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Wheaton North High School Bands
We are students, we are leaders, we are musicians; together we are the Wheaton North Band Program. Whether through our concert, jazz, or marching programs, we all have a common goal. Our mission is to discover who we are and who we want to be. We strive for musical excellence. Our high expectations compel us to promote the art form of music. We continually establish and perpetuate traditions through which we develop strong relationships and mature. Musical performance helps us grow more confident and develop pride in ourselves and our program. Music helps us develop our emotions and express who we are; even after the music ends. Music is what we love and that’s why we play it.

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2007 Marching Band Awards

The recogntion page has been updated to include the winners from the Marching Band Awards Banquet

January 2008 FBPO Meeting

The next meeting of the Falcon Band Parents Organization will be held on Tuesday, January 15th 2008 at 7:00 in the bandroom. Please submit any agenda items to Mark DePino prior to the meeting by phone 630-668-5644 or E-Mail

$500 Prize - 2008 Booster Banquet

Attention Wheaton North Band Parents!

The WN Booster Club will donate $500 to the WN team or school organization (like the WN Band Department!) designated by the "Ticket Captain" (that would be Karen Kuite, your FPBO Liaison to the WN Booster Club) who sells the most tickets to the WN Booster Club-sponsored "Fandamonium", this year's annual Dinner, Dance, and Auction on Saturday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. at "The CARLISLE" in Lombard. Please see the invitation , check the Booster web site or the event web site.

This is a casual (suggested attire is WN spirit wear, meaning band spirit wear in any form!) and very fun, very well-attended event! As the FBPO "Ticket Captain," I have already sold 10 tickets to non-band parents, have sold another 6 tickets to band parents, and we need more band parents to attend and support this Booster fund-raiser because Boosters annually gift hundreds of dollars back to the performing arts departments here at North in the form of band instruments we need, stage upgrades, uniforms, etc.! Let's join forces for a night out together to support our students at Wheaton North!

So far we have a table for 10 started with 6 band parents seated at this first "band" table. Let's fill it and start a second and a third table for 10, filled with band parents supporting a great cause! Look at it as a Market Day order or an order for Innesbrook wrapping paper ... it ultimately benefits our performing arts programs in general and our band students in particular!

Tickets are $65 per person before Feb. 6, and $75 after that date. Band parents, talk to your friends, neighbors, or band parent buddies, and plan this as a social event for a group of you! Or, just join us as a single or as a couple at one of the band tables for the evening! If we sell the most tickets, the band department would win the $500 prize!!! The food is excellent, the music fun, and browsing the auction tables is like checking out an upscale Kane County Flea Market, with nothing to lose, and nothing but unique, fun, and unusual baskets and bargains to gain, from restaurant gift cards, theater tickets, jewelry, and "spirits," to spirit wear, sporting events, and entertainment media, like CDs and DVDs. We may even auction off one of our jazz combos to play at the event of your choice! Think graduation party!

For tickets, call Karen Kuite at (630) 462-1235 as soon as possible, and the bands at Wheaton North just might win that $500 !!! Leave a message or a question, and I'll call you right back! Hope to see you on March 1!

November 1st - 2007 Fall Concert/8th Grade Band Day

The first concert of the season is here. It is also 8th Grade Band Day, where the the 8th graders join with the Wind Ensemble to get a taste of what if feels like to be a part of the the Wheaton North Music Department. The concert starts at 7:00 pm.

The FBPO will host a reception following the Wind Ensemble concert. Many of you signed up to bring cookies, juice, fruit or milk. Thank you! Your food donations can be delivered to the Commons before the concert. Questions? Contact Cathy Colten between 6:15 am and 9 pm.

Links to Sites by Instrument

The Links page has been updated to include reference to sites of interest by instrument This page can also be accessed from Links in the menu bar at the top of the page

Market Day

The dates for Market Day orders and pickups haven been posted to the web site. Please mark your calendars. This is one of our most consistent fund raisers, so please consider ordering at Market Day

Problems with AOL

There seems to be a problem with emails sent from the the FBPO email account at yahoo.com to email addresses at AOL.com. Many have bounced. This has now happened twice. The problem is that it takes so long for the email system to finally give up, that the timeliness of the email is lost.

We cannot 'make' the email systems cooperate, so any time an email goes out, I will try to add the same material on this page. I would suggest signing up to be notified whenever this site changes (click on monitor changes over to the right).

I will also try to resend the problem email as soon as I get the failure message, just so you have it. Sometimes the second sending works. If anyone has insight into resolving this sort of issue, please let me know.

Automatic Web Site Update Notification

There are several web sites which will monitor web sites and send you an automatic email whenever a site is updated. The email includes a link, so current information is only a click away. I have been using ChangeDetection.com, for the last week and have had no problems.

You only need to provide the website (http://www.wnband.org/) and your email address. This is a great way to stay current with our web site. Click the button to the right to start the process.

Band Performances - VIDEO

We are experimenting with posting the WNHS Bands performances on the website. Depending upon the movie player you use, this may mean that the entire video file - which may be quite large, depending upon the length of the movie - may be downloaded to your computer and begin playing upon completion of the download. The download may take several minutes and consume large amounts of disk storage space.

The initial format of the performances will be in Microsoft "Windows Movie" (.wmv) files. In order to play the movies, a movie player must be installed on your computer. The most common players may be obtained free at:
Media Player for Windows XP

Apple QuickTime
Media Player Components for Apple QuickTime

Senior Farewell Concert - May 21, 2007

In the future, we will refine the video capabilities as our budget allows. Please forward your comments

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