West Noble High School Music Department
Meet Our Director
Chris Douglas
Music Director
(260) 894-3191 ext. 3716
A little about Mr. Douglas: A former band member himself in high school, Douglas played bass guitar for pep band, and tuba for concert and marching band. He went to Taylor University where he majored in music education and participated in wind ensemble, jazz band and worship band. Before coming to West Noble, he was the director of bands at Columbia City High School.
Notable Information
WNHS currently has concert band, choir, marching band and pep band. WNHS also has a color guard accompaniment for marching band, directed by Amanda Shoemaker.
Marching Band Drum Majors are senior Candy Reyes and junior Logan Hager, overseeing nearly two dozen members of the West Noble Marching Band.
West Noble Marching Band will perform at all home football games (see schedule below) as well as at the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival Parade (9/1) and begin the ISSMA State Series with ISSMA Scholastic Preliminaries (10/11). Pep band performs at several home boys and girls basketball games, and have a winter concert performance.
How can you get involved?
Anyone is welcome to join marching band, regardless of your music or dance experience! We will teach you what you need to know. If you have played an instrument before, you might join concert band, or if you love to sing you can join the choir. If you want to learn a new instrument, there are guitar classes and applied music classes offered, depending on interest and scheduling.
What can we hang our hats on?
The concert band, which has nearly 40 members this year, has earned plaques for their performances at the Purdue Fort Wayne Windfest, and the marching band won first place in all captions at the Goshen Invitational in 2024.
Other Dates of Note:
2025 Fall HS Music Dept. Concert - October 21, 7 p.m.
2025 Winter HS Music Dept. Concert - December 16, 7 p.m.
2026 Spring HS Music Dept. Concert - April 27, 7 p.m.