Spirit Wear orders are due by Thursday, December 1st !

Just a Reminder -

Please complete and turn in your order form with your payment to the mailbox in the band room. Click on the link to download either the jazz band order form or the general mustang band order form.

The order forms are also available in the band room. Orders will be in before Christmas break.

Jazz Spirit Wear Order Form

Mustang Band Spirit Wear Order Form

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Gresik at gsnsgresik@sbcglobal.net.

Thanks,

November 24th - McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Links & Downloads:
November 24th Parade Day Itinerary
Marching Band Day of Event Information
Parade Staging Map with Unit Numbers
Thanksgiving Parade Handbook

The Downers Grove South Marching Mustangs will appear in this year's McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, televised on WGN TV.  The day's Itinerary, and supporting information, have been released and are available at the links posted above.

Summary of Itinerary - Thursday, Nov. 24th:
  6:45am   Arrive at DGS and change into Uniforms
  7:30am   Depart for Chicago
  8:00am   Television Coverage of Parade Begins on Ch.9, WGN TV
  8:15am   Arrive at Staging Area, E. 8th St & Wabash Ave.
10:00am   Downers Grove South Marching Mustangs, Unit #84B
11:00am   Parade TV Coverage Ends, Band Departs for DGS
12:00pm   Estimate Time of Arrival at DGS

NOTES:

Be sure to eat a good breakfast before arriving at DGS in the morning – lots of protein!
Please represent your band, school and community with pride and respect in everything you do, all weekend.
You will ride the bus in full uniform minus the hat, plume and gloves (in your hat box on your bus).
Your instruments will ride in cases with you on your bus. Cases and hat boxes will stay with the busses.

SPECIAL NOTE:

Don’t forget to remind all of your friends and family around the country to tune in for the broadcast of the parade from 8:00am-11:00am CST. The parade will be broadcast on WGN Channel 9 Chicago and WGN America.  Check your local listings for WGN America's channel number.  The parade will also be rebroadcast on Thursday, November 24th from 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Chicago area on CLTV.

Gourmet's Delight Cheesecakes are Back!

The Cheesecakes that everyone loves are back!   The Mustang Band Boosters are once again selling delicious Gourmet’s Delight cheesecakes, just in time for the holidays.   Samples of most of the offerings will be available outside the Auditorium at the Band Concerts on November 8th & 15th.  (This fundraiser is open to students in any of the DGS Music Programs.)

This year we are offering a variety of cheesecakes in two sizes –

Regular: These large 9” cheesecakes weigh from 3-1/2 to 4 lbs., and are pre-cut into 14 servings – available in 14 varieties.

Mini: These 7” cheesecakes weigh approx. 2-1/4 lbs., and are pre-cut into 6-8 servings – available in 7 varieties.

Download the Order Form for Regular (9” size) Cheesecakes
Download the Order Form for Mini (7” size) Cheesecakes
Download the Selling Tips / Information Flyer
View Cheesecake Details on the Gourmet’s Delight Website

• Paid Orders are due no later than Monday, November 28th, (after Thanksgiving). 
• All checks should be payable to the MUSTANG BAND BOOSTERS.  
• Orders with payments should be placed in the Band Mailbox on the Communication Table outside the Band Room.  
• Be sure to include all of your information on the order form, including Name, Student ID#, email, Phone #, and your Organization (Band, Choir or Orchestra). 
• Cheesecakes will be available for pick-up on Friday, December 9th from 5pm-7pm in the Student Café at DGS.

Cheesecakes are available in the following sizes and varieties:

Variety	Regular	Mini
Cherry	--	x
Chocolate Chip	x	x
Cookies & Crème	x	x
Key Lime	x	x
Strawberry	x	x
Traditional	x	x
Turtle	x	x
Blueberry	x	--
Chocolate Marble	x	--
Mint Chocolate Chip	x	--
Pecan Caramel	x	--
Pineapple Coconut Crème	x	--
Pumpkin	x	--
Raspberry Fudge	x	--
Variety (7 flavors)	x	--

We will earn $5.50 for each regular cheesecake and $4.00 for each mini cheesecake sold. Funds are split evenly between the student's music organization and the student’s individual account. For more information, please contact our Cheesecake Coordinator,
Kathy Miles at Gen-Cheesecakes@MustangBandBoosters.com or by phone at 630-863-0768.

Tom & Eddie’s Fundraiser Supports District 99 Education Foundation

For 9 days in November, from Fri. 11/4/11  through Sat. 11/11/11, Tom & Eddie’s Restaurant in Lombard will donate 10% of net sales to the District 99 Education Foundation.   Grants from the Foundation directly support activities at both South & North High Schools in Downers Grove.  Glenn Williams, South’s Fine Arts Department Chair, provided one such example: “The D99 Foundation was quite supportive during the recent German exchange, providing funds for the orchestra visit in the fall.”

Download a flyer with more details here.

Tom & Eddie’s is located at 348 Yorktown Center in Lombard.  Students from North & South High Schools will assist with serving on both weekends.  TribLocal.com posted an excellent article with more on the District 99 Education Foundation, this fundraiser, and Tom & Eddie’s Restaurant.  View the article from the following link:

Eat a burger to raise money for District 99 Education Foundation — Lombard news, photos and events — TribLocal.com

For more information, call 630-705-9850 or visit http://www.tomandeddies.com or http://www.facebook.com/TomandEddies.

ISU Championships Results & Recap

Results Summary:
What a night!  The Marching Mustangs started the day at 9:30am on the field at DGS, knowing they would be one of last bands to perform in ISU Prelims at 5:51pm.  What they didn’t know in the morning was they would also close out the Finals Competition at 10:46pm, over 13 hours after they started. 
Last night we heard that DGS placed 2nd in Class 6A behind Lake Park.  The Mustangs were also awarded best (General) Effect in the Class.  The 2 bands, together with Prospect and O’Fallon from Class 5A, were the highest scoring bands in the Large Schools group, and would join Marian Catholic, Lincoln-Way North, and Plainfield North from the Small Schools group as the last bands to compete in Finals.
Finals Competition began at with Class 1A Champion IVC at 7:30pm, and ended with our Marching Mustangs.  When Finals Results were announced, we learned that DGS placed 4th Highest of all bands in Finals Competition, behind only Lincoln-Way North in 3rd, Prospect in 2nd, and Grand Champion Marian Catholic.
The Official Results have just been released (links to the actual files are posted below). 

• In Prelims, with a score of 81.10, DGS placed 4th highest of all 45 bands in the State Championships behind only Lake Park, Prospect and Marian Catholic.  These were the only bands to score above 80.00 in Prelims.
• DGS’ Prelims score was just 0.40 points behind Lake Park for 1st Place in Class 6A!
• In Finals, 5 bands were awarded scores above 80.00, the Top 4 mentioned earlier and Lincoln-Way North. 
• The Marching Mustangs improved their score to 83.55 to take 4th Place Overall in Finals Competition.
• Lincoln-Way North improved more than 7 points to take 3rd Place, with Lake Park rounding out the Top 5 in 5th.

Download the Prelims Scoresheet (2 pgs)
Download the ISU Finals Scoresheet
See Video of DGS in Prelims Competition
See Video of DGS in Finals Competition
Link to Original Article

Let's Provide A Warm Welcome Tonight!

PARENTS: Planning on picking up your Marching Mustang tonight?  Let's really show them how proud we are by giving them a warm welcome back home. 
Please arrive a few minutes early - 2:00am should be fine - and stand outside your car so we can all greet them with our applause as the busses return. 
Congratulations to Mr. Roselieb, the Staff, Boosters, and to all our Marching Mustangs on a terrific year, and an unprecedented 4th Place in State finish!

The Marching Mustangs are on the road- ETA approx 2:05am.

Band was last to perform, still packing. Will advise ETA when they are on the road.

ISU Finals Results:  Updated with Scores

1. 89.15  Marian Catholic - Grand Champion
2. 86.15  Prospect
3. 85.05  Lincoln-Way North
4. 83.55  Downers Grove South
5. 83.15  Lake Park
6. 82.95  O'Fallon
7. 77.05  Victor J. Andrew
8. 76.60  Lockport
9. 76.10  Lincoln-Way East
10. 76.00  Normal West
11. 75.50  Plainfield North
12. 75.25  Morton
13. 72.65  Lincoln-Way Central
14. 67.50  Illinois Valley Central

DGS TAKES 4th PLACE IN FINALS!!! What a great night & finish to a Great Season! Congratulations to All.

While awaiting results- Reminder Fall Awards Banquet Tues Nov 1st, tickets avail at the door. And congrats to Football Team on last nite's playoff win!
(Photo courtesy of ILMarching)

DGS set to take the field for ISU Finals Competition. Will post scores & details as soon as available. GOOD LUCK!
Photo below courtesy of ILMarching:

In Prelims, DGS takes 2nd Place to Lake Park in Class 6A. DGS also awarded Best (General) Effect in Class 6A.  DGS scheduled to perform last in Finals at 1046 pm. Likely means band scored among Top 7 of all bands in Prelims!  At the very least, one of the Top 4 bands in the Large Schools group - 5A & 6A, along with Lake Park, and Prospect and O'Fallon from 5A. 

WOW!!!
Terrific performance! Looked & sounded great!

DGS now taking the field. New uniforms look great at Redbird Stadium!

DGS has arrived at ISU.

The Marching Mustangs are on the road to ISU- Good Luck to all & do well!

October 29th - ISU State Marching Band Championships

Updated Sat. Oct 29th:

LIVE ISU UPDATES via TWITTER posted at right ==>

Our updates from DGSMBB, and those from ILMarching.com, will be posted live on the Twitter feed to the right. Please look there for updated info regarding the schedule, results, and our band’s return to DGS. To follow this information on your cell phone, text “FOLLOW dgsmbb” and “FOLLOW ilmarching” to 40404.

Original article follows below:

Links & Downloads:
October 29th ISU Itinerary with DGS schedule and Schedules of Competing Bands 
Map and Directions to ISU's Hancock Stadium
ISU State of Illinois Marching Band Championships Website


Congratulations once again to our Marching Mustangs on their Best In Class, and Top 5 Overall performance at the Illini Marching Band Championships this past weekend, and on their strong showings at all the competitions this year.  Click Here to see a Recap of the Illini Results.  (See Recent Posts And Updates at the top of the blog for links to recaps of all the contests.)

To wrap up this Competition Season, the Marching Mustangs travel to Illinois State University in Bloomington on Saturday, October 29th for the ISU State of Illinois Marching Band Championships. Rehearsal at DGS begins Saturday at 9:30am, and the band performs at 5:51pm in preliminary competition.  Preliminary Round Results are announced shortly afterward, at 6:30pm.  If the band makes Finals, they will perform once again some time after 7:30pm.  Final Awards are to be announced around 11:00pm, and the band is expected to return home early Sunday morning at approx. 1:30am.

-- The Blog will be updated throughout the weekend with the Band's Results (approx. 7:30pm), Departure from Bloomington, Expected Arrival at DGS, and any other information as soon as details are announced --

Summary of Itinerary (see full itinerary for all additional details)

Saturday, October 29, 2011

 9:30am -- Rehearsal begins at DGS with stretching in stadium

12:00pm -- Final Run-Through - Pit begins packing trailer – All eat sack lunch brought from home

 1:30pm -- Depart for Normal, IL

 3:30pm -- Arrive at ISU Stadium Southwest parking lot – Change into uniforms (bathrooms in stadium if needed)

 5:41pm -- Report to gate

 5:51pm -- Class 6A Performance
 
 6:35pm -- Awards and Finals announcement

 6:45pm -- Move back to busses (dinner and/or warm-up for possible finals performance – TBD)

 7:30pm -- Finals Begin

11:00pm -- Final Awards

11:30pm -- Depart for Home

 1:30am -- Estimated arrival time at DGS

NOTES:

Bring a sack lunch for after rehearsal; be sure to eat a good breakfast before arriving at DGS in the morning

You will receive dinner from Avanti’s in Normal, IL, furnished by the Band Boosters

Please represent your band, school and community with pride and respect in everything you do, all weekend
-- The Blog will be updated throughout the weekend with the Band's Results (approx. 7:30pm), Departure from Bloomington, Expected Arrival at DGS, and any other information as soon as details are announced --

Driving from DGS to ISU's Hancock Stadium:


View Larger Map

Best wishes to DGS today at ISU, and Congratulations on a terrific marching season!
Mike K

U of I Celebration

We had a great time celebrating our 1st Place win at U of I last Saturday night. Please enjoy a few pictures from the dance. Good Luck to our Marching Mustangs at ISU!

Cathy