On Fr iday, November 11th, we took the enti r e band out to thank our Veterans by per forming music to

enter tain and honor them at Veteran?s Day ceremonies. Our f i r st stop was The Br idge, where our students had

the oppor tuni ty to shake hands w ith and personally thank Veterans who were being honored in a pinning

ceremony. The band?s f inal stop included having lunch w ith the Veterans at the VFW Veterans Vi l lage in Ft.

McCoy, fol lowed by a great musical per formance and ceremony. We are so blessed to have the oppor tuni ty

to thank those who so bravely ser ved our countr y.

What a great year the Tr ini ty Catholic High School Band has had so far ! We?ve played for football games, playoff games, open house, marching competi tions, Veteran?s Day ceremonies; and are making preparations now for the Chr istmas Concer t and Chr istmas Parade. These students are incredibly hard-working, motivated, and enthusiastic. They make TCHS proud each day, and I am proud to be their dir ector. I would also l ike to send a big ?thank you? to you, the famil ies and business sponsors whose contr ibutions of time, talent,

and tr easures help to make the TCHS Band successful.

We do ever ything for the Glor y of God.

Hope to see you at the concer t!

Fall 2016

A Tr ini ty Chr istmas - Band and Choir Concer t, Tree-Lighting, plus Hot Cocoa and Cookies.

6:00pm on Wednesday, December 7th, in the Tr ini ty Catholic HS cour tyard.

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VETERANS DAY

ALUMNI NEWS

MARCHING SEASON RECAPThe 2016 half time show was ?A Night on Broadway? featur ing music from Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Stomp, and Les Miserables. The show also featured several soloists - Sebastian Koenig, Ian Llewellyn, and Josh Thompson. I f you haven?t seen i t yet, please check out a video at w w w.vimeo.com/tchsband.

At the Ocala Marching Band Festival at West Por t, TC took 3rd in their class and won Best in Class for Marching.

At the FBA Marching Music Per formance Assessment in Leesburg, the band earned a Super ior r ating! Congratulations to the TCHS Band on a great season!

PERFORMANCESJust since August, the band has per formed at Freshman Or ientation, 8 Regular Season Football Games, 2 Playoff Games, a Band Camp Parent Presentation, a basketball game, an Athletic Signing Assembly, 2 pep ral l ies, 2 elementar y school assemblies, 2 Veterans Day Ceremonies, plus enter tained the crowd at the TCHS Open House. Whew ! What a hard-working group of students!

Mackenzie Seek and Colleen Sochacki (saxophones, 2011) have both returned to TC - as teachers! Ms. Seek teaches English and Ms. Sochacki teaches Chemistry and Latin.

Adam Underkofler (trumpet, 2012) graduated this summer from FSU with a degree in Marketing. He played in the Marching Chiefs for four years while attending FSU - and got to play in two Rose Bowl parades!

Tommy Daglaris (trombone, 2015) completed Basic Training and Infantry School with the US Marines, and he and Anyssa Manssur-Murphy (trumpet, 2016) got married in November!

These alumni are currently performing at colleges in the state of Florida: Laura Floyd and Sarah Meinel at FSU, Chase DeCarlo at CF, Brian Turney at UF, and Melissa Meza at UNF.

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T In Mar ch, member s of the Tr inity Catholic High School Band will tr avel to New Yor k City for four days of per for ming, sightseeing, and fun. The band will per for m at the Statue of Liber ty, will see Phantom of the Oper a, and have a clinic with a Br oadway musician. They will tour Centr al Par k, the Wor ld Tr ade Center Memor ial, Fifth Avenue, the museums, Times Squar e, and have dinner in Little I ta ly. What an exciting tr ip!

I f you?d like to help sponsor a student or donate to the over all tr ip, please email cgleaton@tchs.us to find out how (and who) you can help!.

In November , our Celtic Chamber Winds ensemble went to Dr. N H Jones Elementar y school and per formed two assemblies for a few Kindergar ten and Second Grade classes. TC students demonstrated each instr ument and then gave the NHJ students a chance to touch the keys, play the drums and cymbals, and make sounds on the f lute and the brass instr uments. I t was so fun to watch TC band students encourage and have fun w ith the elementar y school students.

FAMILY NIGHTWednesday, November 16th, we celebrated Family Night, an annual gather ing where the famil ies get to exper ience what i t 's l ike to be in marching band! The band members taught their parents how to stand at attention, hold their horn (or f lag) up, march for ward and backward, and even how to march a dr i l l set from the half time show ! I t was a beauti ful evening to see ever yone bonding and making memor ies. We are grateful that so many teachers and school staff members showed up to "parent" those who needed a buddy that night.

INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO

Cal endarDecember 7t h

December 10t h

Winter Concer t w i th Band and Choir

Ocala Chr istmas ParadeTr i- Stat e at FSU

Fest ival of winds At USF

HONOR BAND ATTENDEES

John Casey

Elizabeth Hoesterey

Mallor y Iver s

Ian Llewellyn

Thomas Larger

Conductor Level ($1,000+)

- Bob and Betsy DeClerk- Gastroenterology Assoc. of Ocala- Li feForce Healthcare- Jeffr ey L. Sai lor , CPA- Mark D. Shelnutt, PA

FBA HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND

SPONSORS

Dominique Gandiongco,

Thomas Larger

Roadie Level ($100+)

- Wor ld Dental- Chiropractic USA of Jasmine Square- Betancur Or thodontics- Ford/Lincoln of Ocala

Soloi st Level ($500+)

- Ocala Oncology- Kelly Thompson, PA- Brandy Jackson- Mercedez-Benz of Gainesvi l le- Glen and Car ina Gandiongco- Discount Daze

Like us on Facebook to keep up wi th the latest band news! www.facebook.com/ tchs.bandHave a Merry Chri stmas and a blessed New Year !

Musician Level ($250+)

- Jim & Renee Tracy- Wor ld Dental- Fr iends Recycl ing- Georg Coutur ier , MD- Golden Fi lm- The Iver s Family- Mathias Foodser vice Equipment- The Llewellyn Family- Michelle Pearson- Mar ia Vi l lareal

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