Waukesha South Blackshirt Bands

Welcome to Blackshirt Bands & Color Guard

Waukesha South Bands offer excellent educational opportunities for the students of Waukesha South High School. Blackshirt Bands include a marching band and color guard, two concert bands, and a jazz band. Our band is one of the most visible and active ambassadors of South High School within the Waukesha community.

Schedules / Calendars:

Marching Blackshirts Schedule (includes Band Camp): 2025

All Bands 2025-26 Schedule (Link coming soon!)

Concert Performance Schedule 2025-26 (Link coming soon!)

Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you!

Mr. DeBruin, Band Director
Mrs. Gilchrist and Mrs. Bitzan, Color Guard Co-Directors
Blackshirt Band Boosters

Social Media:

BAND: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
COLOR GUARD: Instagram

About Us

As the original high school in the city of Waukesha, the Waukesha South Bands have a long and illustrious history. The bands of Waukesha have always had a reputation of excellence, and it was here at South that the reputation began.

Several bands are offered at South:

Concert Band performs in the auditorium several times throughout the year.
Symphonic Winds and Percussion (SWAP) performs as marching band during the fall football season, as well as several auditorium concerts throughout the year.
Jazz Ensemble performs in several concerts each year, culminating with the end of year finale “Jazz Nightclub”.

All band students are required to participate in Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) Solo & Ensemble Festival.

Color Guard

Waukesha South Color Guard is open to all Waukesha South students in grades 9-12. No previous experience required!

Marchfest

A proud Waukesha South tradition!

Event Information:

Date: September 27, 2025

Location: Ken Hollub Stadium - Waukesha South High School

SPECIAL GUESTS: UW Oshkosh Titan Thunder
Pizza Ranch concessions

2:45 pm Gates open

3:40 pm Opening ceremony

9 pm Award ceremony

Visit our Marchfest page for complete information.

Cookie Walk

Holiday Bake Sale Fundraiser

Event Information:

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Waukesha South High School Cafeteria

Photos with Santa!
Live Jazz Band
Get into the holiday spirit!

Visit our Cookie Walk page for complete information.

Spirit Wear • Show Shirts • Marchfest Merch

We offer several opportunities throughout the year to purchase logo apparel and accessories. Visit our Spirit Wear page for more information.

Dining Fundraisers

Throughout the year, area restaurants donate a portion of sales to the Waukesha South Music Department on designated fundraiser nights. Visit our Dining Fundraisers page for more information.

Volunteer

There are many opportunities to help the band. Perhaps more importantly, we NEED your help! Please check back here frequently for volunteer and donation “sign-ups”.

Cookie Walk - Check back later for 2025 information. Calling all bakers and treat makers! We need donations of holiday cookies and treats to make our cookie walk a success. Don't like to bake but you still want to help? Semi-homemade treats are great, and we also need volunteers for setup and serving.
Athletic Concessions - Various dates throughout the entire school year.
- It's true! You can earn money for Band by volunteering for Athletic Booster concession shifts!
- When you sign up, enter “Band” in the comments so your shift payment goes to Band.
- If you're new to concessions, also enter “NEED TRAINING” in the comments and email wsboosterconcession@gmail.com for information.
Band Roadies - Various Fri/Sat/Sun football games and marching events from Aug-Oct.
Marchfest - Sat, Sept. 27 - BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR! LOTS OF HELP NEEDED!

Donate

Want to help support the Band program? Donate to the Waukesha South Band Fund. Your donation may be tax deductible.