Participants in the GBS marching band program are responsible for the following expenses:
| New marching band members | $325 |
| Returning marching band members | $260 |
| Color guard members | $225 |
| Concert band only members | $25 |
Please pay fees in one of two ways:
- Venmo payment to @GBSIL-Band2023 (code 0463)
- Check made out to GBSIL
Program fees must be paid in the summer prior to the beginning of school.
Everyone Performs is a core philosophy of the GBS band program. If the participation fee creates a hardship for your family, please contact the band director to discuss scholarship options. Mr. Brian Boron, Band Director, bboron@glenbrook225.org, 847-486-4437.
Student band fees help support the band in a variety of ways:
- uniform pieces
- marching band show design and props
- equipment items such as the golf cart
- truck rentals to transport instruments & equipment to competitions
- school owned instruments
- awards and trophies given out at the annual band banquet
- yearly show patches
- recruitment t-shirts given to 8th graders
- pizza/sandwich/etc. meals throughout the year, etc.
- concert band music
- post-concert refreshments
- misc. GBSIL expenses – website, taxes, etc.
