A good day for the Marching Knights: 2nd place and Best Colorguard in Luverne. Tonight in Brandon: 2nd place, Best Guard, Best Winds, Best Drum Majors, and the People’s Choice Award!

Congrats to the Marching Knights on a great day! 1st in class in Luverne, with Best Color Guard and Best Drum Majors. In Brandon Knights also took 1st in class, Best Majors, Best Guard, Best Winds, Best Percussion, and the People’s Choice Award!

Tune into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to see OG Color Guard Captain Raeya Allen performing with the All American Marching Band, a national honor band made up of top high school students from around the country! Way to go Raeya!

Traveling in style now Knights! Pictures with the artist, Bill Sealey!

We are saddened by the passing of our former director, Jim Smith, who served as the OG Band Director from 1982-2009. Jim was a tremendous educator who positively affected so many students in his time and built great programs wherever he taught. Rest In Peace, Smitty.

Congrats to the Marching Knights on their first competition of the year. 3rd in class, Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Battery, and Outstanding Concert Percussion caption awards! Lots of work to do, but a solid foundation upon which to build. Lots of exciting shows to come

OG Band family, please keep former director, Dr. Duane Niles, in your prayers. Duane recently had heart surgery that went well, but some complications developed after the fact. Right now he and his family are battling pretty intensely. Please pray for this wonderful, caring man!

OG Trumpeters made the 5 p.m. KELO newscast with their rendition of Taps. Will tweet again when there’s a link, but maybe you can catch them again at 6 or 10!

Awesome weekend with amazing students at the UNO Jazz Festival! Great show by Jazz 1 today! Musical Achievement Awards for Clare, Aiden, Luke, Gabe VW, Shelby, & Nick; Clare and Nick were names Outstanding Soloists (only 4 awarded all day)!! Outstanding Festival!! Thanks @UNO_SOM

Shout out to the OG Band students having a great time at the SDSU Honor Band Festival! @SDSU_PrideBand

2 great ways to support OG Band in the next few days! Stop by Hy-Vee on Saturday for some old-time full service filling, and then join us on Monday for entertaining music and delicious refreshments!

Congrats to these OG Band alumni on a FANTASTIC concert with the SDSU Wind Symphony. An incredibly moving performance. Amazing things happen when you keep making music beyond high school! @SDSU_PrideBand @jwconductor

Having a great time at the Palace City Jazz Festival! Jazz II nailed it this morning and now Jazz I is warming up to go on. Don’t forget to check us out tonight at 7 at the Mitchell PAC, where Jazz I will be a featured group on the evening concert!

Congratulations to OG Band Senior Gabe Van Wassenhove!