Fall Music Department Newsletter

The Music Department loves the fall season---from the cooler temperatures to cozier attire--it's the perfect season for Football and holiday festivities!

The Fall Newsletter details some of our upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and work in the classrooms! We hope you enjoy and as always, Go Cats!

Cordially,

Stephanie Bonitz

Our next Music Booster Meeting will be at 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 10 in the MHS Community Room.

Please check the Mogadore Music web page--under Music Boosters for more information, past minutes, and ways you can get involved!

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!

Our music program is now enrolled in Acme Cash Back until the end of the 2022 year. If you have any receipts from your shopping trips--please send them with your student to put in our receipt bin in the music room, snap a picture and send it to Mrs. Bonitz, or hold on to them (We can collect them at a later date!)

Dear Band Parents,

We have had a great start to the school year! Each of our performing groups are working hard---and learning something new everyday! As we look ahead to our Fall Events, we have a number of performances AND Playoff Football!! . Please mark these in your calendar!

Friday, October 28- Football--Mogadore vs. Southeast-Home Report time 5:30 PM

Thursday, November 3- Field Trip to The University of Akron Collage Concert

Friday, November 4- Potential Playoff Football HOME

Thursday, November 10-Veteran's Program, High School Jazz Band-Report time 5:30 PM

Friday, November 11- HS Band Field Trip-Veteran's Program for Portage County

Saturday, November 12- Potential Playoff Football AWAY--- Please note: Playoff Football will be on Saturdays for the remainder of the season

Friday, December 2: JH and HS Choir Wildlights Performance at the Akron Zoo

Saturday, December 10- Christmas in the Village

Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 PM-Winter Band Concert: High School and Junior High Bands- Report time 1:15 PM

Sunday, December 11 at 4:00 PM- Winter Choir Concert Report time 3:15 PM

Please let me know if you have any questions along the way and Go Cats!

--Stephanie Bonitz

mo_bonitz@mogadore.net

We have a new set of High School Band Officers for this school year. Please congratulate these individuals!

President: Nathan Archibald

Vice President: Mia Gaetjens

Secretary/Librarian: Cecelia Nelson

Department of Interior: Jennika Barlow

Equipment Manager: Landon Wicks

Stage Manager: Kenneth Massey

Mogadore has six students representing the school at this year's Malone University Honor Band on Tuesday, November 8. Please congratulate Nathan, Jon, Mia, Lonnie, Lillian, and Matthew for their opportunity! Go Cats!

We want to send a big "thank you" to our Mogadore Alumni who were able to come out for our rescheduled Alumni Band event! It was so wonderful to see so many familiar faces! We look forward to seeing you again next year!

The Wildcat Marching Band will transition to Pep Band starting in December. Our first performance will be Friday, December 16. Please check out the schedule below for our tentative performances throughout the basketball season!

Our Seventh Graders are off a great start in their different ensembles. We have students performing in the Junior High Band, Junior High Jazz Band, and Chamber Ensemble classes with great success! Keep working hard and having fun!

As many of our students have, this year, the Fourth Graders started playing the recorder at the

beginning of the school year and have been practicing ever since they got the recorders in their hands.

All of the hard work they have put in is about to be put to use and showcased for friends and family to see! Tuesday, November 15th , the 4th graders will have the opportunity to perform at O.H. Somers Elementary School. This performance will take place at 7:00 PM in the O.H. Somers Gymnasium. They will be demonstrating a shortened version of the learning process as well as some of the songs that they have learned. From the first note they learned to the first song, these students are ready to put on a show!

Musically,

Miss Brind and Mrs. Tonsic

Email: mo_bonitz@mogadore.net
Website: https://mogadoremusic.webstarts.com
Location: 130 South Cleveland Avenue, Mogadore, OH, USA
Phone: (330) 628-9943
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mogadore.bandboosters
Twitter: @mogadorebands