Home - Gurnee District 56 School Bands

Welcome Band Parents and Students!

Welcome to the website for the District 56 band program. If you have a child in the Viking Middle School, O'Plaine School, or Gurnee Grade School band program, this is the place to come for information on performances, fundraisers, band events, and other news of interest...most importantly, you are a member of the Do Re Mi club, which works hand in hand with the band directors to help give our children a rich musical education.

It's another strike for the band at the Band Bowl-a-Thon!

January 2012

Questions or comments, or want to be notified of upcoming events? Send us an email.

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FROSTY FEST IS ON!!!!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

FROSTY FEST WILL HAPPEN AS SCHEDULED

JAZZ ENSEMBLE WILL PLAY

HITCH UP THE DOG SLED AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT VIKING AT 5:30PM

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Never Miss Another Band Lesson!

Band lesson schedules for grades 4-5 are now available online! Go to the Downloads section of the website and click on Lesson Schedules. Find the day of your lessons and print out a copy. New lesson schedules are given out and posted online every quarter.

Monthly band calendars are also posted in the Downloads section.

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Explore the Website!

This website is designed to provide as much information as possible about the Gurnee District 56 bands and our booster organization, Do Re Mi Club. Start by clicking on the word "Calendar" in the menu on the left side of this screen. This will take you to a calendar that shows every band event for the school year. Click on any event for more information about that event. You will see that our bands and boosters are very active. Interested in volunteering to help with an event? Send an email to your child's band director. They will forward it to the appropriate committee.

Let us know what you think of the website. What helps? What didn't work? Your feedback will help us make the website a helpful resource for band parents and students. Send an email to Ms. Moore at rmooreopband@hotmail.com.

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Behind Every Great Band.....

Is An Incredible Band Booster Club!

Do Re Mi is our District 56 band booster organization. They support the band financially through a variety of fundraising activities but it doesn't stop there. Every time the band performs, band parents are there, working hard to make the event run smoothly and successfully. Check out this website and become familiar with band activities. Come to a Do Re Mi meeting (times and dates are posted on this website) and meet other band parents. Chaperone a trip. Be a room monitor at a band contest. Tally scores at the Bowl-a-Thon. Before you know it, you'll be a full-fledged District 56 Band Groupie!

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