Yearly Archives: 2023

Announcement Sheet, Week of 12/18

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families!We are almost there! This is the last week of the fall semester, and I'm sure we are all looking forward to the Winter Break. The Winter Concert is on Monday, December 18 at 7:00pm at the South PAC. The itinerary for wind/percussion students is in the Announcement Sheet. We look forward

By |2023-12-17T09:19:04-06:00December 17th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 12/11

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families,Thank you for joining us last Monday for the Medal Ceremony! What a wonderful way to wrap-up our marching season. We have Vision Auditions, Ring Fittings, Winter Concert Rehearsals, and more this week! Check out the Announcement Sheet for more details.Announcement Sheet, Week of 12/11Go Vipers!Mrs. VanDoren

By |2023-12-10T09:17:08-06:00December 10th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 11-5

Good morning Viper Band and Vision Families, WHAT A WEEK! The Viper Band and Vision family has Defined the Standard in every way this week. Yes, their competitive success is amazing, exciting, and well-deserved, but watching the students work through the adversities of weather, transportation, fatigue, school work, and more was inspiring beyond measure. We are all so proud

By |2023-11-05T09:59:57-06:00November 5th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 10-23

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families! Congratulations on your UIL Area performances and becoming the 2023 UIL Area H Champions. On to State! I will be sending another email later today with additional information and itineraries for the UIL competition and the Sunday Send-off rehearsal/performance once I have more information from UIL. Thank you for your

By |2023-10-22T14:59:17-05:00October 22nd, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 10-16

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families, Congratulations to the Viper Band and VDC on a fantastic three weeks and on yesterday's competition! If you saw the Viper Band and VDC last night, you know they were amazing! It has been a tough three weeks....between school, band rehearsals, homework, and late evenings for events,

By |2023-10-15T13:42:12-05:00October 15th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/14

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families, Congratulations on making it to the first week of school! The students have been doing an amazing job, and for the first time since I have been here, we were able to perform all 4 parts of the show last week and have learned 32 pages of drill.

By |2023-08-16T08:10:19-05:00August 13th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 8/7

Good morning Viper Band and Vision Families, WHAT A WEEK! I hope your students came home and told you about all that they have learned and worked on, because we are very impressed with their work ethic and progress this week. The March-A-Thon was once again a huge success thanks to our parent volunteers

By |2023-08-16T08:08:51-05:00August 6th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of 7/31

Good morning Viper Band and Vision families, We had a fantastic first couple of days of Summer Band, and we are looking forward to getting "Spotlight" started on the band field this week! Students, make sure you are drinking water today so you are hydrated for our 7am start tomorrow. There is a new

By |2023-08-16T08:07:06-05:00July 30th, 2023|Announcement Sheet|

Announcement Sheet, Week of July 24

Viper Band and Vision Families, It was wonderful to see everyone yesterday at Band/VDC Registration! Please see the Announcement Sheet below for all upcoming events and the two new items below that students will need to have/plan for: Fanny/Waist/Belt Pack - This is a new item for this year and is required for all marching members. We

By |2023-08-16T08:02:50-05:00July 23rd, 2023|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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