The Spring Band Trip for 2011 will take us to sunny Orlando, Florida.  We will leave on Saturday, March 26th and return on Friday, April 1st.  While in Florida, the band will go to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, MGM Studios, Downtown Disney, Ron Jon’s Surf Shop, Cocoa Beach, and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure. The band will also have the opportunity to participate in the Disney workshop “You’re Instrumental” and will perform in the Disney World Magic Music Days parade. Click this link to download the tentative Florida Spring Trip Itinerary!

We will have a Mandatory FLORIDA Trip KICKOFF Meeting on Thursday, May 20th @ 6:00 p.m. in the GCHS Band Room. All students who would like to attend the Florida Spring Trip will need to have a parent or guardian present at the meeting.  We will discuss requirements to be eligible to attend the trip, the itinerary, payment options and deadlines. 

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Roberds at wyatt.roberds@gcsd9.net or at (618)451-5808 x.2528. 

Click this link to download the Trip Registration Form, to be completed and turned in at the trip meeting on May 20th.

Click here to download the Summer / Fall 2010 Calendar. Summer Band Camps are included to help you plan your summer vacations!

We will leave the GCHS parking lot by charter bus at 8:00am on Tuesday, July 6th.  Check-in at SWC begins at 10:00am and classes begin at noon.  We will eat lunch at a restaurant in Charleston after we check in to the clinics, so students will need to bring money for lunch on Tuesday.  Students should bring their instruments, plenty of extra reeds and valve oil, suntan lotion, a hat and sunglasses, a good pair of tennis shoes, snacks, and money for any souvenirs.  

There will be a parent show on Friday in which the students will show off all of the new marching techniques that they have learned for the week.  It will be held in the EIU Panthers Football Stadium at 10:00 am.  All parents are encouraged to bring friends and family to watch the show.  We will check out of the clinics at noon on Friday, July 9th.  Again, parents will need to provide transportation for the students to get home from the camp.

Congratulations to the following students on being selected to the Color Guard for the 2010 Marching Warriors!  Please see Mr. Roberds this week for summer camp information and registration forms to be turned in at the Marching Warriors Orientation on Tuesday, April 20th.

• Taylor Allen
• Ciara Byrum
• Alyssa Cipponeri
• Brittany Davis
• Katie Dorris
• Courtney George
• Shelby Gibbs
• Hallie Godsey
• Tabitha Hall
• Abbi Hunt
• Jazmin Juarez
• Chelsea Orasco
• Chay Pratt
• Alora Sechrest
• Cheyenne Starnes
• Beth Whitford

Congratulations to the following students on being selected to the Drum Line and Front Ensemble for the 2010 Marching Warriors!

Snares

• Liz Aldana
• Kara Mayer
• Taylor Cooper

Tenors

• Matt Kriegel
• Taylor "Q" Schooley

Basses

• Ryan Kovach
• Colton Laws
• Matt Fleetwood
• Brandon Barker

Mallets

• Conor Mathenia
• Eric Bruce
• Ben Petri
• Nicole Harris
• Deanna Domagalski

Guitar

• Justin Miles
• John Williams

Auxiliary

• Mark Rhoads
• Sydney Ellsworth
• Brittany Newsome
• Wilson Howard

Congratulations to A.J. Siedhoff, Stephanie Odom, and Hannah Valbert on being selected as Drum Majors for the 2010 Marching Warriors!