Waukegan
Performance: The Waukegan High School Jazz Ensemble has been selected to open for the Shout Section Big Band at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave. The Shout Section Big Band is a full-sized jazz orchestra comprised of Chicagoland performers and musicians. Tickets are available at a discounted rate of $10 for Waukegan parents and students. Details, www.skokietheatre.com/shout-section-big-band.html.
Libertyville
Selection: Several Highland Middle School orchestra students were selected through auditions to participate in the Illinois Music Educator’s Association District 7 Honor Orchestra concert that was held recently at Wauconda High School. The students performing included Celia McDermott-Hinman on viola; Sarah Bennett, Katie Lu and Richard Xiao on violin; and Samantha Fan, Andy Ya and Michael Xu on cello. The students auditioned for a position in the orchestra in October at Lake Zurich Middle School South. About 300 auditioned and 100 were selected.
Publication: Several fourth-grade Copeland Manor students will have their essays published in the fall issue of Creative Communications. They were to write a 300-word essay on what was important to them. The winners were Jocelyn Hurh, Jack Barry, Arianna Torok, Christian Manley, Liam Billingham, Santio Bernardi, Jake Gimbert, Ella Larsen, Ruth Anderson, Lucas Booy, Caroline Trob, Rebekah Stephenson, Nevaeh Hernandez, Mina Le and Sarah Harvey.
Mundelein
Selection: Based on their audition performances, a number of Mundelein High School musicians were selected to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association [ILMEA] District 7 festivals. The Band/Orchestra/Choir Festival and the Jazz Festival took place in November. Band students selected are Nick Duncan, horn; Karl Kirkpatrick, trombone; Gabe Martinez, bari saxophone; Steven Surmin, euphonium; and Isaac Walker, tuba. Choir students include Dominic Cappuccilli, tenor 1; Thomas Ferro, tenor 2; Angela Peterson, soprano 1; and Patricia Roques, alto 2. Jazz musicians selected are Henry Carpender, Karl Kirkpatrick and Katie Lambert, trombone; Paige Eifert, trumpet; Phineas Gleber, drum set; Kelsey Kroening, piano; Gabe Martinez, bari saxophone. Orchestra students include Henry Carpender and Paige Eifert, trumpet; Paige Change, horn; Katie Lambert, trombone; and Joshua Larson, cello.
Gift shopping: Carl Sandburg Middle School students bring cheer to family during the holidays. Preteens carefully compared name brands, electronics and popular toys when they shopped at a Mundelein Target recently. It is part of the school’s Community Service Club’s commitment to purchase gifts for a single family from the community who has fallen on hard times. About 20 students from the school raised about $500 to make one Fremont Township family’s Christmas a little more special. The school’s Community Service Club conducted bake sales and teachers donated cash so students could purchase items like clothing, toys and baby supplies for the family they were assigned. By checking prices closely and shopping strategically, the service club purchased a variety of gifts for each of the family members and still had enough left over for a Target gift card.
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