L'Anse Creuse High School North
L'Anse Creuse High School North
Instrumental Music
2023 Marching Band Away Camp
LATEST NEWS
(updated 6/5/25 - 7:30pm)
LATEST NEWS
CONCERT BANDS - Below you will find announcements and reminders:
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What's next for LCN Bands?
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Marching Band begins right away. Make sure students and parents are in the appropriate BAND App group and be aware of the calendar!
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School instruments for summer use requested by students are ready and will be passed out the final days of the school year or at marching band mini-camp.
Marching Crusaders
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Mini-Camp begins Friday, June 6th for students leaders, new marchers, and all percussion and color guard. All marchers will attend the mini-camp rehearsals on Monday, June 9th and Tuesday, June 10th.
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Friday, June 7th is the Marching Crusaders first Bottle and Can Drive. See the BAND App or the booster Facebook page for details.
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2025 Marching Crusaders Alumni Band - Hello alumni! At this time, it looks like Homecoming will be Friday, October 3rd. Information and registration for the 2025 Alumni Band will be released during the summer. In the meantime, save the date!
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!
ALUMNI BAND - 2025 Alumni Band tentatively schedule for Friday, October 3rd.
TRAVEL - The next big trip for the LCN bands will likely occur in the spring of 2027. More details to come!
BAND BOOSTERS - Upcoming booster events
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General Band Booster Membership Meeting - June 9th, 7pm, via Zoom
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!
2025 MARCHING CRUSADERS SEASON INFORMATION
(Updated - 6/5/25)
2025 MARCHING SEASON INFORMATION
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Mini-Camp is upon us
- Friday, June 6th - New marchers, student leaders, and all percussion and color guard. Lunch will be provided.
- Monday, June 9th & Tuesday, June 10th - ALL 2025 Marching Crusaders members. Bring your own lunch.
- Mini-Camp is upon us
- COMMUNICATIONS
- Students - All Marching Crusaders students need to register for the student band app group. CLICK HERE to join the student group. Be sure to use your first and last name. If you use a nickname, you will not be admitted.
- Parents
- Band App - there will be a marching season band app for parents. CLICK HERE to join the band app. If link does not work, please email Mr. Oranchak as soon as possible.
- Facebook Group - The LCN Band Boosters post many announcements and reminders, as well as answer questions via the L'Anse Creuse High School North Bands Facebook page
- The marching season calendar gets published in March. See the DOCUMENTS below.
- Communications - The director and boosters primarily use Schoology, Facebook, and the BAND App to release information to students and parents. Each season, a new group will be created in the BAND app. There will be separate groups for students and parents. The QR codes to sign-Up for the BAND app will be made available at Registration Night and on the Marching Band page of the website following registration. Please be sure to use your full name when registering.
- Payments - Links to marching season payments can be found on the Payments page. Or CLICK HERE!
- Looking for band MERCH?!? CLICK HERE. This site will open and close intermittently. Keep an eye on the boosters Facebook page for alerts!
- DRUM MAJORS - Ella Comerford & Bryce Szyska
- Field Commander - Sahara Darga
- Color Guard Announcements - Summer rehearsals - see your color guard instructors for dates.
- Drumline and Front Ensemble Announcements - Summer rehearsals - see your percussion section instructors for dates.
VOLUNTEERS
Links to volunteer for Marching Band Events can be found on the Volunteers page or via the Facebook page and BAND app. Please help! For more information, please reach out to the band booster executive board at lcnbandboosters@gmail.com.
MARCHING CRUSADERS DOCUMENTS
- Drumline Information - CLICK HERE to see Drum Line and Front Ensemble Information Now available
- New Marcher parent meeting PowerPoint - CLICK HERE (Posted after New Marcher Orientation)
- 2025 Marching Crusaders Calendar - CLICK HERE - if you see an error, please alert Mr. Oranchak ASAP!
- 2025 Marching Crusaders Information Packet - CLICK HERE
- To email the Director CLICK HERE
BAND BOOSTERS
For information about volunteering, be sure to check out the L'Anse Creuse High School North Bands Facebook page.
See below for the 2024-2025 Band Booster Meeting Schedule:
For information on the next Band Booster meeting, see the Band Booster page.
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NEXT LCN FINE ARTS TRIP
The next LCN Instrumental Music trip is currently in the planning stages. Here is what we know right now:
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Possible Cedar Point trip - Spring/Summer 2026 - This may become a tradition in years we don't take a big trip. Organizing will usually begin in late winter/early spring.
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Our next big trip should be Spring 2027 - In normal situations, this would be to Orlando, Fl. However ,there are many great location possibilities. Stay tuned - starter information should be available late Spring of 2026.
L'Anse Creuse High School North Instrumental Music
Craft & Vendor Shows
The next LCN bands Craft show will be our Crafty Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, December 5th, 2025.
Volunteers will be needed to assist in many ways. Keep an eye out for the sign-up link! Ensemble performance times and donation requests are posted above in the Latest News section.
Vendors, CLICK HERE to go to the Craft Show Page! Information regarding the 2025 Spring Craft and Vendor Show as well as the 2025 Crafty Christmas Show can be found there!
SOLO & ENSEMBLE INFORMATION
(Updated 12/03/23 - 8:30am)
Members of any LCN concert ensemble may participate in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association's Solo & Ensemble Festival. This event typically takes place in late January or early February at Rochester High School. Details and registration will be made available to students in October.
Solo & Ensemble Festival for the 2025-2026 school year will be held on Saturday, January 31st (All Chamber Ensembles ONLY, including Percussion Ensemble) and Saturday, February 7th (all other events).
REGISTRATION for the 25-26 Solo & Ensemble Festival will occur in late October/early November.
MSBOA BAND FESTIVAL
L'Anse Creuse North High School competes, each year, in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association competition each year. Typically, the festival is in the afternoon/evening in early March and located at Dakota High School. Band & Orchestra Festival is a part of each student's concert ensemble grade. Exact dates and times are usually not known until late January or early February. Possible dates for the 2025-2026 school year are March 11th, 12th, 13th, or 14th. See information above for details.
We encourage family members to attend the performance and sight reading activities at festival!
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L'Anse Creuse High School - North Instrumental Music is under the direction of Mr. Daniel Griffith and Paraprofessional Mr. Scott Oranchak and includes three full concert bands, several chamber ensembles, an after school Jazz Band, and a marching band of over 70 members. The Marching Crusaders is competitive within the Scholastic Marching Band circuit.
Crusader Bands have established a reputation of excellence through inclusion and integrity in marching, concert, and auxiliary programs. The band has consistently earned exemplary awards at MSBOA state competitions, receiving first division ratings in marching, concert, and sight reading contests.
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Simple Fundraising Opportunities!
RESTAURANT NIGHTS - Occasionally the band boosters arrange restaurant fundraisers. A local restaurant will arrange a period of time where a portion of sales will be donated back to the Band Boosters. Usually, a flier is needed to be brought with you. See the booster emails and the website calendar for dates and fliers.
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS program is easy, just enroll with your Kroger Rewards card and a percentage of your normal purchases go to the band. If you don't already have an online account, create one and enter your Kroger Card number. Then click Kroger Community Rewards under the Savings & Rewards tab. Use the NOP# TY146 when you get to the enrollment screen. Then leave it to Kroger to donate quarterly.
AMAZON SMILE is another way for LCN Band to get credit for your normal shopping. Just log in to amazon by using the special link and shop as normal. You will need to register and select L'Anse Creuse North Band Boosters as the organization. Bookmark the link, because you must log in through the link for your purchases to count. www.Smile.Amazon.com
Thanks for visiting!
And a word from our sponsors
And a word from our sponsors
LCN Bands are greatly appreciative of our generous sponsors. Please take a moment to support those who support us.
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