L'Anse Creuse High School North
L'Anse Creuse High School North
Instrumental Music
2023 Marching Band Away Camp
LATEST NEWS
(updated 4/19/24 - 12:30pm)
LATEST NEWS
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Spring Craft and Vendor Show is Saturday, April 20th. Below you will find some important information for LCN instrumental music families:
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Concert Ensembles and Jazz Bands to perform 11am - Freshman Band, 12pm - Wind Symphony, 1pm - Symphony Band, Jazz Band - Performance time to be determined by director
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Raffle Basket Donations needed. Bring items to school on or before April 15th (Monday) -Each class has a theme. There is a sign-up genius for specific items, or select "other" if you find something fun! CLICK HERE for the Sign-Up-Genius.
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9th Grade - April Showers Bring May Flowers - Gardening supplies, décor, seeds, gift cards
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10th Grade - Backyard BBQ - Yard games, BBQ stuff, Grill stuff
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11th Grade - Summer Fun & Relaxation - Beach and Pool stuff
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12th Grade - Lucky Lotto - Scratch & Win tickets, Cash
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Spring Concert is Wednesday, May 1st at John R Armstrong Performing Arts Center. Concert Begins at 7pm. Call times are: Freshman Band reports to stage at 6:00pm. All other students report to the Green Room at 6:30pm.
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Cedar Point trip - a voluntary LCN band trip to cedar point is being organized by the LCN Band Boosters. The trip is limited to 121 travelers. Seats are still available. CLICK HERE for more details.
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Marching Crusaders - The marching season is fast approaching below are a few quick dates to know. In the next section below, you will find the location of 2024 season details and information.
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May 20 - Registration and New Marcher Orientation - documents and detailed times to be announced soon. NEW THIS SEASON - most documents will be digital. Details are almost complete and will be available soon!
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Percussion and Color Guard "Try-It" Sessions - CLICK HERE for Percussion Flier; CLICK HERE for Colorguard Flier
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Tuesday, April 30 6pm-8pm
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Tuesday, May 7 6pm-8pm
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Tuesday, May 14 6pm-8pm
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All sessions students report to the band room through door #48 (facing student/visitor parking lot & MS North)
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2024 Marching Crusaders Calendar - Dates are posted in the website's Google calendar. CLICK HERE for a printable copy
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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.
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TRAVEL
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Mr. Griffith is planning for a 2025 New York City trip. Information for NYC is still in the works and will be released in the next couple months.
BAND BOOSTERS
Upcoming booster events
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General Band Booster Membership Meeting - The next general membership meeting of the Band Boosters will be Thursday, April 11 at 7pm. This meeting will be after the Q&A session for prospective new Marching Crusaders families.
- The Spring Craft Show is coming! Crafters, the show is officially full! For LCN Instrumental Music families, keep an eye out for the volunteer sign-up!
2024 MARCHING CRUSADERS SEASON INFORMATION
UPDATE 04/19/24
2024 MARCHING SEASON INFORMATION
- The marching season calendar has been published. See the DOCUMENTS below.
- DRUM MAJOR COMMITTEE - We will be looking for a small group of students to be a part of the committee that assist Mr. Griffith and the outgoing drum majors in selecting the 2024 Marching Crusaders Drum Majors. Prospective committee members should be sure they are available after school for a one hour meeting Wednesday, May 8th (1:30pm-2:30pm) and a few hours after school Thursday, May 9th for official auditions (2:30pm-4:30pm or later depending on the number of candidates). You will need to fill out and submit a application to Mr. Griffith by Friday, April 26th. Forms will be available in the band room starting Monday, April 15th in the band room or CLICK HERE.
- Section Leaders - Applications for section leader will be made available Friday, May 10th and due back to Mr. Griffith by Wednesday, May 15th. All student leader positions will be announced after school Friday, May 12th. Students interested in being a student leader should make sure they submit all information on time and be sure you are available for 3 after school student leader meetings as well as the registration night (to greet incoming marchers!). Student leader meetings will be Monday, May 20th, Wednesday, May 29th, and Monday, June 3rd.
- Looking for band MERCH?!? CLICK HERE to go to the MERCH Shop and get your cool swag!
- DRUM MAJORS - Auditions for the 2024 Drum Majors will be held in early may
- Field Commander - The 2024 Field Commander is typically selected from the remaining Drum Major Candidates
- Color Guard Announcements - "Try-It" Sessions are coming. CLICK HERE to view/print the flier.
- Drumline and Front Ensemble Announcements - "Try-It" Sessions are coming. CLICK HERE to view/print the flier.
VOLUNTEERS
Links to volunteer for Marching Band Events can be found on the Volunteers page. Please help!
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)
- 2024 Marching Crusaders Calendar - CLICK HERE - if you see an error, please alert Mr. Oranchak ASAP!
- 2024 Marching Crusaders Registration Documents (COMING SOON) - CLICK HERE
- To email the Director CLICK HERE
BAND BOOSTERS
The next event for parent volunteers will be -
The Next General Membership Band Booster Meeting will be Thursday, March 21st in the LCN Band Room.
For information on the next Band Booster meeting, see the Band Booster page.
L'Anse Creuse High School North Instrumental Music
Craft & Vendor Shows
Venor spaces for The Spring Craft & Vendor Show is officially SOLD OUT! Any applications received will be offered a spot on the cancellation list.
Volunteers will be needed to assist in many ways. Keep an eye out for the sign-up link!
Vendors, CLICK HERE to go to the Craft Show Page!
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 2023-2024 school year will be held on Saturday, January 20th (All Chamber Ensembles ONLY, including Percussion Ensemble) and Saturday, February 3rd (all other events).
REGISTRATION for the 23-24 Solo & Ensemble Festival will begin October 4th 2023 with a deadline of Friday, October 27th. See the registration document for details.
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 2023-2024 school year are March 7th, 8th, or 9th. See information above for details.
We encourage family members to attend the performance and sight reading activities at festival!
NEXT LCN FINE ARTS TRIP
In 2023, the LCN Instrumental Music Department traveled to Disney! The Disney trip occurs every 4 years. In between Disney trips, the bands travel to New York City. Our next NYC trip, pending LCN administration and school board approval, should take place in early Spring 2025.
In addition to the above travel adventures, the LCN bands will travel to Cedar Point in June of 2024. For details
CLICK HERE.
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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
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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MARCHING CRUSADERS DRUMLINE & FRONTLINE SECTIONALS
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