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LATEST NEWS

(updated 10/20/25 - 7:30am)

LATEST NEWS

CONCERT BANDS - Below you will find announcements and reminders:

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

    1. Solo & Ensemble Festival Information has been posted in the documents tower in the band room. Students with questions should ask Mr. Griffith or Mr. O as soon as possible. Students registering for S&E need to get their form and money turned in to Mr. Oranchak On or before Wednesday, October 29th.

      1. At LCN, the bands run multiple Chamber Choirs. These groups of 9-20 students meet once per week outside of the school day between the end of the marching season and Chamber Festival (January 31). Any student in the LCN bands can join a Chamber Choir. The registration fee and the staff that rehearses the groups are paid for by the Band Boosters. Three important rules/expectations regarding Chamber Choirs - 1) To help offset the costs of these events, students that join the Chamber Choirs will pay $10 per ensemble. 2) Students that agree to join the Chamber Choir once the group has been registered and rehearsals scheduled, MUST commit to the rehearsals AND the performance on January 31st. 3) Students joining the Chamber Choirs must work to prepare their parts.

    2. 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!

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

    4. 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. 

    5. 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.

    6. Wayne State University Brass Day - Sunday, October 26. FREE for MS and HS Brass Students. CLICK HERE for the info and link to registration. Registration deadline is October 6th if you want the free T-Shirt.

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Marching Crusaders 

  • Congratulations to the Marching Crusaders on their 1st Place finish at the Chippewa Valley Invitational and their school record score of 93! We are all so proud of your hard work and determination to perform your best each and every time. Great job!!

  • A special thank you to Hope Comerford and all the volunteers that helped with the hosting of Marching Band Festival! Your dedication and hard work continue to amaze the director and the students of the LCN Bands!

  • The final shoe performance of the 2025 season has arrived. This week is the final home varsity football game. In addition to the final show performance, the Marching Crusaders will take part 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.

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 scheduled for Friday, October 3rd. Registration is now open! CLICK HERE to go to the Alumni Page for information and registration!

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

BAND BOOSTERSUpcoming 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!​​​​

2025 MARCHING CRUSADERS SEASON INFORMATION

(Updated - 10/20/25)

2025 MARCHING SEASON INFORMATION​​​​​

  • ANNOUNCEMENTS
    • Upcoming events:​
      • The final home football performance will be Friday, October 24th.
      • The final performance for the 2025 Marching Crusaders will take place at the Mt. Clemens Santa Parade in November. Keep an eye on the event in the calendar for more details.
  • 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
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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 2025-2026 Band Booster Meeting Schedule:

 

 

 

 

For information on the next Band Booster meeting, see the Band Booster page.

 

Band Booster Meeting Calendar 2025 (002)
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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:

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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!


 

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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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Welcome to LCNBands.com

Our family entertaining yours!

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.

LANSE CREUSE NORTH CRUSADERS 2023-2024

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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

LCN Bands are greatly appreciative of our generous sponsors.  Please take a moment to support those who support us. 

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SCHOOL SUPPLY 22/23 DISTRIBUTION

Students that use school instruments for the 2022-2023 school year have received their instrument, if requested, with the exception of a few instruments being repaired. The remaining instruments will be distributed to students in the fall.


If you have questions, please contact the director at griffda@lc-ps.org

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MARCHING CRUSADERS DRUMLINE & FRONTLINE SECTIONALS

No information at this time.

For the handbook and warm-ups, CLICK HERE to go to the Drum Line Page.

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