Winter Art Show Opens Soon! Help Needed!

RBHS students enrolled in Ceramics, Digital Imaging, Drawing & Painting, Graphic Design, and Photography will exhibit their artwork on Tues. Jan. 5 - Thur. Jan. 7. The exhibit will take place in the "Art Pit," located outside the art classrooms on the second floor near the new Northwest Entrance of RBHS. The show will be open during school hours on Tues - Thurs & the Awards Night Reception is scheduled for Thurs. Jan. 7 from 6-8pm. We hope all students, their family and friends attend this wonderful event! The artworks will be awarded Best of Show (2D & 3D), First Place & Honorable Mentions will be given in the following categories...Ceramics (Functional & Sculptural), Digital Imaging, Drawing (Novice & Advanced), Painting, Photography (Advanced & Novice), Printmaking, Independent Entries, & Portfolio. Additionall, the Riverside Arts Center will award 3 Freeark Award Winners & the audienc will chose a Viewers' Choice award on Thurs. Jan. 7. The RBHS Art Department is in need of parent volunteers to help supervise the art exhibition & count viewer choice awards on Thurs. Jan. 7 during school hours & from 6-8pm. If anyone is available & interested please contact Jon Grice at gricej@rbhs208.org.

Nutcracker Fieldtrip

Twenty-three Dance Technique I students attended Joffrey's Ballet of the Nutcracker on Thursday, December 17th. Students were awe struck by the mystical snow scene and the precision of the beautiful dancers. A special thank you to Mrs. Henrich's and her daughter Brooke who raffled off a pointe show signed by the Snow Queen; congratulations to Sofia Soluri.

Open Art Studios over Winter Break!

The RB Art Department will open its studios to all RB Art students on Tuesday Dec. 22 from 8am - 11am & Tues. Dec. 29 from 8am - 3pm. Students may use the facilites and materials to complete and mount projects for the upcoming RBHS Winter Art Show. Mr. Jensen & Mr. Grice will be available to assist and supervise students in the dark room, art lab or ceramics studio. The RB Winter Art Show will be displayed on Tues. Jan. 5 to Thurs. Jan. 7 in the Art Pit, the area outside the Art Classrooms. We hope you all can make it out to the RBHS Winter Art Show Awards Night scheduled for Thurs. Jan. 7 from 6-8pm. If anyone has any questions, please email Mr. Grice at gricej@rbhs208.org.

Pinch Pot Collection

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National Trust for Historic Preservation highlights RB Art Students!

The National Trust for Historic Preservation covers the Arcade Mural Project and the work of our RBHS Art students! Follow the link below to see the story...
http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/teaching-preservation/mural.html

Dancers Perform at Riverside and Brookfield Holiday Festivals

Friday, December 4th and Saturday, December 5th members of the RB Repertory Dance Ensemble performed a holiday dance concert for community members of Riverside and Brookfield. Dancers performed to The Nutcracker Suite, Mommy Kissing Santa Clause, A Rockette Kickline and a storybook ballet to The Night Before Christmas narrated by seniors Natalie Godlewski and Tiffany Guel-Blanco. Another highlight from the performance was inviting members from the community to join the dancers on stage to perform. Great job, dancers!

Be sure to join us for our next concert on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:00 and 7:00 in RB's Little Theatre.

Holiday Concert Photos Uploaded to Shutterfly!

Congratulations to all the music students who preformed in the RBHS Holiday concert! We are proud of your hard work & the quality program you put on. Many thanks to Mrs. Marelli, Mr. McOlgan & Mr. Baum for preparing our students to perform for the school assembly & the evening concert. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed our Music Program's performances. The photos from the Holiday Concerts are now uploaded & available for you to enjoy. Follow the link below to see all of the photos.

http://rbhsfineartsdepartment.shutterfly.com/2713

Weekly Instrumental Update

Dear Instrumental Music Community,

Congratulations to the entire music department for their great performances last week at the Holiday Concert. This concert was a tremendous success despite the fact that it was held in the main gym. All the groups sounded great! A special thank you to Cory Reynolds who assisted Mr. Baum in engineering the set-up and the sound for the concert. Be sure to watch for pictures to be posted on the Fine Arts website!

Cheesecakes will be in tomorrow after school! Please come pick them up

The down payment for everyone going on this year’s instrumental music trip is due tomorrow. The amount due tomorrow is $100; checks can be made to Entourage Management. You won’t want to miss this trip!

With the Holiday Concert behind us, and winter break beginning next week, this is the ideal time to choose and start working on your solo and ensemble pieces for the first Saturday in March. If you need help, please ask Mr. McOlgan or Mr. Baum.

Happy Holidays,

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
baumj@rbhs208.org Mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Mural Project covered in the Tribune

The Riverside Arcade Mural Project was covered in the Chicago Tribune Chicagoland West section on Friday Dec 11th! Congratulation to everyone who helped with this wonderful project! Here is the link > http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-riverside-w-zone-11-dec11,0,4303747.story

Concert tonight!

Choir students must be in the choir room at 6:00 p.m. Except for Treble/Bass Choir, students have been issued formal wear for the concert. Treble/Bass Choir will wear their choir robes. Individual choir warmup times are posted on the whiteboard in the choir room. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. All are invited!

Weekly Instrumental Update

Dear Instrumental Community,

Things are really moving fast towards Thursday’s Holiday Concert and Assembly. The concert begins on Thursday night at 7:00. Tickets will be on sale at the door for $5. Bring your seat cushion!

Students have several before and after school rehearsals to remember in preparation for Thursday. On Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 we will be holding a dress rehearsal for the Halleluiah Chorus in the main gym. On Thursday morning all students should arrive to school by 7:45 AM in their formal concert wear. We will then rehearse all of our combined pieces. After the assembly students will have time to change into more comfortable clothing for the rest of the day. The call time for Thursday evening is 6:30; again students should wear their formal concert wear to the concert. No student should leave any formal attire in the band room as uniforms will be returned at the end of the year. We can not be responsible for anything left in school. Students have been provided with tuxedos or skirts, but need to supply their own white dress top and black dress shoes. Gentlemen also need to provide their own bow ties. A limited supply of bow ties is available for purchase at $5 a piece.

Tri-M had their annual holiday field trip to hear Chicago Acapella bring in the holiday season. As is the tradition, students met at Erick’s Deli to eat diner and socialize. The whole evening was a blast!

Congratulations to the Chamber Orchestra who performed beautifully on Sunday afternoon for a private event in Riverside.

A big thank you to the Jazz Combo for playing outside in the cold at the Riverside Holiday Walk. These students played for the unveiling of the new murals on the arcade building, congratulations to the Art Department for such great work.

Also, thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help on Thursday night with seating, ticket sales, and the after party. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Mr. Hite, president of Music Sponsors, at RBHSMusicSponsors@yahoogroups.com

We look forward to seeing you and all your family friends and neighbors at the Holiday concert on Thursday night!

Musically yours,
Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
baumj@rbhs208.org mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Arcade Mural Unveiled Tonight!!!!

Please join the Village of Riverside's Mural Committee for the opening celebration of the Arcade Building Mural Project, a community based public art project intended to preserve and raise awareness of "one of Illinois top ten most endangered landmarks." The celebration begins tonight Friday Dec. 4 at 5pm with RB's Jazz Combo at the Arcade Building & then at 5:15pm a short ceremony. All participating artists will be able to sign their names on the mural too! So come out and enjoy a warm drink and get to know the artists!

Suburban Life article on RB Dance

Riverside Brookfield High School's Melissa Pruitt is one of the dance students working with guest choreographer Jon Lehrer on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, as they practice for a January modern dance performance of his work titled, Fused. Photo taken by Bill Ackerman

All State Choir, District Choir and upcoming performances

Congratulations to Stephanie Duve, Chris Halline and Nathan Smith! They were selected to sing in the All State Choirs in January. Being a member of this very select choir is a great accomplishment.

On November 21, fifteen choir students sang in the IMEA District 1 Choir under the direction of Dr. Ramona Wis from North Central College. They are: Andrew Brondos, Haley Buntrock, Elena Duve, Stephanie Duve, Chris Halline, Olivia Landa, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Vija Lietuvninkas, Sara Nie, Nathan Smith, Becky Pendola, Kyle Perfect, Galen Ryan, Olivia Toriumi, James Wang.

Three of our freshmen sang in the IMEA 9/10 Choir, under the direction of Bob Boyd. Mr. Boyd recently retired as director of Lyons Township HS choirs. Abby Louthen, Stephanie Olszewski and Jake Payne were chosen to represent RB at District.

This will be a busy week for the Madrigal Singers. They will sing at We Are RB on Wednesday from 6:30 - 8:00. You can find them in the cafeteria and in the new main hallway.

On Thursday, they will sing for a private party at the LaGrange Country Club.

You are welcome to see the Madrigals on Friday evening at the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Riverside at 5:30.

On Saturday, you are invited to their performance at the North Riverside Library at 1:00 p.m. and at the Brookfield Village Hall at 3:00 p.m.

Our annual Holiday Concert features the entire Music Department. This year's concert will be presented on Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m. in the Main Gym. All are invited!

Weekly Instrumental Update

Hello Instrumental Music Community,

Things are really speeding up around the instrumental music department as we prepare for our Holiday Concert on December 10th at 7:00 PM in the main gym. Tickets will be available on that night at the door for $5.

Preliminary permission slips for our trip to Cleveland over Memorial Day weekend are due on December 15th. You won’t want your child to miss this tremendous opportunity. Mr. Baum describes this trip as “one of my most cherished memories from high school.” The first installment of $100 is due on December 15th. If you have not received an itinerary please let us know and we’ll be sure to send one home with you student.

Both the Jazz Band and the Jazz Ensemble will be featured at “We are RB” on Wednesday night. Stop by the Little Theater between 6:30 and 8:00 to listen!

The Chamber Orchestra will be playing this weekend for a private event in Riverside. They will be playing holiday selections as well as movements from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The group is available for hire through contacting Mr. Baum.

Congratulations to Molly Chaney, Kevin Dinh, and Ben Mitchell who were selected to represent RB at the IMEA All-State this January. This is a huge honor for these students and our school!

Musically Yours,
Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
baumj@rbhs208.org Mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Dancers Perform at Veteran's Day Assembly

4th Hour Repertory Dance Ensemble students performed, "Our Favorite Son" to 90+ Veterans at the school wide assembly that took place on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

The dancers commented on how nice it was to watch the faces of the Veterans as they performed. "This one guy was smiling the entire time," said Natasha Alvarez. "Did you see the one guy bobbing his head to the music...he was so cute," said Vilija Aleksa.

NY Choreographer teaches at RB

Jon Lehrer from Buffalo, NY visited RB the week of November 16, 2009. Mr. Lehrer is the founder and artistic director of the LehrerDance Company in Buffalo, NY. The Repertory Dance Ensemble dancers had an exciting week as they learned about momentum, the physics of movement and the benefits of moving in a circuclar manner vs linear. Mr. Lehrer choreographed a dance on the dancers which will be performed at the Home Dance Concert on January 15, 2010; in the little theatre. The dancers are looking forward to performing Mr. Lehrer's VERY athletic dance, titled FUSED, which fuses modern, ballet and hip hop dancing into one dance.

Fine Arts Survey Student Dance in Class

Fine Arts Survey students dance in class while learning about spatial awareness, spatial design and positive/negative space.

Weekly Instrumental Update

Dear RB Instrumental Music Community,

Congratulations to Sarah Buksa who just purchased a Buffet professional A Clarinet.

Also Congratulations to Molly Chaney, Kevin Dinh, Ben Mitchell, and Maddy Muntean who participated in IMEA District 1 Band, and to Kenzo Esqivel who participated in District 1 Orchestra. These students rehearsed all day last Saturday on very challenging pieces with students from all over the Chicago land area.

Kevin Dinh, Ben Mitchell, and Sarah Otmanski all performed this weekend at Navy Pier with the Protege Philharmonic. This is an honors orchestra that features students from all over Chicago land. Great job!

All students have been fitted with concert uniforms. Students should have taken these home by now. Our thanks to Mrs. Strika and Mrs. Glavin for taking on this task!

Instrumental music students should begin selecting and rehearsing their contest solo and/or ensemble.

A reminder: we have terrific teachers that come out to the school every week to teach private lessons. These teachers teach at highly competitive rates. All students should strongly consider taking from these teachers, including any younger students you might have at the grade school. Please contact Mr. Baum for a list of teachers or to talk about their credentials.

Placement for 10-11 school year is coming up shortly. Any non-senior student in concert band, cadet band, jazz band, or who are coming over as a freshman next year should prepare scales and an etude for their audition. In-coming freshmen please contact Mr. McOlgan or Mr. Baum to schedule an audition.

Looking forward to our Holiday Concert on December 10th. Tickets are $5 and will not be pre-sold for this event.

Have a terrific Thanksgiving!

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
Baumj@rbhs208.org Mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Mural Project: On Site Painting

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Mural Project: On Site Painting

RBHS art students and artists from the Riverside Arts Center worked together to complete the large Fall panel on Quincy Ave. and the panels near the West entrance of the Arcade building. Students endured the cold weather during their days off of school last Thursday & Friday. Everyone is looking forward to the mural unveiling ceremony set for Dec. 4 at 5:00pm prior to the Holiday Stroll in downtown Riverside. We invite all student artists and their families to attend this exciting event!

IMEA Jazz Festival

On November 14, Stephanie Duve, Olivia Toriumi and Nathan Smith sang with the District 1 Vocal Jazz Ensemble. They were among the 32 fine singers selected through audition to participate in the IMEA Jazz Festival. OUr students sang under the direction of Mr. Jim Yarborough. The singers enjoyed the day and the music they sang. Stephanie and Olivia sang the solo section of their favorite piece, "Butterfly". As always, we had great parental support in the audience!

Ceramics: Fall 2009

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Weekly Instrumental Music Update

Dear Instrumental Music Community,

Congratulations to Elliot Louthen and Jim Sit who participated in this year’s IMEA District 1 Jazz Festival all day Saturday. Both played beautifully on very challenging repertoire.

Congratulations to Dennis Potamianos who was awarded to the rank of Eagle Scout last Sunday!

Another very exciting and busy week lies ahead of us.

All week students will be fitted for concert uniforms. Special thanks to Denise Stika for fitting all the students with their uniforms. Girls must provide their own white blouse and black dress shoes. Boys must provide their own white tux shirt, black socks, black dress shoes and bow tie. Bow ties and tux shirts are available in limited supply through the music department for $5 each. All uniforms will be coming home this week.

Also going home today is the preliminary permission slip for our Instrumental trip to Cleveland Ohio. This is a great trip for our department, we will be visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, hearing the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and spending a day at Cedar Point. A deposit is due on December 15th.

Ad Book sales (used to help fund the trip, or music sponsors) are due on Friday.

On Tuesday we will be hosting the Feeder School Band Festival. Over 100 students from Gross, Hauser, Komarek and our parochial schools will be here from 10:00 - 1:00 to rehears music and learn about band music offerings at RB.

On Wednesday night Orchestra students will be traveling down to Millennium Park's Harris Theater to hear the Chicago College of Performing Arts Orchestra play Beethoven's 3rd Symphony as well as CSO Principal Trombonist Jay Friedman and Principal Trumpet Chris Martin play 20th century works for their instruments.

Finally, on Saturday Molly Chaney, Kevin Dinh Kenzo Esquivel, Ben Mitchell, and Maddy Muntean will be participating in this year's IMEA District Festival. Congratulations, selection into this festival is a very high honor.

Musically Your’s,

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
Baumj@rbhs208.org Mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Mural Project: Week 3

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Hauser Jr. High Art Students Help Paint the Arcade Mural

Mr. Singh & the Hauser Jr. High art students took a field trip to RB to help paint the Arcade Mural panels on Tues. Nov. 10. The students spent an entire day working on the summer panels & completing the art glass panel, which is seen above. Thank you Mr. Singh & all of the students for you help! We had a lot of fun & look forward to welcoming you as future Bulldogs!

Ceramics: News & Artwork

This fall the RBHS ceramic students made Pop Art Sculptures by creating everyday objects out of glazed stoneware as posted above. To further their research process and gain exposure to contemporary artworks this group recently took a field trip to Navy Pier to enjoy the Sculptural Objects and Functional Art exhibit! http://www.sofaexpo.com/

Weekly Instrumental Update

Hello Musical Community,

What an exciting and short week ahead. After several weeks of preparation the Veterans Day Assemblies are upon us. Students are very much looking forward to treating our guests and the rest of the student body to a program filled with patriotic melodies in commemoration of the time our veterans spent on our behalf.

Last week all students in the music department received their ad book sales packet and their cheese cake sales packet. They should be out working to fund their trip and support the Music Sponsors.

This Saturday Jim Sit and Elliot Louthen will be performing at the District 1 IMEA Jazz Festival. This year's festival will be held at Lyons Township High School (south campus), this is a change from what is in the blue student handbook. Congratulations Jim and Elliot!

Also congratulations to instrumentalists Coleen Fruin, Dovas Lietuvninkas, Corey Reynolds, Nathan Smith, Aimee Patterson, and Alex Paterson and the rest of the cast and crew who had a terrific run with this year's fall play, The Murder Room!

We look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences!

Musically Yours,
Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan

baumj@rbhs208.org mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Arcade Mural Project: Week 2

RBHS Drawing & Painting students, along with Art Club & St. Mary art students continued to work on the panels for the Riverside's Arcade This Place Matters Mural. The students worked long days, nights & weekends to complete the four Spring Season Panels. The panels included imagery of Riverside's Library, the swing bridge, the Des Plaines River & Swan Pond. We would like to thank Noelle Bajohr, one of RB's librarian / computer lab assistant, for finding a great book on Riverside's history. The book provided wonderful pictures & information on the village's past that helped us complete the panels! We can't forget about all of the local artists, Gail Sellers, Jenifer Henderson-Taylor, Nancy Hejna & more for all of the assistance too. This upcoming week we look forward to hosting Hauser art students on Tuesday Nov. 10 & traveling onsite to work on the Arcade Building on Thursday Nov. 12 & Friday Nov. 13. Stay tuned for more mural updates!

Guest Dance Teacher from University of Indiana Teaches at RB

Justin Zuschlag from the University of Indiana taught an intermediate/advanced level modern dance class on Friday, November 6, 2009. Dancers enjoyed taking class from a guest teacher and watching a promotional dvd on the contemporary dance program at the university. Justin answered questions and invited the students to attend the university's annual fall dance audition and Dance Gala. A special thank you to Justin for sharing his passion for dance with us here at RB. The dancers are anxious to work with Justin again.

Repertory Dance Ensemble Performs at Dance Slam

On Friday, October 30, 2009 the RB Repertory Dance Ensemble performed at the North Shore Performing Arts Center in Skokie, Illinois. The dancers were selected to perform two dances as part of the Chicago Dance Festival's Dance Slam series. Our Favorite Son and C'mon were well received by a sold out audience. John Schmitz, artistic director of the festival, said, "Our Favorite Son was one of my favorites and Jon Lehrer was really happy to hear is work (C'mon) was being performed by RBHS." RDE looks forward to performing Our Favorite Son for the Veteran's Day Assembly on Wednesday, November 11th's at 9:15am.

Weekly Instrumental Update

Dear Instrumental Music Community,

Were are very excited to have the entire music department perform at the Veterans Day assembly.

It's not too early to begin thinking about the solo and ensemble contest coming up this February.

The Chamber Orchestra performed last Wednesday for the Fine Arts Survey "Informance". They played the first movement from Vivaldi's "Autumn" beautifully after three early morning rehearsals. The Chamber Orchestra is a newly formed group dedicated to playing original literature. To hire this orchestra for your private events please contact Mr. Baum.

Be sure to watch the WGN Morning News on Monday, November 9th as the Shout Section Big Band will be featured on their "Around Town" segment. Ms. Pilson, S.E. Gross' Band Director, and Mr. Baum are both members of this Big Band.

The Ad book information will be sent home on Tuesday. Students should begin to sell ads for our holiday concert program as soon as they receive this packet. Proceeds from this fundraiser can be used to help fund this year's Instrumental Music trip.

Musically yours,

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan
Baumj@rbhs208.org Mcolgank@rbhs208.org

Madrigal Singers perform!

The RBHS Madrigals performed at the Hines VA Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 28. They were asked to sing in the Pastoral Concert Series held this week. The performance took place in the Chapel. Although the audience in the chapel was not large, the Madrigals were televised throughout the chapel. Hundreds of people watched and listened to the concert while in their hospital beds.

The Madrigals will be very active in the weeks to come. Please check the calendar to find out about their upcoming performances.

RB Students Paint Arcade Mural

The RBHS Drawing & Painting students, Art Aides, Art Club Members & St. Mary Jr. High students have been busy painting the Winter & Fall panels for the Arcade Mural Project. Recent images from our work is posted below & can be found on the RBHS Shutterfly Account. We have been working days, nights & weekends to finish the first phase of our project. Thanks goes out to the Riverside Art Center Board Members & Artists, Jenifer Henderson-Taylor, Nancy Hejna, & Gail Sellers for the work on site & with the students. We will continue to update our blog weekly with our mural progress!

Week 1 Mural Pictures

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Fall Play Opens Next Weekend!

The Fall Play Murder Room opens next weekend & some changes have been made to the performance dates & times. The new dates and times are as follows...

Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2pm
Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2pm

General tickets will be available at the door of the newly renovated Little Theater. Tickets will go on sale 30 minutes before showtime. Hope to see you out!

Weekly Instrumental Update

Musical greatings,

All ensembles are busy preparing for the November 11th, Veterans Day assembly. This has always been a very memorable experience for the RB Music department. Look forward to hearing the orchestral version of the "Stars and Stripes Forever", the band performing "American's We," and "American Salute", and the entire music department on "Armed Forces Salute."

Congratulations to the Varsity Football team who have won their way to the post season! As a result a voluntary pep band will be riding with the team to support them on Friday evening. Any participant will be rewarded two hours of service (remember, all Symphonic band and Jazz Ensemble students are required to serve the music department for 2 hours each semester) Please join us for what promises to be a fun evening!

In case you missed them, please take a look at updates from the last two weeks.

Musically Yours,

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan

Baumj@rbhs208.org, mcolgank@rmbhs208.org


10/20/2009
Hello All,

What an exciting time to be in the instrumental Music Department!

Tonight, (Tuesday) at 7:00 in the Hauser Auditorium the RB Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble will be performing with the Gross and Hauser jazz ensembles at the annual Hauser Jazz Fest. You won’t want to miss this concert!

Don’t forget, orchestra, jazz ensemble, and symphonic band students need to see two concerts a semester, one has to be an RB ensemble, and the other has to be a college or professional ensemble.

Last Friday was our final home game. Congratulations to the marching band for a very successful season and to Natalie Benoy and Nate Hurst for their terrific work as Drum Majors. Thank you to all the parents who helped distribute marching band uniforms, set up the podiums during the game, and supervise our marching events. We could’t have done it without you!

In case you missed it, check out our band right next to the NIU marching band on youtube! The film was made by a parent from another band, but they were nice enough to include us in the shot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ4vuyj3Css

With the end of marching season comes the beginning of concert season. The band and orchestra students are already hard at work preparing their music for the Veterans Day assemblies. We will need parent volunteers to help fit students for their concert uniforms. This year concert uniforms will be stored in school, so we will also need help distributing and collecting the uniforms on concert nights.

In last weeks edition we failed to mention that Kevin Dinh is also a member of the Protégé Philharmonic in addition to Sarah Otmanski and Ben Mitchell, Congratulations Kevin!

IMEA results are in! Congratulations to Kevin Dihn, Ben Mitchell, Madeline Muntean, and Molly Chaney who made the District Band, Kenzo Esquivel who made the District Orchestra, and Elliot Louthen and Jim Sit who made the District Jazz Ensemble. These students underwent a rigorous audition process to be selected for this tremendous honor.

As Always, please keep us posted of any accomplishments you have achieved.

Musically yours,

Mr. Baum and Mr. McOlgan

10/12/2009

Hello all,

Friday evening's game will be the last of the regular season, and will be Senior Night. Parents of seniors should meet in front of the stands at 6:15 PM your name will be broadcast from the press box and you will be presented with a flower. A memo has also been sent home with each senior band member.

All Wednesday evening marching band practices have been canceled for the remainder of the year.

For up to date calendar information please visit our fabulous new Fine Arts Department Web site at: http://www.rbhs208.org/FineArts/rbhs_finearts_index.html

By necessity, we will continue to send hard copy permission slips home with each individual student prior to an event.

In keeping with tradition freshmen band students have been invited to perform at “Boo At the Zoo” this Sunday afternoon (a strictly volunteer activity). A permission slip will be sent home with all freshmen tomorrow.

Tri-M will be meeting Tuesday the 13th, at 7:15 AM.

Great News from our musical world!!!
Kevin Dihn walked in this morning with a brand new flute and also performed a perfect chair placement audition.

Sarah Otmanski and Ben Mitchelle are proud members of the Prot� Philharmonic. Maddy Muntean is a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Chris Halline, Kenzo Esquivel, and Alex Krug represent the orchestra in similar groups. Both groups are extremely prestigious ensembles for youth in the area.

Good luck to IMEA auditionies! Tomorrow we will be represented 15 hard working musicians!

Keep us informed and we will include your exciting musical information in the next e-mail!

Musically yours,
Mr. McOlgan and Mr. Baum

Riverside Rallies To Remedy Eyesore

Courtesy of Fox Chicago News - By Nancy Loo, Fox Chicago News

The suburban community of riverside is known for being quaint and picturesque so an abandoned building hardly fits the image. But that's exactly what's become of the historic arcade building in downtown Riverside. A developer went bust due to the recession, forcing a foreclosure. Over the past year, the windows had to be patched up with boards as residents began complaining about such a sad site. While the bank awaits a buyer, the community has rallied to come up with an artistic fix - a series of murals on the building's 18 windows. Art students at Riverside Brookfield High School are teaming with local artists to get it done.

Help Donate your old supplies for the Arcade Mural Project!!!!

The RB Drawing & Painting students & Art Club will be painting the Riverside Arcade Mural.  This is a huge project & to help cut costs we are looking for community donations.  Below is a list of items that we are currently looking for.  All items may be dropped off at the RBHS receptionist located near the new Northwest entrance of the school.  Please include your name, address & phone number so we may be able to contact you & if you would like your items returned please clearly label the items.  We will try to update this list often so we do not receive duplicate donations. 

• 25 - 50 Brushes of all sizes (1", 2", 3" & 4")
• Opaque / Art Projectors
• Approx. 4 ladders (2 six feet, 2 taller ladders)
• metal scrapers to clean dried paint off palettes
• Approx. 5+ canvas drop cloths
• lots of paper towels & old rags
• Approx. 10 buckets (to clean rollers)
• Brooms & dust pans
• Paint stirring sticks
• 3 - 4 Large Garbage Cans & Garbage Bags
• Approx. 10 Construction horses to set panels on
• 1 scaffolding system on wheels to be able to stand & reach top of highest panel height of 13 feet
• 2 Contractor Tool Storage Containers for Paint & Tools
• Safety Fence to lock up Panels outside of classroom
• Approx. 10 extension handles for your rollers
• Cloth rags
• Empty containers with lids-coffee cans with lids & lots of large tup-a-wear- for mixed colors

 Thank you all in advance!!!

RBHS Art Department plans Riverside’s Arcade Mural!

Students from Mr. Grice’s Drawing & Painting classes & RB's Art Club have been working on designing a mural that will cover Riverside’s Historic Arcade Building. There will be approximately 17 panels that span over approximately 2000 sq. ft! The story was covered in the Brookfield & Riverside’s Suburban Life on Weds. Sept. 2009.  For the full article please visit > http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/riverside/news/x1699599157/Possible-murals-may-improve-look-of-Arcade-Building

Passion for the Arts a Success!

Photo: Megan Welch

Last night over 60 parents & students from RBHS, Oak Park River Forest & Proviso Math & Science Academy attended RB’s Passion for the Arts. This was the second year RB has hosted the Fine & Applied Arts College Fair. Mrs. Marsha Hubbuch began the evening by sharing relevant information about how to determine the right college, resources for students to help in the college search & questions students should ask to find out facts about schools programs. Parents & students then were able to attend two break out sessions addressing Theater, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Film & Photography, Music, Theater Tech, Art & Art Education, Dance, Broadcast Journalism & Architectural Design. Thank you to all of our representatives from Roosevelt University, Johnson & Wales, Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, Universal Technical Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Concordia University, North Central College, Northern Illinois University, Columbia College, Chicago & Triton College! Also, Thank you to all of the RB counselors & faculty that made RB's Passion for the Arts possible!

New Dance Studio- Grand Opening

The Honors Repertory Dance Ensemble class celebrated the arrival of their new dance studio. Dancers celebrated with an impromptu dance party and taking pictures. By the suggestion of the students, Ms. Hart-Haines cut the ribbon before entering the studio. The dancers cheered as they were eager to get inside to see their new rehearsal space. A special thank you to Mr. Tim Scanlon and the Riverside Brookfield communities for making this happen. We are so appreciative and thankful for our new dance studio.

Honors Repertory Dance Ensemble is a new class offered in the Fine Arts Department. The energy and excitement of the dancers and Ms. Hart-Haines is high! The dancers are working hard preparing for upcoming performances as well as discovering the duties of managing a performance group. Keep your eyes open for this year's new dance company t-shirt designed by the dancers themselves.

RBHS Passion for the Arts

Next Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00pm Riverside Brookfield High School will be hosting a Fine & Applied Arts college fair, Passion for the Arts.  Any interested local high school students and their families are invited to attend this program. Essential information regarding the college entry process & post high school studies in Art & Art Education, Automotive Studies, Broadcast Communications, Culinary Arts, Dance, Digital Media, Film, Music, Photography, Theater, & Theater Tech will be covered.  Representatives from Columbia College, Concordia University, Illinois Institute of Art, Johnson & Wales, North Central College, Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Triton College & United Technical Institute are scheduled to present for two break out sessions.  The overview of the evening begins in room 201 and then the break out sessions at start at 7:30 & 8:00pm in the surrounding classrooms. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jon Grice, RBHS Fine Arts Dept Chair at gricej@rbhs208.org.

RBHS Fall Play - Murder Room

Audiences can expect a fast paced murder mystery comedy & a lot of fun while watching this year's fall play "The Murder Room," by Jack Sharkey.  Mark your calendars for the performances scheduled for Nov. 5 - 7th.  Mr. Tom Rusnak will direct with Rosanne Marshall as the Assistant Director.  Tickets will be available through the RBHS Business Office or at the door.  Auditions take place week of Sept. 14.  If anyone is interested in joining the Stage & Tech Crew please contact Mrs. Debbie McLaughlin.

5K RACe for Jen's Kids

Over 50 RBHS Cross Country, Band & Art students volunteered at the 5K RACe for Jen’s Kids on Saturday, August 29 in Riverside.  All proceeds from the event went to the Riverside Arts Center & Jen's Kids, an outreach program that provides therapeutic art activities for children under hospital care.  Mr. Forberg, Mr. O'Rourke & Mr. McOlgan helped volunteer too, while Ms. Cartledge, Mr. Grice & Mr. Jensen all took part in the 3.1 mile race.   Mr. Jensen earned a third place prize in his age division & is proud to finally become an award winning runner.  Thank you to all RBHS volunteers & congratulations Mr. Jensen! The 5K RACe for Jen's Kids could not have been a success without the help of the RBHS students and faculty!

For more information on the Riverside Arts Center & Jen's Kids please visit the links listed below.

www.riversideartscenter.com/   & www.jenskids.org/

New Shutterfly Gallery!

The RBHS Fine Arts Department has a Shutterfly website! Throughout the year, photographs from our performances, exhibitions and events will be posted. The shutterfly site can be accessed by clicking on the "Fine Arts Shutterfly" link on the right column of this page.  All photographs may be viewed and purchased with a variety of printing options. A portion of all sales goes towards the RBHS Fine Arts Department.   Thank you for supporting the arts and we hope you enjoy this new feature!

The RBHS Marching Band prepares for the upcoming marching season!

Below is a list of dates where you can hear & see them perform. Please mark your calendars.

• Friday, Sept. 4 - RBHS
• Friday, Sept. 11 - RBHS
• Saturday, Sept. 12 - Von Stuben Day Parade, Chicago, IL
• Saturday, Sept. 26 - NIU Band Day, DeKalb, IL
• Friday, Oct. 2 - RBHS
• Friday, Oct. 9 - RBHS
• Friday, Oct. 16 - RBHS
• Sunday, Oct. 25 - Boo at the Zoo, Brookfield Zoo