U46 Jazz Festival (Big Band) – 2/28: Clinic in the afternoon, 7:00 pm concert at Larkin
U46 Concert Band Festival – 3/8: All day clinic, no evening performance
Disney Rehearsal – 3/19, 3/21: 5:30 to 7:30, will organize uniforms at this time
Disney Trip – 3/25-3/31
John Williams / CSO Concert – 4/28: Tickets still available, e-mail Mr. H if interested
Fox Valley Music Fest – 4/29-4/30: BHS to host, stay tuned for more information
Spring Concert (All Bands) – 5/3 (6:30 start time) Potential student event following concert
Feb. 16 (3-4 pm, Band Room) Color Guard info meeting; clinic dates TBD; auditions in May TBD
Graduation Band announcement around April 6: Graduation is 5/26 with 6:15 am call time, returning around 10:00 am
Summer marching band / drumline rehearsal schedule: See attached
June 27 – Bartlett 4th of July parade practice
July 8 – Bartlett 4th of July parade (noon in downtown Bartlett)
July 11 – Band-O-Rama
Drum Corps International (DCI) outing TBD
2018-19 Band Camp begins on July 27
Feb. 20 Disney meeting – 7:00 pm in the BHS Auditorium. Final information and many details will be provided and vendor and chaperones will be present. We will be sending home medical forms soon and would like to receive them back at or before this meeting.
Band Boosters parent meeting schedule
Tuesday, March 6 (7 pm, Band Room)
Tuesday, April 10 (7 pm, Band Room)
Tuesday, May 15 (7 pm, Band Room) – Current 8th grade parents are invited
2018-19 Band
Projected band size is 183 for next year; may be higher!
Looks like there will be four Band classes next year.
Officers/chairs for next year (election at March 6 parent meeting)
Four named officers have to be paid BHS Boosters members. Presently we’ve got the following volunteers standing for election to the associated positions.
President Jodi Blake
Vice President Tim Roberts
Secretary Barb Burch
Treasurer (Disney and student accounts) – Mary Connors
Assistant Treasurer (Fundraising support) – Jim / Ann Regan (???)
Other Positions / Key Fundraisers
Uniforms – Sherri Arns (Assistant – Carol Nemcik)
Boosters Liaison Tim Roberts and Michael Nemcik
Spirit Wear Sandy Martin
Senior Recognition – Jane Serbus, Daria Smith, Jodi Charter, Lisa Hall (Andrea Kohl can help with photos)
Band Camp Picnic (following Band Camp preview performance) (Open)
Car Wash Mickey Roberts and Carol Nemcik
Fine Arts Boosters Craft Fair (2 or 3 reps for planning) Barb Burch, Mickey Roberts, (position open)
Fill the House/Silent Auction – Karen Sanders, Andrea Kohl, Ann Regan (Carol Novak and Sandy Martin?)
Restaurant Nights Steve Henricksen
Worlds’ Finest Chocolate Sandy Padbury
Pies / Cookie Dough (Open)
Marching Band Equipment – Tim Roberts, Michael Nemcik, (2 more open)
Savers Donation Drive (Open)
If anybody else is interested in a board position or a miscellaneous other position, please reach out to BHSBands1@gmail.com and we’ll get you into the mix.
Volunteer sign-up – Anyone interested in signing up to be on the BHS Bands volunteer list, please follow this link – Volunteer Signup. While we’ll have occasional calls for volunteers for specific events, we love to have parents lined up to call upon as needs arise.