We have so much coming up for Marching band, and it is all so exciting! Please mark your calendars for all of the upcoming events supporting our "Runaway Knights!"

October 4th  Crazy Hat Night/8th Grader Night!

Find those crazy hats so your parents can find you on the field!

Please sign-up to volunteer or donate food to feed our hungry kids!                                                  CLICK HERE FOR SIGN-UP GENIUS

October 10  Home Game #4

October 14 MSBOA Marching Band Festival @ Bloomfield Hills HS

Mrs. H will post the schedule of events as soon as she has it, but this is the general overview:

• Students will take buses to BHHS
• We will have a warm up time and performance time
• Students who wish to ride home with their parents after the event will need to fill out this FORMThis form must be completed by Friday October 11.
• We will provide buses home!

As this is an MSBOA event this is FREE to everyone! No ticket needed!

This is the big adjudicated event!  There will be 3 judges listening, watching and enjoying our performance. We would love to fill the stands with our fans!!!

October 23: No Marching Band Rehearsal. We have a fall Band Concert!

October 24:THURSDAY Marching Band Rehearsal

• Please be sure this is on your calendar, we will need this in order to complete our Senior Show!  

October 25: Final Home FB Game: Senior Night

November 12: Gym Concert Rehearsal

November 13: Gym Concert with CHS

November 15: Band Banquet @ Northern

Remember to always check the Marching Band Calendar for official dates / times of our events. We try to update as soon as anything is added or changed. 

Congratulations to our very own Abby and Blake on being crowned Homecoming Queen & King! 

Band royalty is the best royalty!

We are looking forward to our first concert of the year on Wednesday, October 23rd! Concert will begin at 7:00pm in the WLN auditorium. Stay alert to your inbox for exact call times for concert band, symphony bands, and wind ensemble.

Wind Ensemble will be performing at the "Gym" concert on November 12th along with Clifford Smart Middle School's 7th and 8th grade bands and our Marching Band. Concert will begin at 7pm in the WLN gym. Stay tuned for exact call times as we get closer to the concert. 

The fall Choir Concert will be on Monday, October 21st at 7:00pm in the WLN Auditorium. See you there!

There is a lot of interest for Musical Theatre Solo and Ensemble, which will be November 9th at Oxford HS. Looking forward to the students performances!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. H are organizing a group outing to see Wicked at MJR when it is released in November. Stay tuned for details on this fun (optional) event! If you are interested in helping organize this group outing, please contact Mrs. Ward.

Dave Howland is on board to play for our concerts this year. Dave usually comes in just a week before the concerts, but he has offered to come in on a regular basis to rehearse with the choirs. We are so lucky to have him!

Mrs. Ward is working on taking the choir students to Nashville in October 2025. More information will be headed your way when it becomes available.

Choir fundraising night at Casey's in Walled Lake on October 23rd.  More info to come!  

HELP WANTED: The Music Boosters is looking for a choir representative. This person would give us the inside scoop on all things choir. If you know someone who might be interested, please contact Liz Vachon at lizvachon@gmail.com.

Our new orchestra teacher, Lauren Phillips, is working so hard to create a meaningful and exciting year for the orchestra students. She has big ideas and all the energy to accomplish them!

There will be a Long's Family Farm meet up on October 7th. Please see Mrs. Phillips for more details!

A lot is in the planning stages for orchestra, but students and parents can look forward to field trips, concerts, and much more. The fun has just begun! 

Please join Mrs. Phillips as she showcases her students at the fall concert on Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:00pm in the WLN Auditorium. We are looking forward to a beautiful evening of music.

There are so many ways to get involved with your child's musical passion and here are some current/future needs to make our program successful:

Choir Representative: comes to the booster meetings monthly and reports on all things choir. 

Uniform Chair: (shadow for the 2024/2025 school year, then take over): This position fits all band, choir, and orchestra students in their concert uniforms (NOT MARCHING BAND UNIFORMS). You do not need to be able to sew. You can do this volunteer job and still have a daytime job. You are in charge of when fittings happen. You will fit them at the beginning of the school year, and you will be in charge of the return of the uniforms. A few more details involved, but this is the basic overview. SO FUN WITH A FRIEND!!! Want more information? Contact Nicole German at nicolegerman422@gmail.com or Jody Klarich at  jodyk1814@gmail.com 

2 Marching Band Reps: (Shadow for the 2024/2025 school year, then take over). This is an incredibly important job and without it, the kids don't have band camp. PLEASE consider inquiring about this position to Amy Crossfield at  wlnmbcampforms@gmail.com or Lisa West at  west.lisa@hotmail.com. 

Food Rep Shadows for Fall of 2025: Feeding the band is one of the coolest jobs you can have. Teenagers love to eat and they love when you feed them! Please consider shadowing our food reps or you can ask them any questions by emailing Ruth Jeffries at thejeffries73@hotmail.com or Val DePotter at  vdepotter@att.net 

Toni has jumped in head first to the volunteering gig for our Marching Band and is doing an outstanding job. Toni is responsible for our lotto ticket fundraiser, which gets our band thousands of dollars each year. Toni is not only a mom, but she also runs her own business! How does she have time for volunteering? With the support of the band boosters, her family, and friends. This is what Toni had to say about volunteering. "Even though I own my own business, I try to give as much back to the community. Being able to volunteer for the band raffle allows me to feel like I'm part of it even if I can't always be there." 

Thank you Toni for your dedication to our Marching Knights! 

If you still have any UNSOLD OR SOLD lotto tickets, PLEASE RETURN THEM TO THE BAND BOX MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH!! 

We need those lotto tickets! As mentioned above, if you have ANY tickets hiding at the bottom of a band bag, purse, tote, under a pile of papers on your counter, under the seat of your car, in the case of an instrument, it is now time to return them. We need ALL UNSOLD AND SOLD TICKETS!!! If you have any questions, please contact Toni at mstonim@comcast.net. Remember top seller gets $250 credit towards next year's marching band fees. Must be 18 years or older to purchase tickets.  

Raise Right has rolled out an additional way to earn funds.  This new option appears similar to Rakuten.  Participants can opt in by adding the Raise Right extension to their browser and following the prompts. 

Our next Music Booster Meeting is 

Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00pm in the Choir Room

We can't wait to see you there!