Marching Band Registration is April 21st at 6:00pm in the Commons. There will be a presentation at 7:00pm in the auditorium with Mrs. H. 

During registration night you can expect to:

• turn in completed registration forms (forms will be available soon! Keep an eye on your email)
• pay the fee (you can pay in full or in payments with four checks)
• donate or purchase old marching band shoes 
• learn about all of the important dates for the entire season
• order spirit wear
• learn about volunteer opportunities
• meet Mrs. H and the incredible marching band team
• get the chance to ask general questions or student specific questions
• get hyped for the upcoming season!

Pictured below: the start of drumline clinics!

So many great events are upcoming! You don't want to miss a thing!

Wind Ensemble Auditions

Auditions will be at the beginning of May.

Requirements: Etude and Prof. Scales (memorized)

                         Etude and Scales are in Google Classroom 

Students will have the opportunity to sign up for an audition time. Please see Mrs. H for details.

Looking Ahead:

• 3/21/26 State Solo and Ensemble at Novi High School – several band and orchestra students will be going. Good luck students!!
• 4/14/26 at 7:00 pm Jazz Band concert.
• 4/20/26 at 5:00pm Jazz Band & Art Show in the Media Center
• 4/29/26 at 7:00 pm Concerto featuring a song performed by our own Choir Director, Ashley Ward. (Wind Ensemble and featured performers)
• 5/14/26 at 7:00 pm Spring Band Concert

Please note: concert uniforms will be turned in at the conclusion of the spring concert.

• 5/5/26- Memorial Day Parade (marching band members- does not include incoming freshman)

Pops Concert is rapidly approaching!

• Pops Concert: May 20th at 7PM. Tickets will go on sale approximately a month before so be on the lookout! Also during this concert will be when the musical for next school year will be announced. 
• Choir will be heading to Cedar Point on May 26th. This is always a fun event for the students to be able to perform at the park, and enjoy the rides.
• Photo below from the Spring March concert. Seniors and their families were honored during this concert, and there was not a dry eye in the house!

Auditions for Symphonic Orchestra are May 6th and 7th. Please see Mrs. Phillips for details. 

There are many volunteer opportunities for both orchestra parents and students for the May 12th concert. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Phillips. 

Spring Orchestra Concert: May 12th, 7pm at WLN

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. 

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:

Orchestra Representative: Attends the booster meetings monthly and reports on all things orchestra.

Food Rep Assistant: Our food rep, Aimee Gurski needs a partner in crime to help feed the marching band this season. The students love to eat, and we love to give them food. Join Aimee and be a literal hero in the eyes of 200 teenagers!

Section Olympic Shadow for Away Camp: Steve and Liz Vachon will be hosting their final Section Olympics this July after 8 seasons. A dream team would include a creative person and an engineer that makes the creative person's wild ideas come true. You will inherit what the band has purchased for the games over the years, the tricks to making sure that even the smaller sections have a shot at winning, and how to run the event smoothly. Ideally, the people that take over will be with the marching band for more than two years. 

Marching Band Senior Poster Parent- Shadow: This is one of the easiest jobs but has a huge impact, especially for the senior families. This person gets the word out to the senior families about making the poster, you laminate them during home camp, hang them up during the preview show, hang them up for the senior show, then hand them off to the Banquet Chair person to display them at the banquet.

If you are curious about any of these positions, please contact Liz Vachon at lizvachon@gmail.com

Raise Right Announcements & Reminders

• If you have not signed up for Raise Right, then you are missing out on making money for your student to use for trips, lessons, instruments, or any other music related activity! Why wait? Download the app today, and start today!
• If you invite additional friends and family to participate in Raise Right, please be sure they enter your musician's first and last name in the field when requested.
• Special thank you to Mrs. H for making March a month where participating families earned 100% of the funds. 

Any additional Raise Right questions can be sent to Jen Bruss at  wlnmusicboostersscrip@gmail.com

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!

We wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that there is still time to register for the Rome trip! If you would like more information, please email Kris Hulliberger at wlnbandrome@gmail.com 

You can also get detailed information about the trip by clicking HERE

`Ciao Bella!

Our next Music Booster Meeting is Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00pm in the Choir Room. We hope to see you there!