Important Information and Recent Updates
ALOHA! Trip to Hawaii Planned for
Early 2009 for Band & Color Guard
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Updated 06/21/08
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Exciting news -- the Directors have announced plans
for an upcoming trip to Hawaii! The trip is open to all band and
color guard students (and families), and is scheduled from February
26, 2009 to March 3, 2009. If you are interested in going, a $100
booking deposit is due on June 25, 2008. An informational
meeting regarding this trip will be held in September. In the
meantime, we have posted a 2009
Hawaii Trip Information Flyer which gives a brief explanation
of what the trip entails.
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Marching Mustang Parent Social / Code of
Conduct Meeting June 24th
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06/21/08
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Mark your calendars..... This year's Parent Social will be held
on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at DGS in
the Courtyard outside of the band room (West Parking Lot), with
a mandatory Parent/Student Code of Conduct meeting being held
immediately after the Social at 8:30 in the Auditorium.
For more details please read the Parent
Social Flyer. We look forward to seeing all of you there.
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Volunteers Still Needed for Heritage Fest
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Updated 06/25/08
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Several slots are still available for Students
and Parents willing to assist at this year's Heritage Fest in
Downtown Downers Grove, from Friday June 27th through Sunday June
29th. Student volunteers will earn a Service Credit for their
effort. For more details, please contact Heritage Fest Coordinators
Mark and Jan Colip by phone at (630) 985-4807, or by email at
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District 99 Honors Band Returns From
Trip to Europe
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06/21/08
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Welcome Back and Congratulations to students of
both Downers Grove High Schools who comprised the District 99
Honors Band. The group just returned from a 2-week tour of the
Czech Republic and Germany. A history of their travels in words
and pictures is posted on the internet and available for viewing
at http://d99honorsband.blogspot.com/
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2008 Music Bowl Program Ad Forms & Information
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06/19/08
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The 7th Annual Marching Mustang Music Bowl is a few short months
away. And it's not too early to start lining up sponsors for the
Program Ad Book! Before you start, please read our Program
Ad Selling Tips for some helpful hints. Then make sure you
download and print the Merchant
Introduction Letter and 2008
Program Ad Form. For questions about our Program Ad Book,
please contact Monika Cunningham or Cheri Kirkpatrick via email
at 
And if you haven't yet heard about the Music Bowl, you're in
for a real treat! A Marching Band fan's dream, best described
as 16 Half-Time Performances with no football interruptions. For
a hint of what to expect, please visit our Music
Bowl website and check out some video of last year's Bowl.
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Introducing Your Band Booster Leadership
Team
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06/21/08
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Who do you contact for more information about an
upcoming event? What if you just have a general question? The
Mustang Band Boosters board members are a great resource. The
names and email addresses of our board members and committee chairs
are available online from the main menu at the top of the page.
Just select the "About MBB" Heading and choose "Contact
Information".
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Schedules and Calendars
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Updated 2008
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We use two calendars to keep us informed and up-to-date.
The official Fine
Arts Calendar lists all the music activities for the entire
year. And, the Marching
Mustangs Calendar includes all the activities of the Marching
Band. These calendars are always available under the "Calendar"
heading on the main menu at the top of the page.
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FANFARE Newsletter
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06/21/08
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FANFARE is a Newsletter published at least six (6) times during
the year to keep students and their families updated about everything
going on with the Downers Grove South Band Programs. FANFARE is
circulated via email to our subscribers (see note below), and
is also posted on the Mustang Band Boosters website. You can download
and view the May'08
FANFARE here, and all prior issues dating back to 2003 are
also available. Check them out under the "News --> Newsletters..."
Heading on the main menu at the top of the page.
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Student Account Balances and Service Credits
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Updated 06/19/08
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Students add to balances in their Student Accounts
through various Fundraising Efforts. For a more complete description
of how to build the Student Account, and how these funds may be
used, please view the links under the "Fundraising"
Heading on the main menu at the top of the page. Account Balances
are current as of June 6, 2008.
Students also earn Service Credits for volunteering
to help with various service projects and fundraisers. Service
Credits are tracked throughout the year and posted online and
outside the Music Room. Completion of Service Credits is one of
the requirements for any Scholarship Application. For more information,
and the most recent listing (as of May 12, 2008) please view the
links under the "Volunteers" Heading on the main menu
at the top of the page.
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New Students and Parents - "You've Got
Mail..."
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Updated 06/21/08
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Feeling left out? Wondering how to keep up-to-date?
Have you signed up for our mailing lists yet? We maintain several
mailing lists to share information about each of the Mustang Band
Programs, some with specific information targeted to certain groups
(i.e., "Marching Mustangs"), others with general information that
applies to everyone ("Everyone").
Please note, the Band Boosters and Directors rely
on email to circulate a lot of important information. We try to
match the message with the appropriate audience. You are invited
to add your e-mail address to as many of our lists as you wish,
but we STRONGLY suggest you at least subscribe to the EVERYONE
list. Just scroll over the "About MBB" menu item at
the top of the page and then click on the "Subscribe / Unsubscribe
to MBB Mailing Lists" option. When you get to the linked
page, just follow the two step procedure and you'll get all the
latest news. (Use the same procedure to Unsubscribe from a list
when you change your email address.)
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Document Format (as PDF files). If you are unable to view or print
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