloween Parade The Halloween Parade is THIS TUESDAY. Call time is 5:30pm at CM. We will bus over to the beginning of the parade, warm up, march down Prairie St., and get bussed back to the high school where we will have our fall marching band student awards! Wear a costume, but ensure that it doesn't interfere with your playing or spinning. Mattress Fundraiser Our mattress fundraiser is coming up on Sunday, November 10! To volunteer for this fundraiser, see the sign up sheet on the board in the auditorium. Continue spreading the information about this fundraiser - it'll be GREAT if we continue to talk about it! - Goals for This Week Memorize This Love Sight Read Celtic Holy Night Begin working through Christmas concert music Week of Oct. 28 Monday, Oct. 28 - Halloween Parade Rehearsal (4pm-5pm) - Optional Movie Night (5pm-8pm) Tuesday, Oct. 29 - Halloween Parade (5:30pm call, 6:30pm step off) Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Saturday, Nov. 2 - ILMEA All-District Festival (select students only) Week of Nov. 4 Monday, Nov. 4 - Butter Braid order forms and payment due If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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For those of us that attended the BOA St. Louis Super Regional on Saturday, I hope it was a rewarding experience! Seeing those groups live is always a joy - so many amazing things happen in the marching arts that not everyone is able to witness. I do hope it was worth it! Butter Braid Fundraiser This fundraiser began last week! Students should have received order forms, but there are more underneath the white board in the auditorium and you can always sell via online as well! The person who sells the most butter braids will be excused from the 2nd quarter playing test! https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/be2c3a52-5bfb-4cc8-bdcc-cabf2ad2a121 Optional Movie Night This evening will be NEXT MONDAY, Oct. 28 immediately following the Halloween parade rehearsal. The movie we will be watching is Back to the Future. Please bring your own snacks and drinks, although popcorn will be provided! Halloween Parade The Halloween Parade is NEXT TUESDAY. Costumes are required - just ensure that they don't interfere with what you are doing: playing your instrument or spinning! We will meet at CM at 5:30pm, be bussed over to the Bank of Edwardsville and march down Prairie St.. The buses will pick us up at the end of the parade and drive us back to CM, where will vote on best individual costume and best duo/group costume! Jazz Band Jazz band is an optional, extra-curricular ensemble that we offer at Civic Memorial HS. If you are interested in jazz band, please click on THIS LINK and let me know what times work for you. I've used my schedule to fill in these times, and they are pretty limited. If you have a conflict with these times and still would like to participate, please come talk to me and we will try to work something out. Mattress Fundraiser Please continue talking about this fundraiser! Word of mouth is the best way for us to advertise it! -- Goals for the Week Memorize This Love Review Pre-Game Review A Matter of Time Week of Oct. 21 Monday, Oct. 21 - CM Fall Choir Concert (7pm, CM Auditorium - Fine Arts Critique Opportunity!) Tuesday, Oct. 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (3pm-7pm - I will be at Trimpe) Thursday, Oct. 24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (3pm-7pm - I will be at CM) Friday, Oct. 25 - FB vs. Taylorville (5:30pm call - SENIOR NIGHT!) Saturday, Oct. 26 - Clue, On Stage (7pm - CM Auditorium) Sunday, Oct. 27 - Clue, On Stage (2pm - CM Auditorium) Week of Oct. 28 Monday, Oct. 28 - Halloween Parade Rehearsal (4pm-5pm) - Optional Movie Night (5pm-8pm) Tuesday, Oct. 29 - Halloween Parade (5:30pm call, 6:30pm step off) Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Tri-M Board Meeting (7:30am) - Tri-M Meeting (2:40pm) Saturday, Nov. 2 - ILMEA All-District Festival (Select Students - Carbondale) If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the Marching Eagles this year. I feel somewhat like a broken record, but the truth of the matter is that this was our most successful season while I've been with Civic Memorial High School. I'm happy to see the results of hard work and determination and I'm thrilled to see where we keep going because I see us going nowhere but up. Again, thank you to all parents and guardians who help in any way with marching season. Be it from donating your time, energy, or money, it all helps. The Marching Eagles need you! If you weren't involved this year, but would like to be next year, please be on the lookout for some informational emails or meeting. We would LOVE to have you! Our staff is definitely one in a million. To have them consistently at rehearsals and performances is a joy because not all bands have that! Please thank them when you get a chance! Now, onto some information... ILMEA Auditions Those auditioning for ILMEA - call time is at 8am tomorrow with the bus leaving at 8:15am. Dress in nice clothes, no jean or cargo shorts. Dress for success! Butter Braid Fundraiser I've received MANY questions about whether or not we will be selling butter braids this year and the answer is YES! This fundraiser will begin on Tuesday, but here is an online store link you can start sending out today! https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/be2c3a52-5bfb-4cc8-bdcc-cabf2ad2a121 TMS Band and Choir Fall Concert The Trimpe Band and Choir have their first concert of the year THIS THURSDAY starting at 7pm. I offer extra credit to any high school band/color guard student who can help set up the gym for this concert. Call time is 5:30pm in the main gym and please wear your polo. I take pictures for attendance so be aware of what is going on around you. This is a great opportunity for the middle school students to meet the high school students! BOA Field Trip I have THREE student tickets available if there are any students who would like to attend! The cost of the ticket is $18. First come, first served! For those attending, we will meet at CM at 5pm and the bus will leave at 5:30pm. I'll have to pick up tickets at will call when we get there, so for those driving separately, we will meet you at the entrance to the stadium. For adults, I have assigned students to you for chaperone purposes. You can find those groups HERE. These are not subject to change. Optional Movie Night Due to a conflict in the auditorium, we will have to move our optional team bonding movie night from Monday, Oct. 14 to Monday, Oct. 28. This is completely optional, but it is a fun time! Typically, students bring blankets and pillows, we clear out the center chairs of the auditorium and we watch a movie together. It's a good time! :) --- Goals for the Week Music Goal: Sight read concert band literature Rehearsal Goal: Understand and follow the expectations of concert band Week of Oct. 14 Monday, Oct. 14 - Columbus Day - No School - ILMEA Auditions (Select Students Only - 8am call time @ CM) Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Butter Braid Fundraiser Begins! 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 Concert (EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY! Call time - 5:30pm; concert begins - 7pm) Saturday, Oct. 19 - BOA Field Trip (Select Students Only) Week of Oct. 21 Monday, Oct. 21 - CM Choir Concert (FINE ARTS CRITIQUE OPPORTUNITY! Concert begins - 7pm) Tuesday, Oct. 22 - Early Dismissal Day - Parent Teacher Conferences (I'll be at the middle school this evening) Thursday, Oct. 24 - Early Dismissal Day - Parent Teacher Conferences (I'll be at the high school this evening) Friday, Oct. 25 - FB vs. Taylorville (5:30pm call) Saturday, Oct. 26 - Clue, On Stage (7pm) Sunday, Oct. 27 - Clue, On Stage (2pm) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
It is OCTOBER! And it feels like it, too! ;) Homecoming Week went well! Thank you to the students for staying focused on a busy and exciting week! 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! Bobby's Apples Fundraiser Pick Up Pick up will be THIS TUESDAY, Oct. 8, from after school to 6pm! If you sold any apples, please plan on picking them up on Tuesday! McKendree Competition The tentative calendar for this competition can be found HERE and attached. Optional Movie Night on Oct. 14 Every year, the band has a movie night! Typically, this night has been during Homecoming Week, but with the parade and our final competition being so close, we decided to postpone it until after our last competition. The date the student leader team has selected is on Monday, Oct. 14. We do not have school this day! The movie will be held in the auditorium, movie selection TBA, but it is a fun time! If you are planning on attending this movie night, bring a pillow, blanket, and snacks, although some snacks and drinks will be provided! The movie will start at 5:30pm, pick up will be around 8pm and you will not be allowed to leave once you are here! 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! Goals for the Week: Visual Goals: Clean up second and third movement drill; ensure visuals are being performed together Music Goals: Play balanced and in tune Week of Oct. 7 Monday, Oct. 7 - Student Leader Meeting (4:30pm) - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (5pm-7:15pm) - Mattress Fundraiser Kick Off Meeting (7:15pm, CM Auditorium) Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Bobby's Apples Fundraiser Pick Up (2:34pm-6pm) - Fine Arts Boosters Meeting (6pm-7pm, CM 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 - Senior Band/Guard Breakfast (9am-10:30am) - McKendree Preview of Champions Competition Week of Oct. 14 Monday, Oct. 14 - ILMEA Auditions (Select Students Only) - Optional Movie Night! (5:30pm-8pm, CM Auditorium) Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Show Me Dough Fundraiser Kick Off (Butter Braids!) 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 Field Trip If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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