Glenbard West Hilltopper Marching Band
Mr. Jonathan Walsh & Mr. William Ortega, Directors
Julia Oledzka & Tommy Sear & Kamari Spencer, 2021-22 Drum Majors
The 2021 Hilltopper Marching Band Season features music of the Beatles! Check out these half time performances. It's so great to be back out on the field! LETS GO!
8/28. A Hard Days Night & Eleanor Rigby
9/4. A Hard Days Night, Hey Jude, & Eleanor Rigby
9/18. A Hard Days Night, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band & Eleanor Rigby
9/25 Homecoming
MARCHING BAND
The complete calendar of rehearsal and performances can be found here: 21 Marching Band Calendar
2021 Performances
July 4 Glen Ellyn Fourth of July Parade
Aug 9 Marching Band Parent Show
August 28 FB game vs. Grandville, MI
August 30 Curtainraiser Concert
Sept 4 FB game vs. Downers Grove South - Senior Day
Sept 18 FB game vs. Proviso West
Sept 23 Fall Band Concert (All Bands)
Sept 25 College Band Day at NIU
Oct 1 Homecoming Pep Rally & Bonfire
Oct 2 Homecoming Parade & FB game vs. York
Oct 23 FB game vs. Hinsdale Central
PEP BAND
Students are assigned to either a green or white pep band. Rosters and complete schedule with call times are available here.
If you are unable to attend your assigned performance, you must arrange for a substitute. A sub form must be completed and returned to Mr. Walsh prior the day of the game.
January 7 Green Band (Boys vs DGN)
January 8 White Band (Girls vs OPRF)
January 21 White Band (Boys vs HC)
January 22 Green Band (Girls vs PW) Senior Night
January 28 Green Band (Girls vs LT)
January 29 White Band (Pack the Place, Girls game. only)
January 29 Green Band (Pack the Place, Boys game only)
February 4 White Band (Boys vs York)
Panic At the Disco!
Despite the challenges, the 2020 Hilltopper Marching Band season culminated with three "mini band" performances on Saturday, September 19. Check out the playlists from each show featuring Hey Look Ma, I Made It, Locked Out of Heaven, Say Amen and of course, the GW Fight Song!
GLENBARD WEST FIGHT SONG!
Oh, it's G-L-E-N-B-A-R-D
Oh, well, it's Glenbard, Glenbard fight again!
And for the school and team we love so well,
We're going to yell and yell and yell and yell and yell!
And when the teams in green and white appear,
With heads held high we stand and shout and cheer,
And for the school and team go on to fame
win this game.
Fight, team fight!