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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Giving Tree Starts Friday!

For the 22nd consecutive year, the DGN Bands will work to support the “Giving Tree” initiative coordinated by the DGN Direct Action Club.  DGN annually supports 150 children and 25 senior citizens from the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) in Carol Stream.  It is the mission of HSP “to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty brings to needy seniors and children”.  Based on a screening process, HSP selects families for the Giving Tree from DuPage County and Kane County.

Based on our previous fundraising efforts, the DGN Band has adopted 20 children to support in 2017

We will pass an envelope in all band classes on Friday of this week, and Monday/Tuesday of next week.  Students will be invited (but not required) to make donations each of these three days.  This could be left-over lunch money, or a more substantial/purposeful donation.  The only thing we ask (for the sake of efficiently counting and managing the donations after each class period) is that students refrain from donating coins).  If your family would like to make a donation to this cause, via personal check, please make the check payable to “DGN Bands” and we will route the money through an account on campus prior to purchasing the holiday gifts for these twenty children. 

For fun, and to promote a friendly competition between band classes, we will track donations each day, and announce the average level of giving, per student, in each class.  The band class that has the highest average level of giving at the end of the three days will “win” a pizza party lunch, sponsored by Mr. Miller and myself. 

We look forward to supporting the positive work of the HSP, and encourage your Band student to give, as he/she is able.

With appreciation,

Brayer Teague

Back-To-Back Concerts (Wednesday/Thursday)

The students of the DGN Bands are pleased and proud to present two evening concerts this week, featuring five ensembles from North High, along with guest performances by the Jefferson Junior High School Band and Westview Hills Middle School Band.

Both concerts are free and open to the public. 

Click HERE to be directed to the DGN Fine Arts YouTube Channel, which will stream both events live and feature video-replay.


Wednesday, November 1 - 7:00 PM
Jefferson Junior High School Band
Westview Hills Middle School Band
DGN Concert Band
DGN Wind Ensemble








Thursday, November 2 - 7:00 PM
DGN Jazz Lab Band
DGN Jazz Ensemble
DGN Symphonic Band

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Photos from London Invitation Ceremony (Google Drive Folder)

http://tinyurl.com/DGNLondonInvitePhotos
Thursday, October 19, 2017 was an exciting day in the history of the DGN Band program as Lord Mayor Duncan Sandys, great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, extended an invitation to the Trojan Marching Band to return to London, England and perform in the January 1, 2019 London New Year's Day Parade. Photos from the ceremony may be viewed and downloaded HERE.




Friday, October 20, 2017

Trojan Spirit Shines Through Inspired Performances at Final Regular Season Football Game

Congratulations to the members of the Trojan Marching Band for an inspired performance on a beautiful October night.

A special thanks is extended to the members of the Senior Class for their dedication to the Trojan Marching Band! Seniors, you will be missed!

Thursday, October 19, 2017

DGN Band's London Invitation Featured on WGN-TV

CLICK HERE for WGN-TV coverage of today's London New Year's Day Parade invitation.

DGN Marching Band Invited to 2019 London New Year's Day Parade