Keep up with us in San Antonio!

If you'd like to follow along with the band and our activities in San Antonio, visit our special edition trip blog!

www.mchsbandtrip2010.blogspot.com

We'll be periodically posting updates and photos from San Antonio. Feel free to post comments and questions!

Let's have a great trip!

Hey, Jazz Bands!

Attention Jazz Band members:

Jazz II will be performing on Wednesday, March 24th at the Channahon Jr. High Band Boosters' "Italian Pasta Night." This performance will be from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Call time is 4:30 pm at the band room. That Monday, March 22nd, we will rehearse in the band room from 6-8 pm to prepare for the performance.

Jazz I members -- you are welcome and invited to perform with us to help fill out instrumentation! Trombones are definitely needed, trumpets and saxes are appreciated. Especially if you are a CJHS alum, this will be a fun opportunity to perform!

Jazz II -- this is a required performance! Be there or be square. Jazz I -- please let me know if you'd like to join us!

March 6th !

The band has several activities/performances!

* IHSA Music Contest- 8 am to 4 pm at Ottawa HS
* Annual Craft Fair - 9 am to 3 pm at Central Campus
* Jazz Band I at Sr. Citizen Prom - 7 pm

WInterguard Home Show Today!

The MCHS Winterguard Home Show today is at South Campus. This exciting event begins at 11 am and will conclude at 2:30 pm in the gymnasium. Come out and support your MCHS Varsity and Jr. Varsity Guard in competition!

Feb 11-SPC Band Festival Concert 7pm

Congratulations to the following students for their selection into the SPC Band Festival to held at Plainfield South HS. They will rehearse all day and perform a concert at 7 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

Jr./Sr. Band:
Anthony Abbonato, Hannah Knorr, Andrea Aguilera, Alex Halaska, Melissa Hallihan, Denine Cohran, Erin Williams, John Bond, Nick Martiniak, Carly Johnson, and Joe Phipps

Fr./So. Band:
Molly Willeford, Haley Reichardt, Anna Strle, Kayla Bachar, Rebecca Wolz, Sarah Danielson, Charles Tierney, Jessica Muir, and Audrey Schmidt

Website Updates

Student Account Balances as of January 16th are now available on the Band Boosters page of our website!

If you would like to use funds from your Student Account towards the last trip payment, you may download the Student Account Disbursement Form from the Documents page. Remember, all trip payments must be made by January 25th!

Band Booster Meeting minutes through the January 11th meeting are also available here.

Pep Band Pictures

Check out these pictures from the pep band performance on Jan. 15th!

Woodwinds do the YMCA!


Possibly the first time a melodica has been played in the MCHS Pep Band?

That's one big pep band!