Mount Vernon Band Programs

10/13/2026

We aren't done yet! Great performance this past Saturday, and in the rain no less! Great job Wildcats! We travel to Indianapolis this Friday for the Bands of America Super Regional, wish us luck!

10/05/2026

Another great weekend for the Marching Wildcats! Gold with Distinction in Music, Visuals, and General Effect! We have a lot of hard work ahead of us this week as we head into ISSMA regionals this week, but we are going to keep moving forward! Come check us out at our Community performance at 7:30pm this Thursday!

09/29/2026

Another great weekend for the Marching Wildcats, including a best percussion award! We keep working hard and improving every week. On to the next one!

09/21/2026

Incredibly proud of this group of students and staff. They have worked very hard these past few weeks, despite the heat, and it showed! This was a great first competition, but the "Grind" doesn't stop here. Catch us this Saturday at Daviess County High School, we perform at 8:00pm!

09/17/2026

Do you still need a band shirt? Or a hoodie? Or another shirt?? Another round of sales is open for 2 weeks!!

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08/29/2026

First football game was also our senior night! The day started with our All In Friday at West Elementary to get the students excited for the game, and ended with a great performance by the band. By far the best part was getting to recognize these great seniors that make our band what it is!

08/10/2026

It was a hot one this weekend, but we got a great mini camp in with a Friends and Family Preview show. We ended the night watching DCI World Finals on the big screen. Season is off to a great start!

08/04/2026

After a few days of recovery from band camp, now I can reflect on it. The students absolutely killed it this year, and the weather was wonderful. We work hard so we can play hard (which usually includes puppies and Popsicles).These kids worked their tails off and had fun doing it, and I think that will really show up in their performances this year. I am very excited to see what they can do! Come check out our show, The Daily Grind, this year at home football games and area competitions!

Also featured is our new assistant drum major Addie!

08/03/2026

is one of the strangest weeks you'll ever experience as a family.

You send a child who is excited... and they come home exhausted.

You send a child who is nervous... and they come home talking about someone they just met who might become a lifelong friend.

You send a child who isn't sure they belong... and they begin finding a place where they finally do.

Some will cry. Some will complain. Some will insist they're quitting. Some will swear they had the best day of their life.

Sometimes... they'll do all four before bedtime.

That's band camp.

Parents, here's the part that isn't always obvious. You're not just watching them learn music, or drill, or movement... You're watching them learn how to be uncomfortable. How to fail in front of other people... and come back tomorrow anyway. How to stand in the heat when they'd rather quit. How to hear correction without believing they're a failure. How to laugh at themselves. How to trust people they met three days ago. How to become accountable to something bigger than themselves. How to keep going...

Every blister tells a story. Every sore muscle is proof they chose growth over comfort. Every missed dot, every reset, every "run it again" is quietly teaching resilience.

And while they're learning drill and music...

They're also learning confidence. Leadership. Humility. Discipline. Kindness... How to carry someone else's equipment because they're struggling. How to notice the freshman standing alone. How to celebrate someone else's success.
Those lessons won't show up on a competition score sheet.

But they'll show up years later.....when they're interviewing for a job...when they're leading a team...when they're raising children of their own.

Band camp has never really been about marching. It has always been about becoming.

So if your child comes home a little emotional... a little sunburned... a little frustrated... a little quieter than usual... or maybe talking so fast they can't get the words out...

Take a breath. Something important is happening. They're growing. Not all at once. Not perfectly.

But one rehearsal...
one friendship...
one challenge...
one victory at a time.

And someday, when they're adults, they probably won't remember every set they marched. But they'll remember the people. The laughter. The bus rides. The section dinners.

The moments when they realized they were capable of more than they ever imagined.

That's why so many of us keep coming back. It was never about the field. It was always about the people standing on it.

❤️ If this found you during band camp season, welcome. Around here, we don't just talk about marching bands.

We talk about raising extraordinary humans through music.

If that's the conversation you've been looking for...

You're home.

07/26/2026

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who has signed up to donate food items for band camp! Most of the slots are filled but we still have a few remaining. The sign up closes tomorrow!

Band Camp is the week of July 27th. It will go from 8am-8pm Monday through Friday with a shorter day on Saturday. We need lots of help to prepare and serve meals as well as to donate needed items so that our band can have a great start to the 2026 marching season. Please sign up to work and to donat...