WRHS "Marching Falcons" on Homecoming Court!
The 2017 WRHS Homecoming was held on Friday, October 13th.  But, thankfully, aside from some mild drizzle during the game, Friday the 13th didn't live up to its bad reputation and homecoming festivities went on as planned!  Congratulations to Trey Germano (Colorguard), Camryn Nooner (Drum Major) and Jude Smeltzer (Saxophone) who were all selected to be a part of the 2017 WRHS Homecoming Court.  Jude was a freshman representative while Trey and Camryn were members of the senior court.  Special congratulations to Camryn who was elected as the 2017 WRHS Homecoming Queen!

And the Winner of the John Deere Mower Raffle Is....
...Mr. Jason Chester!  After 2 months of ticket sales, the drawing for the winner of our John Deere D110 lawn mower was held during halftime at the WRHS vs. South Rowan football game on September 29th.  Principal, Dr. Jamie Durant, did the honors of pulling the winning ticket from the raffle drum after a brief halftime show.  Congratulations, Mr. Chester!  It's just in time to get that last cutting or two in for the season!  Thanks to everyone for their support!

West Rowan Hosts Rowan Marching Band Preview Show!
On Saturday, September 23rd, West Rowan HS hosted the 2017 Rowan County Marching Band Preview Show.  The afternoon began with masterclasses from top music educators (including professional players collegiate faculty) and then moved into the evening performances where each band performed their halftime show before combining all 6 schools for a mass performance of America, the Beautiful.  It was a great evening of fellowship and music for all!

County Bands Record Soundtrack for Literacy Video
In the evening of September 18th, students from the South, East, West and Carson High School band programs came together to record a soundtrack behind a literacy video being put together by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.  Special thanks to WRHS Band members Payton, Dylan, J.J. and Harmony for playing in our combined group for this project!

WRHS Performs Anthem for the Woodleaf Tomato Festival
On Saturday, August 19th, Abe Long, Robert Yount, Payton Robertson and Tinsleigh Myers provided the national anthem for the annual Woodleaf Tomato Festival held at Unity Presbyterian Church.  The festival features local music groups, dancers, arts, crafts, vendors, food and all manner of tomatoes, tomato recipes, tomato queens, tomato eating contests and much more!  If you missed it, be sure to come out next year!

2017 Band Camp Ends with Successful Preview Show!
Band camp... it's not something you can truly appreciates until you've been there!  The 2017 season began in early July with Drum Majors at WCU for Symposium, then Leadership Staff retreat, a week of sectionals and then a week of full band rehearsal.  This year's camp wrapped up with our annual Band Camp Preview where the students showcased some marching drills, technique exercises, pre-game for Friday night and about 3 minutes of their 2017 production entitled, Rise.  These kids are going to have a great season!  Be sure to come check them out in person!

West Rowan Alum Performs with Phantom Regiment
On July 30th, the Marching Falcons traveled to Wake Forest's BB&T Field to watch the 30th anniversary of NightBeat, a Drum & Bugle Corps competition.  This year, we had the privilege of  watching WRHS Alum, Matthew Langford (Class of 2015), perform with Phantom Regiment in their production, "Phantasm." Matthew is among the growing number of West Rowan graduates to join the ranks of Drum Corps International, "Marching Music's Major League."  We're proud of all our students, both current and former, and wish the best of luck to those auditioning for the 2018 season!

6th Annual WRHS Mattress Sale Fundraiser
On Saturday, July 29th, the West Rowan Band held it's 6th annual Mattress Sale.  With great products sold below retail - the money CFS (Custom Fundraising Solutions) saves on retail space and advertising goes to the band as profit, raising over $2,000 to the band program in just one day!  Mark and his team at CFS run a great event - and what a fun way to kick off the 2017 season!             Missed the sale, but still interested in looking at a mattress?  Just contact Mr. Trivette!

2017 West Rowan Student Leadership Staff Retreat
For several days prior to band camp, the student leadership team for the "Marching Falcons" participated in their annual "staff retreat" focusing on team-building, problem-solving, character-development, conflict-resolution, planning for the upcoming season and more!  There were a lot of difficult tasks and conversations, but the group did a great job and enjoyed a healthy dose of fun and bonding during the week as well.  Good work this week, folks!  Basics camp and band camp will be a blast... We're already excited for the 2017 season!  :-D

Drum Majors Attend Western Carolina "Summer Symposium"
While many folks were still out enjoying some time by the pool or sleeping late, the West Rowan Drum Majors (Savannah Henderson and Camryn Nooner) spent a week in mid July on campus at Western Carolina University learning about communication, leadership, problem-solving, conducting, score-study and more!  The symposium faculty are some of the top in the nation and the 18-hour days are full of excitement and learning.  They also got the opportunity to work with and observe Carolina Crown in-residence. Excellent work, ladies!  We're proud of you and know that you'll get the 2017 season off to a great start!

See more history of the West Rowan High School Band HERE!