Spaghetti Dinner Winners

Congratulations to the following winners of the Spaghetti Dinner 50/50 and Basket Raffles:

50/50 Raffle - Ticket #6343449 (must present ticket to collect prize)

"Bears" Basket - Ben Thelo

"Breakfast in Bed" Basket - Carolyn Kopp

Winners should contact Wendy Homa at 708-516-9330 to collect their prizes.

A big thank-you also goes out to all the band parents and students who contributed time, resources, and hard work to make the Band and Guard Spaghetti Dinner a success!

Schedule for Oswego Panther Preview

*Update* - For parents wishing to attend this performance, admission is $4. The location is "the" Oswego High School (not Oswego East) - 4250 Rt. 71, Oswego IL.

Student Schedule:

4:15 pm - Report to band room
4:30 pm - Leave for Oswego High School
6:00 pm - Panther Preview Begins
6:26 pm - Marching Indians Performance
8:10 pm - NIU Marching Huskies perform
8:40 pm - Leave OHS
9:15 pm (approx) - Return to MCHS

Attire for this event is blue jeans, orange band t-shirt, black socks, and black drillmasters.

Do not wear any additional long-sleeved shirts under your t-shirt. However, you may bring sweatshirts, coats, etc to wear over your t-shirt when we are not performing. You will be allowed to purchase dinner from the concession stand after our performance, or may bring a sack dinner if you choose.

Great job this weekend!

Congratulations to everyone on two great performances this weekend!

At NIU on Saturday, the band placed 3rd in class 4A. We also ranked 5th overall out of the 30 total bands in the competition. It was certainly an exciting evening performing in the NIU stadium, and we are very happy with our results! Our music scores in particular showed much improvement from the previous week.

On Sunday, the band competed in the Grundy County Corn Festival Parade, placing first in our class and winning Caption Awards for best horn line, best drum majors, and best color guard.

Great job, band! You had a week of very focused, productive rehearsals and warm-ups coming into this weekend and your hard work definitely showed in our performances.

This week we have rehearsal on Monday, 9/27 ONLY - no practice on Wednesday 9/29 due to the PowderPuff football game. Let's have a great rehearsal and a successful performance at the homecoming football game on Friday! Keep up the good work - your directors and instructors are very excited for the rest of our season.

NIU and Corn Fest!

NIU schedule (9/25)
Rehearsal- 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Dinner - on your own
Report time - 6:00 pm
Performance time - 9:55 pm
Return time (approx) - 12:15 am
additional info: http://www.regiment.org/bands/show.cfm

Corn Fest Parade (9/26)
MCHS "Marching Indians" are unit #47
Report time - 12:30 pm
Parade starts - 2:00 pm
Return time (approx) - 3:45 pm

Rehearsals this week are the normal Monday (9/20) and Wednesday (9/22) evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:15 pm

Weather

We will be rehearsing indoors if the weather does not cooperate for today's practice at 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The competition today will not be cancelled due to weather. There is an indoor performance that will be implemented due to weather. This decision is made by the competition officials at Wheaton North HS.

See the weather link at the following website:
http://www.wnband.org/news/Festival.php#weather

Competition Week is here!

WHEATON NORTH HS FIELD COMPETITION!

Saturday, September 18th

Rehearsal - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (@MCHS)

Lunch - 1:30 pm (on your own)

Report time - 2:45 pm (@MCHS)

Performance time @ WNHS - 7:00 pm

Return to MCHS - 11:15 pm (est)

(additional info available: http://www.wnband.org/news/Festival.php)

Sept 25th (Sat) NIU Field Competition - Performance time is 9:55 pm

(schedule to follow in a few days)

Sept 26th (Sun) Grundy County Corn Fest Parade - TBA (unit #47)

Oct 2nd (Fri) Homecoming Game! Report time is 6:15 pm

The new uniforms have arrived! Final fittings have gone well - THANKS TO MRS. MILSAPS AND MRS. NORRIS! We will debut our new look at the Wheaton North field competition! This is first time in 17 years we have had new uniforms!

Uniforms are here!

Next rehearsal -> Mon. 9/13 from 6:30 pm to 9:15 pm

Band Booster meeting -> Monday 9/13 @ 7 pm (band room)

Next performance report times:

Sept 10th (Fri) football game - 6:30 pm

Sept 18th (Sat) Wheaton-North HS Field Competition

Rehearsal - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Lunch - 1:30 pm (on your own)

Report time - 2:45 pm

Performance time @ WNHS - 7:00 pm

Return to MCHS - 11:15 pm (est)

Sept 25th (Sat) NIU Field Competition - TBA

Sept 26th (Sun) Grundy County Corn Fest Parade - TBA

The new uniforms have arrived! Students need to to schedule a final fitting time on the list in the band room!