North Butler Music Department

05/09/2026

Congratulations to the North Butler Band on receiving a Division II at Large Group Contest in Waverly tonight. Excellent final performances of Jackson Lake Overture and Cumberland Cross.

05/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to the NBHS Concert Choir on their Division I performance at the IHSMA Large Group festival on Fri. May 8, 2026! They brought their ‘A’ game for sure! And after our big swing show on Tuesday too, it has been such a great and successful week, worth all the hard work that they put in! Way to go, choir!! 💙💛🎶

05/07/2026

SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! Congratulations to Jacob Dubiel, Taylor Debner, and the entire cast on a job well done!

North Butler has been recognized with the following awards and honors for their March production "Shrek The Musical, JR" as part of the 2026 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (IHSMTA), presented by EMC Insurance Companies:

Production Awards
Distinguished Scene - Make a Move

Student Awards
Special Recognition in a Principal Role - Jacob Dubiel as Shrek
Special Recognition in a Principal Role – Taylor Debner as Pinocchio

A year-end Awards Showcase will be held at the Des Moines Civic Center on Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. and will recognize a total of 110 adjudicated schools from across the entire state. The Awards Showcase will be livestreamed at IowaPBS.org as part of a collaboration with Iowa PBS. Iowa PBS will also broadcast a highlights special of the event later this summer on dates to be announced.

IHSMTA is a year-long, signature education initiative of Des Moines Performing Arts.

05/05/2026

We’re all set up and ready to go for “Sunshine, Ocean Tides, and Good Vibes!” Curtain at 6:30! See you then!!!

05/05/2026

05/03/2026

Some group photos from this past Thursday’s swing show dress rehearsal night — the show is now only 2 days away! And it’s going to be GOOD! ☀️🌊😎

The annual NBHS Spring Swing Show “Sunshine, Ocean Tides, an Good Vibes” Tuesday, May 5, 2026 6:30pm ‘Old gym’ in Greene. Free will donation admission/refreshments.

04/29/2026

The Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra performed today in the NB JH/HS Gym. Our students, which also included grades 3-6, were an attentive audience and asked great questions afterwards.

04/23/2026

Several members of the HS Jazz Band performed during lunch at the elementary today. They also rehearsed Dvorak's New World Symphony with the Gr 5 & 6 bands in preparation for Monday's Parade of Bands Concert. JayLynn, bass; Trinity, tenor sax; Paige, piano; Nevaeh, alto sax; Samuel, trombone; Weston & Miles, drums & aux; Cameron, baritone.

04/22/2026

You actually don't want to miss this one!! Join the high school concert and variety choirs (along with solos and small groups) for a super fun evening of music!

The Annual NBHS Spring Swing Show: "Sunshine, Ocean Tides, and Good Vibes"

04/20/2026

North Butler hosted instrumentalists and vocalists from eight schools participating in the IHSMA Solo and Ensemble Festival for 1A on Saturday. Along with North Butler, guest schools were AGWSR, Clear Lake Classical, Lake Mills, Newman Catholic, Riceville, St. Ansgar, and West Hancock.
North Butler band members prepared 6 ensembles and 5 solos. Our instrumental groups earned 5 Division I's, 4 Division II's, and 1 Division III. One group performed well, but for comments only due to a technicality. There were a lot of musical performances heard throughout the day. Thank you to all who helped make our site run smoothly!

04/18/2026

Solo/Ensemble 2026 is in the books! It was a great day! Here are photos of the participating choir students.

Thank you to everyone who helped set up, work a job, and/or clean up! All you do is so so appreciated to so many! ❤️