We still need a few more slots filled to make this Friday’s event run smoothly. Please check out our Sign up Genius to help.

Questions about how you can help? Please contact Heather Randol at hmsrandol@gmail.com.

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At 4:00 pm on October 15, 2021, one hundred and forty-plus Cleveland High School students will be participating in the seventh annual CHS Bands Play-a-thon.

The performances will run from 4:00pm until 9:30pm. Here is the schedule with a short explanation of the evening.  Students are aware of which band they have been assigned to, and are expected to be at school starting at 4:00pm. Many students will just stay after school is over. They will be fed pizza for our dinner break (Thank you Friends of Cleveland Bands).

This event is our fall concert & our annual fundraiser. We have raised as much as $34,000 with this single event. We have a goal of $20,000 this year. Take the time to read through the explanation of how funds are used on the GoFundMe page.

Please direct friends and family to the CHS Play-a-thon GoFundMe page, where they will be inspired by the amazing video from Funnelbox that outlines what goes on in the band room and why it is so important. Just make sure to remind them to include the name of the student on behalf of whom they are donating.

It has been a great start to the year!! We are thrilled to be able to play together again, and look forward to presenting some music via a live-stream in 11 days. The live stream link will be shared as we approach our performance date. It will also be included on the GoFundMe page.

Thank you for your support!

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Play-a-thon preparations are well underway! There are plenty of great opportunities for volunteers to participate in this super fun event for our bands—from donating snacks or supplies, to chaperoning for a couple of hours, or helping with dinner.

Take a look at our sign-up site to find the best way you can help us make this important fundraiser a big success.

Thanks for your support! If you have any questions about how you can help, contact Heather Randol at hmsrandol@hotmail.com.

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We are nearing the audition deadlines for All-State and WIBC.

ALL-STATE: Friday, October 1

Students should be done recording by the end of this week for All-State.

• A form is available on CANVAS for students to complete and upload their recordings.
• Mr. Riler will register all of the students of All-State who complete this form and upload all of their recordings.

Mr. Riler’s deadline is Monday, Oct 4th, so he will need time to register all entries (almost 25 students have indicated that they plan to audition!) The audition fee for All-State will be paid by Friends of Cleveland Band!

WIBC: Friday, October 8

Students will register for WIBC at the  below link.

• Students will upload their recordings on this registration site.
• When they get to final part of the registration form, DO NOT PAY THE FEE.
• Mr. Riler will be able to pay the fee from the director’s side of the WIBC site.

The fee is being paid by our Friends of Cleveland Band parent group!

A document was sent home with the Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble students. Here is a link to the document.

It is important for those that have already purchased attire in the past to be sure that everything still fits. We are still waiting for the representative from Mr Formal to set up a time (or times) to come to Cleveland to measure everyone.

Families can easily pay online via SchoolPay. If you are only needing certain items, you can wait until Mr. Riler can get a price list for individual items (ties, shirt, shoes, etc) before making a payment.

Keep your eyes peeled for a very important announcement regarding the Play-a-thon on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

his year’s Play-a-thon takes place on Friday, October 15th, 2021. This is our biggest fundraising event of the year and it’s a lot of fun. As you might already know, the CHS Band program receives no direct funding from the school district. Your donations are what keep this program running. Money raised at the Play-a-thon supports all aspects of our program and covers a variety of costs such as purchasing sheet music, subsidies for performance attire, travel to festivals and parades, solo and ensemble registrations, specialist teacher support, among others.

Some high schools institute a mandatory fee for band of $100 or more per student, in addition to instrument rental fees charged by the district. Mr. Riler and the Friends of Cleveland Bands feel strongly that access should be available to all. This is why we ask friends and family to support the program with donations that are meaningful and appropriate to them. We do not want to limit any student’s ability to participate!

Mr. Riler is hoping to have most of the “business” items taken care of no later than Friday, September 24.

1. Syllabus & Handbook Signatures submitted
2. Contracts completed for students that are using PPS instruments

Emails have been sent home regarding both of these items. Thank you for helping Mr. Riler have this all buttoned up as soon as possible.

Under Gary Riler’s directorship, we have seen the Cleveland band program flourish in ways many of us couldn’t have imagined years ago. But none of this would be possible without the tireless support of the greater band community under the guidance of the Friends of Cleveland Bands, who have pioneered so many ways to promote our program and our musicians.

A number of key positions in the FOCB organization are opening up as seniors matriculate and take their parents with them. We urge parents and guardians whose students are remaining (especially freshmen & sophomores) to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to help steer the program to continued success. It takes a community to build a community! Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Kristy Oliver at volunteer.coordinator@clevelandbandspdx.com for information about specific openings. You won’t regret it.

Thank you for your support.

Do you like to bake? Are you a photographer? Have experience with book-keeping? Know something about grant writing? From fundraising to transportation to event setup and cleanup, volunteers are critical to the success of the Cleveland High School Band Program. There are many big and small ways you can help. Please take a moment to fill out our online Volunteer Inquiry.

Our calendar is going to be in flux all year, please check the calendar often. The best way to keep up to date is by subscribing to the band calendar that can be done from the band homepage or the calendar page.

From the homepage, the “Upcoming Events” is located on the right column. The Add button is at the bottom of the section.

From the calendar page, the Subscribe button is at the bottom right corner of the calendar.