Summer Camp Registration is OPEN!
Band students entering Grades 5-8 in DPS 109.
August 13-15, 2018
Caruso Middle School
Deerfield, IL
Join us for three days of wonderful music making! Students will participate in full band rehearsals, lessons with professional clinicians, team building activities, and much more! Please fill out the registration for and/or contact Mrs. Dykema with questions. Hope to see your child this summer!
Winter Concert Assemblies
4th and 5th grade band students rocked the house on Monday for their winter concert assembly at Walden. Congratulations to all on a great first winter performance! Hope to see everyone on Thursday night at Shepard.
Halloween Concert 2017
Congratulations to all Walden and Kipling 4th and 5th grade band students on a fantastic performance!
5th Grade Band Rehearsal
Come hear these fabulous 5th graders in their first concert of the year tomorrow night (October 25th) at Shepard starting at 7:00pm!
First 4th Grade Rehearsals 2017!
Winter Band Concert 2016
Band students from Walden and Kipling Elementary Schools and Alan B. Shepard Middle School performed a wonderful concert last week! Congratulations to all of these great musicians!
Winter Concert Assemblies
Congratulations to all 4th and 5th grade band students on their wonderful performances for the students of Walden and Kipling this week!
Halloween Concert 2016
Band students from Walden, Kipling, and Shepard did a fantastic job performing in the Halloween Concert last night! Great work!
Welcome Back!
The 2016-17 school year begins on Monday, August 22! Please check your email for important band updates for the beginning of the year. Contact Mrs. Dykema if you have any questions!
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Band Sign Ups!
Sign ups are open for students entering 4th and 5th grade next year. Please click on the link below to sign up for an instrument fitting time on Wednesday May 25, or Tuesday May 31st at Caruso Middle School. Contact Mrs. Dykema if you have any questions.
Leadership Day at Kipling
Students at Kipling welcomed community leaders today to showcase how the Leader in Me program has impacted their learning this year. Band students performed for these guests at a welcome reception this morning. Fantastic work!
Potbelly Concert
Thank you to all that came to support the band students of District 109 at Potbelly! All of the students did a great job! We look forward to hearing them perform at our upcoming Elementary Band Recital on February 23rd.
Winter Concert
Congratulations to the 4th and 5th grade band students from Walden and Kipling. They played a wonderful concert last night!
Halloween Concert
Congratulations to the 4th and 5th grade bands on a fantastic Halloween Concert!
Meet Mrs. Dykema
My name is Emily Dykema and I am the 4th and 5th grade band director at Walden and Kipling schools this year. I am extremely excited to work with your students and continue to grow their love of band over the next school year.
I have taught band over the past four years in the North Suburbs of Chicago, including three years as the Assistant Band Director at Maine West High School in Des Plaines. In addition, I have also performed with several professional and community ensembles including the Glenview Community Band, Mount Prospect Community Band, and North Park University Concert Band. I am currently working on my Masters in Music Education at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. |