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I have a few updates for you all. 1. I announced to the band today that I will be returning as Bethalto's director of bands for the next school year. This past year has been a roller coaster ride in my personal life: I believed I would be in Arizona right now. However, my grandmother's health and some other personal factors have made that move not be the best decision for me. After a lot of thought and discussion, I came to the realization that the place I should be right now is Bethalto. I'm happy to be back and it's been wonderful being with the Marching Eagles this week. 2. Attached is the most up-to-date schedule for the 2022 Marching Eagles. Below are some significant changes. I realize some of the students may have conflicts. Please let me know ASAP. - Band camp has been moved from August 1-5 (8am-6pm) to August 8-12 from 10:30am-9:30pm. This is mainly to give the stadium some more time to be completed. It is my hope that we will be able to use the stadium during band camp. The time change is to accommodate some sports practices. Pushing band camp back a week will also be better for retention purposes - school starts a week later than usual this year (August 22). Please communicate with me ASAP if this is a conflict for you. Due to the last-minute notice of this, grace will be given. Just please communicate. - The competition schedule has been updated. For those in other sports, all competitions chosen are late afternoon/evening competitions. We will work out individual sports conflicts as they arise. 3. The school district has committed $20,000 for new marching band uniforms. This is amazing news! I'm going to double-check with The Fine Arts Boosters regarding their commitment to new uniforms. Over the past six years, I have saved money in the Band Activity Account. Last time I checked, there was $8,000. The uniforms that we are looking to purchase were quoted to me at a little over $40,000. We are SO CLOSE! We are going to be running the following fundraisers to get us over the hill on this amazing purchase for our band! - July 14-Aug. 1 - Tickets to the Alton River Dragons baseball game on Sunday, August 7. More info. will be given to students tomorrow. - September - Bobby's Caramel Apples Fundraiser - November - Butterbraid Fundraiser If you have any ideas for a fundraiser, please feel free to reach out to me. 4. I will have some more information in the next few weeks. To stay updated, please join the Band Remind: Text @cmhsband22 to 81010 You can also find the most-up-to date calendar at the band website: http://cmhsbands.weebly.com/calendar.html or CLICK HERE I think that's it... As always, please just let me know of any questions or concerns. I prefer over-communication to not knowing. Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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