Marching band registration is well underway! Do you have questions about your paperwork? Contact Toni Clary at wlnmbcampforms@gmail.com. Questions about paying your fee? Contact Amanda Grant at wlnmbtreasurer@gmail.com.
Remember to get your sports physical completed before the first day of marching band. Many Urgent Care locations will have appointments for sport physicals only and they are very reasonably priced.
Current Marching Band Members: Let's talk Memorial Day Parade.
Monday May 25
10am Report Time
11am Parade Starts
Drop off to the ESC Building 850 Ladd Road, Walled Lake
**NO Cases**
This is the staging area for the parade. You will not have a place to store your case or anything else you bring. Roll out of the car with just your instrument!
Pick up at the Walled Lake Fire Station. 1499 E West Maple Rd A, Walled Lake, MI 48390
This is the end of the parade for all performers/marchers/groups. It is best to call your parent and let them know where you are when it's time for pick up.
If you are driving yourself, pick a spot halfway along the parade route to park your car!
Summer Uniform: Black Official Band Shirt, khaki shorts, tennis shoes
Students should be picked up at the fire station at the end of the Parade Route.
Music: Armed Forces!
We have refreshed this in class but feel free to practice at home and share with your friends and neighbors outside!
Drumline:
We will be using the Hotsticks Cadence. Copies are in the band room and in the Google Classroom. Section leaders will let you know when the sectionals will be for a refresher on this too! Stay tunes!
Reminders:
Eat breakfast and drink water the day of the parade
Bring a snack!
Sunscreen before you leave the house.
Questions?
Ask your section leader! :)
Ask a Drum Major! :)
Hey Juniors...You're Seniors Now!!
As we wish our current seniors goodbye, we're reminded that the band keeps marching on-- and what better way to get hyped than by starting to plan your Senior Poster! Current Juniors that will be seniors this fall have a summer homework project that is due Monday, July 27th: the first day of Home Camp. See below to read the guidelines and start searching Flickr for your favorite photos!
Posters are created by students, parents or families and are proudly displayed along the end zone of the football field on the last day of away camp, on senior night at the game, and at the end of season banquet. Your poster is returned to you at the band banquet.
Specifications:
Size: portrait format, NOT LANDSCAPE.
14” (width) by 22” (height) basically, half of a “standard” sized poster board.
Thin poster: NO FOAM BOARD.
Stickers and decorations should not be “puffy” or raised as they do not go through the laminator.
Poster boards can be any color you wish!
Use photos and flat stickers!
Include:
The poster recognizes your student’s talents and accomplishments highlighting their time in the marching band as well as photos from their childhood, if you wish. The layout and content are up to you but PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S FIRST NAME ON THE POSTER.
Your job:
Bring the completed poster on the first day of Home Camp. That’s it! You do not need to laminate it. Please do not be late in turning this project in. Lamination is typically completed on the first day of Home Camp. If you don’t turn it in, we cannot guarantee that your poster will be laminated.
BAND NEWS
Congratulations on another fabulous year of band! We are already looking forward to another year of music when the new school year starts. Seniors, we will miss you, and we hope you go forth with music in your heart forever. Thank you Mrs. H for an awesome year!
CHOIR NEWS
Congratulations on an amazing Pops Concert full of performances from all of the movies we know and love. One of the exciting moments of every Pops Concert is finding out what the musical will be for next year. We are excited to announce that Mama Mia will be coming to WLN in 2027!
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.
Congratulations seniors, we wish you all the best on your next adventures. Thanks for the beautiful music! Thank you Mrs. Ward for leading the students through an incredible year of music. We are looking forward to many more performances next school year.
ORCHESTRA NEWS
Congratulations to our orchestra students for their beautiful performance at their final concert for the year. Special thank you to Dan Wallis for his incredible leadership and ensuring that the students enjoy their final weeks of orchestra for this school year. Dan is no stranger to our music department as he is a former Knight and has been in integral part of the marching band for years as an instructor, sound engineer, and many other roles that make the logistics of music and students flow perfectly. Thank you again, Dan! You are our music superhero!
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:
Orchestra Representative: Attends the booster meetings monthly and reports on all things orchestra.
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.
If you are curious about any of these positions, please contact Liz Vachon at lizvachon@gmail.com
Student & Parent Highlights
Congratulations Musicians!
Band and orchestra students had the opportunity to perform a concerto for their friends, family, and biggest fans! Many of these students worked on their pieces for a year. To say that everyone was so proud of these students just isn't enough! Congratulations students, and thank you for giving us the chance to enjoy incredible music, and watch you shine! Let's give it up for Raegan Thompson, Alex Stetson, Annika Gaber, Celia Vazquez, Ella Goodley, Genesis DeLaFranier, Christina Vumomse, Alayna Henderson, Lauryn Green, Moriah Campbell, Josie Delancey, and Veronica Kharson.
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
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.
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!
When In Rome
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!
Join us! All are welcome!
Our next Music Booster Meeting is Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:00pm in the Choir Room. We hope to see you there!
