(updated 9/10/24 - 7:20am)

LATEST NEWS​​

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Spirit Wear! - Looking to purchase Marching Crusaders spirit wear? CLICK HERE!

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TRAVEL - The 2025 NYC trip is nearing the registration stage. In the travel section below (beneath marching band and band boosters), you will find information regarding costs, registration, and itinerary.

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CONCERT BANDS - The school year has started! Below you will find some announcements and reminders:

1. Woodwinds! - Oakland University will have their Woodwind Day on Sunday, October 6th at Varner Recital Hall. CLICK HERE to go to the website for more information/registration.

2. Band Handbook - All classes received their band handbooks on Tuesday and classes read through them. Parents should read through the handbook, parents and students should sign the last page, and students should bring the signature page back to  school between September 2nd and September 6th. If your student loses their handbook, there will be a limited number of extras in the documents tower inside the band room. Or, you can find a PDF version to print off on the Concert Band page.

3. Band Handbook Part 2 - There was a required change to grading brought to the teaching staff after the handbook was printed. Please be aware, students are now being graded 30% Formative Assessment and 70% Summative Assessment. For information on what those terms mean, refer to page 3 of the LCN Band Handbook.

4. BAND App - The marching band currently uses the BAND App to communicate with students and parents (similar to Remind). Once marching band season ends, the marching band groups will be deleted and all students and parents will then sign up for the concert band group. This will all likely transpire during the very end of October.  A link/QR code will be posted for access.

5. Jazz Band - The LCN Jazz Band 7th hour classes will begin soon! Any student currently in the LCN instrumental music program is allowed to sign up. Details will be brought to students in class. This year there will likely be 2 groups meeting 2:30pm-3:30pm or 3:30pm-4:30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

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Marching Crusaders - A few minor calendar updates to know about:

1. Marching Band Festival was moved up one week by MSBOA. The date is officially October 9th and we will be hosting! This event will require a lot of parent volunteers. Please keep your eyes open for a sign-up to help from the band boosters!

2. Mt. Clemens Santa Parade event time. On November 23rd, the Marching Crusaders will perform in the Mt. Clemens Santa Parade. In the marching band calendar, the event time was listed as 11:00am-12:00pm. Although the LCN Band tends to be near the back of the parade, the event does begin at 10:00am and we should be releasing students around 11:30am. Call will remain at 10:00am.

3. LCN Bands Travel Meeting - The LCN Instrumental Music Program will be traveling to New York City this year! All members of a band at LCN (including color guard and IAM marchers) are eligible to join the trip. Initial itinerary information is available below. A parent information meeting will be held at 7pm on Thursday, September 5th via Zoom. Trip details and registration information, as well as the link to the September 5 meeting, will be posted soon. Info and link will be found here, in the BAND app, in Schoology, and on the Facebook site.

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ALUMNI BAND - The Marching Crusaders will be hosting an alumni band for the HS North Homecoming Football game. We are hoping you will consider joining us. Interested? CLICK HERE to go to the Alumni Band page!

• 8/29/24 Edit - Apologies for those that signed up but haven't heard from us yet. The power outage at the high school has set the parapro back a few days. He plans to send out an update, via email, early next week.​​

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TRAVEL - The 2025 NYC trip is nearing the registration stage. In the travel section below (beneath marching band and band boosters), you will find information regarding costs, registration, and itinerary.

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BAND BOOSTERS - Upcoming booster events​​​​​

• General Band Booster Membership Meeting - Wednesday, September 18th. 7:00pm in the LCN Band Room

 

LCN Clarinet Quintet performs on Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association's 2024 Spring Honors Concert - On Saturday, May 7th of 2024, a Clarinet Quintet made up of Bryce Szyska (so), Karson Schefka (sr), Breanna Nutt (sr), Julie Payne (jr) and Natalie Kyser, performed on the MSBOA Honors Showcase in Kalamazoo. A very high honor that was well earned by this hard working group of LCN band students. To view the performance CLICK HERE to for the YouTube recording. The entire concert was filled with many of Michigan's best High School instrumental music students. It is recommended you watch each group. However, if you would just like to watch the LCN performance, you will find it at the 37th minute. Enjoy!​​​​​​​

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