Panther Marching Band

The Panther Marching Band is a flagship organization that continues to serve the entire Wallingford-Swarthmore Community. Haven's band is among the largest in the region as it averages about 350 members.

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One third of all Strath Haven students perform in the Band, making it's impact on the local community very tangible! Mr. Jack Hontz, the founder of and visionary for the Panther Band, believed that every student should feel ownership and pride in their school community. To keep Mr. Hontz's legacy alive, the Band continues a positive culture of inclusion, learning, hard work, service, and commitment to musical excellence.

Marching Band is a class offering that meets three times a week during the school day. In addition, students dedicate occasional evenings to rehearsals. Band student leadership meets for one week before Band Camp. The entire Pride of Haven joins the leaders in the last week of August for a fun, intense, and musically rewarding period of show preparation.

The Band supports the Haven Football team and cheers the on the Silver, Black, and White. The Band performs at every home and away football game, in local parades, at Philadelphia Eagles' halftime shows, in the Penncrest Festival of Bands exhibition show and every other year in Orlando, Florida.

The Panther Marching Band honors its traditions as it looks to the future. Every instrumentalist and band front member wears a JH12 logo on their uniform, lead by a distinguished Junior who carries the JH12 flag. The JH12 logo, designed in the style of our Panther music note logo, is a constant reminder of Jack Hontz's miraculous work to build this program. Band members are honored to wear his initials and the number 12, signifying Jack's belief that the Band could be the 12th player on the football team by offering support and love for fellow students.