School Cancelled for Mon/Tues

• The  Band Booster Meeting on Monday has been rescheduled for Jan. 13th at 7 pm due to inclement weather.

• The Pep Band BB game on Tuesday has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

• Pit Orchestra and IHSA Solo/Ensemble sign-up sheets will be posted on band room door starting on Wed, Jan 8th.  Both of these activities are optional and NOT required.

2013 WInter Band Concert!

Report time is 6:15 pm for Beginning Band and 6:30 pm for Jazz Bands/Percussion Ensembles!  Everyone else in band is required to attend and should report to the auditorium by 6:50 pm.

The concert is Thursday, December 12  and starts at 7:00 pm. Two percussion ensembles, madrigal brass, beginning band, and two jazz bands will be featured! The concert is free and open to the public!

Concert attire for performers is:
Boys: dress pants, dress shirt, tie optional, black dress shoes
Girls: dress pants or skirt and nice top; skirt must be knee-length or longer with black tights

For this concert only, "festive flair" (holiday ties, scarves, etc) is acceptable as long as your attire meets the above guidelines.

ALL-STATE BAND STUDENTS!

Congratulations to Erin Matthewson (orchestra-oboe) and Valerie Kolb (band - trumpet) for their acceptance into the ILMEA ALL STATE Music Ensembles!  They were selected through an audition process that included the best musicians from across the state of Illinois. Both students are members of the MCHS Wind Ensemble.

The festival concert date is January 25th at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.  

Alumni Band Opportunity for Current Band Members!

All current band students are invited to come and participate with the alumni band at the alumni football game. Funds raised will benefit the athletic and band boosters. 

The day of the game is Friday, November 29^th, 2013 at 7pm. 

Band report time is at 5:30 in the Central Campus band room. 

On Saturday, November 23^rd at 1pm at the Minooka Central Campus south practice field will be a run though of half time and will receive your instructions for the game. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at minookaalumni@gmail.com or go to minookaalumnigame.webs.com

This activity is NOT required for current band students.  Your participation is strictly voluntary.  If interested please sign-up in the band room.

IMEA District Music I Members Announced!

Congratulations to Erin Matthewson (orchestra-oboe), Valerie Kolb (orchestra - trumpet), Carmella Russell (band-euphonium) and Francesca Raddatz(choir-soprano) for their acceptance into the IMEA District I Music Ensembles!  They were selected through an audition process that included 2400 of the best musicians from the Chicagoland area.

In addition, Congrats to Kayla McComb (alto - voice) and Kelli Anderson (soprano - voice) who were nominated to perform with the IMEA Fr/So Honors Choir!

The festival concert date is November 23rd at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois.  The concert begins at 4 pm.  The Fr/So Honors choir concert begins at 3 pm.

Halloween Parade!

Saturday, October 26th!
Report time: 1:00 pm
Busses will leave: 1:20 pm
Parade starts: 2:00 pm

Busses will transport us to the Minooka Elementary School for the start of the parade.  The parade will end at MCHS Central Campus parking lot.  We should be done by 2:40 pm (approx)

Atttire: Black drillmaster shoes, socks, and pants (same as summer outfit) HOWEVER you may wear costumes from the waist up.  Try to wear as much orange/black as possible!

Congratulations to our Marching Indians for their impressive 2nd place finish at the highly competitive Lincoln-Way Marching Band Invitational this past Saturday.  Our guard earned a 2nd place caption awards and our Drumline won 1st place percussion.

The band's final performance of their competition show "Undercover" will occur this weekend at Friday night's football game. On Saturday our band will performing in the Minooka Halloween parade.