Last weekend, our top jazz band went to the Rolling Meadows JazzFest, an event we had not ever gone to before. We nailed our warmup, and after a decent performance, we waited for our rating. Amazingly, we were first place with only one band to play!!!! Unfortunately for us, the last band was from Decatur Macarthur, who has won 13 of the 27 Rolling Meadows JazzFests. They did end up beating us out, but we were very happy to get second place in our division, beating out many other schools(including one from Missouri who boasted having a quarter of the Missouri All-State Jazz Band the last 4 years). All in all, it was an extremely successful day for the program, as we got a Division I rating, the second place in our division, outstanding musician awards for Maddie Vogler, Ken Citro, and Mike Todd, seeing the best HS jazz bands in the area perform and give us something to shoot for, see the fantastic Roosevelt University Jazz Band play a concert, and we went home with a trophy and plaque to add to our long list of awards.
This event literally would not have been possible if it wasn’t for our great parents, who because of the budget situation, had to drive. They were Ms. Nagel, Ms. Vogler, Mr. Frieh, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Citro, Mr. Wooley, and Ms. Tormey.

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