“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice.” -Meister Eckhart

Have you hugged a senior this week?

THANK YOU CLASS OF 2015: for your leadership, character, musicianship, and dedication to the SHS program. We are a better band because of you.

Sectionals: are done for the year.

Graduation Band: all non-seniors in WS and SB are members of the band that plays at Graduation this Sunday, May 31st. Call time is 9:15am @ SHS. We should be back between 12:30 and 1:00.

Symphony Orchestra: reminder - you have a dress rehearsal tonight Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30pm in the auditorium.

Spring Orchestra Concert: Wednesday 7pm in the auditorium. Sophomore Leilah Petit, winner of the 2015 SHS Concerto Competition, will perform Mozart's Flute Concerto in D Major. Check this out! 

Spring Valley Concert Band: is looking for trumpets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas for their summer concerts and beyond. Check out svcb.net for more information or see Mr. Inendino.

New Orleans: payments are due next Monday. After this, there are only two payments remaining (September/October).

Percussion: D211 Summer Drumline commitment forms are due Thursday. Also, all percussionists are invited to our first marching percussion clinic Thursday after school.

Student Board: thank you for a great year. We will have our last meeting next Wednesday at 1pm at Portillo's.

Jazz Ensemble: thank you for a great year. We will have our last meeting next Thursday at 1pm at Lou's.

Missing Uniforms: Allen (jacket collar and cape), Avila (SMB), Bjorkman (SMB and WS), Fay (sash and cape), Fentem (SMB), Foret (SMB), Hansen (WS), Kraemer (sash and cape), Pawlikowski (SMB), Tamason (SMB), Urbanowicz (SMB). All items need to be turned in by Friday or your final grades will be withheld.

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." -Mother Teresa

SMB Student Leadership 2015: If you are interested in being a section leader for next year’s Saxon Marching Band, sign up for a 10-minute interview slot on the whiteboard. Interviews will take place after school May 20-22.

Sectionals: WS Monday, SB Tuesday, CB Wednesday, Cadet Thursday. Please stay away from the auditorium during AP test times (you will see signs posted in the department).

Jazzers: Lab Band will meet Monday at 3pm.

Percussion Master Class: Monday at 7pm. All are welcome!

Village Tavern Dine-In Night: This Wednesday, May 13 from 11am to 11pm! Bring a flyer and support the band!

New Orleans: 4th payments should now be turned in ($800 so far). Please turn in May payments ASAP if you haven't already (we will be giving them to our Band Booster Treasurer on Tuesday night).

Band Awards Concert: Next Tuesday, May 19 at 7pm in the Main Gym. Free admission. Call time is 6:30pm for all bands. Following the concert, all uniforms need to be turned in (bring a change of clothes!). All students and guests are then invited to our Awards Reception in the cafeteria for our end-of-year slideshow and senior awards. If you have pictures for the slideshow, please email them to [email protected] by Wednesday.

Symphony Orchestra: you have a dress rehearsal on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30pm in the auditorium.

Concert Review Opportunities: This Saturday, the District 211 Honor Band performs at 2pm at Palatine High School. Mr. Ross Kellan (Elmhurst College) is our guest conductor. This concert features 100 of the best band musicians in our district, including 24 Saxons. This Sunday, Schaumburg Youth Orchestra presents their Spring Concert at 7:30pm at the Prairie Center for the Arts ($5 in advance, $7 at the door). Check out the board outside the music department for other upcoming concerts. REMINDER: all 2nd semester concert reviews are due on Friday, May 22.