Spring 2023

Choir Seniors & CHS Band perform at Commencement

May 31, 2023

Music Dept Awards Night

May 22, 2023

CMS 8th Grade Elementary Tour

May 17-18, 2023

6-12 Band Festival

May 16, 2023

50th Opus of All That Jazz

May 13, 2023

All That Jazz - Workshops with the Professionals

May 13, 2023

CMS Choir Concert

May 15, 2023

ISSMA Total Department Award

May 2023

Wind Ensemble earns Gold at ISSMA Organizational Contest

April 29, 2023

Wind Ensemble: Gold with Distinction. 

The Wind Ensemble earned a composite score of 249.5 which is the highest score ANY CHS music ensemble has achieved at an ISSMA event in at least the last 23 years.

Jackson Elementary celebrates Music!

April 27, 2023

CHS Jazz Band performs at the Duneland Education Gala

April 22, 2023

Symp. Band & Adv. Orchestra compete at ISSMA Organizational Contest

April 22, 2023

Advanced Orchestra: Gold with Distinction     Symphonic Band: Gold

2nd Annual Duneland Choral Festival (Grades 5-12!)

April 18, 2023

Choirs & Int. Orchestra win Gold at ISSMA Organizational Contest

April 15, 2023

Intermediate Orchestra: solid Gold rating and a Gold in sight-reading  

Mixed Voiced Ensemble (Camerata & Sandpipers): solid Gold ratings and a Gold in sight-reading 

Treble Voiced Ensemble (Bel Canto & Drifters): solid Gold ratings and a Gold in sight-reading 

Jazz Band performs at Valparaiso University Jazz Festival

April 14, 2023

Music Students honored at School Board Meeting

April 3, 2023

Orchestra Ensemble's Perfect Score at ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble,

All-State Band, Jr. All-State Orchestra, and the 

National Music For All Honor Band of America

CHS Winter Guard ends season with a win at MXCGC Championships

April 1, 2023

CHS Choir and Orchestra perform at Disney

March 28 and 30, 2023

Jr. ISSMA Organizational Contest for CMS Choirs & Orchestras

March 18, 2023

7th Grade Orchestra: Gold with Distinction                             8th Grade Orchestra: Gold

Treble Choir: solid Gold                                                       Mixed Choir: solid Gold

First Again! CHS Winter Guard competes at Minooka

March 18, 2023

Grand Champions! Show Choirs end season on a high note

March 18, 2023

Winter Guard gets First in their Division at Hersey Competition

March 11, 2023

Jr. ISSMA Organizational Contest for CMS Bands

March 10, 2023

7th Grade: Gold with Distinction               8th Grade: Group 1 Gold

LIS Band Concert

March 6, 2023

ISSMA Jazz Contest

March 4, 2023

Camerata: Gold Jazz Strings: Gold with Distinction Maroon Jazz: Gold with Distinction

Show Choirs are First Runners Up at Chicagoland Showcase

March 4, 2023

CHS Winter Guard place First in class at Lake Park Competition

March 4, 2023

ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble for Instrumental

February 25, 2023

Maroon Strings Ensemble: GOLD RATING, WITH DISTINCTION and a PERFECT SCORE! 

ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble for Voice & Piano

February 18, 2023

CHS hosts the 10th Annual Trojan Classic

February 18, 2023

CHS Sandpipers, Drifters, & The Business showcase for CMS 8th Grade Choir

February 14, 2023

Grand Champions twice in a row! Show Choir wins at Carroll Classic in Ft. Wayne, IN

February 11, 2023

The Sandpipers and The Business earned Grand Champion honors of their Division as well as a sweep of the captions that included Best Vocals, Best Visuals and Best Band! Junior Sofia Cunningham was named the group's Outstanding Performer.

The Drifters and The Business competed in a Division stacked with talent and came away with 2nd Runner-Up and a Best Band Award.  Sophomore Jane Maddex was named the group's Outstanding Performer.

In the solo competition was held adjunctly with 56 participants and junior Luke Housman placed 3rd Overall!

This is one of the first times in the last twelve years of the program under the helm of current director, Kristin Morris, that the groups have been able to achieve such collective success and that the Sandpipers have been able to achieve back to back Grand Championships, the Drifters consistent placements in the top three and The Business Band with their three consecutive Best Band Awards!

Trojan Guard Awards Night

February 7, 2023

CHS Winter Guard wins 3rd at first competition in Naperville

February 5, 2023

Big Band Bash

February 4, 2023

ISSMA District Solo & Ensemble Contest (Voice/Piano)

February 4, 2023

Director of Choirs Kristin Morris is featured in Chesterton Tribune!

February 2, 2023

ISSMA District Solo & Ensemble Contest (Instrumental)

January 28, 2023

Grand Champions! Show Choir competes at the Rock the Rock in Milton, WI

January 21, 2023

The Sandpipers: 1st Runner-Up in their Division, Grand Champion of the day, Best Vocals.  This is the first program Grand Championship since the 2019 season!

The Drifters: Unisex Division Grand Champion, 5th highest score of all, Outstanding Stage Crew

The Business: The Best Band award

 Junior Luke Housman took home 2nd Place Honors in the solo competition for his rendition of "Oh What A Beautiful Mornin".

Freshman Karleigh Pawlyszyn sang "I Didn't Plan It", and was awarded 1st Place in the solo competition.  

Orchestra performs at CHS Mid-Term Graduation

January 21, 2023

Indiana Junior All State Band

January 14, 2023

Congrats to CMS 8th Grader Abby Vidt on an AWESOME performance!

Show Choir competes at the River City Classic in Muscatine, IA

January 14, 2023

 The Drifters: 1st Runner-Up in their Division 

The Sandpipers: 1st Runner-Up in their Division, & 1st Runner-Up Overall

Show Choir Winter Showcase

January 7, 2023