Alton Band & Orchestra Builders - ABOB

06/12/2026

LINK IN COMMENTS!!! Let's feed these mouths! 🌭🍓🍇🍙

06/02/2026

Hey Band and Families!

Today is our New Member training for M100 rookies and student leadership (all percussion and colorguard should attend). Here's the plan for the afternoon:

1:00 p.m. - Meet in the AHS Band Room, pick up music, medical forms and signature sheets. Make sure all students have the BAND app and UDB downloaded on their phones.

1:15 p.m. - All students (including Front Ensemble) head to the Auxiliary gym, stretching and light PT with drum majors

1:25 p.m. - Posture and marching basics with Mr. Garcia. Colorguard will either be outside or in the auditorium for fundamentals.

1:55 p.m. - Wrap up visual block and head to music.

2:00 p.m. - Music Sectionals (or subs based on available staff)
*Band Room - Front Ensemble
*Tuba Shed - Drumline
*Choir Room - Woodwinds
*Orch. Room - Brass

2:45 p.m. - Reconvene in the band room for reminders (Summer Sectionals, Forms, BAND app, communicating with staff and student leadership).

3:00 p.m. - Dismissal

NO SLIDES, FLIP-FLOPS, OR CROCS - WEAR SNEAKERS!

We are excited to have new members of the AHS Marching 100 on campus today, see you soon, Go Redbirds!

-Mr. Chesner & Mr. Willard

06/01/2026

Hey Band!

Leadership Training is in the AHS Band Room today from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

If you are a Drum Major, section leader, or co-section leader for the 2026-2027 school year we will see you this afternoon!

Go Redbirds!

-Mr. Chesner

05/26/2026

Check out the pics from the Memorial Day Parade!! Big thanks to all of our parents who volunteered their time to walk along side these awesome musicians!

05/24/2026

Hey Band and Families!

Tomorrow is the Alton Memorial Day parade. Here is information for our performance!

AMS students: your call time at the middle school is 9:30 AM. Please wear your red AMS band polo and black shorts or pants. It is very important tomorrow to wear gym shoes or sneakers. NO slides or crocs!

AHS students: your call time at the high school is 8:30 AM. Please wear a red AHS T-shirt and remember to wear your black socks and Marching shoes. We will take buses over to the middle school and start getting warmed up and lined up around 9 AM.

The parade steps off at 10 AM, let’s have a great performance tomorrow. Go Redbirds! 🎶

-Mr. Chesner and Mr. Willard

05/23/2026

School may be out but our kids are still at it! Today they combined the 7th and 8th Grade band students from AMS with The Alton High School Marching 100 to practice for the Memorial Day Parade on Monday in Alton! We hope to see you Monday in support! BAND!! TEN HUT!!

05/22/2026

Hey Band and Families!

A reminder that we have our one Memorial Day practice today from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Alton High School.

Students should be dropped off behind the high school at the back door to the music suite. Here is the plan for rehearsal today:

3:15 p.m. - Call time for all AHS M100 and AMS band students

3:30 p.m. - Rehearsal begins
*Winds in the Auxiliary Gym w/ Mr. Chesner
*Percussion in the Band Room w/ Mr. Willard
*Colorguard outside the Auxiliary Gym

4:00 p.m. - All students in the Aux gym to run the parade sequence

4:20 p.m. - Head outside, set the parade block, practice the parade sequence marching around the parking lot at the high school.

5:00 p.m. - Band Dismissed! Have a great weekend, see you Monday morning!

Please send me a message on the BAND app if I can answer any questions, see you all soon. Go Redbirds!

-Mr. Chesner

05/20/2026

ABOB's 37th annual Olde Alton Arts & Crafts Fair is months away! We still have spots for interested crafters. Send in your contract with payment to reserve your booth: abob.net/craft-fair

For more info or questions email: [email protected] or call 618-474-6996.

We had a great turnout last year and hope to see you all again along with many new crafters at this year's craft fair.

The 2024 ABOB Olde Alton Arts & Craft Fair is set for December 7 and 8 at Alton High School and the contract is now posted below. Complete the first two pages of the contract and mail with your payment to:ABOBP.O. Box 3284Alton, IL 62002*Your cancelled check is confirmation of your reservat