2007 Show "Ex Atrum: Out of the Dark"
Music from Angels in America-Thomas Newman
Lux Aurumque-Eric Whitacre
2007 Awards & Placements - Danville Viking Invitational
- Grand Champion
- 1st Place in Class 3A Field
| | | - Pekin Dragon Classic
- Grand Champion
- 1st Place in Class 4A Field (Winds, Percussion, Auxiliary)
| | | - Chicagoland Marching Band Festival
- Grand Champion
- 1st Place in Class 2A Field (Music, Percussion, Auxiliary)
| | | - Red & Black Fall Classic
- 1st Place in Class 3A Field (Color Guard, Percussion, GE)
| | | - Illinois Marching Band Championships Large Schools
- 1st Place in Class 1A Field (Percussion)
| | | - Illinois State Marching Band Championships
- 1st Place in Class 2A Field (Winds, Percussion, GE, Auxiliary)
- 7th Place in Finals
| | | - Bands of America Super Regional Championships: Atlanta, GA
- 4th Place in Class 2A Field
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| Director(s) Andy Empey, Katrina Fitzpatrick & Luke Shaffer School Colors Black and Red 2024 Enrollment n/a IMO Division n/a 2023 Enrollment n/a IMO Division n/a
Attending Festivals In 2024
Notes Illinois State Marching Band Championships Champions: 2022, 2023, 2024.
Illinois State Marching Band Championships Finalists: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Illinois State Marching Band Championships Class 2A Champions: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Small Schools Governors' Trophy Champions: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Class 1A Champions: 2005, 2006, 2007.
Illinois Marching Band Championships Class 3A Champions: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016.
BOA Grand National Semifinalists: 2010, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023.
BOA Cedar Falls, IA Regional Finalists: 2021.
BOA St. Louis, MO Regional Finalists: 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024.
BOA Toledo, OH Regional Finalists: 2017.
BOA St. Louis, MO Class AA Regional Champions: 2012, 2023, 2024.
The marching band is made up of approximately 130 students and performs in competitions throughout the region as well as at home football games. The band program includes Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Brass Ensemble, and Music Theory. Several students from these groups are also chosen to participate as members of the All-District and All-State Bands. Morton represented Illinois in the 2009 Inaugural Parade for President Barack Obama. Morton was a 2010 Bands of America Grand National Semifinalist, their first time ever, placing 3rd in Class AA.
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