Category: News

Carlisle Town Band Upcoming Pops Concert

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Alumni, Band Concert, News

On Sunday, April 14, 2019, the Carlisle Town Band, under the direction of former band director Mr. Dave Rohrer, will celebrate their 175th anniversary with a special pops concert. This free concert will be held at the Carlisle Theatre at 3 PM and will feature as a guest soloist our 2014-2015 Distinguished Alumnus Recipient, Mr. Douglas Cook. The Carlisle Town Band includes approximately 15 Carlisle High School band alumni and two current high school band members, Lillian Sweeney and Hudson Henry.

Click here to view the article on The Sentinel for more information.

CHS Color Guard Alumni News

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Alumni, News

Several former Carlisle Color Guard members are in Dayton, Ohio this week to compete in the Winter Guard International (WGI) Championship. Emma Kuykendall, a 2015 graduate, Cheyenne Sweitzer, a 2016 graduate, Amberly Eisenhuth, a 2018 graduate and Maria Smith, a 2018 graduate, are team members of the Westshoremen Indoor Color Guard.

The Westshoremen, under the direction of Ron Massey, Dave Wiley, Shawn Spac and Tim Newlin, is an Independent Advanced Indoor Color Guard team. The Westshoremen team will be performing at the Cintas Center on Wednesday, April 3rd for the preliminary rounds which includes 59 other IA teams from around the world. The top scoring 38 teams will advance to the semi finals on Thursday, April 4th. The finals, on Friday, April 5th, will have the top 15 teams competing for the Championship title. After this week and several more local TIA competitions, the Westshoremen will be traveling to Wildwood NJ to compete in the Atlantic Coast Championships in early May. We wish the best of luck to these former Carlisle Color Guard young ladies at the WGI Championships, and in their future in Color Guard.

Cookies and Cocoa Reception

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Events, Marching Band, News

The boosters would like to invite our band students, band families, staff, and alumni to a Cookies and Cocoa Reception following the Carlisle Christmas Parade on Friday, December 6, 2019. The parade begins at 7 PM and the reception will be held in the St. John’s Episcopal Church directly after the parade.

Please enter through the side ally kitchen door off High Street. High Street Side entrance will be open for families to gather after parade.

We need parents to sign up to donate cookies, salty snacks, dessert plates, and also to help with setup and cleanup. Sign Up Here. Hot Chocolate will he provided, courtesy of the Band Boosters. Thank you for contributing!

If you have any questions contact Tina McIlhenny at vp@carlislehighschoolband.org.

Weekly Schedule and Competition Information

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Marching Band, News

The weekly schedule is available in the Members Only section. Please note – there is no rehearsal on Saturday due to Homecoming.

Also, Cavalcade of Bands marching band championships will be held on Saturday, November 10 in Allentown, PA.  Links for ticket and spectator information can be found on our 2018 Competition page. Carlisle is competing in the Liberty conference. Provided the average of our last three scores for the regular season is high enough, we will be competing in Liberty Open on Saturday evening.

Weekly Schedule and Other Updates

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Competition, Marching Band, News, Videos

The weekly schedule has been posted in the Members Only section. View schedule here.

Also in the Members Only section is the video from our first band competition. Please do not share videos via social media. View videos from the 2018 band season.

Finally, if you are a parent of a senior, PLEASE let Mr. Mikesell know if you are attending senior night by Wednesday via a REMIND text.  This way your name can be added to the list to gain free entrance to the football game.

Keystone News

On By Carlisle High School BandIn Keystone Invitational, News

ShoutOuts and Program Ads
If you haven’t purchased a ShoutOut for your student, you still have a few days left to purchase one. Program Ads can also be purchased for a few more days. If you haven’t gone to your businesses yet, please do so ASAP. Click here for more information.

Food Donations
We need donations for the baked goods table as well as for hospitality. Please consider signing up to donate an item or two. View signups here. Questions about baked goods can be sent to Tammy Frutsche at candygrams@carlislehighschoolband.org. Questions about hospitality donations can be sent to Maria Holsberger at hospitality@carlislehighschoolband.org.

Volunteer Opportunities
We still have many open positions for the concession stand and a few spots open to help with parking. View volunteer opportunities here. Please note that you can only gain free admittance to the competition if you are signed up to help. Everyone who is signed up to help will receive wristbands for free entrance to the competition and without a wristband you must pay. There are a few job positions that are not on the signups, and in those cases you must notify Heather for approval and to be put on the list of volunteers. Questions about this can be sent to Heather at keystone@carlislehighschoolband.org.

Tickets
Tickets are now available for purchase online. View ticket information here.