REHEARSALS TONIGHT CANCELED

Due to rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, both band rehearsals for this evening have been canceled.

Rehearsal times for tomorrow night have been adjusted as follows:

Fr/Soph Band: 5:45 - 7:30 pm
Junior/Senior Band: 7:45 - 9:30 pm

If you see this - please spread the word! Call, text, update your Facebook status - help us let everyone know NOT to come to rehearsals tonight.

We will see you tomorrow evening for tomorrow's rehearsal. It is now EXTRA important that you be ON TIME for this rehearsal as we need every second of rehearsal time that we can get!

Greetings from the basketball game!

Have a great weekend, everyone - see you at rehearsal on Sunday!
(6 - 7:30 for freshmen/sophomores, 7:45 - 9:15 for juniors/seniors)

Please see updated pep band times on the calendar!

Concert Dress Code!

Dress code for all MCHS band concerts during the 2010-2011 school year will be black and white dress clothes. All school dress code rules apply! The dress code can be found on page 37 of the Student Handbook.

Appropriate attire is as follows:

Boys:
Black dress pants
Black or white dress shirt
Black dress shoes with black socks
Optional: Black or white tie

Girls:
Black dress pants with nice black or white top
Black skirt with black tights and nice black or white top
Black dress with black tights
Black dress shoes (with black socks or tights)

Girls please note:

• Black tights/nylons are required if you are wearing a skirt.
• All skirts must adhere to the school dress code -- that is, bottom of the skirt must be at or below your fingertips when you are standing up with your arms at your side. Please consider skirt length when sitting as well as standing.
• Dresses may be sleeveless (i.e., only open at the shoulder) -- spaghetti strap and strapless dresses are not allowed unless you are wearing a sweater over the dress.
  

If you are unsure if your outfit is appropriate, please see Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wych BEFORE the day of the concert!!

Happy Thanskgiving!

With this early end to the school week, only one question remains....

Did YOU take your instrument home to practice over the long weekend??

(And no, this was not a setup - thanks to Anthony, Molly, Becky, and Aric for actually all leaving at the same time with instruments in hand!)

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!

Drum Major Announcement

Congratulations to our new drum majors for the 2010-2011 school year! Joining Mallory on the drum major team will be:

Justin Miner
John Kauffman

Thank you to everyone who tried out - we were extremely impressed by the quality of this year's candidates. You will all be great assets to next year's band!

IMEA Band/Choir Honors!

Congratulations to Kayla Bachar and Hannah Knorr!

Kayla and Hannah were selected to participate in the IMEA District I Honors Music Festival! They were chosen after a rigorous audition process that selects the best musicians in the Chicagoland area. Kayla will be in the Honors Band playing flute and Hannah will be in the Honors Choir singing in the alto section.

The festival will be held at Lincoln-Way West HS on Saturday, November 20th. The concert will begin at 4 pm and the general public is invited to attend.