The Warren Township High School Marching Blue Devils took the field this year in their show titled “Ripples on the Water.” The show included music such as “Gymnopédie No. 1” by Eric Satie, “Shenandoah” by Frank Techeli, “La Moldau“ by Bedřich Smetana, “La Mer“ by Debussy, and “Carnival of the Animals: VII“ by Aquarium. This year, the band also debuted some much-needed updates to their uniforms by completely revamping their look. They had brand-new tops, hats, and capes to match the water-themed show.

This year, the band participated five different competitions, including the state championships at Illinois State University. They also went to competitions at Grayslake North, Victor J Andrew, Lincoln-Way East, and Naperville. The Marching Blue Devils won a total of 9 awards between 4 of the shows. At the Grayslake North Invitational, the band won 1st class 4A and grand champions, as well as earning captions in percussion and auxillary. At the Victor J Andrew Invitational, the band also won 1st in class 2A and captions in music performance and visual performance. At the Lincoln-Way East Invitational, the band won a caption in auxillary. At the marching band championships at ISU, the band won the crowd appeal award and placed 4th in class 6A.

The Warren Township Marching Blue Devils completed a very successful season. While the competition was tough in some of the classes, the Blue Devils managed to win several captions and placed very well in many of the competitions under the direction of drum majors Lauren DeSousa and Chloe Dostal.