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THANK YOU to all who donated, helped set up and clean, and attended the Sweets 'N' Swing jazz band concert last night! This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite events of the year! It's so much fun and it could not have happened without all of you! Big shoutout to the bands who performed: Second Generation Swing and the CMHS Jazz Band. Second Generation Swing donates their time and musical talents to us for this event. The CMHS Jazz Band meets only once a week and it is a huge performance for them - congratulations! Congratulations to the 2018-2019 color guard members! Auditions were on Friday and this list will be posted tomorrow: Christina Danco Elliott Deardeuff Jaden Devino Maegan Greiner Samara Helton* Jayda McArthur Abigail Ottwell Kenzie Rexford* Michaela Shirley Emily Williams Maya Wimberley The first rehearsal is April 4th, when we return from break, from 5:30-7:30. Come grab a schedule from outside my office before break. Student Leader Interviews are this Tuesday! The schedule is as follows. Results won't be posted until after Spring Break. 3:30 Garrett, Isabella 3:40 Pearson, Mary 3:50 Stuart, Sydney 4:00 Belangee, Megan 4:10 Drew, Mandy 4:20 Zimmerman, Noah 4:30 Bloodworth, Jenna 4:40 Eldridge, Mark 4:50 Fitzgerald, Emily 5:00 Hornsey, Alex 5:10 Deardeuff, Elliott 5:20 Williams, Emily 5:30 Gross, Grace 5:40 Collman, Kya 5:50 Emshousen, Madison 6:00 Markins, Sara 6:10 Smith, Stella 6:20 Shirley, Brayden 4th Quarter Playing Test and Fine Arts Critique are due on Friday, May 4 at 11:59pm. All information can be found on GoogleClassroom! Remember - you have the option to complete The Challenge instead of the playing test, but it has to be with me, in person, before the week of May 4th. This Week Monday, Mar. 26 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-4:30pm) Tuesday, Mar. 27 - Student Leader Interviews (3:30pm - check the schedule above) Wednesday, Mar. 28-Tuesday, April 3 - Spring Break Next Week Wednesday, April 4 - Color Guard Rehearsal (5:30pm-7:30pm) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to send them my way! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis
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Please continue supporting music in our schools month by attending the following events if your schedule allows: 1. CMHS presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday of this week at 7pm, 7pm and 2pm respectively! Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults, and the show is absolutely phenomenal! 2. Our jazz band's Sweets 'N' Swing concert is on Saturday, March 24th. Admission is free, but we will be selling desserts and drinks all night! Doors open at 6:30pm, and music will begin at 7pm. The last set will be around 9pm. The donation page can be found HERE and I sent it home with all band students last week. Please return this form by Wednesday, Mar. 14th so I can see what we will still need. This is a really fun night and Second Generation Swing, a big band based out of St. Louis, donates their time and musical talents for this event as well! Other Events and Deadlines 1. Student leader applications are due this Friday, as well as Student Leader Recommendations, at 3pm. The application can be found here and the recommendation form can be found here. Drum major clinics will be held on Tuesday and Thursday, March 20 and 22 from 3pm-3:45pm. Interviews for all student leaders will be on Tuesday, Mar. 27th - start time TBA. 2. Color Guard auditions will be held on Monday, Mar. 19, Wednesday, Mar. 21 and Friday, Mar. 23 from 5pm-7:30pm. 3. The Fine Arts Boosters are holding a Craft and Vendor Fair on Saturday, April 7th. While most of the work is already done, students will be offered extra credit and PIZZA if they can stay after school on Friday, April 6th to help us set up the commons for the vendors as well as help out on Saturday with anything the boosters need. There will be a sign up sheet posted on my office doors for both band and choir kids to sign up! 4. We will be having a 2018-2019 Marching Eagles Information Meeting on Tuesday, May 1st at 7pm. It's a little in the future, but just so you can put it on your calendar! This Week Monday, Mar. 12 - Jazz Band (3pm-4:30pm) - Musical Rehearsal - Dress Rehearsal (HAIR, MAKEUP, COSTUMES... 6pm-9pm) Tuesday, Mar. 13 - Musical Rehearsal (3pm-5pm) - Honors Society Inductions (7pm) Wednesday, Mar. 14 - Musical Rehearsal - Dress Rehearsal (HAIR, MAKEUP, COSTUMES... 6pm-9pm) Thursday, Mar. 15 - Musical Show Night - Staff Preview (7pm, call time is 4:30pm) Friday, Mar. 16 - Student Leader Applications and Recommendations due (3pm) - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7pm, call time is 4:30pm) Saturday, Mar. 17 - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7pm, call time is 4:30pm) Sunday, Mar. 18 - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2pm, call time is 11:30am) Next Week Monday, Mar. 19 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) - Color Guard Audition Clinic (5pm-7:30pm) Tuesday, Mar. 20 - Drum Major Clinic (3pm-3:45pm) Wednesday, Mar. 21 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm) - Color Guard Audition Clinic (5pm-7:30pm) Thursday, Mar. 22 - Drum Major Clinic (3pm-3:45pm) Friday, Mar. 23 - Color Guard Auditions (5pm-7:30pm) Continuing... Monday, Mar. 26 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) Tuesday, Mar. 27 - Student Leader Interviews (Start time TBA) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to communicate with me! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis Hi, hey, hello!
Congratulations to the following students who performed at the IHSA Solo and Ensemble contest this past Saturday at Alton High School! For IHSA, there are five possible ratings, with a I being the highest and a V being the lowest. I is superior, II is excellent, III is good, IV is fair, and V is poor. Receiving a I or II is an honor and all of our band students received top scores. Jacob Fromme - alto sax solo - Received a I Brayden Shirley - alto sax solo - Received a I Ricky Beck - trombone solo - Received a II Alex Huang and Anna Scott - clarinet duet - Received a I Quinlan Radcliff and Jenna Bloodworth - trumpet duet - Received a I Emily Bloodworth - piano solo - Received a I Alex Hornsey - piano solo - Received a I Thank you for your support of our students at the Winter Showcase this past Thursday! March is Music in our Schools month and we started it off by doing what we do best: creating music and sharing it with our community. Please continue supporting music in our schools throughout March by attending the following events: 1. Thursday, March 8th is Bethalto Community Night and the high school musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is being previewed this night. If you aren't sure that you want to attend the musical, attend this preview to get a taste of how funny it is! 2. CMHS presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 16, 17, and 18 at 7pm, 7pm and 2pm respectively. Tickets went on sale this past Thursday and you can purchase them by contacting Mrs. Gowin in the main office. 3. Sweets 'N' Swing, our jazz concert and dance, is on Saturday, March 24th. The donation page can be found HERE and I'll be sending out paper copies this week. Please return this form by Wednesday, Mar. 14th so I can see what we will still need. This is a really fun night and Second Generation Swing, a big band based out of St. Louis, donates their time and musical talents for this event as well! Other Events and Deadlines 1. Student Leader Applications for band AND guard are due on Friday, March 16th at 3pm. Student leader recommendations are also due on this date. The application can be found here and the recommendation form can be found here. Drum major clinics will be held on Tuesday and Thursday, March 20 and 22 from 3pm-3:45pm. Interviews for all student leaders will be on Tuesday, Mar. 27th - start time TBA. 2. Color Guard auditions will be held on Monday, Mar. 19, Wednesday, Mar. 21 and Friday, Mar. 23 from 5pm-7:30pm. 3. We will be having a 2018-2019 Marching Eagles Information Meeting on Tuesday, May 1st at 7pm. It's a little in the future! This Week Monday, Mar. 5 - Jazz Band (3:30pm-5pm) - Musical Rehearsal - TECH WEEK (6pm-9pm) Tuesday, Mar. 6 - Musical Rehearsal - TECH WEEK (3pm-6pm) - Fine Arts Booster Meeting (6:30pm) Wednesday, Mar. 7 - Tri-M Meeting (2:35pm) - Musical Rehearsal - TECH WEEK (3pm-6pm) Thursday, Mar. 8 - Musical Preview @ Bethalto Community Night - 5pm call Friday, Mar. 9 - Musical Rehearsal - TECH WEEK (3pm-6pm) Saturday, Mar. 10 - IGSMA Solo and Ensemble (Select Students - times vary) Next Week Monday, Mar. 12 - Jazz Band (3pm-4:30pm - time change) - Musical Rehearsal - RUN SHOW (6pm-9pm) Tuesday, Mar. 13 - Musical Rehearsal - RUN SHOW (3pm-5pm) - Honors Society Induction (7pm) Wednesday, Mar. 14 - Return Sweets 'N' Swing donation form - Musical Rehearsal - RUN SHOW (6pm-9pm) Thursday, Mar. 15 - Musical Rehearsal - Staff Preview Night (6pm-9pm) Friday, Mar. 16 - CMHS Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7pm) Saturday, Mar. 17 - CMHS Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (7pm) Sunday, Mar. 18 - CMHS Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2pm) If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask me! Musically yours -- Michaela Davis |
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