2009 Booklet

Thank You I would like to thank all of the wonderful Band and Orchestra parents who helped make this year possible. Without your continued support our students could never accomplish the great things that they do. From parents who put podiums on the field, moved chairs on the stage, loaded instruments in the trailer, ran the snack tent, sold Fannie May, and everyone who encouraged their student to achieve, thank you! Thank you to the Banquet Volunteers who did such a wonderful job of planning and producing tonight’s event. I would like to thank the combined efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Frick as well as Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Miller who have gone above and beyond in the creation of the Marching Band DVDs, tonight’s senior video, the Band’s YouTube channel, and the soon to come Concert Band and Orchestra DVD’s. A special thanks to our school Administration, the Superintendent, Mr. Cobert and the Principal, Mr. Whittington, and the School Board who have provided support and encouragement in allowing our program to grow and improve. I also want to thank the EPCHS Faculty who have been so supportive of our students and their musical activities, especially Paul Standord and his team for all of their technical contributions, Pat Peterson who has helped us by copying all of our music, handouts and programs we have needed throughout the year, our custodial staff who have been so much help in providing logistical assistance, and Steve Cordell for his assistance as auditorium manager. And finally I would like to thank the most important people of all, our band and orchestra students. Everyone says that music students are some of the best in a school and it could not be any more true than at East Peoria. Every day I see new growth and maturity in our students, and we still have room for a good laugh! Thank you to all of the students who reached above and beyond by joining the Band Leadership Team as we forged new paths for our program. As they become alumni, I would like to wish the seniors good luck in their future endeavors, and I hope that their time with the band has prepared them for some of the trials that lie ahead of them. I cannot wait for next year to start so that our students can continue to reach new heights of achievement together. See you all next year!

Thank you all for coming tonight and for all of your support throughout the year of the instrumental music program.

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EAST PEORIA MUSIC AWARDS BANQUET

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Program Welcome Invocation Introduction of Guests

Dinner Video Presentation Presentation of Awards Presentation of Memory Album Special Awards Closing

Band

Graduating Seniors

Matt Anderson Autumn Beard Zachary Blank Corrie Dyke Clayton Faber Kelly Gauwitz Brittany Goodyear Sonia Greeson Kyle Griffith Megan Grove Cameron Lewis Lauren Lowe Samantha Miller Andrea Patten Bryan Rogers

Cody Scott Cody Sheldon James Shetler Kimberly Short Elizabeth Szymke Kyle Wilfinger

Orchestra Jack Goetze

Color Guard Sonia Greeson Alex Muir Andrea Patten Stacy Phillips

Booster Executive Board President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Becky Kumer Lisa McGehee Mandi Dyke Diane Bray

Accomplishmen ts Kaytlin Alcorn Austin Aldag Autumn Andrews Ashley Ball Jasmine Beard Ross Brimberry Haley Cooper Emily Dwyer Susan Feigenbaum Emily Foster Sam Friedrich Alex Friedrichsen Michelle Griffith Tori Hackett Jonathan Haller Andrew Harvey Andrea Jabson Ethan Kasen Cody King Courtney King Cody Lacrosse Elliot Lambdin Shelby Lauterbach Brandon Leathers Taylor Maxfield Lauren May Suzanne Messer Blake Miller James Newlan Meghan Sheppard Carlo Varquez Jasmin Voice Bridget Wolff`

Gina Bahn Lauren Bernard Emily Birge

Flute (CM) Percussion (CDM) Clarinet (CM) Clarinet (CEM) Flute/Oboe (CEM) Percussion (CDM) Clarinet (CM) Trumpet (CM) Flute (CMT) Flute (CEM) Tuba (CM) Trumpet (CMT) Flute (CEM) Color Guard Trumpet (MS) Percussion (CDM) Flute (CM) Sax/Alto (MS) Violin (OBY) Violin (OBY) Tuba (CM) Percussion (CDM) Sax/Tenor (SM) Trumpet (CMT) Trombone (CM) Sax/Alto (CM) Clarinet (CM) Trombone (CM) Percussion (CDM) Color Guard Trumpet (SM) Sax/Alto (CM) Flute (CM)

Clarinet (C) Percussion (DM) Color Guard

Conrad Bray Ashley Brooks Chelsey Brown Morgan Ciota Alex Cole Talia Crackel Ally DuBois Annalyn Eberle Jessica Ennis Autumn Greeson Josie Griffin Wesley Grove David Haldeman Sara Hawkins Taylor Higgins Ross Johnson Alexis Keith Cassandra Knight Tiffany McCarthy Chris Neelly Laken Raithel Alex Roberts Robert Rogers Theresa Rogers Taylor Schofield Taylor Stecher Timothy Tonsor Thuy Vo Bradley Weaver

Trumpet (MST) Flute (CM) Color Guard/Flute (S) Percussion (DM) Saxophone/Alto (CM) Color Guard Color Guard Percussion (DMZ) Sax/Tenor (CM) Color Guard French Horn/Mello (MS) Bari/Trombone (MS) Saxophone/Alto (CM) Flute (SMZ) Percussion (DM) Trumpet (MS) Saxophone/Alto (CM) Clarinet (CM) Color Guard Trumpet (MS) Color Guard Color Guard Tuba (MS) Clarinet (MS) Color Guard Color Guard Saxophone/Alto (CM) Flute (CM) Trumpet (CM)

Cody Benway Timothy Brown Tracy Campbell Kyle Deets Andrew Earle Rebecca Eccles Caleb Eckhoff Elizabeth Faber Lauren Feldshau Dustin Flexer Curtis Foltz Alisha Frick Trevor Gladwell Rebecca Grove Jared Kumer Timothy Mansfield

Baritone (ELMSZ) Sax/Tenor (EMSTZ) Clarinet (MS) Saxophone/Bari (MS) Trumpet (LMSWZ) Flute (CM) Saxophone/Tenor (CM) Clarinet (MS) Flute (MS) Saxophone/Alto (CM) Trumpet (C) Trumpet (MS) Baritone/Trombone (MS) Clarinet (MS) Tuba (MSW) Trombone (MS)

Jacob Marriott Sydney Maxfield Patrick McGehee Michelle Meiner Michelle Mews Susan Percefull Austin Pummill John Regan Drew Thomas Julie Underhill Daniel Visocky Brant Watson

Matt Anderson Autumn Beard Zachary Blank Corrie Dyke Clayton Faber Kelly Gauwitz Jack Goetze Brittany Goodyear Sonia Greeson Kyle Griffith Megan Grove Cameron Lewis Lauren Lowe Samantha Miller Alex Muir Andrea Patten Stacy Phillips Bryan Rogers Cody Scott Cody Sheldon James Shetler Kimberly Short Elizabeth Szymke Kyle Wilfinger

Percussion (DM) Saxophone/Alto (MS) Trombone (BEIMS) Saxophone/Alto (MS) Clarinet (EMS) Clarinet (CM) Saxophone/Alto (MS) Percussion (DEM) Trombone (EMS) Clarinet/Bassoon (MS) Sax/Alto/Oboe (MS) Baritone (MS)

Saxophone/Bari (EMS) Clarinet (MS) Trombone (MS) Flute (S) Saxophone/Tenor (MS) French Horn/Mello (BEILMS) Violin (OBY) Clarinet/Bass Clarinet (MS) Color Guard/Flute (S) French Horn/Mello (EMS) Percussion (DM) Baritone/Trumpet (CM) French Horn/Mello (MS) Flute/Oboe (EMS) Color Guard Color Guard/Flute (ESZ) Color Guard Saxophone/Tenor (EMS) Trumpet (MS) Alto/Bassoon (ABEILMSWY) Percussion (DEM) Clarinet (MS) Clarinet (EMS) Percussion (DMZ)

Leadership Drum Majors Te aBenway m Cody Tim Brown Sara Hawkins Section Leaders Flute/Piccolo Samantha Miller Clarinet Elizabeth Szymke Alto Sax Cody Sheldon and Sydney Maxfield Tenor Sax Bryan Rogers Trumpet Andrew Earle French Horn Kelly Gauwitz Trombone/ Patrick McGehee Baritone/Basses Percussion Megan Grove, Kyle Wilfinger and Lauren Benard Color Guard

Andrea Patten and Stacy Phillips

Historian Band Events Coordinator Bulletin Boards Librarians

Lauren Feldshau Cody Sheldon Michelle Mews Susan Percefull and Theresa Rogers

KEY A B C D E F I J L O P M S T W Y Z

IMEA All-State Band Bradley Honor Band Concert Band Drumline Solo & Ensemble Contest Bradley String Festival IMEA District Band Jazz Band ICC Honor Band Orchestra Pep Band Marching Band Symphonic Band Drum Majors In Training Western IL Honor Band Central IL Youth Symphony BOA Summer Camp

Last Will and Testament I, Corrie Dyke, being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath the following: to Laruen, the ability to amaze Mr. Schneblin with impeccable piccolo playing. And to the whole band, may you learn as much as you can from Mr. Schneblin, far beyond music. – Corrie Dyke

I, Megan Grove, being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath the following: to Lauren Bernard I leave my ability to not get in trouble, you’ll need it. To my bass drums I leave you “Ay Bay Bay”! To the rest of the drum line, good luck next season, you’ll do great! =) – Megan Grove

I, Kelly Gauwitz, being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath the following: to Josie, I leave my wonderful French Horn, Horatio, and my skills at leading the French Horn section. Love you! And to the band: over the past 4 years, we have progressed amazingly. Just remember that becoming great takes work. So practice your instrument, take private lessons, do whatever you can to excel. You won’t regret it. – Kelly Gauwitz

I, James Shetler, being of ambitious mind and extraordinary body, do hereby leave my infamous playing ability to John Regan and Annie Eberle. To Lauren Benard I leave my snare drum #3 Aka “Larry”. To the rest of my section I leave my passion for music. – James Shetler

I, Samantha Miller, being of confused mind and…a body, do hereby bequeath the following: To Danny, I leave a rubber ducky and the secret Oboe song to pass on when the time comes. (Its an Oboe thing). To the Flute section, I leave patience, kindness, and the ability to not kill each other. To the band, I love you all and will miss everyone. – Samantha Miller I, Matthew Alan Anderson, being of twisted mind and irresistible body, do hereby leave the lone 5th hour bari privilege to Kyle Deets. To Tim Brown I leave my amazing ability to attract women, but never date them. I will pass on my power of the bandroom during lunch to Trevor Gladwell. And to Cody Lacrosse, the ambition to help out the band whenever possible. – Matthew Anderson I, Andrea Nicole Patten, being of the most intelligent mind and rockin’ body, do hereby leave all of my former and present prom dates to Taylor Higgins because she could use just a few more. TO Emily Foster, I leave “Greensleeves” and I hope you have fun freezing and then trying to play a solo. And finally, to the class of ’10 I leave the tradition of successfully stealing Peter from the junior high during the Jazz Café. – Andrea Patten

I, Kyle G., being of insane mind and ninjatastic body, do hereby bequeath the following. To Josie, I leave the volume of the mellophone section. To Conrad and Robbie, I leave the beastlihood of brass, also known as brasstlihood. To Emily, I’m proud of you! And lastly, to Mr. Schneblin, I leave the afro wig that I wore for “dress like Schneblin” day. – Kyle Griffith I, Sonia Greeson, being of sound mind, body, and soul do hereby bequeath to all band students and anyone who listens to music the appreciation for music that I have received from Mr. Schneblin during my eight years with him. Music is important and it helps us express things we cannot say with words. – Sonia Greeson I, Kimberly Short, being of exuberant mind and unique body do hereby bequeath the following: to Michelle and Emily, I leave the tradition of ice cream after pep band. To the band, I leave good wishes and luck for future marching shows! – Kimberly Short I, Bryan Rogers, being of sharp mind and impressive body, do hereby bequeath the following: to Tim Brown – the incredible talent to play the tenor saxophone satisfactorily. To Drew Thomas – my decent ability to beat-box. And finally to the Band, I would like to leave my unsurpassed wishes for victory in the future.

I, Brit Goodyear, being of sound mind & body do hereby bequeath the following: to Tracy Campbell I leave my patience & necklace. To Wes Grove, Annie Eberle, Andrew Earle, Jared Kumer, & Cody Benway I leave the secret hand signal.

I, Jack Goetze, being of insane mind and weird body do hereby bequeath the following: To the band, my best wishes and thoughts. And to Mr. Schneblin, my good humor and skill at playing advance wars.

I, Autumn Beard, being of awesome mind and body, do hereby bequeath the following: I give Tracy Campbell my permission to name someone her own Grandma Babeeb. I give Jasmine Beard my positive attitude and leadership. To the band, I give the best of luck at future competitions. – Autumn Beard

I, Elizabeth Marie Szymke, being of outstanding mind and lovely body, wish the absolute best for you all next year and for many years to come! Two years ago, we turned a new leaf and set out on a brand new adventure. We came out of retirement and showed the entire stat what we were made of. Best of luck to you all next year. – Much love, Elizabeth Szymke

Menu Fried Chicken Tortellini Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Green Beans Corn Tossed Green Salad Assorted Dressings Breadsticks Suzy Q Cake Strawberry Short Cake A special thank you to the cafeteria staff for doing such a great job with tonight’s meal.