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With how fast the month has gone by, I am anticipating February will FLY BY! We will be in Florida before you know it! Congratulations to Josh McCune for auditioning, being selected, rehearsing, and performing with the ILMEA All-State Choir this past weekend. Josh spent three days in Peoria, Illinois rehearsing with musicians from all over the state of Illinois and it culminated in a wonderful performance this past Saturday. Nice work, Josh! Congratulations to the following students for being selected for the MVC Honor Band Festival: Toni Reynolds, Jessica Schillinger, Jack McRae, Jordan Shields, Gannon Meyer, Lexi Noel, Kaili Stanford, Guadalupe Calixto, and Brian Pearson. They will attend this festival on Thursday, Feb. 24 at McKendree University where they will rehearse all day with students from the MVC schools (Highland, Jerseyville, Mascoutah, Triad, and Waterloo) and then perform that evening. Thank you to Alex Hornsey for stepping in to run pep band Thursday and Friday this past week while I was out of town. The show must always go on! Florida Trip There will be a mandatory informational meeting regarding the Florida trip. Please put the following dates and times in your calendars! This meeting will be held in-person at CMHS. Tuesday, March 1 - Chaperone Meeting - 5:45pm Tuesday, March 1 - Florida Trip Meeting - 6pm-7pm Please stay following the meeting to attend the Fine Arts Booster Meeting to see how you can help support the fine arts students in our district! Pep Band - February 12 The 7th and 8th-grade night has been rescheduled for February 12th! This evening, all current 7th and 8th-grade band students will be invited to be a part of our pep band. Call time for this evening is 5pm; dress is the polo and following the varsity halftime, we will eat pizza in the commons with the 7th and 8th-grade students. We will sit in instrument family groupings and you will have the opportunity to talk to the 7th and 8th graders about the high school band. This is a wonderful recruitment tool for us and I'm so excited! Percussion - Release the Kracken Due to some conflicts, the following dates and times have been changed for only the Release the Kracken percussion ensemble: Monday, Feb. 7 - 5pm-6pm (instead of 5:30pm-7pm) Monday, Feb. 14 - 5pm-6pm (instead of 5:30pm-7pm) Third Quarter Playing Test The third quarter playing test will be posted in the next week and it will be due on Friday, March 4 at 11:59pm. Looking Ahead to Marching Band Here are some upcoming dates involving marching band for 2022-2023. There are a few things up in the air, especially regarding facilities since there is quite a bit of construction going on throughout the summer, but these dates are pretty set. Please put them in your calendars and save the dates! March 22 - Marching Percussion Clinic #1 (4:30pm-6pm) March 22 & 23 - Color Guard Clinic March 24 - Color Guard Auditions March 29 - Marching Percussion Clinic #2 (4:30pm-6pm) April 8 - Percussion Auditions (4pm-???) June 6-9 - FUNdamentals Camp July 11-14 - Music Camp August 1-5 - Band Camp --- The most up-to-date schedule can be found HERE. Week of Jan. 31 Monday, Jan. 31 - Tri-M Board Meeting (2:05pm) - "Jazz" Band (2:15pm-3pm) - Release the Kracken Rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesday, Feb. 1 - Winter Guard Rehearsal (3:45pm-5pm) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6:30pm, CM Commons) Wednesday, Feb. 2 - Tri-M Meeting (2:15pm) Thursday, Feb. 3 - Winter Guard Rehearsal (3:45pm-5pm) - West Winds Rehearsal (4:30pm-6pm) - Married Life Rehearsal (6pm-7:30pm) Week of Feb. 7 Monday, Feb. 7 - "Jazz" Band (2:15pm-3pm) - Release the Kracken Rehearsal (5pm-6pm - TIME CHANGE) Tuesday, Feb. 8 - Winter Guard Rehearsal (3:45pm-5pm) Thursday, Feb. 10 - West Winds Rehearsal (4:30pm-6pm) - Married Life Rehearsal (6pm-7:30pm) Saturday, Feb. 12 - Winter Guard Performance - Pep Band (7th/8th Grade Night - 5pm call) Week of Feb. 14 Monday, Feb. 14 - Tri-M Board Meeting (2:05pm) - "Jazz" Band (2:15pm-3pm) - Release the Kracken rehearsal (5pm-6pm - TIME CHANGE) Wednesday, Feb.16 - Tri-M Meeting (2:15pm) Thursday, Feb. 17 - Early Dismissal Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences - West Winds rehearsal (4:30pm-6pm) - Married Life rehearsal (6pm-7:30pm) Friday, Feb. 18 - No School - District Institute Sunday, Feb. 20 - Alex's Junior Recital (optional event - time TBA) Week of Feb. 21 Monday, Feb. 21 - No School - President's Day Thursday, Feb. 24 - MVC Festival (All day - select students only) - West Winds rehearsal (4:30pm-6pm) - Married Life rehearsal (6pm-7:30pm) Week of Feb. 28 Monday, Feb. 28 - Tri-M Board Meeting (2:05pm) - "Jazz" Band (2:15pm-3pm) - Release the Kracken rehearsal (5:30pm-7pm) Tuesday, March 1 - Florida Chaperone Meeting (5:45pm, Auditorium) - Florida Trip Meeting (6pm-7pm, Auditorium) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (Following Florida Trip Meeting) Wednesday, March 2 - Tri-M Meeting (2:15pm) Thursday, March 3 - West Winds rehearsal (4:30pm-6pm) - Married Life rehearsal (6pm-7:30pm) Friday, March 4 - 3rd Quarter Playing Test Due Saturday, March 5 - IHSA Solo & Ensemble (All day - select students only) Sunday, March 6 - CM Band and Choir Winter Showcase (1pm call; 2pm concert) --- If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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