2024 Marching Band Registration
Dear Students and Parents,
The 2023 State Champion Marching Mountaineers are looking forward to another great year in 2024 and we want you to be a part of the season! The band will perform at varsity football games, regional competitions, as well as local civic functions. As a part of the band, you will build relationships that will last a lifetime and for new members, you’ll start your first day of high school with over 100 friends. Students can be part of the Marching Mountaineers in one of four sections: color guard, drumline, pit percussion, and winds (woodwinds and brass). All of the sections will begin rehearsing in the spring. Band Camp 2024 will once again be held on campus at WOHS from Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 2024. The registration fee for the season is $175.00 for new members, and $165.00 for returning members.
This registration fee covers:
Meals for Band Camp, Mini Camps & competition days
Marching band member show themed t-shirt
Marching band member navy blue undershirt with WO logo (for new members)
Family Music Boosters dues
Band Camp is absolutely mandatory for all members! At the conclusion of camp, we plan on doing our annual Preview Performance at Suriano Field at approximately 5:00 pm on August 16. Prior to camp will be the Annual Music Booster Car Wash on Saturday, August 10, from 9AM-1PM. All students are expected to participate in, and every family is asked to volunteer for, this important fundraiser. Our weekly rehearsal schedule will be the same as last year.
New for 2024, registration for the band will be in one single online form at www.wohsmusic.org/marching-band. This should be completed once you decide that you want to be a part of the band, but no later than Friday, May 24. The Registration Fee and Marching Band Apparel orders can be placed online following online registration.
Our Music Boosters’ website www.wohsmusic.org has important links with information about the band, Music Boosters, calendar, Band Camp, and the upcoming season. Attendance at all rehearsals and performances are key to the band's success. The calendar is set through our championship date of November 3. Please schedule everything around the band calendar as much as possible. Please check the calendar carefully.
Registration is due by Friday, May 24. It is important for the staff to have accurate numbers of members for each section so please observe the deadline. The entire staff is looking forward to another great season!
Sincerely,
Lewis C. Kelly
Director of Bands
How to register for the 2024 WOHS Marching Mountaineers:
1. Go to www.WOHSMusic.org and click on MARCHING BAND.
2. Complete the Marching Band Registration Form. This includes basic student information, CONFIDENTIAL medical information student code of conduct, student attendance policy, parental expectations and consent, and the calendar for rehearsals and performances.
Review the band calendar at www.WOHSMusic.org. Attendance at all rehearsals and performances are key to the band's success. The calendar is set through our championship date of November 3. Please schedule everything around the band calendar as much as possible.
3. The registration fee and marching band apparel form (see chart below) orders can be placed online following registration.
2023 Season Highlights
“The Beating Heart”
The West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers just completed one of the most successful weekends in the history of our school.
On Saturday, October 28, the band competed in the Bands of America (BOA) New Jersey Regional at Rutgers University. This competition featured twenty of the top bands from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina. In the preliminary competition, the band was awarded 4th place with a score of 80.25. In the finals competition that evening, the band once again was awarded 4th place with a score of 79.9. In both rounds of competition, the Marching Mountaineers were the highest-scoring band from New Jersey!
On Sunday, October 29, the band competed in the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association (NJMBDA) State Championships held at The College of New Jersey. The band won 1st place and STATE CHAMPIONSHIP for Class AAAA with a score of 91.6. The band also won the awards for Best General Effect and Best Visual Performance. The Mountaineers’ score was the highest score in the entire day of state championships!