Category: High School Band
M100 Starting Up!
Good morning M100 members and staff! My name is Blake Korte and I am the new Head Band Director at Alton High School. With Illinois moving into Phase 4 this Friday, we have been given permission to begin M100 rehearsals next week! We will start with the scheduled Tuesday, June 30 rehearsal from 6-8:30pm. This rehearsal […]
Band Update – 6/15/20
Hi!Band update time – with not much going on, it doesn’t make much sense to send out an update every week – once we know something we will be sure to let you know! We do have an event this week! We have a Dine Out for ABOB at Olga’s this Wednesday, June 17. They donate proceeds […]
Band Update – 6/1/20
Hi!Welcome to June! If you have another email you’d like on this list, or if someone mentions that they didn’t get the email, please just have them touch base with us. Here’s what we know (or don’t know): We will be having a Dine Out for ABOB at Olga’s on Wednesday, June 17. They donate […]
Spring “Concert” & New Directors!!!!
Hi band family! We’ve got lots of exciting things to share: Videos: We had the opportunity to video our spring concert – featuring Arion Award winner Aslyn Keith, playing Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G Major. She ROCKED it, and we’re so proud to show her off. At the end of the video, Mr. Jarden, Ms. […]
Band Update – 5/18/20
Hi!Welcome to the first update for the 2020-21 school year! If you have another email you’d like on this list, or if someone mentions that they didn’t get the email, please just have them touch base with us. We will have a couple of band updates this week: this one about turning stuff in, then […]
Band Update 5/11/20
Hi! I hope you saw the Mother’s Day text yesterday – THANK YOU band moms for all you do for all the band kids (and their directors too 🙂 ). You are SO appreciated! There’s actually quite a bit going on as we finish up the year – here’s what we’ve got: Marching 100 Season […]
Band Update – 5/4/20
Happy Monday! We do have a couple of things coming up with the school year finishing: With the turn in dates coming up for Alton High:Seniors 5/15Juniors 5/18Sophomores 5/19Freshmen 5/20 We will be at school! We’d love to see familiar faces and we’ll need some things:1. School instrument if you are not continuing with band […]
Band Update – 4/27/20
Hello! I know the news that both Ms. Edwards and I are leaving at the end of the year brings a flood of emotions: sadness, anger, worry, fear… Trust me, the feelings are the same on this side too! This has been HARD for all of us. I can reassure you of a couple of […]
Band Update – 4/20/20
Happy Monday! Hope you all are doing well and can get outside a bit – the weather has been beautiful!!! I’ve been getting lots of questions about our events: concert, graduation, Memorial Day parade, M100 starting up, etc. The short answer is nothing is happening right now. We don’t have many answers – sorry we […]