Week of March 31

WSMA Performances — April 8 or 9, 2025

Soon, all four bands will be performing at UW-Oshkosh for a WSMA Festival, adjudicated by Dr. Joe Scheivert. The Wildcat and Concert Bands will travel on April 8, and Varsity Band and Wind Ensemble will travel on April 9. Permission slips are available now in Infinite Campus. There is no cost for this trip.

Concert dress is as follows:

Please choose from the following items. Each item must be ALL-BLACK in a semi-formal style.

ALL-BLACK button-down shirt
ALL-BLACK polo shirt
ALL-BLACK sweater
ALL-BLACK blouse
ALL-BLACK dress
ALL-BLACK skirt
ALL-BLACK dress pants

Please pair long, calf-length ALL-BLACK socks, ALL-BLACK dress shoes, ALL-BLACK leggings, and/or ALL-BLACK hosiery as appropriate.

Please note that the following items do not fit in the dress code: t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, jeans, shorts of any kind, tennis shoes, crocs, flip-flops, sandals, or slides. Students dressed improperly will not be permitted to perform.

Families who need help acquiring any uniform item should contact the directors for assistance. We NEVER want students to miss an opportunity due to financial hardship. We can help with advance notice!

More information can be found here. Also, please take a look at this presentation for the dos and don’ts of “Concert Black” concert attire.

Itinerary

8:10am Attendance and Load Buses (Please eat breakfast before arriving at school.)
8:30am Depart West High School
8:45am Arrive at UW-Oshkosh Arts and Communications Building
Unload
Warm-Up
9:30am Performances in the UW-Oshkosh Auditorium
11:30am End Clinic / Load Buses
12:00pm Arrive at West
12:16pm All Students have B Lunch
12:56pm Attend 5th Hour

Six Flags Trip — May 28, 2025

This year, we will be traveling to Six Flags Great America on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. This will be an optional trip for any student in the music department. The cost is $100 and includes coach bus travel, a park ticket, and a meal ticket. Yes, the senior trip is scheduled for the same day; that trip is slightly different than the music trip in terms of what’s offered. Students on the music trip are welcome to intermingle with the senior trip students.

The only criteria to attend is not missing performances; all performances must be attended or made up by the trip date. We will be limiting the trip to the first 100 students to complete the form and submit payment in Infinite Campus. At that point, if there is a large group that still wants to attend, we’ll look into adding another bus.

If using fundraising profits, complete the form in Infinite Campus, but do not add it to your cart as you would other trips. The student will need to turn in cash or a check for the remaining amount; the fundraising profit will then be applied manually in Infinite Campus. It is the student’s or family’s responsibility to let us know if they plan on using any fundraising profits.

Itinerary

7:30am Attendance and Load Buses (Please eat breakfast before arriving at school.)
8:00am Depart West High School
10:00am Arrive at Six Flags Great America and Unload
10:30am Park Opens
Have fun!
Lunch and Dinner in the Park
7:00pm Depart for West High School
9:00pm Approximate arrival at West High School

Grading and Make-Up Procedures

Are you curious about how grades are determined? Click here for more information!

Do you have to miss a pep band performance? Students who have a school-related activity are excused from the pep band performance. Students missing for any other reason must make up the performance to gain the points. Students wishing to be excused for a school-related activity should fill out this form prior to the date of the performance.

Do you have to miss a concert or parade performance? All students missing a concert or parade performance for any reason must make up the performance to earn the points.

View make-up procedures here. Please contact Mr. Singer or Mr. Wilson with questions.