New Band Student Information

This portion of the website is intended to give you a general overview of all the new experiences that Middle and High School Band will bring! Please also refer to each ensemble link to the left for more information. For your convenience, a band handbook will be compiled and distributed in early September. Refer to this often for general information.

Download the New Student Handbook

High School

Concert or Jazz Band

Please see the Concert/Jazz Band page on this website.

Marching Band

Incoming freshmen will receive a packet of information in the mail. In the packet is tons of useful information and a calendar to use throughout the entire year. It is very important for incoming freshmen to know that marching Band Season starts in July and wraps up in late Fall. The season begins with a week of pre-band camp the middle to end of July. Pre-camp runs Monday-Thursday, 6-9 pm. at Caledonia High School. The band students get acquainted with their peers and the director and begin to learn the marching program. Students will be fitted for a uniform during this week. CHS supplies the coat, sash, bibbers, shako and plume. You must purchase marching shoes, black gloves and black socks using the order form in your packet of information. There is a limited supply of used marching shoes available at half price. We are always in need of parents willing to alter uniforms!

Band Camp is mandatory for all marching band students and is scheduled the week after pre-band camp (last week of July to early August) and will be at Lincoln Lake Baptist Camp in Gowen, MI. Your kids will spend many hours learning their marching program and music, but will have plenty of time for fun. The camp has a great swimming beach, a pontoon and two tubing/water skiing boats, rock climbing walls, black light dodge ball, great food and much more! On the Sunday they leave for band camp, the students meet at the school, hand in all necessary travel/medical forms, have their bags inspected and board the busses. Parents’ night at camp is on Thursday evening. You can tour the camp, watch the band perform their show and afterwards gather for an ice cream social. The students return by bus on Friday afternoon and can be picked up at Caledonia High School. Specific travel times will be given during pre-band camp.

Beginning the week after band camp, practices are held 2 nights a week, 2-3 hours per session. Usually by mid-September, practices are down to just one night a week. Sections may call additional practices as needed.

More information can be found on the Marching Band page of this website.

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End of Year Picnic

The End of Year Picnic is a great way to end the year. The band boosters provide the hotdogs, buns, paper products and the grilling! Bring a dish to pass and enjoy other band families in celebrating a successful year! High School band awards night is scheduled for May or June…watch for the date. At the picnic, information for the new band year will be distributed and you’ll have the opportunity fill it out and turn in immediately. Band camp info, release forms, schedules and contact information will be included.

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