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CHS BAND SCHEDULE 08-09

C-T Photo by Laura Schuler

NOTE: Items in bold are required activities for all band members; others are optional. Chilli-Peppers schedule handed out in November - see our winter sports schedule for home basketball games. Dates and times subject to change. See the January & February school calendars for Jazz Band practices when available.

• August 25 - Monday - CHS Open House 6:15 p.m.
• September 27 - Saturday - Carrollton Band Day
• October 18 - Saturday - Missouri Days Band Day/Trenton
• November 1 - Saturday - District Band Auditions at St. Joseph Central - 9:00 a.m.

• November 22 - Saturday - Chillicothe Holiday Parade 10 a.m.
• November 23 - Sunday - Clinic Band Rehearsal @ 1:30 PAC
• November 24 - Monday - Clinic Band Rehearsal/Concert PAC
• December 6 - Saturday - State Band Auditions in Columbia
• December 10 - Wednesday - Reserve PAC for rehearsal/setup
• December 11 - Thursday - Music Dept. Holiday Concert 7:30
• December 13 - Saturday - District Band Concert at Platte County

• February 28 - Saturday - SMSU Jazz Festival (home on Sunday)
• March 11 - Wednesday - Reserve PAC for rehearsal/setup
• March 12 - Thursday - 43rd annual Celebrity Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. in PAC
• March 18 - Wednesday - Clinic with Bill Mack 1:30 p.m.
• March 28 - Saturday - District Music Contest (solo/ens.) at St. Joseph Central
• April 2 - Thursday - District Music Contest (band only) at NWMSU
• May 1 - Friday - State Music Contest at MU
• May 4-May 7 - Drum Major, Flag Corps., Twirler Clinics/Auditions
• May 12 - Tuesday - Reserve PAC for rehearsal/setup
• May 13 - Wednesday - Spring Band Concert/Awards 7:30 p.m. in PAC
• May 14 - Thursday - Baccalaureate 7:00 p.m. in PAC
• May 17 - Sunday - Commencement 3:00 p.m. in gym

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C-T Photo / Butch Shaffer

The seventh- and eighth-grade bands of Chillicothe Middle School combined with the marching band of Chillicothe High School and staged an impressive halftime show at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium Friday night, October 26, 2007. Together, they performed “Big Rock,” and “Salute to Freedom,” as well as the school fight song.

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CHS Symphonic Band Receives Top Rating at State Contest
Friday, March 30, 2007

The Chillicothe High School Symphonic Band received their 23rd consecutive state I rating at the MSHSAA Festival on Thursday, March 29. The festival was held on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University. The band performed before a panel of four adjudicators in performance and sight reading. Eighteen events and several individual band members qualified for the state music festival with their I rating performances in solos and small ensembles. State music festival will be held on the campus of the University of Missouri -Columbia on April 27.

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Celebrity Band Concert
03 15 07

Trombone Trio Rich Coble, Steve Dekker and Paul McKee performed with the symphonic band and played later in the evening Thursday night as members of Kansas City Slide Show, the 41st annual Celebrity Band Concert's artists. Kansas City Slide Show also performed with the CHS Jazz Band. The event was held in the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center.

C-T Photo by Laura Schuler

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CHS Marching Band, Flag Corps Place at Missouri Days Festival
October 23, 2006

The Chillicothe High School marching Hornets traveled to Trenton on Saturday and competed in the 10th annual Missouri Days Marching Band Festival. More than 30 bands participated in this year's festival. The Marching Hornets received the second place trophy in Class 4 (85.2 points), barely edged out by Oak Grove (85.4). Finishing a distant third was Smithville. There were eight bands total in Class 4. The Marching Hornets point total also represented the second most points for all class sizes.

The CHS Flag Corps also competed and finished a respectable 4th place behind Smithville, Oak Grove, and Savannah. Earlier this fall, the corps received a 3rd place trophy in Class 4 at Carrollton Band Day. The band and flag corps are under the direction of Dave Goodwin and Emily Heisterkamp.

CHS Marching Band members crossed the bridge from the high school
to Grand Drive to get in some practice time in preparation for upcoming
Band Days. There are 87 band members 2006-2007.
C-T Photo Catherine Stortz Ripley, 09/22/06

The Chillicothe High School flag corps team practiced August 16, 2006, in the gymnasium. The group will be performing during home football games alongside the CHS Marching Hornets during half-time. 

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

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