Marching Band Registration is scheduled for April 23rd for the 2025 Marching Band Season. The night will begin with form turn in and payment. You can opt to pay the cost in total or you can write four separate checks that will work as a payment plan for your student. Please refer to the step-by-step registration process so you can be prepared.
Doors open at 5:45pm, and the presentation hosted by our fearless leader, Mary Hulliberger, will begin at 7:00pm in the auditorium.
Your time is valuable, and we want to ensure we get all 200 students registered in a timely manner! This meeting is for both students and parents. See you there! Go Knights!
Disney Uniform Return: if you haven't returned your marching band uniform from the Disney trip, what are you waiting for? Bring the uniform back to school and you will receive your Disney pin!! Please return your uniform ASAP. Thank you!
Want to be part of history? Parents and students are invited and encouraged to join us at the School Board Meeting on April 22nd at 7pm. Be there as the board vote on a proposal for NEW marching band uniforms!
Pictured below: the class of 2026 making plans for their senior year in marching band
International Bound!
Congratulations to Walled Lake Northern’s Avery Ladd and Caden Woloski are headed to Italy this summer to compete with Team USA at the International Baton Twirling Federation (IBTF) Nations Cup World Majorettes and Baton Twirling Championships in August.
Ladd and Woloski both qualified for Team USA in January at the IBTF World Qualifiers in Aiken, South Carolina. Ladd won the Nations Cup Junior Solo event earning her a spot on Team USA. She also competed in three other events placing in the Top 10 in both the Nations Cup Solo and Three Baton preliminaries.
Woloski will compete in two events at the World Championships for Team USA after an incredible showing at the IBTF World Qualifiers in Aiken, South Carolina. Woloski shined taking first place in both the Nations Solo and Two Baton events.
Read the full article about our incredible students! GO KNIGHTS!
BAND NEWS
Buckle up band family! We have a lot of music to share in the next couple of months!
April 16 Jazz Band Concert
April 21 Art Show Opening with Jazz Band
April 23 Marching Band Registration
May 22 Spring Band Concert
May 26 Memorial Day Parade-marching band (not incoming freshman class aka current 8th graders)
June 1 Graduation-Wind Ensemble
Students also have the opportunity to audition for Wind Ensemble. All information regarding auditions is in your student's Google Classroom.
CHOIR NEWS
Pops Concert planning is well underway and this year's theme is Musicals. This concert is one you won't want to miss. The concert is May 21st at 7pm. Tickets will go on sale soon; stay tuned for details. You will be able to buy tickets online on the WLN Box Office Website
Choir students have the opportunity to audition for Chambers. Information regarding auditions can be found in your Google Classroom or by speaking to Mrs. Ward. Auditions are coming up soon!
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.
ORCHESTRA NEWS
Members of Walled Lake Northern Symphony Orchestra visited Dublin Elementary to play in their St. Patrick's Day celebration. A small chamber group of Dublin alumni kicked off their alma mater's annual St. Patty's Day assembly with some traditional Celtic fiddling tunes and jigs. What a wonderful way to celebrate our community and get everyone into the holiday spirit! Check out the video HERE
Upcoming Orchestra Performances:
Our upcoming Orchestra Concert will feature Concerto Solos performed by three of our graduating strings seniors:
Caleb Bauer, violin - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 1st movement
Sam Hulka, cello - The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns
Claire Spoutz, double bass - Koussevitzky Concerto for Double Bass, 1st movement
This performance also includes many talented musicians from Wind Ensemble for an exciting Full-Orchestra finale to the year. Hope to see you there - Wednesday May 14th!
HELP WANTED: The Music Boosters is looking for an orchestra representative. This person would give us the inside scoop on all things orchestra. If you know someone who might be interested, please contact Liz Vachon at lizvachon@gmail.com.
WE WANT YOU!
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:
Banquet Chair: If party planning is your specialty, then this is the opportunity for you! We need one or two people interested in planning an awesome end of the season celebration for our students. This is a unique and exciting volunteering experience that doesn't happen until the fall. Don't miss out on your chance to be the party hero! Contact Liz Vachon for more information. lizvachon@gmail.com
Choir Representative: Attends the booster meetings monthly and reports on all things choir.
Orchestra Representative: Attends the booster meetings monthly and reports on all things orchestra.
Uniform Chair: 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
1 to 2 Marching Band Reps: 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
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
Student & Parent Highlights
Wait a second, that's not a student...
We know this highlight isn't a student or a parent, but instead, our very own Orchestra teacher, Lauren Philips! Lauren is finishing her first year with the WLN family, and so we felt that it was important to properly introduce her to all of you!
About our Orchestra Teacher, Lauren Phillips
Lauren Phillips is soon to complete her eighth year of teaching Orchestra, but only her first year teaching in Walled Lake. After completing her Double Bass Performance and Music Education studies at the University of Michigan, Lauren and her husband Alan moved to Tennessee for one year, then Colorado for six years. Now that Alan is finished with his PhD in Physics, the Phillipses have traded mountains for Great Lakes and couldn't be happier being home! Lauren continues her active performing career in several regional symphony orchestras, and when not playing double bass she enjoys gardening, crochet, and playing with their pet bearded dragon.
Mrs. Phillips is also the director of Orchestras at Walled Lake Central High School and is excited to continue getting connected in the Walled Lake community. She ardently encourages orchestra parents to come to our next WLN Music Booster meeting, Wednesday May 7th!
If you would like to nominate a student and/or a parent to be featured in our newsletter, please contact Liz Vachon at lizvachon@gmail.com We are looking for band, choir, and orchestra students and parents that are having fun being involved in our program.
RaiseRight
Not yet a Raise Right User? You can sign up for Raise Right at any time. Earn funds for your student and our program via gift card purchases and/or online shopping.
Coming Soon: Raise Right's Local Dining Program. Earn 5% back on local dining paid via a card linked to the Raise Right app. Additional information can be found HERE
Graduating Families: If your family is graduating from WLNMB's this year and you foresee having funds remaining in your Raise Right account post graduation, please email Jen Bruss.
Go to Kroger Community Rewards to register your Kroger Plus card and earn money for our music program, just by shopping for your groceries! The Music Boosters use the profits for whatever our incredible teachers need which directly benefits all of our students in band, choir and orchestra. Our Organization name is Walled Lake Northern Music Boosters and our organization number is PA319 for registration. Sign up today!
Join us! All are welcome!
Our next Music Booster Meeting is May 7th at 7pm in the Choir Room
