(updated 11/11/25 - 7:30am)

LATEST NEWS​​

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CONCERT BANDS - Below you will find announcements and reminders:

1. Here are a few announcements for students and parents:

   1. Solo & Ensemble Festival registration has been submitted to MSBOA. Start you practicing! CHAMBER CHOIRS (Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass x 2, Low Brass, and Percussion have started meeting. Make sure you are attending rehearsals and practicing your music. Don't forget to pay your $10 chamber choir fee as soon as possible.

      1. A tip for ensembles: Start work on your individual part BEFORE getting together with the rest of your group. If you learn your part first, the music will come together MUCH easier!​

      2. Chamber Ensembles - CLICK HERE to see the general rehearsal dates and times. Students should keep an eye on the BAND App for more specific rehearsal updates.

   2. Crafty Christmas Craft Show is coming! The craft show will be Friday, December 6th. Below you will find performance times for the concert bands, links to Volunteer Opportunities, and donation requests for each grade or ensemble.

      1. Each of the school day ensembles will perform at the craft show. Below are the performance times. Students should report to the band room 15 minutes prior to the performance. Wear band clothing or school colors. The performances will take place in the cafeteria.​

         • 11am - Freshman Band​

         • 12pm - Wind Symphony

         • 1pm - Symphony Band

         • 2pm - Jazz Band

      2. Volunteers Needed! 

         • CLICK HERE for the adult volunteers sign-up (scroll through the list to sign-up)​

         • CLICK HERE for the student volunteers (plus a few basic donations) sign up

      3. Donations needed - Donations are used to fill raffle baskets at the craft show. We kindly ask band families to donate items based on the categories below. To help make sure there are not too many duplicates, the boosters have created a Sign-up Genius for requested items. CLICK HERE for the Sign-up Genius. Please check the list for available needs and sign up to donate. Please have your student bring to Mr. G or Mr. O by Tuesday, November 25th. THANK YOU!

         • 9th Gr - Snow Day -​ Blue-rays, hot chocolate, gams, popcorn, movie candy, gift cards for take-out

         • 10th Gr - Christmas Baking - Holiday baking items like cookie mixes, edible decorations, trays, gift-cards. See the Sign-Up Genius for more ideas.

         • 11th Gr - Cozy Winter Nights - Spa-Like winter remedies & warming home items.

         • 12th Gr - Getting Santa's Bag Up - Lotto Scratch Offs, Cash, Gift Cards

   3. Parent Communication App - The LCN Bands and the Band Boosters use multiple formats for communicating with parents of current students within in the LCN Band Program. 1) This website; 2) BAND App - We have two groups (1 for students and 1 for parents). Now that marching band is complete, we encourage all non-marching band parents to join the band app for the remainder of the school year. CLICK HERE to sign up!; 3) LCN Bands Facebook Page; 4) The occasional email from Mr. Griffith.

   4. Winter Concert - The LCN Winter Concert is coming! The concert will be held on Wednesday, December 17th. The performance will begin at 7:00pm at John R. Armstrong.

      • Call times and locations will be posted closer to the concert date. 

      • Help will be needed to load and unload the band trail before and after the concert. More details will be available closer to the concert.

      • Concert Dress - Students will wear all black for the LCN band concerts. Don't forget the black socks!

   5. Easy community service opportunity - Students can earn up to 5 hours of community service by donating cold season items to LCN classrooms. This is a ONE TIME opportunity. The band room goes through a lot of tissues and hand sanitizer. We hope all band families will consider donating 5 large boxes of Kleenex or Puffs tissues (we are not in need of disinfecting wipes). Please no smaller boxes. Thank you for your consideration!

   6. School Instruments - Students using school owned instruments are responsible for the care and basic maintenance of the instrument. 

   7. Percussion - ALL percussionists must bring to class a pair of drum sticks every day. LCN Bands will no longer supply drum sticks for student use. ** - specialty mallets (timpani/keyboard percussion) will continue to be available. 

   8. Fall Assessment - All students will record and post to Schoology a series of scales. Copies of the scales are located in the band room and on Schoology. See Schoology for exact scales deadlines for recording.

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Marching Crusaders ​

• Congratulations to the Marching Crusaders on a FANTASTIC season! The MC staff are extremely proud of the hard work everyone put in this season. Your hard work and determination earned many fantastic awards and your performances were spectacular! Awesome job. And special thanks to all the parents that spent countless hours volunteering during the season! Thank you!!

• The Marching Crusaders will participate in the Mt. Clemens Santa Parade on Saturday, November 22nd. As always, check the event in the calendar for timing details.

• 2025 Marching Crusaders Alumni Band - THANK YOU ALUMNI! Thanks to all the LCN Alumni that joined us at Homecoming last week. It was great seeing you all once again!!!! We hope to see you again next year.

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Spirit Wear! - Looking to purchase Marching Crusaders spirit wear? CLICK HERE This site will open and close intermittently. Keep an eye on the boosters Facebook page for alerts!

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ALUMNI BAND - Thanks to all the Alumni that joined us for the game this year! We hope to see you again next year!!​

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​TRAVEL - The next big trip for the LCN bands will likely occur in the spring of 2027. More details to come!

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BAND BOOSTERS - Upcoming booster events​​​​​

• General Band Booster Membership Meeting - Thursday, November 17th 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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