On Saturday, March 2nd the Sycamore Senior Rifle Line won the OIPA Championship for their class with a score of 90.2 out of 100. This years championships were held in Marion, Ohio and was the 1st time that most of the members worked with rifle. We choose to run a rifle line to give guard members experience for next fall. The same group competed with flags and finished fifth. Congradulations to the Winter Guard for a GREAT SEASON!!

The next Scrip order will be placed on Monday, March 9. Please place your order at shopwithscrip.com by the end of the day on Sunday, Marcy 8. As always, check the “What’s New” link at shopwithscrip.com to see which vendors have been discontinued, which have changed their percent contribution, and which are offering specials this month. Note that several cards are now reloadable (Exxon/Mobile, Starbucks). Please let me know if you know someone who wants to be added to the distribution list, and of course let me know if you want to be removed from the distribution list! Remember ALL PROFITS from the Scrip program go into your student account!! Karin Noland SBOB Scrip Coordinator

The HS Orchestra continued its long string of Superior Ratings at the OMEA State Orchestra Event. They once again received straight superior ratings for their performance - the highest possible. Congratulations to director David Smarelli and all the orchestra members on this wonderful accomplishment.

Koch's Green House has agreed to extend our order period through PANCAKE DAY. Please place your order as soon as possible.

SBOB's Flower Sale has started! Great Plants for a Great Price. Order your plants online. Go to www.sbob.org and follow the directions. Pictures and information is avialable to help you with your purchase. 10% of your purchase can be credited to your student account. When you are checking out, there is a area to list the band/orchestra members name that should receive the credit. Get your order in by February 28th!!!

Attention all band and orchestra parents.... We need your help! We need volunteers to help at the Arts and Craft Show. You must login in to volunteer. We have a wide variety of jobs and time offerings - most all are only a few hours. Please help us out and sign up today.

The SBOB Craft Show is November 22, 2008 form 9am to 4pm. 200 vendors will be exhibiting their specialties at Sycamore High School. There is NO CHARGE to enter, Bands from grades 7 – 12 and the Sycamore Community Band will be performing throughout the day. Our show also feature a Raffle with a grand prize of a Wii system, home made goodies a the Bake Shop and Starbucks and Montgomery Inn at the Snack Shack. Please join us for this great day!

The Aviator’s finished their competitive season Saturday, November 1st at the Mid-States Marching Band Championships. Their 3rd Place finish was the highest finish ever at Championships. Saving their best performance for their last - they delighted audience and judges with their show. Not only did Sycamore achieve their highest finish ever, but also earned their highest score at any Mid-States competition in their history. 4th place in 2007,, 3rd place in 2008.... what will the 2009 season bring? Congratulations to students and staff on the fantastic season. A special thank you to all the parents who worked throughout the season… without you the band success would not have been possible. The marching band’s next performance will take place Saturday, November 15 on Main Street in Disneyworld! GO AVES!!!!

A new podcast will be posted on Wednesday, Oct 29 with details on this weekend. Check the Media Library for information. The itinerary can be found on the Events Calendar.

On Sunday, October 26 the marching band scored another Superior Rating at the OMEA State Marching Band Competition. Receiving this award their long streak of Superior Ratings continued with the band earning a superior rating not only from every judge, but in ever subcategory of every sheet. Strong winds could have grounded the Aviators, but instead they rocketed to a great performance. GO AVES!

A cool October 25, was the setting for the Colerain Midstates Marching Band Contest. Performing at 10:15pm the Aves received the Reserve Grand Champion Trophy for finishing 2nd overall at the event and in the open class. This contest featured 27 bands. Besides that Reserve Grand Champion Award, the guard won Best in Class and Best Overall Guard. This award makes it a clean sweep for the Guard this year... winning the class and overall award for every event were it was offered! A huge congradulations to the guard! Yay BAND!

At the second and final Band of America (BOA) competition of the year, the Marching Band once again claimed a place in the Finals. This was the 4th BOA Regional Competition in a row that the Aves have reached the finals, continuing their 3 year steak. The finals appearance at Ypsilanti also made the 2008 season the 1st time that the Band made 2 finals in one year. Winning the BEST VISUAL caption award in class AAA was another first for the Marching Band. One of their best performances of the year in the finals enable the band to finish in 9th place overall. After a weekend off, the marching band will have a busy night with Senior Night on Friday, October 24; followed by a Midstates Contest at Colerain, Saturday.Oct 25; and finally the OMEA Finals on Sunday, October 26 iin Dayton. GO AVES!!

Check out the Pod Cast featuring Mr. Swift and Mr. Bieler as they discuss the upcoming weekend. Their Q & A includes the Friday Rehearsal, Princeton Football Game - Pep Band and of course an overview of the Ypsilanti BOA Contest. Give it a listen... Remember all infomation is located on the calendar. Select "EVENTS" about and then select the event you need informatin for.

Check out the slide show of the Sycamore Band's, Band Night Rehearsal and Show. The file is isn the Media Library.

Band Night 2008 is a salute to the 1980 movie classic… The Blues Brothers! Who can forget Dan Akroyd as Elwood Blues and the late Jim Belushi as his brother Joliet Jake? The Blues Brothers featured many great Blues musicians such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Steve Cropper, Blue Lou Marini and Matt Murphy just to name a few! Selections will include: I Can’t Turn You Loose; Everybody Needs Somebody To Love; Soul Man; Think; Gimme Some Lovin and of course Sycamore's own Alma Mater Hail Sycamore and Across the Field.

The Gregory Family will be recongized for their outstanding support to the Sycamore Schools.