Channahon Parade Info!

ALL BAND STUDENTS - Call time for the Channahon 3 Rivers Parade this Sunday, August 12th is 10:45 am. Meet at the band room to bus to the parade starting point.

Attire for the parade is orange band polos, black pants (NOT skinny jeans), black socks, and black Drillmasters. 

Our band is entry #22 in the parade.

At the conclusion of the parade, parents (only) may sign-out their son/daughter without activities release form or pre-approval.  This is a recent change of policy from last week's parade. Parents may pick up students at the corner of Tryon Street and Jessup Street in Channahon immediately after the band finishes the parade route.

Anybody else wishing to sign-out a student MUST have submitted an activities release form signed by their parent and been pre-approved in advance. All other students will ride the bus back to MCHS.

Please contact Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wych with any questions.

Band camp success!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this year's band camp a success, both in Charleston and behind the scenes. We could not have done it without our many supportive parents and school administrators!

We are so proud of the hard work, focus, good behavior, and enthusiasm of our students while down at camp! We accomplished a great deal and are so excited to move forward with our season. It's going to be a great year!

Our season mascot on the last day of camp.

Shorewood Parade!

ALL BAND STUDENTS - Call time for the Shorewood Crossroads Parade this Sunday, August 5th is 10:30 am. Meet at the band room to bus to the parade starting point.

Attire for the parade is orange band polos, black pants (NOT skinny jeans), black socks, and black Drillmasters. Students who ordered a polo for this school year may pick them up on Friday night in the band room when we return from camp.

At the conclusion of the parade, all students who submitted an activities release form may be signed out with their parent. All other students will ride the bus back to MCHS.

Please contact Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wych with any questions!

Guard Car wash!

Dirty car?

Give up the rain dance and come to the guard car wash this Saturday, July 14th! Car washing will take place in the parking lot of Ace Hardware on Ridge Road, from 8 am - 2 pm.

Proceeds go towards supplies for this year's field show!

Colorguard Audititons!

Auditions for the 2012 Marching Band Colorguard will include a week of activities starting May 29th and concluding on June 2nd.

Audition Meeting: 
Tues, May 29th at 6 pm

Audition Clinics: 
Wed, May 30th 6-9 pm
Thursday, May 31st 6-9 pm
Friday, June 1st, 6-9 pm

Auditions:
Saturday, June 2nd 9am - 12:00 pm

No experience needed, we will teach you what you need at the clinic!  Please dress in all black rehearsal/workout clothes with jazz shoes, jazz sneakers, or tennis shoes and socks. Please no jeans or baggy sweatpants. Hair should be out of your face and off your neck.

Graduation / Memorial Day Parade

Graduation Info!
Call time for graduation is 1:30 pm in the band room on Sunday, May 20th.  Attire is spring dress clothes.  The ceremony starts at 2:00 pm on the MCHS Athletic Stadium and should be completed by 3:20 pm.
Memorial Day Parade Info!
Call time for the Memorial Day Parade is 8:30 am in the band room on Monday, May 28th! (call time for percussion is 8:00 am) We will bus to the parade starting point at Minooka Bible Church. After rehearsing with MJHS band, we will start the parade at 10 am, and then participate in the Memorial Day Ceremony at Veteran's Park presented by the Minooka American Legion. The band will be dismissed from MCHS at approximately 11:45 am.

The final post on the Branson 2012 blog is up! Check it out for some thank-yous and a few extra pictures. :)

Please stay tuned to the band calendar (at right) for upcoming events... it may feel like the school year is winding down, but we still have a lot going on! To those involved in Fox Valley, the festival is taking place this upcoming Sunday and Monday (the 29th and 30th). All band members have our spring concert on Thursday, May 10th, and all current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be performing at MCHS Graduation on Sunday, May 20th. ALL students will also be marching in Minooka's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28th. And for anyone participating in marching band for the 2012-2013 school year, our kick-off night is Tuesday, May 29th.

Let's have a great last month of school!