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This Thursday (10/12) we’ll be hosting our feeder middle school programs for a night of fun, food, football and fight songs! This is a great community building event for the program. We’ll be serving pizza to the kids pregame, so note the early call time of 5:15pm.
This is also our final home game of the season. Make sure to come out and support CHS Football and Pep Band!
As the dust settles from this year’s Play-a-thon, here’s a gentle reminder to investigate your employer’s matching donation program. This can be an easy way to multiply your donation’s impact and help your company achieve their community support goals.
And what could we do without the tremendous leadership of the Friends of Cleveland Bands. The Playathon would NEVER work without this fantastic parent organization!!
I am truly humbled by the kind words I received throughout the evening and want to thank all of our band family for helping me create this wonderful community!
As we continue into this new school year, I look forward to your help in continuing to build this program into a shining example of collaboration among parents and students. If you ask any 6A HS band director in the state, they know that something special is happening at Cleveland HS.
Musically Yours,
Gary Riler
We have an amazing treat occurring in our auditorium on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
The theatre organ in our auditorium is going to come to life for two concerts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Organ Grinder Pizza Restaurant (1973-1996). The proceeds from the two concerts will benefit the Cleveland HS Music Department!! A few of our band and choir students will have the opportunity to perform in these concerts.
There is a link below to purchase tickets. Please share with family and friends. I know I LOVED going to the Organ Grinder when I was younger. The pizza was okay, but the organ performances were mesmerizing!
Such crowd favorites as “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Star Wars Medley” will shake the Cleveland Auditorium along with a short clip of one of the silent movies that played, the famous kaleidoscope, bubbles from the balcony, and disco ball – all elements from the Organ Grinder’s impressive entertainment legacy.
These concerts will take place on Saturday, October 7, 2023
Two concerts (general admission): 1 pm or 4 pm.
Cost is $10 per person + ticketing fee (no refunds available)
(Purchase early as both concerts are expected to sell out)
Tickets are on sale now via:
https://organgrinder50.eventbrite.com
Our annual pie sale fundraiser is starting on October 3rd. Students earn 50% profit on every pie sold. Due to the supplier’s schedule, this will be a limited-time event. Stay tuned for full details on Tuesday.
Students must complete THIS FORM so I can start the registration process.
Students will then receive an upload form from me. Once I receive their files, I will upload them to the registration and both the student and the parent the payment link to pay for the audition. This is all accessible on the CANVAS pages, as well.
If a student is accepted, FOCB will pay the registration, and families will be asked to pay the housing fee ($140).
FOCB can provide assistance with the housing, if there is a need.
Here is the LINK to complete the registration, upload the audition files & pay the audition fee.
This is all accessible on the CANVAS pages, as well.
If a student is accepted, FOCB will pay the registration, and families will be asked to pay the housing fee ($160).
FOCB can provide assistance with the housing, if there is a need.
The Play-a-thon is less than a week away and we need many more helping hands to volunteer and make it a success! Worried about missing your student performing? We will rotate chaperone duties and make sure everyone gets a chance to watch their child perform. Please sign up to support our musicians during our largest fundraiser of the year.
Questions? Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Kristy Oliver at volunteer.coordinator@
We’re gonna have a great time on Friday! Just in case you didn’t catch the schedule of events, here is a link to the schedule Mr. Riler sent out.
Please invite your family and friends to watch your student’s performance. They can join us in-person or via our live stream.
WIBC and All-State Auditions are due the first week in October. You can access the audition materials under the “Honor Band Auditions” section of the Resource page of our website.
