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Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30pm
Normal West High School Auditorium
Please join us in attending the last board meeting before the vote to show our support for the referendum!
If you feel so inclined, please consider speaking to the value of ensuring music and other extra-curricular activities stay a vital part of our children’s education.
Speaker sign-up begins at 5:15 and closes at 6:15.
Join us for a spaghetti dinner in the cafeteria and enjoy music performances in the auditorium, featuring bands, orchestras, and choirs from Parkside, Kingsley, and Normal West. The annual Spaghetti Supper, co-sponsored by the Unit 5 Music Parents Association and the Unit 5 Music Department, will be held on Monday, November 5th at Normal West High School. The dinner raises funds to supplement the financial needs of all Unit 5 Junior High and High School music programs.
Dinner will be served from 5:00-7:30 PM and there will be music performances in the auditorium from 5:00 – 9:00pm.
Performance Times
5:30 PM – Kingsley Junior HS 7th & 8th Grade Orchestras
6:00 PM – Normal West HS Orchestras
6:30 PM – Parkside Junior HS 8th Grade Orchestra
6:45 PM – Parkside Symphonic Band
7:00 PM – Normal West HS Symphonic Band
7:20 PM – Kingsley Junior HS 7th Grade Band
7:35 PM – Normal West HS Symphonic Winds
8:05 PM – Kingsley Junior HS 7th Grade Choir
8:20 PM – Normal West HS Choirs
8:40 PM – Parkside Junior HS 8th Grade Choir
If you are planning on having a meal, we encourage you to purchase in advance from a music program student. The cost is $7.50 for Avanti’s spaghetti and bread, salad, drink and a cookie. The cost increases to $10.00 the week prior to the dinner and at the door. There is a gluten free meal available for $12.50; it must be purchased in advance. Tickets are not needed if you are attending only the musical performance(s).
Also, volunteers are essential to making this fundraiser a success. Go to the Normal West
SignUp Genius and be one of the many volunteers at the spaghetti supper that helps make it run smoothly.
Here are the dates for the Unit 5 Music Parents meetings:
You can also get meeting information on the Unit 5 Music Parents Facebook page under Events.
Amazon is celebrating its #1 ranking in customer satisfaction by the ACSI! Today, March 16, Amazon will donate 5% (10 times the usual donation rate) of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to McLean County Unit Dist 5 Music Parents Association.
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NCWHS is hosting the IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday, March 4, 2017. It takes a great number of volunteers to make this event a success!!
Available volunteer times begin at 7:40am and go until 4:45pm. Please check the sign up sheet for more information and to sign up for a volunteer slot – your support is appreciated!
The holidays will here before you know it! There are several ways that you can get your holiday shopping done while supporting your local music students and programs.
Saturday, Nov 12
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Find out more about the event and activities planned in this flyer.
Saturday, Nov 19
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
You can go to the Normal West Bands website for more information.
You can help support our organization every time you shop through AmazonSmile, at no cost to you.
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You can get more information about the AmazonSmile program here.
Add these dates to your calendar for the Unit 5 Music Parents monthly meetings:
The meetings will be held at the Normal Community West High School from 6:30 – 8:00pm. You can also look for these meetings on the Unit 5 Music Parents Facebook page under Events and RSVP to attend there.
Do you shop at Amazon? If you do, you can use AmazonSmile® to help support our organization every time you shop, at no cost to you.
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price.
Select ‘Mclean County Unit Dist 5 Music Parents Association’ before you begin shopping. Then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation that can go towards the many goals of Unit 5 Music Parents.
You can get more information about the AmazonSmile program here.
It only takes a moment to reach out and contact your state representative to tell them how important it is to address the state budget impasse.
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Not sure who your state representatives are? Or how to contact them? Find out here: http://wp.me/P6YtzW-2u
It is imperative that the budget be resolved and the state pay the school districts the money that they are owed — and you can take a moment to let our state representatives know that it is time to take action on the state budget impasse.
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