2017-2018 D128 Band Calendar
Patriot Band: all IJHS Band Students
Concert Band: 6th Grade
Symphonic Band: 7th and 8th Grade
June
Monday June 26th-Friday June 30th , Patriot band camp. Times vary depending on grade level.
July
Saturday July 1st- Car Wash
Tuesday July 4th- Palos Heights 4th of July Parade (Patriot Band) 11:00-1:00
August
Tuesday 8-29 4th Grade instrument trials during morning classes at Navajo
Thursday 8-31 4th Grade band registration at Navajo 4-7pm
September
Tuesday 9-5 Band Booster Meeting 5:30-6:30 at IJHS
Friday 9-8 Grandparents Breakfast at IJHS (Patriot Band) 9:00-10:00
Friday 9-8 Junior High Band Night at Shepard Football game (Symphonic Band)
Friday 9-22 IJHS Jazz Band Begins 7:15-8am (Open to 6-8th grade)
Friday 9-29 Shepard Homecoming Parade (Patriot Band)
Saturday 9-30 Vandercook Middle Level Honors Fest (Selected 8th graders)***
October
Saturday 10-7 Band Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser at IJHS 9-1
Thursday 10-19 Shepard Band performs at IJHS at 10:15-10:45
November
Tuesday 11-7 Band Booster Meeting 5:30-6:30 at IJHS
Friday 11-10 Veteran’s Day Assembly (Patriot Band) 9-10a
December
Thursday 12-14 Winter Concert 7pm, (IJHS bands and choir perform)
Friday 12-15 Symph. Band/Choir Tour of elementary schools
January
Tuesday 1-9 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Friday 1-12 Pep Band Night at Shepard (Symphonic Band)
Saturday 1-20 D128 Band Pancake Breakfast 8-11am at IJHS
Thursday 1-25 Navajo Fine Arts Night (all Navajo Bands)
February
Saturday 2-10 IGSMA Solo and Ensemble (Select IJHS Students) Tentative Date
March
Tuesday 3-6 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Wednesday 3-7 SSC Band Contest at Arbor park (Symphonic Band)
Saturday 3-10 IGSMA Organizational, Symphonic Band, Tentative Date
Thursday 3-22 IJHS Fine Arts Night, Symphonic/Jazz Band
April
Wednesday 4-11 coop performance at Shepard 2-8pm, Symphonic
Wednesday 4-18 Band Registration 4-7pm at IJHS (Navajo and IJHS Bands)
May
Tuesday 5-1 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Tuesday 5-15 Band Banquet Dinner at Gaelic Park 6-9pm*
Thursday 5-17 Spring Band Concert. All Bands Perform at IJHS Gym at 7:00.
Thursday 5-31 Graduation (6th and 7th grade band) 7pm
Patriot Band: all IJHS Band Students
Concert Band: 6th Grade
Symphonic Band: 7th and 8th Grade
June
Monday June 26th-Friday June 30th , Patriot band camp. Times vary depending on grade level.
July
Saturday July 1st- Car Wash
Tuesday July 4th- Palos Heights 4th of July Parade (Patriot Band) 11:00-1:00
August
Tuesday 8-29 4th Grade instrument trials during morning classes at Navajo
Thursday 8-31 4th Grade band registration at Navajo 4-7pm
September
Tuesday 9-5 Band Booster Meeting 5:30-6:30 at IJHS
Friday 9-8 Grandparents Breakfast at IJHS (Patriot Band) 9:00-10:00
Friday 9-8 Junior High Band Night at Shepard Football game (Symphonic Band)
Friday 9-22 IJHS Jazz Band Begins 7:15-8am (Open to 6-8th grade)
Friday 9-29 Shepard Homecoming Parade (Patriot Band)
Saturday 9-30 Vandercook Middle Level Honors Fest (Selected 8th graders)***
October
Saturday 10-7 Band Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser at IJHS 9-1
Thursday 10-19 Shepard Band performs at IJHS at 10:15-10:45
November
Tuesday 11-7 Band Booster Meeting 5:30-6:30 at IJHS
Friday 11-10 Veteran’s Day Assembly (Patriot Band) 9-10a
December
Thursday 12-14 Winter Concert 7pm, (IJHS bands and choir perform)
Friday 12-15 Symph. Band/Choir Tour of elementary schools
January
Tuesday 1-9 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Friday 1-12 Pep Band Night at Shepard (Symphonic Band)
Saturday 1-20 D128 Band Pancake Breakfast 8-11am at IJHS
Thursday 1-25 Navajo Fine Arts Night (all Navajo Bands)
February
Saturday 2-10 IGSMA Solo and Ensemble (Select IJHS Students) Tentative Date
March
Tuesday 3-6 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Wednesday 3-7 SSC Band Contest at Arbor park (Symphonic Band)
Saturday 3-10 IGSMA Organizational, Symphonic Band, Tentative Date
Thursday 3-22 IJHS Fine Arts Night, Symphonic/Jazz Band
April
Wednesday 4-11 coop performance at Shepard 2-8pm, Symphonic
Wednesday 4-18 Band Registration 4-7pm at IJHS (Navajo and IJHS Bands)
May
Tuesday 5-1 Band Booster Meeting at 5:30 at IJHS
Tuesday 5-15 Band Banquet Dinner at Gaelic Park 6-9pm*
Thursday 5-17 Spring Band Concert. All Bands Perform at IJHS Gym at 7:00.
Thursday 5-31 Graduation (6th and 7th grade band) 7pm