The Olathe Northwest Raven Pride Bands have earned the title of Olathe’s Musical Ambassadors.

All you have to do is look at our history to see the impact that we’ve made on our community.

• 2009 under new director: Rosa Adams-Bussard
• 2011 under new assistant director Tim Starks
• Olathe District Faculty and Staff Convocation performance–one week before the school opened
• Opening of the new wing at Olathe Medical Center in September, 2003,
• Opening act for Maynard Ferguson and his Thundering Herd
• Olathe Veteran’s Day Memorial performance, 2004
• Winning Jazz and Concert Bands at National Adjudicators Invitational Band Festival, Washington, D.C.  in 2005
• Dedication of Prairie Star Parkway Bridge, Lenexa, in 2005
• Yearly marching performance at the Toys for Tots football game
• Unanimous Division I or “superior” ratings at Kansas State Large Group Concert Band Festival, 2006
• 33  Jazz Combo performances at community events including Mayors Christmas Tree, Johnson County
• Council of Mayors, Hidden Glen  Arts Festival, and numerous Chamber of Commerce functions
• 11 Division I or “superior” ratings at midwestern Jazz Festivals
• Winner of the 2006 Penn Valley/Kansas City Jazz Festival
• Performance in November 2006 at the National Veteran’s Day Parade, in New York City
• Performance at the Holiday Bowl and USS Midway in San Diego, California, in December 2008