If you play a percussion instrument, then you might be interested in joining the New Trier Drum line. Drum line supports the varsity football team by performing at New Trier Varsity football games at home. You do not have to be enrolled in a school ensemble course and incoming freshmen are very welcome!

Sponsor: Tom Benko
Email: benkot@newtrier.k12.il.us 

If you love “Second City” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, you’ll love learning, practicing, and perfecting your improvisational comedy skills. NQA (No Questions Asked), New Trier’s after-school improv club and troupe, meets weekly and performs near the end of the year. We welcome students who enjoy acting without a script, working with other creative students, and building skills that lead to performance. 

Sponsors: McKenzie Morrell and Bekah Gadlin 

Meetings & Location: First meeting will be Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 3:40 PM, W023 Theatre Classroom, Winnetka Campus. Meetings will continue on Wednesdays until after the April Improv Showcase. Freshmen are encouraged to continue participating by taking the NT activity shuttle to the Winnetka campus, which leaves from Happ Road right afterschool.

Jam club is a student-led jam session where students learn new jazz tunes, teach each other, improvise, and have a great time in a super-supportive environment.

First Meeting: Thursdays from 3:45 – 5:00p in W110 Jazz Room, Winnetka Campus
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net

Lagniappe-Potpourri is New Trier's variety show. It features student-created scenes, songs, and dances as well as student-designed sets, lights, props, and costumes. Students are supervised in all levels of production and decision-making including building, choreographing, composing, conducting, designing, directing, managing, marketing, performing, producing and writing. 

Click here to go to LAGNIAPPE-POTPOURRI

Come to learn more about music and writing music. This club is for anyone who enjoys writing music, playing music, or just wants to learn more. We meet in the New Trier Music Theory Lab and experiment with programs like GarageBand, and Sibelius. Share music you’ve written yourself, your inspirations, or learn about what others are creating.

• Meetings: Tuesdays from 3:35-4:35 PM in room W221 (Music Theory Lab), Winnetka Campus
• Sponsor: Patti Rohwer, extension 6698
• E-mail: rohwerp@nths.net

Students in this innovative dance company practice dance techniques, choreograph original works and rehearse for Dance Days, the Northfield Dance Ensemble Showcase and other school-wide performances. All styles of dance may be a part of the performance. All dancers are welcome to join-freshmen through seniors and beginners through advanced. Leadership opportunities are available as well!

Director: Lucy Riner, extension 6554
E-mail: rinerl@nths.net

Meetings & Locations: Coming soon!

Pep Band

Support your team with your talent! Join musicians of all ages and perform popular music at the home football and basketball games!

Any student who currently plays a band instrument, bass, or electric guitar is welcome! Pep Band is a great way to learn a lot of new tunes and have a great time showing your school spirit with your fellow musicians at home football games, pep rallies, and basketball games.

Meetings: Tuesdays from 3:45-5:00pm, W118, Band Room, Winnetka Campus 
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net

prod.by.NT is New Trier’s music production club. It’s a low-key environment, and members work at their own comfort level. This may include navigating a DAW, programming and synthesizing sounds, replicating advanced techniques, and mixing and mastering.

Meetings: Wednesdays (Anchor), Periods 4A & 4B, W221, Winnetka Campus
Sponsor: Nate Landes, extension 6695
E-mail: landesN@nths.net

Soundtraks is New Trier’s student-run video and audio production club. We record and live broadcast New Trier music and theater productions using multiple cameras, multi-track audio, and industry standard post-production editing software. No experience is required to join – we learn on the job! If you’d like using professional cameras and audio gear, this is the club for you. If you’re interested in mixing and editing audio using Logic Pro, check us out. If you want to develop your video editing chops, connect with us! We’ll meet in the Soundtraks studio on the Winnetka campus, room W235 (next to the radio station). Email Mr. Meyer at meyern@nths.net with any questions. Our first recording project for 23-24 will be Lagniappe-Potpourri!

First Meeting: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 3:45pm in W235, Winnetka Campus
Sponsor: Nic Meyer, extension 6701
E-mail: meyern@nths.net

Stage Crew is offered 6 days a week. Students choose their own level of participation, days and frequency, according to their personal calendar. Most students participate 2-4x week, and may vary their schedule week by week.

MEETS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 3:45PM - 6:00 PM AND
SATURDAYS 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 4:00PM

Click here to go to STAGE CREW website
Click here to sign up for 1st Quarter Crew