Week of December 8, 2025

BAND-O-RAMA — DECEMBER 13

We are excited to continue our tradition of having all 800+ district band students perform at Band-o-Rama!

This year’s performance will be on December 13th at 6pm in the Oshkosh North Field House. Due to fire code, each student we are asking each student to bring only 2-3 audience members. Please let us know if you’d like to bring more, as we may be able to accommodate that as well. Click Here for the livestream on YouTube.

Due to the magnitude of the performance, we will have a required rehearsal in the field house prior to the performance. Below is the high school schedule for the day:

  • 12:40 pm Arrive at North and report to homerooms

  • 1:00 pm 6-12 rehearsal

  • 1:30 pm 7-12 rehearsal

  • 2:00 pm Combined Wildcat, Spartan, and Concert Bands rehearsal

  • 2:30 pm Combined High School rehearsal

  • 3:00 pm Combined Wind Ensemble and Varsity Band rehearsal (Wildcat, Spartan, and Concert Bands students dismissed)

  • 3:30 pm Wind Ensemble and Varsity Band students dismissed

  • 5:30 pm call time to homerooms

  • 6:00 pm Performance

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!

Holiday Stocking Stuffer Ideas

The holiday season is here and your student would love to get a few upgrades this year! Below is a list of items that might help your student become a better musician. If you have any questions about specific brands, please let us know!

All Music Students

  • step-up instrument

  • private lessons (scholarships available)

  • app store gift card for music apps

  • folding music stand for home practice

  • professional instrument cleaning or maintenance

  • instrument stand

  • solo/ensemble sheet music

  • music store gift cards

  • local symphony tickets

  • music-related clothing

Woodwind Players

  • cleaning swab

  • step-up mouthpiece

  • step-up barrel (clarinet)

  • step-up ligature

  • reed case

  • reeds

  • neck strap

  • cork grease

Brass Players

  • step-up mouthpiece

  • brass mutes

  • valve oil

  • slide grease

  • mouthpiece case

  • polishing cloth

Percussionists

  • sticks and mallets

  • practice pad

  • practice snare drum or mallet instrument

  • drumset

BASKETBALL PEP BANDS

Basketball season has begun and that means we begin our second pep band season! Call time in the West band room is 6:45, and we’ll move to the gym around 7:00, and we’ll begin playing before the Varsity games around 7:15, depending on the timing of the JV game that precedes the Varsity game. For most games, we expect to play for pregame and halftime. We expect the halftime performance to be over between 8:00 and 8:15.

When we play halftime, students may sit in the student section or pep band section during the first half but should be back in the pep band section with two minutes left on the clock before halftime to prepare for the second performance. The uniform for these games is West or blue and white gear or the student section theme.

We are continuing last year’s new system for basketball pep bands. There are two A games, two B games, two C games, and two D games. Each student will choose one A, B, C, and D. As always, students are encouraged to come to more than the minimum!

Each performance is a demonstration of musical skills by the students.  Since band is a class and performances are a part of the learning process as well as graded public demonstrations of skills learned, attendance and participation at each performance is expected, required, and graded.  If a student must miss a performance, we do have opportunities for students to make-up the missed points.  The procedures can be viewed on this page on our website.

Students who are participating in a school-related activity (game/match/meet/etc.) during BOTH pep band performances of the same letter (both A games, both B games, etc.) are excused.  This may include being on the team playing while we perform or on a team that has an away event during our performance.  To be excused, students must fill out this form on our website prior to the beginning of the performance.  

Again, to be excused, students must have SCHOOL-RELATED (clubs, athletics, other...) conflicts for BOTH options. If they aren’t SCHOOL-RELATED conflicts for BOTH events, they are not excused.

If you have to miss BOTH games of the same letter for a non-school-related conflict, you can view make-up procedures here.  Please contact Mr. Singer or Mr. Flynn with questions.

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. Flynn with questions.

Daniel Singer