Where else has the Band Hat been this summer? Email Mr. Teague your pictures of the hat on vacation, and we will add images to our always growing gallery of shots from all over the world!
The 'World Tour' gallery may be viewed on the DGN Band's Blog: dgnbands.blogspot.com
Blue skies and warm temperatures greeted our students for two parades: Darien, IL and Downers Grove, IL. Both parade routes were packed with onlookers cheering our students.
We offer a special thanks to every student (and their families) who made it a point to participate in this year's Independence Day parades. We are very proud of your commitment to our schools, our community, and our nation.
Happy 4th everyone!
Come out and cheer on your Trojan Marching Band and Marching Mustangs next Monday at either the Darien (9:30 AM) or Downers Grove (1:00 PM) parades.
Special Note: The District 99 Marching Band will be sporting NEW uniform shirts this year! Look for Mustang Blue, Trojan Purple, and the NEW District 99 Logo on the move!
A big shout out - and thanks - to our alumni that attended and participated through song this evening. It was great to have you back on campus with us.
Way to go Chamber Choir, and best wishes to the Class of 2011. We will miss you!
Congratulations to all of the vocalists in this ensemble for a terrific year of music making!
A special "shout out" to the seniors from the Class of 2011!
Congratulations to ALL the students honored this evening ... especially the Class of 2011!
A special thank-you is extended to our Principal, Mrs. Maria Ward, for serving as guest-narrator on "Peter and the Wolf."
The combined forces of both the choir and the band brought the concert to a close as they performed Aaron Copland's "Promise of Living", and the North High Alma Mater.
Tonight's performance of the Alma Mater was dedicated to Mrs. Ward, upon the occasion of her retirement. Reflecting on Mrs. Ward's contributions to DGN, Fine Arts Department Chairperson Brayer Teague shared with the audience, "We quickly learned, as both a faculty and as a student body, that Mrs. Ward's number one concern and focus was helping students be imminently successful in every endeavor. Success in the classroom; success on the concert stage; success on the athletic field. Thinking creatively – as well as studying best practice in education and insisting that our school model these practices – has been the hallmark of Mrs. Ward's consistent and steady leadership for the past six years. She has pushed our faculty and students to achieve at the highest levels, and as a result North High School has realized unprecedented successes – at a local and national level – during her tenure."
Congratulations, Mrs. Ward, and all of the student musicians who performed so beautifully this evening.