Jingle! Jingle! Jingle! This week we will have our final rehearsal and 2 parades to finish our 2023 season.  This Wednesday we have rehearsal from 6p-8p. On Saturday we have 2 parades!  These are great community parades, and we have a lot of fun participating in them.  Students should think about and prepare for the cold evening weather and "layer up" under their uniforms.   PARADES - Saturday (Full Band) => On Saturday, students will need money for lunch.  We will be stopping at a shopping center where there are several fast food restaurants to chose from ..read more

Congratulations WDMB! 96.90 2nd Place - Silver Medal Finalist Atlantic Coast Championships Best Overall Music WHAT AN AMAZING FINISH TO OUR SEASON! First we want to thank everyone who came out to our ACC Sendoff performance. We were so thrilled to see so many people come out and fill the stands to support these hard working kids. It is great to perform out of the competition setting and share the field with our family and friends for lots of pictures. Seeing all of the proud parents and family members together on the field with their WDMB member is special. This has become one of our newest ..read more

Congratulations to the WDMB for their 2nd place finish at the 2023 NJ State Championships. The WDMB earned their best score of the season with 96.00! This is the 2nd highest score of the 75 bands who competed in state championships! Thank you to everyone who made it out to Barnegat HS to cheer us on. The WD crowd was loud and proud!!! We are so proud of our band and band parents.   This week is the final push of the season. We are still working to max out The Machine and push it to its peak. Attendance is a must.   FINAL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE SEASON This Thursday our WD Football team ..read more

CONGRATULATIONS WDMB! 2nd PLACE at the 2023 SJ Region I Championships! We are so proud of what this group is accomplishing. They are truly elite performers. Our score of 95.60 makes the WDMB the 2nd highest score out of the 126 bands in TOB. That is amazing! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us in the stands and on the field. Windy conditions continue to follow us everywhere, but our amazing staff and volunteers helped us steady The Machine gears.  Looking forward, we are down to our final 2 weeks of competition. This week we head into the NJ State championships. Next week ..read more

Another amazing week of the WDMB is in the books. Our Home Show was postponed due to rain. The WDMB placed 2nd at the Deptford TOB show and won the awards for best percussion and best color guard. The WDMB Home Show hit the field on Monday night and we gave 12 bands a great stage to display their talents. HOME SHOW THANK YOU! The WDMB works very hard and the West Deptford Band Parents do too. Thank you to everyone for rearranging schedules and finding the time to make the rain date Home Show happen. With out the parents, this is not possible. It was wonderful to give our seniors their final ..read more

No one likes rain, but the WDMB knows how to move forward and make the best out of it.  We still have a great event lined up with 12 great bands performing tonight. Thank you to all of our WD Band Parents for rearranging their schedules to make our Home Show event possible. Without you, none of this would happen. Here are the details for the band members: 4:00pm - Rehearsal 5:15pm - Rehearsal ends/Dinner time*/Buddy Bags  5:55pm - National Anthem (WDHS Madrigals) 6:00pm - Show starts 6:15pm - All band members need to report to the band room & suit up. 6:45pm - Warmups begin 8 ..read more

Group II Open Class Rankings The WDMB is really beginning to hit their stride! This week our members worked so hard to get the full machine moving on the field.​ The show is filling out quite nicely, and we still have more to come! ​We had 3 big performances this past weekend. 1) Friday's Homecoming Football Game performance, 2) Millville Competition & 3) JFK competition. All 3 shows were full of energy got stronger through the weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out to support these hard working kids. They truly respond to your reactions and feedback from the audience. Keep it comin ..read more

It was another great week of growth and strength, and the 2023 WDMB moves closer to competition. We were disappointed that we did not get a chance to debut our show at the Washington Twp. show this past weekend, but we are looking ahead to this week’s show at Gateway Regional where we know we are going to rock the stadium. Senior Recognition - Congratulation to all of our senior members and their parents who were recognized at this past Friday's football game. Our seniors have shown tremendous leadership and dedication to our program. We thank all of you for being the backbone of our program ..read more

2023 Tour Shirt Front Design The WDMB had a great opening performance at our home opening football game. Our new uniforms look very shiny and fresh. Our band parents rocked a very busy concession stand. Here we go; it’s showtime! ​ This week we are heading into our first competition at Washington Twp. High School. We are very excited to get our first numbers of the season and see where we stand. Everyone is working very hard towards making “The Machine” a hit. This upcoming Friday is Senior Appreciation Night at the game. We are very excited to have our 12 senior members and their parents re ..read more

THE MACHINE IS COMING! This past week the WDMB had great rehearsals. We had our first rehearsal with 100% attendance! Let’s keep that going! WE finished learning the finale to our show. everything is coming together very nicely. This week we have a few items that will prepare us for this week’s debut performance. UNIFORMS This past weekend we were able to get every fit for their jackets. This Wednesday we will get everyone fitted in their pants. Wee asking all musicians to arrive at 5pm for fitting, rehearsal will follow. Color uniforms are expected to arrive very soon. These are custom m ..read more