"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." -Malcolm Forbes

Welcome Back! Hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We have a busy end of the semester coming up, especially over the next few weeks. Run through the tape!

Auditions: begin. Sign up for outside of class times on the white board. Make sure to sign up with the correct director. Remember that private lesson evaluation forms are due next Tuesday, April 5th.

Jazzers: all rehearsals on Tuesday - Lab Band 3-5, Sextet 5-6, Quintet 6-7, Ensemble 7-9.

WS/SB: We received our performance times for the Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival (Saturday, April 16 at Hersey). WS performs at 2pm and SB at 4:45pm. Based on those times, we will tentatively leave SHS around noon and return around 6:30pm. Make sure this is marked on your personal and family calendars. Detailed itineraries coming this week.

WS: Our 5th annual Concerto Competition will take place after school Friday. All are encouraged to audition. Further information is on Schoology. See a director if you have questions.

Seniors: The Band Booster College Scholarship Application is available on the booster page (www.schaumburgband.com/boosters). Applications are due Monday, April 11th.

Sectionals: none this week.

Millie Pit Orchestra: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday this week.

Postcards: drop off your postcards in the music office door for our Spring Break bulletin board.

IOUs (these need to be paid within the week - we add interest for Adopt-A-Family every Monday):
Wouldn't it be great to get rid of this category from the announcements? Let's pay these debts!
WS: Dimeas (lock)
SB: Anderson ($21), Berg (lock), Monzon ($9), Singh ($22).
Cadet: De Leon ($22), Franco ($10), Frantz/Jordan (lock), Lainson ($2), Sirichusinwong ($3).
CB: Bartgen (lock), Binder/Choi (lock), Minard (lock), Wood (lock).

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be." -Khalil Gibran

It's Concert Week! Band-Aid Concerts this Wednesday (Cadet/CB) and Thursday (SB/WS). Concerts begin at 7pm - call time is 6:30pm. Tickets are $5.

Congratulations to the following SHS Bandos on their selection to the 2016 D211 Honor Band! Leilah Petit, Caitlin Wilkes, Yumi Otsu, Daniel Burke, Homer Homa, Edwin Suresh, Rachel Worazek, Radek Czech, Liesel Haffner, Jemi Kim, Sydney Rowley, Myriam Brito, George Dimeas, Abigail Fledderman, Aaron Fradin, Becca Kasner, Ben Zaley, Tyler Brossard, Akira Di Sandro, Leah Routson, Patrick Ward, Wade Behrens, Amanda Hansen, Sean Honesty, Mikey Mayer, Thomas Young. Rehearsal is 8am-2pm on Friday, May 20 and the morning of Saturday, May 21. Concert is at 2:00pm on Saturday, all at SHS. If you have any conflicts with these times, please let me know prior to Spring Break. Our guest conductor is Professor Dan Farris from Northwestern University.

Jazzers: Lab Band 3-5, Ensemble 7-9 on Monday. Sextet 4-5 and Quintet 5-6 Wednesday.

WS/SB: We received our performance times for the Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival (Saturday, April 16 at Hersey). WS performs at 2pm and SB at 4:45pm. Based on those times, we will tentatively leave SHS around noon and return around 6:30pm. Make sure this is marked on your personal and family calendars.

Sectionals: none this week.

Millie Pit Orchestra: Tuesday this week.

Going Somewhere over Spring Break (or Not?): Bring us a postcard for our Spring Break bulletin board.

Audition Materials: are all out on the sorting rack. Auditions will begin when we return from Spring Break. Private lesson evaluation forms are also available and due by Tuesday, April 5.

IOUs (these need to be paid within the week - we add interest for Adopt-A-Family every Monday):
Wouldn't it be great to get rid of this category from the announcements? Let's pay these debts!
SB: Anderson ($20), Singh ($21).
Cadet: De Leon ($21), Franco ($9), Lainson ($1).

Locks (these need to be returned to the locker immedieately or a lost lock fee of $10 will be added to the IOU list.
Minard, Frantz/Jordan, Wood, Bartgen, Dimeas, Berg, Choi/Binder

"Do something wonderful, people may imitate it." -Albert Schweitzer

Congratulations to all who participated in IHSA Solo and Ensemble Festival this past weekend! SHS sent 93 events, 68 of which received Division I "Superior" ratings. That is outstanding! Akira Di Sandro (piano), Patrick Ward (trombone), and Melissa Wickland (soprano) were named "Best of Day" in their rooms, and the following events received perfect scores: Caitlin Wilkes' flute solo, Patrick Ward's trombone solo, Jaimes/Ward trombone duet, Hansen/Honesty euphonium duet, and Ward/Jaimes/Hansen/Behrens trombone quartet. Congrats to all on reaching the end of this journey.

Jazzers: Lab Band 3-5, Sextet 5-6, Quintet 6-7 on Monday. Ensemble will only have sectionals this week.

St. Baldrick's Assembly: the Pep Band will be playing at this Thursday's St. Baldrick's assembly. More info to come.

Sectionals: WS/SB/Cadet/CB this week. If there is not a director at your sectional, make sure to fill out a sectional attendance form.

Millie Pit Orchestra: rehearsals Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Concerts This Week: SHS Choir Concert this Tuesday @ 7pm. SHS Orchestra Concert this Thursday @ 7pm.

IOUs (these need to be paid within the week - we add interest for Adopt-A-Family every Monday):
Wouldn't it be great to get rid of this category from the announcements? Let's pay these debts!
SB: Anderson ($19), Singh ($20).
Cadet: De Leon ($20), Franco ($8), Sharma ($33).

Locks (these need to be returned to the locker immedieately or a lost lock fee of $10 will be added to the IOU list.
Minard, Frantz/Jordan, Wood, Bartgen, Dimeas, Berg, Choi/Binder