Congratulations to: Cody Dear, Derek Cross, Ryan Thayer, Chase Lim, Patrick Kragen, and Gordon Straub for being selected to the 2012 Contra Costa County Honor Jazz Band.  The concert is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 11^th at Acalanes High School – come hear a great concert and support our wonderful musicians!

Cookie Dough Sales – Monte Vista parents and staff definitely have a sweet tooth…we were able to raise $2300 for deposit into their student accounts for later use while they participate in MV music!    An additional $500 from sales not tied to a particular student went into the Keynoters fund.  Cookie dough and other goodies will be delivered before Thanksgiving Break so keep an eye on this website and for emails regarding pick-up information.   Keynoters whishes to thank Christine Sharrock for her wonderful leadership of this fundraiser.

Car Wash and Bake Sale – What a beautiful day for a car wash and a cookie!  Kudos to Julie and Eric Foote for a very successful car wash and bake sale on October 15^th, during which the students raised over $1000 that went into their student accounts for future use in instrumental music.  Another $1600 went into the Keynoters fund to support Mr. Cloyd and the Instrumental Music Program.  The Footes led a big team of parent bakers, ticket-takers and car wash supervisors, and we thank all of them for their help and participation.  Of course, it could not have happened without a huge number of IM students who sold tickets and worked hard washing cars – some of them stayed all day!