South Western HS Band Alumni- Hanover, PA

10/23/2025

GameTime PA is running an competition for Marching Band of the Year. Let's send the Marching Mustangs some love by casting votes for them.

If you're reading this now,please take a moment to:

1. Vote for South Western at this link: https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/10/23/gametimepa-2025-marching-band-of-the-year/86832895007/

2. Share this with friends and family who can also cast a vote for the Marching Mustangs.

Let's Go!

You have seen the marching bands put on shows at high school football games. What band has the best sound? Best show? The best uniforms? Vote now!

10/02/2025

Huge thanks to all the fantastic folks who participated in the alumni performance at homecoming! The Mustang Corral was the place to be! With over 40 alumni band members this year, let's all bring a friend and try to break 60 next year!

09/26/2025

Tonight's the night! Here is information about both Alumni Band and Alumni Choir!

Friday, September, 26th: Homecoming Performance
Alumni Band:
Dress is black pants, light color top. Meet in the HS Band Room for warm up and rehearsal at 5:00PM. We will perform during the 1st quarter with the Marching Mustangs, have a 2nd quarter break, then play the 3rd and 4th quarter. We encourage all alumni band members to remain in the stands to cheer for the SWHS Marching Mustang as they perform their post-game show.

Alumni Choir National Anthem: There will be a brief rehearsal at 6:00 in the new Main Lobby If you are unable to make the rehearsal, just plan to meet us on the track prior to the start of the 7:00 game. Wear your black and white!!!!! Spread the word!!!

Will we see you in the Mustang Corral?!

09/22/2025

It's homecoming week! We have had quite a few new faces sign up this year. Will you be joining us??

Friday, September, 26th: Homecoming Performance
Dress is black pants, light color top. Meet in the HS Band Room for warm up and rehearsal at 5:00PM. We will perform during the 1st quarter with the Marching Mustangs, have a 2nd quarter break, then play the 3rd and 4th quarter. We encourage all alumni band members to remain in the stands to cheer for the SWHS Marching Mustang as they perform their post-game show.

06/17/2025

Hello SW band alumni!
On behalf of Carey "Coach" Crumling and the entire Alumni Band committee, we'd like to invite you to join us in the stands at the SW Homecoming Football Game! If you haven't joined us before, we really hope you'll join us this year. We have LOTS of fun and we know the current Marching Mustangs really enjoy playing with us on that evening. We will be performing as a stand music only pep band again this year at the game. If you plan to join us, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/6MBJbKTAJTKaw5Aj7

Here are the details:

Sunday, September 14 and Sunday, September 21- 2:00PM-3:30PM:
In place of a formal rehearsal, we will be holding two "open house" opportunities for you to pick up music and practice individually or in small groups.. Coach Crumling will be in the high school band room on both days to work with musicians who would like some individualized practice.

Friday, September, 26th: Homecoming Performance
Dress is black pants, light color top. Meet in the HS Band Room for warm up and rehearsal at 5:00PM. We will perform during the 1st quarter with the Marching Mustangs, have a 2nd quarter break, then play the 3rd and 4th quarter. We encourage all alumni band members to remain in the stands to cheer for the SWHS Marching Mustang as they perform their post-game show.

If you need to borrow an instrument, please let Coach know by September 1st at the latest by emailing [email protected].

Additionally, if you would like to pick up music but are not able to make either of the two listed dates in September, please e-mail Coach to arrange to pick these up at another time. If you would like Coach to mail or email music to you, please email him your address.

We're looking forward to another fun year! See you there!

Thank you!
Mike Renoll ('02) and Carey "Coach" Crumling (still 39 years old).

04/10/2025

Hello SW Music Alumni,

This week, about 1,600 envelopes have left South Western High School and are heading to many of your mailboxes. The mailing list has been assembled from a variety of places and we know that some of the addresses will no longer be accurate. We apologize for any mail errors and we will be updating our list with any feedback we receive. Since we know some letters may not make it into your hands, we wanted to share this information in a variety of places.

Our South Western Music Legacy Club board has been hard at work over the last year with two major goals. First, we are in the process of officialy becoming a non-profit entity seprate from the South Western Music Boosters. While that process is not yet complete and we are currently operating as a branch of the Music Booster program, we are excited to have received School-Affilitated Organization status at a recend SWSD Board of Directors Meeting. Secondly, we have been using the generous donations from last year's fundraising appeal to carry out our mission of supporting and enriching K-12 music education at South Western School District.

Recently, we hosted a Music in Our Schools Month concert where our combined ensembles (including many of our K-12 music teachers) debuted "Music Is My Freedom", a beautiful piece comissioned by the legacy club and composed by SW Alum Bryce Fuhrman. Last year, the Legacy Club held a poetry contest at EHMMS and enjoyed many student submissions in response to the prompt "What Music Means To Me." The poem submitted by winner Savannah Rider provided the inspiration for the composition and her lyrics were sung by the choir accomanied by the band and string ensembles.

We are gearing up for our next exciting event. This summer, we will host a 3-day summer camp for developing musicians in June. This camp will feature a variety of opportunites, including workshops from impressive string, band, and vocal guest instructors and a perfomance for family and friends to conclude the camp. Information about the camp can be found on the Legacy Club website. https://swmusiclegacyclub.com/

We have BIG ideas for future opportunites as we ensure that all SWSD students have opportunites to experience in grow in the joy that is music. These ideas can not become a reality without YOUR help. We will need the support of the Mustang community, including alumni, past boosters/parents, and other generous donors.

Our 2025 campaign is now live! We invite you to check out the donor level options in the pictures provided with this post and invite you to "Join the Club" with a donation. To make your annual donation, visit https://swmusiclegacyclub.com/ or go directly to our donation form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGNqsd5TRbwSUyn7u3xwpnzyQh9hVp1EjTj3hoERUlOqspgw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,

The South Western Music Legacy Club Board:

Carey Crumling, President (Former SWHS Band Director)
Esther Redding, Vice-President (Former EHMMS Music/Choral)
Mike Renoll, Secretary (SWSD Alum, Current SWHS Teacher)
Cathy Owens, Treasurer (Former SW Music Booster)
JP Lunn (Current SW Music Booster/Parent)
Matt Wensel (SWSD Alum, Past Music Teacher)
Dan Furhman (SWSD Alum, Past Booster President)
Nikki Walace (Past SW Music Booster)
Erika McKee (SWHS Choral Director)
Bill Kirsch (SWHS Band Director)
Drew Peris (SWHS Orchestra Director)

03/24/2025

The South Western Music Legacy Club has recently been recognized by the SWSD Board as a school-affiliated organization. With the goal of enriching music education K-12 at SWSD, we are excited to announce our first event. On June 24, 25, and 26, we will host a summer music camp for incoming 6th and 7th grade SW students. See the flyer below for information. Registration is now open! Visit https://swmusiclegacyclub.com/ and click Register Here for each student you wish to register. We look forward to making music together this summer!

03/14/2025

Every day is a great day to support the arts and you have a great opportunity this weekend! Last night, the cast, crew, and pit orchestra opened their 2025 musical in a BIG way. Come out tonight or tomorrow night (or both!) and visit the imaginative world of Edward Bloom. This show has BIG heart and BIG talent. Hope to see you there!

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/50081?

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a...

10/03/2024

Hello Alumni,
Homecoming Weekend has arrived! We hope to see many of you in the Mustang Corral tomorrow night! Even if you haven't RSVP'd, bring your instrument and join us! Whether it's your 15th time or your 1st time with the Alumni Band, it's sure to be a great time.

Friday, October 4th Homecoming Events:

Homecoming Performance
Dress is black pants, light color top (Alumni Band t-shirt if you have one). Meet in the HS Band Room for warm up and rehearsal at 5:00PM. We will perform during the 1st quarter with the Marching Mustangs, have a 2nd quarter break, then play the 3rd and 4th quarter. We encourage all alumni band members to remain in the stands to cheer for the SWHS Marching Mustang as they perform their post-game show.

Alumni Band Shirts
If you submitted a size for a t-shirt on the signup form this year, you may pick up that shirt in the HS band room starting at 5:00PM. Shirts are $20.

Alumni Choir
All alumni choir members are invited to join Mrs. McKee and the SWHS choir members for the singing of the National Anthem. There will be a brief warmup at 6:10PM in the High School choir room. All participants should meet on the track prior to 7:00PM. SW colors and jeans are acceptable.

Alumni Tailgate
The Mustang Cheerleaders and SW Alumni Association are holding a tailgate starting at 5:00PM at Alumni Plaza (just outside of the main stadium ticket booth). Alumni band members will have the chance to grab a meal either just before the game or during 2nd quarter (we are still working out those exact logistics and will inform the group during warmup).

Let's Go Mustangs!

Carey "Coach" Crumling and Mike Renoll '02

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09/15/2024

Hello! A reminder that the first of the two optional rehersals for our Homecoming performance will be held today from 2:00-3:00PM at the HS Bandroom. Next Sunday, same place and same time, will be the second rehearsal. Coach Crumling looks forward to seeing you there!

Please fill out this form if you plan to participate and/or if you'd like to purchase an alumni band t-shirt (we will send pricing and other info you later this summer if you mark that you are interested.)

07/07/2024

Hello SW band alumni!
On behalf of Carey "Coach" Crumling and the entire Alumni Band committee, we'd like to invite you to join us in the stands at the SW Homecoming Football Game! If you haven't joined us before, we really hope you'll join us this year. We have LOTS of fun and we know the current Marching Mustangs really enjoy playing with us on that evening. We will be performing as a stand music only pep band again this year at the game. If you plan to join us, please fill out this form.

Here are the details:

Sunday, September 15 and Sunday, September 22- 2:00PM-3:30PM
In place of a formal rehearsal, we will be holding two "open house" opportunities for you to pick up music and practice individually or in small groups.. Coach Crumling will be in the high school band room on both days to work with musicians who would like some individualized practice.

Friday, October 4th- Homecoming Performance
Dress is black pants, light color top. Meet in the HS Band Room for warm up and rehearsal at 5:00PM. We will perform during the 1st quarter with the Marching Mustangs, have a 2nd quarter break, then play the 3rd and 4th quarter. We encourage all alumni band members to remain in the stands to cheer for the SWHS Marching Mustang as they perform their post-game show. After the post game show, we will play the Alma Mater around the flagpole.

If you need to borrow an instrument, please let Coach know by September 4th at the latest by emailing [email protected]. If you have already let us know you need an instrument when you responded to the initial interest survey, we have that marked down and you do not need to contact us about it again.

Additionally, if you would like to pick up music but are not able to make either of the two listed dates in September, please e-mail Coach to arrange to pick these up at another time. If you would like Coach to mail or email music to you, please email him your address.

If you are in need of an Alumni Band t-shirt, please list your size on the response form and we will be in contact about placing an order.

We're looking forward to another fun year! See you there!

Thank you!
Mike Renoll ('02) and Carey "Coach" Crumling (still 39 years old).

Please fill out this form if you plan to participate and/or if you'd like to purchase an alumni band t-shirt (we will send pricing and other info you later this summer if you mark that you are interested.)