"Walk for Love" CBHS Band members participate

On Saturday November 15th, members of the Cocoa Beach Minutemen Marching Band participated in the "Walk for Love" at the Avenues Viera.

The Walk for Love is sponsored by the Community Based Care of Brevard to raise funds and bring support to adoption. The Cocoa Beach drum line and feature twirler were the main entertainment for the event. They got the crowd fired up and kept the energy going through out the event.

Participants included , Jake Smith, Kayla McCracken, Joel Marquardt, Danny Finkelstein, Kostas Galanopoulos, and Dominique Russell.

Winter Concert – Cocoa Beach Wind Ensemble Dec. 9

Winter Concert by Cocoa Beach High School Wind Ensemble
December 9, 2008 7 pm
Community Event - Public is Invited
Performing Arts Center at Cocoa Beach High School.

Beautiful music, Holiday favorites including "A Christmas Festival" by Leroy Anderson, and even a few Carols and Sing-Alongs to enjoy the Spirit of the Holidays.
$ 5.00 per ticket sold at the door

Questions? Contact Chuck Brooker, Band Director at Brooker.Chuck@Brevardschools.org
or 321-783-1776 Ext 4002

Band Program Ad Sales

Dear Band Families,
The Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School Band has a wonderful opportunity to raise funds for the band program. During the next 2 weeks of November, we will be selling ads for our Winter Concert Band Program.

Great news, 70% of each sale will be applied to student’s accounts!
Programs will be distributed at no cost to attendees of our Band Winter Concert on December 9, 2008. During Concerts, our large new auditorium with over 600 seats is occupied by many parents, family and friends of the students, music lovers and leaders in the community. We encourage band families to support our sponsors and advertisers.

Parents, do you or anyone you know have a business card that you would like to include in our Band Concert program? How about a message from a business to our band? Would you like to write a message to your band student?

We also gratefully accept donations without messages or advertising. Donors will be listed as “Silver, Gold or Platinum” sponsors in the program. Prices start at $25.00. Please see the attached order form for details. Please send payment and business card or ad copy (which will be scanned) to Mr. Brooker using the attached order form.
For ad styles other than business cards: We request that in addition to sending a hard copy and check to Mr. Brooker, that you email your ad request directly to Claudia Davis, the volunteer that is designing the program at Claudia@ClaudiaDavis.net. Make sure to email advertiser contact information if there are questions. You may also call Claudia at 960-2577 if you have any questions.
Please write your student’s name and phone number on the attached order form and make enough copies to take to businesses, relatives, and friends that you are soliciting for ads. An order form MUST accompany each ad. This is the only way to insure the student will receive credit for the sale.
Please turn in Ad orders as soon as they are ready so we can track our progress and work on the layout. The final deadline for ads is Monday, December 1, 2008.
Here is the order form: http://cocoabeachbandboosters.com/programad/programadflyer.doc
Thank you,

Chuck Brooker
Band Director

"Volunteer of the Year" Dale Vicos, Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High School

Congratulations to Dale Vicos! He has been selected as the Cocoa Beach Jr Sr High School AdultVolunteer of the Year!

Dale Vicos has volunteered countless hours for the school. He is the Band Parent Vice President and also works on concessions team. Mr. Vicos volunteers for all events within the band. He helps to load equipment, coordinates truck, and is an expert at driving the golf cart. He Coordinates and works with the Elks and the Kiwanis groups. Has also worked as a coach with Odyssey of the Mind students and the FPS students. He has had 3 students here at the school and has helped with almost all organizations in some way throughout the years. His volunteer hours are countless in all elements of band and others.

Congratulations Mr. Vicos, you represent the minutemen band and Cocoa Beach well!

2009 Middle School - All County Band Results - Congratulations!

2009 Middle School - All Brevard County Band Results Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach - Middle School - Concert Band Students Jonathan Marquardt on Baritone Saxophone, Chloe Parker on Bb Clarinet, Christopher Bobo on Bb Clarinet and Sebastian Otero on Tuba! They have been selected for the 2009 Brevard County Middle School All County Band.

Hundreds of students from around Brevard County had to prepare scales, play a prepared piece of music and complete sight-reading of music they have never seen before. They had to perform the audition in front of two judges to be selected. These students will rehearse and perform with other selected students from around the county with a national level clinician in January at the King Center.

Congratulations to these students, they will represent us well. Please pat them on the back for a job well done!

2009 High School All County Band Results - Congratulations!

2009 High School All Brevard County Band Results - Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach High School Wind Ensemble students Holly Henderson Bb Clarinet, Andrew Huang on Bb Clarinet, Matthew Brooker on French Horn and Matt Henson on 1st Chair Baritone!

They have been selected for the 2009 Brevard County High School All County Band. Hundreds of students from around Brevard County had to prepare scales, play a prepared piece of music and complete sight-reading of music they have never seen before. They had to perform the audition in front of two judges to be selected. They will rehearse and perform with other selected students from around the county with a national level clinician in January at the King Center.

Congratulations to these students, they will represent us well. Please pat them on the back for a job well done!

Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach Band All State Musicians!

Congratulations to the Cocoa Beach Band All State Musicians! These students will travel to Tampa, January 7th-12th, 2009, and participate in the Florida Music Educators All State Clinic/Conference representing our school amongst thousands of directors and students from across the state. Beach Pride!

Holly Henderson - Bb Clarinet - 11th Grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Small School Honor Band. She was the only clarinet selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Matthew Brooker - French Horn - 10th grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Small School Honor Band. He was the only French Horn player selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Allison Chillingworth - French Horn - 8th grade - was selected to participate in the 2009 Middle School Honor Band. She was the only French Horn player selected from Brevard County for this ensemble.

Cocoa Beach High Band Stool Drumming

Filmed at the Spring Concert 2008.

Cocoa Beach High School Band drum section performs during halftime.

Cocoa Beach vs. Astronaut Football Game