Onsted Bands

Just a reminder that fruit and poinsettia pick up is tomorrow from 3:00 to 5:30 in the high school band room. You are welcome to drive around back to the band room door across from the elementary playground, I would just ask that you wait until AFTER the buses have cleared so you're not driving towards high schoolers trying to get out to the blacktop. Thanks so much and see you soon!

In the final process of finalizing a date for the Tigers Game performance and they are asking for a national anthem recording from this year. Does anyone have a recording of the HS band with or without 8th graders performing the Star Spangled Banner from either a football game or Bandorama they would be willing to share?

So proud of these 12 amazing Wildcat Musicians who worked 9 long hours on a challenging and wonderful program for the Lenawee County Honors Band this weekend! Congratulations on an amazing performance!

Amazing Job Tonight Onsted Bands! I am so proud of all of your hard work! From our youngest to our oldest, you all shined like a brand new penny! Please share those pictures and videos with me so I can post them here! Looking forward to our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 20th at 7pm.

If you forgot to turn in fundraiser forms, the last day to do so is tomorrow. You CAN order fruit online for another week I believe. But I have to call the orders in for the paper forms over the weekend so please send everything in with your students before 3pm tomorrow.

Finally, any 8th-11th grader and parents of those students interested in heading to Disney/Universal next spring, please fill out the following form so I know how many to expect for pricing purposes.

2025 OHS Bands Disney/Universal Trip Survey Greetings Onsted Band families, In response to the band's interests and requests, I am pursuing a band trip to Orlando, Florida in March of 2025 while still keeping the traditional NYC band trip planned for April of 2027. This means that besides our 11 sophomores, each of our OHS band members would....

It's Bandorama Day!
WMB reports no later than 6:15 pm to the HS Band Rm. ( some sections may need to report earlier to get their large instruments ready)
7/8 graders report to gym at 6:15pm.
6th graders report to gym at 6:40pm.
Students, please leave your coats in the car.
Parents, doors to the gym will open at 6:40pm.
Door to the gym will open to the audience at 6:40pm.
Concert starts at 7pm! See you there!

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Fruit and Poinsettia/Succulent Sale order forms went home this week. ONLY 2 WEEKENDS TO SELL! Orders are due November 2- The day of our Bandorama Concert featuring our 6th-12th grade band students! We do not have online ordering for our poinsettia/succulents but here is the online ordering site from our fruit company where you can select any band student to support. 50% of all PROFITS from this fundariser will go directly to the student seller! HS band will be heading to a performance trip to Disney and Universal in 2025 and in 2027 we will take on NYC again. It's never too early to adding money to that band account.

The other 50% of the profits will be used to start saving towards a bigger band trailer and new uniforms. Did you know that there are just as many students in our 6th grade beginning band as there is in our HS band right now. This means that In just three years we can be looking at about 90 in our band and who knows about the year after! This is an awesome problem to have but we simply don't have that many uniforms or space in our band trailer. We'd love your support to this and all our fundraisers to help us reach this goal! Thanks so much and Go Wildcats!

OnstedBand - Shopping Site As a member of the Onsted Band, our Middle School and High School students work very hard to raise the money it takes to make the Onsted Band program a great experience for our students at Onsted Community Schools. This year the band are fundraising for instrument purchases, band trailer upgrades, ...

Congratulations Wildcat Marching Band for an outstanding performance tonight! You worked so hard and it showed! Excellent rating for an excellent group of kids! ETA to OHS is 9:55.

WMB- Marching Festival Day is finally here! Don't forget to bring those long black socks to school! See you soon!

Attention Onsted Band Families:

Due to the windy and rainy weather conditions predicted for tomorrow, the MSBOA directors and officials have made the difficult decision to move High School Marching Band Festival to TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17th. Our performance time is 7:30 PM and will still be at Jackson NW HS. We should be home around 10pm. I apologize for the late night on a school night. We had to work around a lot of schedule conflicts to make this happen.

Students will stay at OHS after school for dinner, then we will get dressed in uniform and head outside for a final run through of our show with EVERYONE present. Then, we will load the trailer and pull out at 5:30 PM.

We will arrive at NW Mountie Stadium around 6:20 to unload and warm up at 6:50pm. Parents will want to be in the stands by 7:20 at the latest. Admission is $5 and they only take cash. They are also having a bake sale and sell "shout-out" for your favorite marcher.

Students-you may bring money for concessions and/or snacks. Water bottles will be passed out after the performance. You may also want to bring blankets, rain coats, etc. for when we are sitting in the bleachers. We will see three bands perform after we load our trailer. The plan is to leave Jackson at 9:15pm.

Please check you emails for more important details about transportation and please consider signing up for our Pre-Festival dinner using the sign up genius linked below.

Your students have been working so hard and I am so excited for you to see and hear their progress! Looking forward to an outstanding performance. Have a restful weekend and see you Monday!

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0F4DA5A823A0FBC70-45225423-prefestival

Here we go Wildcat Marching Band! The last full week of outside marching!

-Outside Rehearsals during first hour on M-W, (Th. & Fri weather permitting). Dress warm and wear good shoes! Wednesday our Seniors will be taking a class photo on the FB field so that day is TBA

-This Thur. Oct. 12, 6:30-8:30pm. Percussion will meet at 5:30, flags right after school? THIS IS OUR LAST Thursday Evening rehearsal...AND our last chance to put our closer on the field....vital that everyone be there for the success of our show. It is so very hard to learn/clean drill with holes.

-Friday Night....You're free!!!!

-MSBOA Marching Festival Performance Saturday, October 14 at 6:45pm at Jackson NW High School-stay tuned for travel details! This is our final outdoor assessment of the year and a chance to earn medals and mainly the satisfaction of a dang good show! We also get to see some really awesome bands perform..and yes...it may be a little wet again but we shall overcome! Again, we can only be successful if everyone makes this a priority. The report time is 2pm for final rehearsal and uniforms. Departure is at 4pm from OHS with return time approx. 10:00pm. Weather may delay how early we leave and how late we stay, but rain or shine, we do perform unless of course it's severe in which case the event may be rescheduled to the following Tuesday. Follow here, on email, and remind for a permission slip, more details, and updates! I am so excited to see it all come together! We hope to see many of our Wildcat band fans join us!
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Save the Date: Bandorama Concert/GLOW SHOW is Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7pm at OHS

Wildcat Marching Band Senior Night/8th grade Marcher Night 2023
I am so incredibly proud of all of our WMB members! I wasn't able to get pics of our 8th graders, please post them on here if you'd like to share! Congratulations on an amazing performance tonight despite the wet weather! Way to show some serious grit and can we just talk about how much fun, fellowship, and bonding went on between our 8th graders being in awe of their HS counterparts, and our WMB shedding many tears over the last time these 12 amazing seniors will march under the Friday Night Lights as a high school student! It has been an absolute pleasure to guide these seniors through the past 2 1/2 years of high school and I look forward to helping them finish strong making this year the best one yet! Congratulations WMB Class of 2024!

So incredibly proud of our Wildcat Marching Band this evening. They absolutely rocked it at the Lenawee County Marching Festival.

Special surprise to celebrate tomorrow morning during first hour bring a change of clothes. Going to be 70 degrees at 8am.

Send those pictures and videos so I can share them. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us! It was a great night watching all of our county bands do what they love!!!

Don't forget WMB: report to the band room is no later than 5:30pm. Bus rolls out at 6pm. It's hot out there! Wear that purple show shirt and Hydrate now! We could use a few more cases of water to take with us if anyone has the time. See you soon!

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Fridays at Onsted! Welcoming our youngest Wildcats to school this morning at Onsted Elementary School! So much fun!

EMU Band Day 2023

We have had a fantastic time! I took lots of pics and video so phone died! Just now had enough charge to message but we are about 25 minutes away.
ETA is 7:40pm. Students will need to help unload trailer and clean up the bus but if everyone lends a hand, it should go quickly!

Good evening Wildcat Band Families, students are now ready to be picked up from the game. We left after halftime and loaded the trailer for EMU tomorrow.

PLEASE REMEMBER to wash your show shirt tonight so you can wear it tomorrow for EMU. Please arrive wearing that tomorrow, with a hoodie or jacket if needed and tennis shoes. Also don't forget to wear clean long black socks so you have them for your uniform tomorrow morning. :)

Great job tonight and see you in a few hours!!! :) Donuts will be waiting!

Take care!
Mrs. Mykeloff

Good evening Wildcat marching band families!

Due to a wide variety of factors, we are going to send the students home after halftime tonight.

We are about 2 minutes out from our performance and the kids are mentally and physically exhausted from a really long week with some injuries with our athletes. It's just in their best interest that they got some good sleep before our 6:45 a.m. report time tomorrow for EMU band day.

We still have to load the trailer and pack uniforms for tomorrow morning before they leave. So I anticipate students being ready for pickup around 8:45 p.m.

Please let me know if you are unable to pick them up early or if they're allowed to go back in the game afterwards to cheer on our team to victory. We wish our Wildcat FB the best as they fight hard against Dundee!

See you soon!

Wildcat Marching Band- it's Game Day! Please check your email from yesterday for details! Report time today is 4:00pm. HS Picture Day this morning first thing on stage. Bring a hoodie this morning...it's brisk and we are going outside to finish up drill! See you soon!

Game day! No changes from the band calendar for today. We will rehearse at 4 pm, eat around 5:30(pizza), and then pregame begins around 6:45pm.

I could use a volunteer to pick up pizzas from Little Caesars in Adrian at 5pm. It will already be paid for. Please message or email if you can help.

No uniforms tonight. Blue jeans or capris, ( jean shorts are fine too though it will get cool later) with our purple show shirt and tennis shoes. If you did not attend camp, please send in $15 with your student to pay for the shirt. Shirts are still available for family and friends for $15. I will have them in the stands tonight.

See you all soon!

Happy Friday WMB! Hope you are all safe and dry from last night's storm. Looks like next Thursday's game is still on!!! I'll email a more detailed post when I get my internet back but just wanted you to plan for this now. Take care and have a fantastic weekend! I can't wait to get this amazing year started!

Good morning Wildcat Marching Band Families. With the forecasted heat index and severe weather this evening, the soccer game was cancelled so we will not be performing the national anthem at this evenings rehearsal. However, I am going to keep tonight's rehearsal from 5:30 and end it at 8pm. This will give us time to reset the HS Band Room from camp, finish the uniform fittings, try on shoes and raincoats, assign band lockers, as well as work on our show music and stand tunes. We plan to be mainly inside. IF, the weather and heat breaks, we may go outside for a bit at the end of rehearsal to review the opener we learned at camp. Please bring a clearly labeled water bottle, shoes for marching and some bug spray just in case we are able to go outside. AGain, I will not take students out if there is impending severe weather and/or the heat doesn't subside. We will stay inside in the air conditioning.

Thanks so much and look forward to seeing you tonight!

Just a reminder that due to conflicts of many of our marching band families, we are not marching in the Onsted Festival Parade tomorrow. Hope to do it next year!

Also, don't forget to be at the HS at 4pm on Tuesday to play at the pavilion for back to school night. Dinner will be provided at the picnic. After we perform around 4:45pm, we will eat and then allow our students to go in for open house around 5:30pm. Students can leave their instruments at the school afterwards in a band locker so they will be there for our first evening rehearsal on Thursday, August 24th from 6-9pm.

Sooo excited to see everyone again soon!

It's Performance Day for the Wildcat Marching Band!

Students, don't forget to wear something you don't mind getting wet this morning - beach wear if you wish. Bring a pair of socks and shorts to change into and dry tennis shoes for marching. Student will receive their show shirts after our last "water break'.

The " Hot Dog, We made it through Band Camp" family picnic will be at 12:15 in the pavilion adjacent to the playground. Please park in the HS parking lot and walk around. Bring your own chairs. Performance on the blacktop begins at 1:30pm. Can't wait for these kids to show you how great they look and sound!

It's Throwback Thursday Campers! Wear your old marching band shirts or something with Onsted school colors. The show is coming along nicely. Can't wait for you to see our progress tomorrow at 1:30 after our family potluck at noon. See you then!

It's Wacky Wednesday campers!!! Wear something fun! Also, we have confirmation from Superintendent Head and the Onsted DPW that the Boil Water Advisory for certain residents in the village of Onsted does NOT AFFECT the MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING.

Finally, thanks to the Groh/Davis family for hosting another band camp bonfire tonight at their house from 7-9om. Snacks, soda, and s'mores will be provided!
We hope to see our marching band members there!

Just a reminder for Band Camp tomorrow....WE WILL BE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DUE TO THE WATER BEING SHUT OFF AT OHS TOMORROW. Please report to the OMS cafeteria doors near the Parking Lot adjacent to the Football Field right outside the middle school locker room doors. There will be NO ACCESS AT ALL to OHS tomorrow or Tuesday at least....so we are planning everything in OMS for the week.

Again report to the OMS cafeteria door at 9am with your medical form completed and signed by a parent, Your camp fee (and shoe fee if needed), as well as your instrument, music, flip folder/lyre(if you don't have these some will be available to purchase), working reeds, valve oil, neck strap, etc (again, Meyer Music will be here in case you need something), a labeled water bottle, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and bug spray. Please wear socks and tennis shoes, and school appropriate, comfortable clothes. TOMORROW IS ACTUALLY PAJAMA DAY so come comfy as we all wake up from summer break!

All forms and the week's schedule was emailed to you previously and is posted in GoogleClassroom. Please let me know if you did NOT receive an email and I can add you to the list.

IF, and only if, you'd like to stop by today to OHS from 1:30pm-2:30pm or 5:30pm-6:30 PM to take care of your registration, you are welcome to do so. I will have hard copies of all of the forms for you there. Otherwise, registration will be at OMS tomorrow from 9-9:30am.

ALSO, FLAGS & DRUMLINE don't forget you have sectionals today from 4-6pm at OHS. You'll be practicing with coaches and moving all of your equipment over to OMS.

Section Leaders and Drum Majors, our leadership meeting and camp set up will be today from 2-6pm. We will do some leadership things together and then start moving things over to OMS. Wear your walking shoes! :)

Thanks so much and see you soon!
MRS. M

2023 OHS Band Camp Schedule MON., August 7- “Manic Monday” Be Comfy and Wear PJ’s! 9:00- Check In and “Set-up”(MS Cafeteria and MS Band Room) 9:30- Introductions & Music Rehearsal(MS Band Room) 10:45-Snack(MS Cafeteria) 11:00-Set Block, Stretches & Marching FUNdamentals(Blacktop) 12:30-Lunch- PIZZA (MS Cafeteria) 1:0...

For anyone coming to help today....the driveway behind the HS is closed. Please park in front and use the main doors to the HS to enter. Mrs. Mykeloff will be working from 10am to 1:30pm...I am no longer able to stay late but I will still provide pizza today for anyone who helps!! Thanks so much!

If you planned to go see Emilie LaBrie play tonight...go to Madison HS instead!!! And if you'd like to join her...check out the Adrian City Bands page for how to join! They rehearse a new set of music each Tuesday evenings with a different theme and perform it on the following Thursday at 7. If you can make it one week, but not the next, no worries, every week there's a few new faces and some of the familiar ones may be on vacation. All HS students and band Alumni are welcome to join! No cost, just lots of fun. They normally perform and rehearse in the downtown Adrian Farmers Market pavilion. Message them or just show up with your concert instrument if you're interested! Hope to see some of you there and good luck to Emilie!!!

Thanks to all of our volunteers today that came to help in the band room! It's coming along nicely and we had a lot of fun!

Next meeting is Tuesday at 10am until it's done (hopefully by 5pm). Pizza lunch will be provided!
Leave a message if you can help!

Looking for help in the HS Band Room tomorrow from Noon to 5pm filing music, rehanging the uniforms from the cleaners, checking in school instruments, and putting things away for the summer, along with other things. :) Please leave me a message if you'd like to volunteer!

Nice work today Wildcat Marching Band! Thanks for showing up to support those who sacrificed so much! Please wash those sweaty polos today and bring them back in the morning so our MS band friends can use them tomorrow for their concert. See you soon!

WMB : see you tomorrow morning at 11 at the American Legion dressed in shorts and polos with GOOD tennis shoes and socks on. Wear sunscreen and drink water now that your body will use tomorrow. Leave your cases in your cars please.

Also: looking for someone who can loan us a wheelchair for one of our marchers who has pulled a hamstring. She has someone to push her...just needs a chair. Comment here if you can help.

And, can someone be in charge of grabbing a few bags of ice for our water coolers and getting them to the cemetery for us? We have the waters and the coolers...just need ice and transport Again, please let me know here if you can help!

Parade starts at Noon and kids can be picked up from the band room at 1pm. See you soon!

It's Flower Sale Pick Up Day!
Please be in the HS band room no later than 5pm today to pick up your orders! If you would like to get them anytime between now and 3pm just message me at (517)605-0888. Please do NOT park behind the building during bus pick up time between 2:45 and 3:10. Wait for the busses to leave before driving around back to the band room. I will have your order forms here to give back to you as well. See you soon!