Handbook

Click "handbook" for a newly revised 2008-2009 Belleville East Bands handbook

Car Wash Wars...

is back this summer. The band will be spilt three ways to try to make the competition a little more fair. Please click on the link above and fill out the form so we know when you plan to work. If you are in town, you are expected to work. Last year we brought in over $5,000 with this fund raiser. Please see the dates and locations below:

Car Wash dates and locations:
June 7th
  Group 1  Advance Auto Parts: 4203 North Belt West - Belleville location
  Group 2  Advance Auto Parts: 5520 North Illinois - Fairview Heights location
  Group 3  Advance Auto Parts: 924 Carlyle Avenue - Belleville location
 
July 12
   Group 2  Advance Auto Parts: 4203 North Belt West - Belleville location
   Group 3  Advance Auto Parts: 5520 North Illinois - Fairview Heights location
   Group 1  Advance Auto Parts: 924 Carlyle Avenue - Belleville location
 
August 2
  Group 3  Advance Auto Parts: 4203 North Belt West - Belleville location
  Group 1  Advance Auto Parts: 5520 North Illinois - Fairview Heights location
  Group 2  Advance Auto Parts: 924 Carlyle Avenue - Belleville location
 
The band will be split up as follows:

Group 1 - Drum major: Brett Beelman
Trombone
Trumpet
Baritone
Color Guard
 
Group 2 - Drum major:  Greg Underwood
Saxophones
Flute
Sousaphone
 
Group 3 - Drum major:  Megan McVicar
Clarinet
Percussion/Pit
Horn/Mellophone

Congratulations to the Drum Majors for the 
2008-2009 Marching Lancers.

Greg Underwood
Brett Beelman
Megan McVicar

IHSA Organizational Contest - O'Fallon, IL

Ensemble

Judge 1

Judge 2

Judge 3

Sightreading

Overall

Concert Jazz Orchestra

I

I

I

N/A

I

Symphonic Band

II

II

II

I

II

Wind Symphony

II

I

II

I

I

Wind Ensemble

I

I

I

I

I

Listed below is a discription of what each rating at the IHSA Organizational Contest.
Division I = Superior
Division II = Excellent
Division III = Good
Division IV = Fair

Help Us Out!!! You can purchase your fundraising items from your favorite band student on line by clicking the Century Resources logo to the left! Just visit their website and fill out the student information (name and grade level) before continuing and your favorite student will get credit for everything you purchase (before March 14) and you will help out our program! You can purchase anything from the century resources catalogue and the link will be good for the rest of the school year. We hope to make $10,000 for our program with this FUNd raiser so ACT NOW

Itineraries
What song is this?
See if you can figure out what song this is before the halfway point.

You are able to order your version of smart music for home by clicking the logo to the right. Please email Mr. Tessereau for the password for East students at mtessereau@msn.com.
New Solo and Ensemble Requirements
Hey ambitious musicians!!! For those of you who plan ahead, you may want to see the new requirements for solo and ensemble contest this coming spring!
Tentative 2008 Fall Schedule

August 30 - Home Football Game
September 6 - Mozingo (drum line only)
September 12 - Home Football Game
September 13 - Belleville East Invitational/ Metro East Marching Classic
September 20 - Edwardsville Marching Invitational
September 26 - Home Football Game (homecoming)
October 4 - Alton Contest, McKendree or Washington, MO Contest (tentative) or...
October 17 - Home Football Game (possible date for senior night)
October 18 - Newton Contest (Mid morning to early afternoon)
October 18 - Effingham Contest (PM)
October 25 - Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival

Check Out Goodsearch

What if the Belleville East Bands earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can!

GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Just go to http://www.goodsearch.com/ and be sure to enter "Belleville East High School Bands" as the charity you want to support. Just 100 of us searching four times a day will raise about $1,460 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!

Marching Across Summer

Marching Across Summer forms are available by clicking on the drummer to the right! You can earn money toward our next trip by getting pledges for miles marched from Memorial Day through Labor Day. We will march approximately 20 and at $1 per mile, that is $20 you didn't have. Five pledges is $100... Ten is $200... Fifteen is $300... Twenty is $400... Here is an easy way to help raise the money for your trip. You can also think outside the box. One student received a very large donation for mowing the neighbor's lawn for the entire summer. Forms are due with pledges on the night of the Shriner's Parade. You can collect money after the Labor Day Parade when all of the mileage calculations are in. Good Luck!!

Grand Total - 22 Miles!!


Fortels Pizza Den Nights!!!
Monday evening is now Fortel's Pizzeria day all day long! Whether you dine in, carry out or call for delivery - just mention that you are with the Belleville East Band (any time of day) and we will get 10% of the reciepts for the night. Save your pizza craving for Mondays and help the band!!!

Check out other Belleville bands across the nation!
Educational Sites
Metronome Online

Use this to your advantage for practice!!


Free Manuscript Paper

Upcoming Events

May 18
Class of 2008 Baccalaureate

May 20
Class of 2008 Commencement
Combined band (if outside)
Remaining members of Wind Ensemble if in the gymnasium

May 22
Parade Practice after school until 5 PM

May 26
Memorial Day Parade

May 29
Parade Practice - 6:00 - 8:30 PM

May 30
Shriner's Parade

June 2
Rookie Camp

June 3
Rookie Camp

June 5
Marching Band Rehearsal

June 12
Marching Band Rehearsal

June 19
Marching Band Rehearsal

June 26
Marching Band Rehearsal

June 29
Red Bud Firemen's Picnic Parade

July 3
Marching Band Rehearsal

July 4
VP Parade - St. Louis

August 4-8
Band Camp

August 11-14
Band Camp

August 30
Home Football Game

September 6
Mozingo (drum line only)

September 12
Home Football Game

September 13
Belleville East Invitational/ Metro East Marching Classic

September 20
Edwardsville Marching Invitational

September 26
Home Football Game (homecoming)

October 4
Alton Contest, McKendree or Washington, MO Contest (tentative) or...

October 17
Home Football Game (possible date for senior night)

October 18
Newton Contest (Mid morning to early afternoon)
Effingham Contest (PM)

October 25
Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival

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Belleville East High School
2555 West Blvd.
Belleville, IL 62221
Phone: (618)-222-3751
Email: mtessereau@bths201.org

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