Yearly Archives: 2022

Initial Itinerary for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Viper Band and Vision Families, We have an initial itinerary to share for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Trip! This is an itinerary for the STUDENT trip, not the Family/Friends trip. The itinerary for the Family/Friends trip will be sent out early next week. Please note that ALL times are subject to change as plans become more concrete

By |2022-09-25T16:15:50-05:00September 25th, 2022|Announcement|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 9/19/2022

Good morning Viper Band and Vision Families! Thank you to all who helped make our 8th Grade Night a HUGE success! This is one of the most important events of the year, and it truly takes an army to feed and move 500 students. Thank you! Please check out all of the itineraries in the

By |2022-09-25T16:10:16-05:00September 25th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 9/12/2022

Viper Band and Vision Family, I hope you are all enjoying the progression of this show as much as the staff is! We are looking forward to our first competition this weekend at the Dripping Springs Drumline Contest (Thunder in the Hills) at Dripping Springs HS. We typically have a HUGE contingent there to

By |2022-09-11T17:24:35-05:00September 11th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 9/5/2022

Viper Band and Vision Families, I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing 3-day weekend. It is well-deserved for our hard-working students! Students, please take care of your homework this weekend. We have already started checking grades and want EVERY student to remain eligible! Congratulations to our fundraising team for an INCREDIBLE March-A-Thon this year!

By |2022-09-05T10:05:15-05:00September 5th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/29/2022

'Katherine VanDoren' via VHS Band 9:00 AM (10 hours ago) to Katherine, bcc: band Viper Band and Vision Family! Each week gets better and better! The students had a fantastic first performance after a very busy week, and I hope everyone had a great time at the game on Friday! This will be another full week

By |2022-08-28T19:45:24-05:00August 28th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/22/2022

Viper Band and Vision Family,   I hope everyone had a great first week of school! Region Masterclasses start this week, and we have our first football game on Friday! Please see the Announcement Sheet below for the included itinerary (scroll to the bottom).  Students, thank you for a fun and energetic performance yesterday at

By |2022-08-21T11:13:26-05:00August 21st, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/15/2022

Viper Band and Vision Family, We have made it to the first week of school! We have our first afternoon rehearsal this week, so students please make sure you are hydrating all day Sunday and Monday to prepare! We also have some BIG news to share! I am very excited to announce that the

By |2022-08-21T11:17:18-05:00August 15th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/8/2022

Viper Band and Vision Family, Congratulations again to all of the students and parent volunteers on another successful VHS Band March-a-thon!  It’s always a blast to see the whole band community come together for the first time. The pledge campaign is still up and running until September 2nd, so keep up that great work

By |2022-08-08T20:19:17-05:00August 8th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, 8/1/2022

'Katherine VanDoren' via VHS Band Sun, Jul 31, 9:01 AM (1 day ago) to Katherine, bcc: band Viper Band and Vision Family, What a fantastic first week! Please make sure students are resting and HYDRATING this weekend to prepare for another busy week of marching band. The annual March-a-thon is scheduled for Saturday, August 6. In

By |2022-08-08T20:15:08-05:00August 1st, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 7/25/2022

Viper Band and Vision Family, First I want to take a moment to recognize our Percussion Section and Leadership Team on two very well-received clinics at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention (TBA) this past Friday in San Antonio, TX. Congratulations! This week is going to be exciting! Please review the announcement sheet using the link

By |2022-07-24T14:02:31-05:00July 24th, 2022|Announcement Sheet|

Defining the Standard

Welcome to the Band Department of Vandegrift High School

The Instrumental Music Department at Vandegrift High School enrolls over 300 students from the 9th through 12th grades who study with a dedicated teaching faculty as well as private lesson instructors.

Our Philosophy of Education

Music is a fundamental piece of the human experience. Music Education is therefore a necessary endeavor to ensure that the whole child is being educated. This includes skill development, cognitive understanding, and aesthetic appreciation for many forms of music.

The primary objective of the Vandegrift High School Instrumental Music Department is to develop the performance, rehearsal, and personal practice skills of each student. The vision for the program is to “Define the Standard” in all we do.

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