Dearborn High School - The Marching Band

The Marching Band

The Dearborn High School Marching Band, is under the direction of Jeff Oshnock. They perform at every home game, and send a pep band to playoff games. The band has received the highest ratings at the MSBOA Marching Band festival in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. They are ranked in the highest division as a class AA band. The band often plays at local venues, as well as community events and is available for hire all year round. They have played a variety of half-time shows in the past, including Journey, Styx, The Doors, Santana, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Swing Songs, and West Side Story and have performed in annually in the City of Dearborn's traditional Memorial Day Parade. In 2008 the Band was selected to participate in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington D.C. In March 2011, the DHS Marching Band marched in Dublin, Ireland in Ireland's National St. Patrick's Day Parade and was honored as the Top Youth Band of the Parade.

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