THE STEVENSON
HIGH SCHOOL
BAND PROGRAM
A Demographic Snapshot
BAND FACTS
 320 students currently enrolled
 3 Full Time Band Directors
 10 different performing ensembles
 Honor Band
 Marching Band
 Advanced Symphonic Band
 Jazz Band
 Symphonic Band
 Jazz Lab Band
 Concert Band
 Winter Guard
 Freshman Band
 Flute Choir
Achievements and Trips
 First American High School Band to perform at
the Tivoli Gardens – Copenhagen, Denmark
 The Boston 200 Parade; named the highlight of the
parade by the Boston Globe – Boston, Mass.
 Happy Birthday America Parade; lead all other
High School Bands – Washington, D.C.
 Represented Illinois on July 4, 1976 in the
National Bicentennial Parade – Philadelphia, Penn.
 89th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade 1978 –
Pasadena, California
 International Music Festival 1980 – Vienna,
Austria
 IMEA State Band Clinic, Guest Performer 2005 –
Peoria, Illinois
Achievements and Trips Continued
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Toronto, Ontario, Performance Tour- Spring, 1991
Walt Disney World- Spring, 1992
Six Flags St. Louis Music Festival- Spring, 1993
National Band Festival in San Antonio, TX- Spring, 1994
Heritage Music Festival- Chicago, 1995
Disney World Performance- March, 1996
Washington, D.C.Tour- April, 1998
Disney World Performance– March, 2000
St. Louis-May, 2001
Disney World Performance- March, 2003
San Antonio, Texas, 2005
Disney World Performance- March 2007
New York City– February, 2009
Disney World Performance- March 2011
New York City- March 2013
Achievements and National Honors
 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic,
Clinic Band 2003, 2004 and 2011 –
Chicago, Illinois
 Recognized by the Music Educators National
Conference as one of 12 Model Programs in
the Nation
 The band has commissioned three major
works for band by nationally acclaimed
composers
 In 2010, Stevenson High School was designated a
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National School of Distinction in Arts Education!
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1998 – James Curnow, Winds of Change
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2005 – Philip Sparke, Quest for Peace
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2011 – Richard Saucedo, Shooting Stars
WHY CONTINUE MUSIC STUDY?
 Critical and higher order thinking skills
 Team building
 Cooperation
 Communication
The very best engineers and technical
designers in the Silicon Valley are,
nearly without exception, practicing
musicians.
 Dedication
Grant Venerable, "The Paradox of the Silicon Savior,"
as reported in "The Case for Sequential Music
Education in the Core Curriculum of the Public
Schools," The Center for the Arts in the Basic
Curriculum, New York.
 Intellectual independence
 Creative thought
 Group process
 Problem solving
 Leadership
 Better understand and appreciate music
 FUN
Band Students and Club Participation Facts
 There are currently 124 different clubs at Stevenson High School
 There are 227 band members participating in 93 different clubs
 Of those participating, 43 of them serve as an officer in their club
Clubs that band students
participate in include the
following:
300 Club
Amnesty International
Anime Club
Architecture club
Archery
Architecture and
Engineering
Art Club
Athletic Training Program
Baroque Ensemble
Bass Fishing Club
Breakfast with Books
C.A.R.E Club
Cheese Club
Children's Play
Chinese Club
Class Board
Cooking Club
Cultural Cuisine Club
Debate Team
Discussion Club
Diversity Council
DJ Club
Economics Club
Edufund
FBLA
FCA
Fighting Childhood Obesity
Film Club
Flute Choir
French Club
Freshman Mentor Program
Future Doctors of America
Future Educators of America
Gay-Straight Alliance
Give
Give-A-Thon
Green Team
Hispanic Tutoring
Independent Study
Indian Student Association
Interact
International Thespian Society
Israel Club
Jazz Band
Jazz Etc.
Jazz Lab Band
Junior Class Board
Just the Guys (accapella group)
Key Club
Kiva Club
Law Club
Marching Band
Math Peer tutors
Math Team
Model UN
National Honor Society
Operation Click
Operation Snowball
Orchestra Board
Peer Helpers
Peer Tutors
Pep Assembly Committee
Photo Studio
Physics Club
Ping Pong Club
Playwright Club
Poetry Club
Poster Design Club
Print Media
Project Dance
Psychology Club
Relay for Life
S.A.V.E.
S.L.A.
S.M.U.D.G.E.
S.W.A.T.
Scholastic Bowl
Science Olympiad
Ski and Snowboard Club
Speech and Drama Club
Stagecrafters Club
Statesman
Student Ambassador
Student Council
T.E.A.M.S.
Thespian Society
Transfer Buddy
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Truth Seekers Club
TYMP
Uprising
Video Game Club
Worlds Fair
Band Students and Athletics Participation Facts
 There are currently 24 different sports at Stevenson High School
 There are 139 band students participating in sports
 There is at least one band student participating in ALL 24 different sports
Sports that Band Students participate in
include the following:
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Dance
Dodgeball
Fencing
Field Hockey
Flag football
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Band Students and Community Involvement Facts
 Band students are actively involved
multiple community activities
 There are currently 200 band
students participating in 56 different
community activities
“Music is about communication, creativity, and cooperation, and by studying
music in schools, students have the opportunity to build on these skills, enrich
their lives, and experience the world from a new perspective.”
– Bill Clinton, Former President of the United States
Community involvement includes the following:
Community Service/Activities
4-H
Art Classes
Babysitting
Bagpipes
BBYO
Bernies Book Bank
Boy Scouts
Chinese School
Church
Civil Air Patrol
Club Swimming
Club Volleyball
Community Service
Dance
Feed My Starving Children
Food Pantry Volunteer
Guitar Lessons
Gymnastics
Gymnastics Club Volunteer
Hockey
Hospice Volunteer
Hospital Volunteer
Irish Dancer
Japanese School
Karate
Kumon
Lacrosse
Lake Forest Open Lands Volunteer
Lifeguard at Lifetime
Local Newspaper
Midrasha
Midwest Young Artist Club
MMA
Park District
Park District Baseball
Photography
Piano
Polish School
Riot Drumline
Snowboarding
Soccer
Society of American Musicians
Soup Kitchen
Swim America
Tae Kwon Do
Teacher Assistant in Korean School
Tennis Club
Travel Softball
Tutoring
Umpire Baseball
Voice Lessons
Work
Young at Heart Pet Rescue Volunteer
Young Judaea
Youth Group
Youth Volunteer
Band and Academics at Stevenson Facts
 Of the 199 Eligible upper classmen, there are 167 Band students
currently enrolled in at least one AP course
 Of the167 students, they average taking 2.7 AP classes each
 The current GPA of the Stevenson Student Body is 3.516
 The current GPA of the Stevenson Band is 3.827
 That is .311 points higher than the general student population
According to a National Education Longitudinal Study, music students received more
academic honors and awards than non-music students. A higher percentage of music
participants received As, As/Bs, and Bs than non-music participants. (Source: NELS:88 First
Follow-up, 1990, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington D.C.)
Band and Academics at Stevenson Facts, cont.
Students with coursework/experience in music performance scored higher on the SAT: students
in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math
than did students with no arts participation. College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers.
Princeton, NJ:The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.
 127 Band students have taken either the ACT or SAT
SAT Scores
ACT Scores
National Average is 1498
National Average is 21.1
Illinois Average is 1807
Illinois Average is 20.1
Stevenson Average is 1962
Stevenson Average is 26.2
Stevenson Band Average is 2117
Stevenson Band Average is 31
Band and Academics at Stevenson Facts, cont.
U.S. Department of Education data on more than 25,000 secondary school students
found that students who report consistent high levels of involvement in instrumental
music over the middle and high school years show "significantly higher levels of
mathematics proficiency by grade 12."
Stevenson High School recently
Announced that 14 of its students
Received perfect scores on the ACT
Exam….
6 of the 14 are in the Band!
Band and Academics at Stevenson Facts, cont.
College admissions officers continue to cite participation in music as an important
factor in making admissions decisions. They claim that music participation
demonstrates time management, creativity, expression, and open-mindedness. Carl
Hartman, “Arts May Improve Students’ Grades,” The Associated Press , October, 1999.
Stevenson High School recently
Announced that 34 of its students
Were named National Merit
Commended Students….
11 of the 34 are in the Band!
Stevenson Band Students and College
 Of the 298 students who took the survey, 296 plan to attend college
 183 Students plan on continuing to play their instruments in college
 18 of the current band students plan to major in music
 151 students are currently enrolled in private music lessons
What does all of this mean for me?
“You are an average of the people around you” – Jim Rohn
If you want to be around students who are the best in academics at Stevenson….
If you want to be around students who are actively involved in clubs at Stevenson…..
If you want to be around students who are leaders in their clubs and community….
If you want to be around students who are actively involved in sports at Stevenson….
If you want to be around students who consistently outperform others on the ACT….
If you want to be around students who consistently have the highest GPA at Stevenson….
If you want to be around students who consistently get admitted to college…..
If you want to be around students who have a great time making great music……
STAY IN BAND!