Hi, hey, hello!
Such a wonderful weekend. Thank you to all who helped make Saturday a success - from the students who performed wonderfully on a quite hot day - to the parents that supported them - to the staff that helped make sure everything went smoothly. Saturday could NOT have happened without all of your help and dedication. We happened to see a few groups this past weekend that did not have the same parental support as we are lucky to have here in Bethalto. The band in front of us in the parade didn't have any water - and, as I'm sure your child has told you, we definitely needed water this past Saturday! Again, thank you, parents. The band received third place in both the parade and field competition. Congratulations! We will be listening to some judges' tapes on Monday to discuss how we can improve our performances from here on out. We have a full show - which not a lot of bands can say at this point in time, but we still have quite a lot of work to do until we can say we are satisfied with our product! There is a football game on Friday, Sept. 29. If you are interested in helping out the band this night, please sign up here. The Homecoming parade and game are also coming up. You can find those sign ups here (parade) and here (game). Please read the following updates carefully to make sure you know what is going on: 1. On Oct. 16, we will begin our Butter Braid fundraiser. Because of our music department being on such a budget this year and students are unable to save money for individual accounts unless we are going on a trip, this fundraiser will be for the band! Forms with payment will be due on Friday, Nov. 3 and orders will be delivered on Friday, Nov. 17. 2. On Oct. 19, we have a very unique opportunity! Batavia High School from Batavia, Illinois is needing a practice area. They contacted Civic Memorial about using our stadium and we have been given permission to allow them to use the stadium to practice on. We are making this an educational opportunity for our students as well as a chance to get to know another band! Instead of having a rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 16, we will be moving our rehearsal this week to Thursday, Oct. 19 and we will observe this band rehearse. More information to come on what exactly will be happening, but this will be a required date for the band! The time will be from 4pm-8pm. This Week Monday, Sept. 18 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-7pm) Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm) - Percussion Rehearsal (3pm-4:30pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-7pm) Next Week Monday, Sept. 25 - Marching Eagles Rehearsal (4pm-7pm) Tuesday, Sept. 26 - ILMEA Nominations due! Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Percussion Rehearsal (3pm-4:30pm) - Color Guard Rehearsal (4:30pm-7pm) Friday, Sept. 29 - Football Game vs. Taylorville (5:30pm call - we will be staying the entire game) Please let me know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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