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It's that "Concert" time of year!!

  Weekly Announcements  (Week of Nov. 27th - Dec. 2nd Monday:   NO CLASSES Tuesday:   OMEA (Ohio Music Education Assoc.) High School & Middle School Honor Band practices at Mt. Vernon HS and MS.  6:30 - 8:30 PM .  Remember that transportation is on your own!!!  Please be 10 minutes early! Tuesday:  Classes resume (Mr. D. will not be in school - no after school tutoring). Thursday:   After school indoor drum line and advanced percussion 3:00 - 4:45 PM Sunday:  Annual Marching Band Awards Banquet - 3:00 PM - Cafeteria.  All marching band members eat free.  All others should check in at the table to get their serving line vouchers! Dinner will run from 3:00 until approx. 4:00 PM, but awards may begin as early as 3:45 PM.  See ya there! Announcements: *  Holiday Concerts : Middle School 7th & 8th:   December 12th   Bands and choirs...performers in their music polos please! Elementary & 6th:  December 13th :  6th graders in their music polos please. High School Bands and C

Announcements Week of November 13th -17th, 2023

 Thanks for a great over night trip Section Leaders!    This past Friday some of the marching band student leaders traveled to Indianapolis for a short overnight trip to the Bands of America Grand National Championships at the Lucas Oil Stadium.   The band members also took part in the BOA Leadership Blast at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, where they participated in 2 separate leadership sessions.  The trip was open to all 11th and 12th grade band members, drum majors and section leaders, and we watched quite a few great marching bands, learned a lot, and have a ton to show everybody as we go in to next season!  Again, thanks for a super time! Music for All Summer Music Symposium registration is now open!  Please go to the CHS Marching Band portion of the music website and click on the link to this outstanding venue for all band members and register for the 2024 Summer Symposium now !  Students may choose from either the drum major academy , marching band academy , drumline academy or co

Weekly Update:

  Week of November 6th - 10th: Congratulations to the following band members for being accepted to the OMEA (Ohio Music Educator's Association) District X Honor Band... Middle School:   Audrey Carlisle - clarinet,  Khloe Cherry - french horn & Savannah Garcia - flute High School:  Tressie Beverly - clarinet, Dylan Meier - trombone & Marco Pedraza - euphonium *  The OMEA Honors Band Concert will take place on Saturday, December 2nd in the chapel at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University at 3:30 PM.  All are welcome free of charge! *  OWU (Ohio Wesleyan University) Honor Band Nominations:   Information about the Feb. 16th & 17th Honor Band experience has been distributed to those students who have expressed an interest,  Nomination sheets are due [signed by parents] in the band office by this Thursday, November 9th so Mr. D. can complete the online Nomination Registration and get the ball rolling. * There will be a meeting on Monday at the end of 8th period (2:45 PM)  for all