High School Concerts and Chamber Festival

All five High School concet bands and the Jazz Ensemble will be performing next week on two separate concerts. On Monday, December 12, the Concert Band (Mr. Pocaro), Jazz Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble (Mr. Deep) will be performing. On Thursday, December 15, the Concert Winds (Mr. Kulikowski), Concert Ensemble (Mr. Clemens), and Symphonic Band (Mr. Hughes) will be performing. Both concerts begin at 7:30 in the High School Large Auditorium.

Also, don't forget that the Second Annual Chamber Festival is coming up after Winter Break on February 11, 2012. It's not too early to begin thinking about ensembles and picking out solos. All Honors Credit students are expected to participate in this event.

Fruit Sale Delivery

The fruit delivery has been scheduled for Thursday night at 6:45 PM at the Middle School. Everyone who sold fruit needs to be present or send a representative to help unload the truck.

Band Uniform Collection- More Volunteers Needed!

Thank you to those who have already confirmed that they will be able to help with Band Uniform Collection this Saturday, October 29. More volunteers are needed to help make this process go as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Please email Lynn Yule at lynn.yule@akzonobel.com if you can help out. There will be a brief volunteer training at noon in the South Gym. Collection will start following the Half-Time Show for students with permission to leave then, and will continue with students being dismissed in groups during the second half of the game. With enough volunteers we hope to complete Collection by about an hour after the football game ends. Thank you for your support!

City Council Meeting Regarding Turf Fields, 10/24

We as co-presidents of the Band Boosters would like to make sure band families are aware of a community wide effort of the Turf Field and All Weather Track Initiative committee to bring turf fields/new track to Shaker. Click here for more information on this issue. The marching band would certainly benefit from turf fields -- having a mud free place to practice on as well as perform on! To show your support on this initiative, you are invited go to the City Council meeting this Monday, October 24th at 7 pm. We will be discussing this initiative at our next Band Boosters meeting November 7th (7 pm, HS band room).

Julianne McKinzie & Holly Wang, co-presidents, Band Boosters

Game #9 at Warrensville Heights

This week's performance is a Pep Band performance at Warrensville Heights. The game begins at 3:30. Students who signed up to participate should meet in the Shaker High School band room at 2:30. There is no uniform for this performance, please wear Shaker attire.

Senior Show Corsages

Attention Band Senior Parents:
Football Boosters have extended the deadline for ordering corsages and boutonnieres for the Senior Show. Anyone interested in ordering flowers can email spj175618@email.phoenix.edu with their order. Payment should be made to the Shaker Raider Football Club c/o Sara Jackson 2644 Kemper Road 44120. Click here for the order form.

Senior Show/Uniform Collection News

After a fantastic Homecoming performance, it is now time to start talking about the end of the season. Two main items to wrap up the season are uniform collection and Senior Recognition Day.

Marching Band Uniform Collection

Marching band uniforms will be collected on Saturday 10-29-11 in the South Gym following the football game. Please make sure that all pants, jackets, raincoats, hats, braids and suspenders are handed in at that time. Band members will need a change of clothes on that day. If you would like to volunteer with collection please contact Lynn Yule at lynn.yule@akzonobel.com (216-991-2532).

Senior Recognition- 10/29/11

Attention Marching Band and Raiderette SENIORS! The Senior Show is fast approaching. Please see the attached letter regarding the show and senior recognition. It asks you to respond ASAP to confirm the names of your escorts. For questions about the senior show, please contact Heidi Robertson at vitzrob@gmail.com.