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Band Awards Ceremony

The 2005-2006 Band Awards Ceremony will be Thursday, May 11 in the CHS Theater @ 6:00pm.

Fine Arts Week

It's Fine Arts Week!  Come and enjoy great music and celebrate the end of a great year!  All concerts are at 7:30 pm in the CHS Theater and attendance is free.

• Monday - Choirs

• Tuesday - Jazz Bands

• Wednesday - Orchestra

• Thursday - Bands

• Friday - Jazz on the lawn

FREE Guard Performances

CHS is hosting an Exhibition show at the high school Wednesday night, 4/5.  The show is free and the concession stand will be open.

Exhibition Show Schedule
7:00pm	Harrison HS		8:30pm	Kennesaw
7:15pm	Kell		8:45pm	Miamisburg
7:30pm	Miamisburg A		9:00pm	Centerville
7:45pm	Centerville A		9:15pm	Pride
8:00pm	Nolan		9:30pm	Northern Lights
8:15pm	Carmel

2005 Grand National Information

Congratulations to the Centerville Jazz Band on their 10th place finish (out of 92 competing bands) in the 2005 Bands Of America Grand Nationals competition held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN November 10-12.  Listed below are the final results.

Finals Results

Grand National Champion:  Carmel H.S., IN 2nd:  Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 3rd:  L.D. Bell H.S., TX 4th:  Avon H.S., IN 5th:  Lawrence Central H.S., IN 6th:  Marian Catholic H.S., IL 7th:  Richland H.S., TX 8th:  Tarpon Springs H.S., FL 9th:  Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park, MI 10th:  Centerville H.S., OH 11th:  Center Grove H.S., IN 12th:  Owasso H.S., OK Outstanding Music:  Ronald Reagan H.S., TX Outstanding Visual:  Avon H.S., IN Outstanding General Effect:  Carmel H.S., IN "Al Castronovo" Esprit de Corps Award:  Thousand Oaks H.S., CA

Congratulations on a great season!

MidStates Championships - October 29, 2005

Open Class:

Congratulations to Bellbrook High School for winning with a score of 86.10

AAA Class:

1st. Henry Clay                       88.5
2nd. Kings High School             85.6
3rd.  Miamisburg High School    85.3

Grand Champions at BOA Pontiac Regionals:

On Saturday, October 15 , 2005, the Centerville High School Jazz Band took top honors at the BOA Pontiac Regional Championships. In preliminary competition Centerville placed first in Class AAA and captured the Outstanding General Effect achievement award.

In the evening Finals Competition, Centerville captured all three achievement awards (Outstanding Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance, & Outstanding General Effect)  and took Grand Champion First Place Honors, the school's 16th BOA Regional Championship. The top six places in finals were as follows:

1st Place	87.25	Centerville HS, Centerville, OH
2nd Place	86.50	Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park, MI
3rd Place	82.50	Northmont H.S., OH
4th Place	81.65	Grove City H.S., OH
5th Place	79.65	Louisville Male H.S., KY
6th Place	78.8	Reeths-Puffer H.S., MI

Lebanon - Jazz Band Competition

The Lebanon Competition was Saturday, October 8th. Centerville scored 89.1 and was awarded Grand Champion and won all caption awards.  Congratulations!

October Issue of Band Beat is Now Online!

October 11, 2005 - While it still may take a bit longer for your printed copy to reach you via the mail, you can Click Here and get the latest issue of Band Beat! You'll find all the news that matters and the very latest news about the Centerville Jazz and BLUESprint, the 2005 competition show!

Also, be sure to Click Here for the reservation form to the Grand Nationals Brunch and the Jonathan Byrd Banquet Hall on Sunday, November 13th! 

Grand Champions at BOA Massillon Regionals:

On Saturday, September 24, 2005, the Centerville High School Jazz Band took top honors at the BOA Massillon Regional Championships. In preliminary competition Centerville placed first in Class AAA and captured all the achievement awards including; Outstand Music Performance, Outstanding Visual Performance and Outstanding General Effect.

In the evening Finals Competition, Centerville repeated capturing all three achievement awards and took Grand Champion First Place Honors, the school's 15th BOA Regional Championship. The top six places in finals were as follows:

1st Place	81.25	Centerville HS, Centerville, OH
2nd Place	76.65	Norwin HS, North Huntingdon, PA
3rd Place	75.7	Carlton J. Kell HS, Marietta, GA
4th Place	75.25	Central Crossing HS, Grove City, OH
5th Place	74.9	Campbell County HS, Alexandria, KY
6th Place	70.5	Fairmont HS, Kettering, OH

Congratulations to all the dedicated Centerville Jazz members, staff and parent volunteers who've all contributed to continuing the tradition of the Centerville Jazz Band. Special thanks to first year directors Andrew Markworth and Ross Williams for their vision, guidance and leadership as they and more than 80 other Jazz rookies achieved the excitement of their first BOA Regional win. Go Jazz!

West Carrollton - Jazz Band Competition

The West Carrollton Competition was Saturday, September 17th. Centerville scored 79.8 and was awarded Grand Champion and won all caption awards.  Congratulations!

Kings High School - Jazz Band Competition

The Kings High School Competition was Saturday, September 10th.  Centerville scored 79.7 and was awarded Grand Champion and won all caption awards including best percussion and best color guard.  Congratulations!

Northmont Premier - 1st Jazz Band Competition / Tailgate Party

The Northmont Premier, Saturday, September 3rd is the first 2005 Jazz Band competition. Practice is 10 AM - 1 PM and 2 - 4 PM. Please join us in the CHS parking lot at 3:45 PM to see the final show run-through followed immediately by a band family Tailgate Party from 4 - 6 PM, before leaving for Northmont. Please call the Jazz Connection at (937) 285-0196 for approximate return time to Centerville to pick up your kids after the away football game with Princeton on Friday night and the Northmont Premier Saturday night.

Band Camp @ CHS

Band camp at CHS is Monday-Friday, August 1-5 from 8 am - noon, 1pm - 4pm, and 6pm - 9pm.

Band Camp @ Miami Univ.:

Click here to see what's been happening at Miami Univ.

Dessert Night, Sunday July 24th, 6:00 PM:

Dessert night is Sunday, July 24th. This will kick off the two weeks of marching band camp and give everyone a chance to sign up for various volunteer opportunities.

All marching band fees are due at Dessert Night. No band members will be allowed to get on the bus to band camp on Tuesday if their fees are not paid.

Appetizers and desserts will be served in the Band Room during this event. If your last name begins with A-L, please bring your favorite dessert to share.
Those whose name begins with M-Z, please bring your favorite appetizer to share.

We will meet at 6:00 pm and the general meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.

Soaring Sounds 26 on Tuesday, July 12th!

     

Soaring Sounds 26 was presented on Tuesday evening, July, 12, 2005! We presented seven Drum Corps from across the United States including the defending world champion Cavaliers from Illinois. These talented groups of young people from across the country provided us with some wonderful drum and bugle corps entertainment. Soaring Sounds 26 is presented with the permission of Drum Corps International.

Attention Band Members & Alumni - CHS Fight Song:

June 19, 2005 - It's time to start brushing up on one of your parade favorites as we approach the July 4th Americana Festival Parade. Please CLICK HERE for sheet music for all instruments of the Centerville High School Fight Song!

Wayne Markworth Open House - A Grand Success!

June 18, 2005 - The Wayne Markworth Open House was a grand success with over 600 attendees present to honor and celebrate Wayne's 35 years with CHS and the Band Program.   Many thanks to all who contributed to the party through their help in preparation and set-up, participation, and contribution to the event, and the Wayne Markworth Music Scholarship Fund.  

While checks are still rolling in, initial tabulations indicate that over $5,000 was raised to establish this new scholarship fund.   Ongoing support for this scholarship, and the other band scholarships will be funded through the proceeds of the alumni Jazz Classic Golf Tournament, which will be held on August 16th at Heatherwoode Golf Club. Please CLICK HERE for more information on this years golf event.

Also, be sure to check out the photos from Wayne's party at: 

     http://www.chsbandphotos.org/

 

Thank you Centerville Band, Alumni, and Boosters - You are the Best!
 

The Wayne Party Committee

Special Edition "Wayne" T-Shirts Now Available!

June 3, 2005 - Order your Wayne Markworth Special Edition T-Shirt now - Orders are due by June 10th! Wear your shirt at Wayne’s party on June 17th and the Americana Parade on July 4th. All proceeds go to the Wayne Markworth Scholarship fund. Your orders are tax deductible. If you donate $25.00 or more you will receive a free t-shirt. T-shirts are $12.50 for one and two for $20.00. Please Click Here for the order form!

Centerville Jazz Band Show Announcement Update:

May 18, 2005 - For their 2005 competition show, the Centerville Jazz Band will be performing a show entitled "BLUESprint."  The show concept is inspired by the concept of a blueprint with a musical twist that opens the door for the band to explore different genres that have been influenced by "the blues." Different shades of blue will dominate the color palette providing a very "cool" image to the show.  This year's show will layout a blueprint for modern, intriguing symphonic jazz music along with down and dirty, in-your-face blues in a production that says "Centerville Jazz Band" down to the last detail.

Telephone Message System - One Call Now:

May 17, 2005 - Centerville Band Boosters has signed up for a new service to allow better communication of information to students and parents. The service is called One Call Now, which is a telephone message delivery system. Some of you may be familiar with this service from sport leagues or scouts. The service calls your phone number and plays a pre-recorded message with information relative to your son/daughters or your group.

We will use this system to let the students know of changes to practices, arrival times, and cancellation of practice, event, or other important information that is critical to get out to many in a quick fashion. The system will also be used to let parents know of arrival times to pick students up after away competitions, football games, let parents know the outcomes of competitions if the could not personally attend. Other uses will be chairpersons to get information out to others in the groups, an example would be, the Director of Operations needing to let the Pit Crew and Cabinet Moms know of a change in schedule.

Please sign up now by filling out THIS FORM right away and attaching it to an email by clicking here.

or mailing it to:

Judy Bollman
2670 Langtree Lane
Centerville, OH 45458

Order Your 2004 - 2005 Video Memories DVD Now:

May 9, 2005 - Order your 2004-2005 Centerville High School Band Season DVD/Video. It includes the exciting recap video and these Complete Performances:  
     “Countdown 5 4 3 2 1”: The Centerville Jazz Band
     “In Perspective”: Centerville Winter World Percussion Line
     “Sequences”: Centerville Winter “A” Percussion Line
     “Vocalyze”: Centerville World Winterguard
     “Gypsy Dance”: Centerville “A” Winter Guard
Plus: Extended interviews with Wayne, Tim & Jodi, Drum Major Interviews, Skit Night, Grand Nationals Brunch, Senior Dinner
     …and many more surprises! Use this handy Order Form now!

CHS World Drumline Takes 2nd At 2005 World Finals:

April 16, 2005 - Congratulations to the defending 2004 World Champion Centerville World Drumline as they placed second in finals tonight at this years World Championship missing another first place by only .35. The final results are:

1.  Center Grove	94.10
2.  Centerville	93.75
3.  Dartmouth	92.26
4.  Mission Viejo	91.85

Congratulations To The World & A Winter Guard:

Congratulations on a great season to both the World and A Winter Guard Units. Thank you for your long hours, teamwork and caring as you strove to be the best you can be. You have represented yourselves, your families, your school and teachers well! You are truly Centerville's finest!

Centerville Names New Band Director:

March 31, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS to the new Centerville Band Directors. The Centerville Board of Education has appointed Mr. Ross Williams of Los Angeles, CA as Director of Bands and Co-Director of the Marching Band and Mr. Andrew Markworth as Assistant Director of Bands and Co-Director of the Marching Band.  Mr. Williams is presently Assistant Band Director at Sierra Vista HS in CA, a position he has held for four years.  Mr. Markworth is a Centerville Band alum and is graduating from Miami University.  He has been a staff member of the Centerville Jazz Band and the Winter Percussion Ensemble for three years.  He has also been on the design team and composed the 2004 CJB Countdown show and the 2004 Winter Drumline World Championship show.  Both Mr. Williams and Mr. Markworth will be full time at CHS teaching the three concert bands, improvisation and Music Tech classes as well as the co-curricular offerings.

Wayne Markworth's Celebration / Retirement Event:

Friday Evening, June 17, 2005 - Please join us at the Centerville High School Band Room for an evening of celebration as we thank Wayne Markworth for 35 years of dedication to the Centerville Band Program. All music students, CBB boosters, alumni and friends of Wayne and the Band Programs are welcome. Watch for more information to be coming soon!

CHS Pre-Nationals Drumline Exhibition:

Winter Guard Pre-Nationals Performance:

Hear CHS Jazz Ensemble II at Beef O'Brady's:

Thursday Evening, March 17, the Jazz Ensemble II plays at Beef O'Brady's in Centerville. Come and support this charity fundraiser and hear some great Irish Jazz.

Jazz II will play at 7:00 for about 30 minutes and also at 8:00.  Beef O'Brady's is a family, smoke-free establishment that supports the band program.

Concert Band Festival  - Thursday March 24th:

March 16, 2005 - The Centerville Band Department is hosting a Concert Band Festival on Thursday, March 24th from 3 - 8 pm. Please join us as seven concert bands will be performing for three college & high school clinicians who will evaluate the performance and clinic the band for 30 minutes.  Bands performing will be the Centerville Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic band and the newly formed Middle School Honors Band. Also performing are the Miamisburg High School Concert Band and Wind Symphony and the Kings Symphonic Band.  All performances are open to the public and free.  The schedule is as follows:

In the Theater:
3:00 - Miamisburg Wind Symphony
4:45 - Miamisburg Concert Band
6:30 - Centerville Middle School Honors Band

In the Band Room:
2:30 - Kings Symphonic Band
4:15 - CHS Concert Band
6:00 - CHS Wind Ensemble
8:00 - CHS Symphonic Band

Percussion and Winter Guard Weekend Results:

Midwest Power Regional, Chesterton IN, March 12-13, 2005:

Place	Unit Name	Score
Color Guard Scholastic World Finals
1	Miamisburg HS	88.20
2	Avon HS	87.90
3	Center Grove HS	87.65
4	Northview	81.10
5	Lawrence Central HS	79.00
6	Centerville HS	78.05
7	Marian Catholic HS	76.15
8	Orchard Park HS	74.85

Indianapolis Percussion Regional, March 12-13, 2005:

Place	Unit Name	Score
Percussion Scholastic World Finals
1	Center Grove HS	89.80
2	Centerville HS	89.20
3	Father Ryan HS	88.80
4	Avon HS	87.10
5	Hilliard Darby HS	86.10

Nashville Percussion Regional Results:

WGI Nashville Regional - February 25-27, 2005   ~ PHOTOS ~
   World Winter Percussion Finals:
     1. Center Grove HS   86.8
     2. Centerville HS       86.5
     3. Father Ryan HS     85.8
     4. Avon HS                85.4
     5. Tate HS                 82.1

Thank You To All WGI Regional Percussion Volunteers!

Band Member, Claire Yingling, Recognized:

February 10, 2005 - Claire Yingling has been selected to be a part of BOA's Honor Orchestra of America. She is one of only two students selected from the State of Ohio for this national honor. The 4 day event, which will be held in March, will include such highlights as rehearsing and performing under the baton of Scott O'Neill (associate conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra), working with other students in ensembles, and attending workshops and master classes with members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The event concludes with a public concert at Butler University as the closing program for the 2005 National Concert Band Festival. Congratulations, Claire!

Centerville School History Book:

February 3, 2005 - The Centerville Band Boosters in conjunction with the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society are offering an historic account of 200 years of education in Centerville in a soon-to-be published bicentennial yearbook.  Band Director, Wayne Markworth, wrote the music section of the book! Now is your chance to order a copy at a special pre-sale price for just $22.50 if ordered and paid for by March 1, 2005. Please Click Here for an order form. For more information, please visit our Jazz History pages.

Congratulations - Winter Guard & Percussion:

January 26, 2005 - Centerville Winter Guard and Percussion units just finished their first weekend of competition at the Miamisburg Contest, Sunday, January23rd. It was a great first showing with both drumlines placing 1st in their class. The A Guard placed 5th in a very competitive lineup, while the World Guard placed 2nd in their class, only 2 points behind Miamisburg, their largest local competitor. Great start to a fantastic season!