• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newscast
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Cooper Marching Hawks Play Fundraiser in Renovated Auditorium

4:13 PM | Thursday, November 7, 2019

The Sixth Annual Cooper Marching Hawks Indoor Fundraising Concert on Nov. 9 features the music of legendary boy bands. The fundraiser in the newly renovated Cooper auditorium raises money for new instruments for the music program.

A Renovated Cooper Auditorium

Audience members will notice new seating, new carpet plus the new stage and curtains at the concert. The fundraiser will be the first concert in the new space.

“It feels so great to be in a new space which makes us feel appreciated by the community and just helps Cooper High School feel fresh,” said Markus Hahn, band director.

Other upgrades also included new theater lighting, audio visual systems, and upgrades to ticketing and concessions. Crews also made much of the space ADA compliant with an accessible control room, access ramp and seating. The 20-plus year-old mechanical system components, which were way beyond their life expectancy, were also replaced. Upgrades also went into the emergency lighting system. Crews also renovated the entrance of the school during this project.

Plus, Hahn says the acoustics are just better.

“The first time we played in here, you could tell it wasn’t as loud,” said Hahn. “The sound is crisper.”

Cooper Fundraiser featuring Legendary Boy Bands

You can  hear that crisp sound by attending the indoor concert that features the music of boy bands. Musicians will play songs made popular by Jackson 5, Backstreet Boys, ‘NSync, New Kids on the Block and One Direction.

“Being a musician, I love to say ‘no, it’s boy bands. I can’t like this music.’ But no, it’s honestly a lot of fun,” said Hahn.

Special guest artists include the University of Minnesota Marching Band Drumline and Sousaphone Section. 

“It’s basically, we put our field show on the stage and we added six or seven new songs,” said student Paige Hennen. “It’s such a great night. It’s one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.”

Last year the fundraiser brought in more than $3,000. The money raised will go toward a new instrument library.

Hahn says more than half of Cooper students rent instruments and they are badly in need of repair.

“With over half of students renting instruments and at Cooper High School, roughly 63 percent of the population is on free and reduced lunch, they are playing rent on a sliding scale,” explains Hahn. “So we’re struggling to keep up with the instruments.”

Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 the day of and $5 for students. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

Shannon Slatton, reporting
Cooper High School

New Hope

Related Stories

Hat Trick of Hockey Tournaments Expected to Bring Business Boom:  Pucks could bring more bucks to… Read More
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Coming to New Hope:  A vacant retail space in New Hope that was once home… Read More
Former New Hope Country Kitchen to Become El Loro Restaurant:  The building formerly occupied by… Read More
Local Teachers Among Candidates for Minnesota Teacher of the Year:  Ten local teachers have been named… Read More
Robbinsdale Schools Plans Empty Bowls Fundraiser for March 7:  The Robbinsdale School District Empty… Read More
Newsmakers: Rep. Frazier Discusses ‘Restore the Vote,’ Public Safety Bill:  Rep. Cedrick… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2023 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in