"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Daily Herald Article: nice coverage of our first day of school in Friday's Daily Herald! Check out the article here. Great picture of Wade Behrens in the print article and clips of the band in the video online!

Uniform Contracts and $: make sure they are turned in today and please take home any uniforms currently on the rack.

Sectionals: Outdoor Overture and Promise of Living (with stepoffs) and NIU music. Trumpets today. Percussion tonight at 7pm. Saxes/Horns Tuesday.

Syllabus Acknowledgement Forms: due tonight at midnight.

New Orleans Payments: next $200 payments are due tomorrow (Tuesday, September 1st). If you're on schedule, this will bring you to $1200 of $1400. Everyone will receive a letter with their current balance and fundraiser profits within the next two weeks.

Performances This Week: Football Game Friday (5:30pm call time). Septemberfest Parade Monday (9:00am call time).

"The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." -Bertrand Russell

Uniform IOUs (Contracts AND $, unless otherwise noted):
WS: Behrens, Brossard, Deluca, Dimeas, Droege (contract only), Foret, Haffner (contract only), Jarvis-Hartigan, Kontof, Montalvo, Ward (contract only)
SB: Feucht (contract only), Garwood, Godana, Jamkatel, Meyer, Nevarez-Valles, Radons, Sandoval, Szymoniak, Worthem
Cadet: Fisher, Franco, Graham ($ only), Hargrove, Maheras, Ray, Skidmore, Teves (contract only), Ward, Worthem
CB: Allen, Baker (contract only), Behrens (contract only), Bosowski, Choi (contract only), Jorgensen, Minard, Nakano, Schubbe, Vidales

All Paid Uniforms: need to leave the hallway today after school!

Syllabus Acknowledgement Forms: due Monday (all on Schoology).

Next Week: first football game on Friday (call time is 5:30 - this is different than the printed schedule). Septemberfest Parade Monday, September 7th (call time is 9:00 @ SHS).

Sectionals: begin next Monday during lunch periods with trumpets.

This Weekend: All instruments must go home. With two performances next weekend and NIU the following weekend, we have plenty to work on.

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought."
-Matsuo Basho

Thank You: to everyone who played on the front steps this morning! This is a great SHS tradition.

Uniforms: many of you have uniforms on the rack in the hallway. If you have paid for your uniform, these need to go home ASAP. We do not have enough space in the department to hold them. If you haven't paid yet, you need to ASAP.

Lost and Found: if you lost anything during band camp, check the pile on the piano. This will all go in the school lost and found after school Friday.

College Band Day: we will be going to NIU on September 12th. If your family would like to come, we have reduced price tickets available through the band. Order forms are due next Wednesday, September 2nd.

Schaumburg Youth Orchestra: has openings for flute, oboe, horn, trumpet, and trombone. This is an incredible community orchestra organization in our backyard. Auditions are coming up on Tuesday, September 8th. For audition information, check out the board outside the music office.

WS: if you are auditioning for ILMEA, I would highly recommend checking out one of the upcoming audition clinics at Elmhurst College (September 20) or Vandercook College of Music (September 17 or 23). Pre-registration is required. Check out the board outside the music office for more information.