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Congratulations to our 2019 WIBC and 2020 All State Musicians!

The following students were accepted into the 2019 WIBC Honor Bands listed below on the basis of their auditions. Well done!

Firebird Band
Liem Friel—Trombone
Ellie Lane—Clarinet
Rena Marthaler—Flute
Tucker Ramsey—Tenor Saxophone
Ian Simpson—Horn
Lena Thomas—Bassoon
Sal Wallin—Trumpet

Thunderbird Band
Maia Conelly—Trumpet
Elliot Hutfilz—Trumpet
Perry Rachmuth—Trombone

Phoenix Band
Sophie Jacqmotte Parks—Trombone
Lorenzo  Jamesbarry—Trombone

Sunbird Band
Aaron Asay—Trombone
Olivia Grace—Flute
Jack Lattimore—Percussion
Mason Patrick—Trombone
Ray Randol—Horn
Miles Wheeler—Horn

Congratulations to the following Cleveland Band students who have been selected into 2020 All State Ensembles:

OMEA High School All-State Jazz Band
Noah Brown—Piano

OMEA High School All-State Symphony Orchestra
Dana Frederick—Oboe
Leo Marchyok—Oboe

OMEA High School All-State Wind Ensemble
Viviana DePinto—Oboe

OMEA High School Symphonic Band
Maia Connelly—Trumpet
Lorenzo Jamesbarry—Trombone
Elizabeth Lane—Bb Clarinet
Perry Rachmuth—Trombone
Ray Randol—French Horn
Eddie Storr Desmond—Bb Clarinet
Anna Suydam—Bass Clarinet
Sal Wallin—Trumpet

Concert Attire is Ready for Pick Up

All concert attire is available to be picked up. Dresses at school. Tuxes & shirts at Mr. Formal on SE 7th and Taylor.

Tuxes should be tried on in the store so any alterations that are needed can be scheduled promptly. Dresses will need to be hemmed, so these should be picked up soon also.

If you have not paid for your concert attire yet, please be sure that is done promptly. Checks or School Pay will work. Checks made out to CHS or you can find concert attire in the Band section of school pay.

Dresses are $63.
Full tuxes are $155.

We need to submit a picture of our group for the OMEA Conference performance by the first week of November, so I am planning on doing a group picture on Wednesday, October 30 during class.

A Message from the Director

As I have gone through the video of the Play-a-thon with the bands to listen to their specific performances and debrief, I am so proud of our students and the work they did that evening. I then consider all of the parents that were behind the scenes containing and feeding the masses in the music wing. Then there are the folks that planned everything and executed the GoFundMe page and the live stream without a hitch. What started as a crazy idea, has grown into an event that brings our Cleveland Band Family together and strengthens the bond between the students and the parents.

Thank you Brian Richardson for your attention to detail in making the GoFundMe campaign a success. Thank you Tammy Lewis and Craig Lewis for all of your efforts with the planning and execution of the event. Thank you Leo Lawyer for the silly videos you were willing to shoot to show your support of our program. Thank you to the entire Cleveland Band Family for all of the support that you generated. I am truly blessed to be the band director at Cleveland High School.

Pie Sale Orders Due This Friday!

It’s not too late to take advantage of our pie fundraiser to help offset costs for the 2020 Disneyland band trip, but you must act quickly! Orders and money must be received by this Friday, October 18. Information packets with order forms were made available to all students last week. You can also find the order form attached here (pdf) »

A few things to note:

  • Please make checks out to Friends of Cleveland Bands and submit them with your order form. Order forms and checks should be placed in the FOCB mailbox in the main office. 
  • Order forms must be returned by Friday, October 18. Pies will be delivered on November 4th. Unfortunately, the pick-up date is not flexible as there is no place to store frozen pies at Cleveland. (Pies that are not picked up on November 4th will be donated to CHS Staff.).
  • On your order form, please indicate whether you will be using your fundraising money towards your own Spring 2020 LA Band Trip or whether you would like to donate it for financial aid.

For more information about hand-crafted Willamette Valley Pies please see the attached flyer ».

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering to assist on pie delivery day, please contact Stephanie Shanley at sbshanley@comcast.net or 503-319-6285.

2019 Play-a-thon was a Huge Success!!!

What an amazing night filled with music, fun, and hard work! With tireless help from an army of volunteers and supporters, on Friday, October 4, 2019 we raised over $33,000! We are so blown away by the generosity of our community of friends and family who stayed up late to watch our kids perform, whether in person or via the live stream, and who continued to donate even after we met our original goal.

We are also grateful for the steadfast commitment of the community that made this event possible: for Play-a-thon Chair, Tammy Lewis, who oversaw every last detail; Brian Richardson and Debbie Wager, who created and maintained the GoFundMe page, processing donations and sending out personal thank-you’s before the event and all through the night; Craig Lewis, who never abandoned his position behind the video camera and kept the live stream up and running for nearly seven hours; volunteers like Daryl Harrison Carson who provided lighting and technical support, and the many, many parents who spent their Friday cooking, feeding, chaperoning or cleaning up after 170 ravenous kids, organized by Hospitality Chairs Colette Livermore and Kelly Schauer. Thanks also to Jennifer Bamer for patiently organizing the Sign Up Genius through all of our changes and, behind the scenes, Volunteer Coordinator and Communications Chair, Jennifer Means for her supporting role.  Finally, and most importantly,  we are so thankful for the tireless dedication of our band director, Gary Riler, who demonstrates, day in and day out, in the band room and on the stage, his commitment to music and its power to change lives.

To everyone in the community who contributed to our success, and on behalf of the CHS Band Program, THANK YOU!  

Spring 2020 LA Band Trip Participants—It’s Pie Time!

The Spring 2020 LA Band Trip will be here before we know it, which means it’s time to start thinking about costs. All interested band families, who have signed up for the trip, have the opportunity to sell delicious Willamette Valley Pie Company pies, cobbles, and frozen fruit to earn money towards the cost of their own trip.

These hand-crafted pies are made with local, Willamette Valley–grown fruit using very little added sugar and no trans fats. They can be kept frozen for eight months or up to two years depending on the variety of pie. This means you can serve fresh Willamette Valley pie at your Thanksgiving or Holiday celebrations! For more information about Willamette Valley Pies please see the attached flyer.

Information packets with everything you need to sell these fabulous pies will be available this week. Be sure to remind your student to bring one home! A few things to note:

  • Please make checks out to Friends of Cleveland Bands and submit them with your order form.
  • Order forms must be returned by October 18th. Pies will be delivered November 4th. Unfortunately the pick-up date is not flexible as there is no place to store frozen pies at Cleveland. (Pies that are not picked up on November 4th will be donated to CHS Staff.)
  • Mini pies are sold by the case which includes six pies. Cases can consist of a single type or the variety pack specified in the brochure. Custom orders of the mini-pie cases are not possible.
  • On your order form, please indicate whether you will be using your fundraising money for your Spring 2020 LA Band Trip or whether you would like to donate it for financial aid.  

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Shanley at sbshanley@comcast.net or 503-319-6285.