NEWS ARCHIVE
 'phoenix' winterguard wins Indiana High School Color Guard Association's 2006 class 'b' division finals
On Saturday, March 11 2006, North Side's Winterguard, Phoenix, won the IHSCGA Division 'B' Finals at Center Grove High. Performing their 2006 competition show 'Stormfront,' Phoenix won two other contests earlier in the year.

 

marching band places 6th in class 'b' issma state finals
In October, the Marching Band placed 6th in the 2005 ISSMA State Marching Band Finals at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. More information about the 2005 season can be found by visiting the Marching Band and Contest Results pages.





32nd annual evening of jazz closes the 2006 concert season
 The annual Evening of Jazz concert launched the audience into Memorial Day weekend with an exciting collection of jazz standards and contemporary jazz sounds. The concert featured all three of North Side's jazz ensembles (Jazz III, Jazz II and the Wildsiders Jazz Ensemble), and was under the direction of Mr. Ed King II. More pictures from Evening of Jazz may be seen here.


Marching band performs in three rivers festival parade
 On Saturday, July 8 North Side's Marching Band performed in the Three Rivers Festival Parade. Their return to the parade was part of the celebration of Forth Wayne Community School's 150th Anniversary. The parade was the culmination of three weeks of rehearsals, and kicked off the 2006-2007 edition of the marching band. It was nice to 'be back' and to see so many Band alumni and fans! More pictures from the parade may be seen here.

 14th Annual North Side Jazz Festival Features Saxophonist Ernie Watts; Snider and Merrillville named as honor Bands
 Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts displayed his amazing virtuosity at the 14th Annual North Side Jazz Festival which was held on March 25. After a day-long competition of 27 jazz ensembles, Mr. Watts presented an educational clinic, stressing the importance of daily practice. Jazz bands from Snider and Merrillville High Schools were then selected as honor bands, leading off the evening concert. This was followed by performances by the Wildsiders and the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra, both featuring Mr. Watts as guest artist.