Music Program
The Waubonsie Valley Music Program has received a GRAMMY Award six times in total. WVHS was named a GRAMMY Association's Signature School in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2011 through the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 2007, WVHS was one of two schools in the nation to receive the honor of the GRAMMY Association's Signature GOLD School. The department was again honored as a GRAMMY Signature GOLD School in 2011. In 2006, the Waubonsie Valley choirs traveled to Branson, MO and in 2008, to Italy, performing around the country including a short performance during a Wednesday night Mass at the Vatican. In 2012, Waubonsie Valley choirs traveled to Sydney, Australia and performed in the Sydney Opera House.
Waubonsie bands also make regular trips, over the past few years the band has traveled to Walt Disney World, London, Hawaii, New York, and most recently Rome, Florence, and Siena Italy. In addition, the Orchestra frequently makes international trips, including over the past several years Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Prague. The band and orchestra program consists of 5 different bands, one of which is for freshman only and four of which require auditions. The band program also offers extracurricular ensembles such as, steel pan band, percussion ensemble, and jazz ensemble. The choir program offers seven choirs and several extracurricular ensembles, most notably two show choirs. The top level mixed show choir "Sound Check" is award-winning and for the 2009 season, it finished the year ranked 1st in the nation by the Show Choir Rating System.
The WVHS marching band participated in a New Year's Day Parade in London on 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2006. The WVHS Marching Warriors took fifth place overall at the Illinois State University High School Marching Band Championships in 2006 and placed third in their class. There are 2 long-standing cappella groups, one male and one female. They are called Cloud 9 and Pink Notes.
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