Click on your student's grade below to find specific information about their band.
Concert dress is the following:
6th grade: Dress nicely (ie khakis, dress pants, polo, button down shirt, nice blouse, long dress or skirt, etc.). Please avoid jeans, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and T-shirts.
7th/8th grade: Completely black shoes, black socks, black bottoms that fully cover the legs, white top that covers the midriff and shoulders.
There is no need to spend a lot of money on a concert uniform! Good options include Goodwill or borrowing from someone. If you have financial concerns and need help providing your child with a uniform please reach out. We have a stockpile of extra uniform pieces for students!
Add the RMS Bands calendar to your Google calendar to help keep track of events, performances, and assignments.
Blue = 6th Grade
Yellow = 7th Grade
PurpleĀ = 8th Grade
Green = 7th/8th
Pink = All Grades
Please fill out the Google Form below to order equipment such as reeds, oils, and swabs directly from Mrs. Koella.
Loren Koella is the band director at Riley Street Middle School in Hudsonville, Michigan. She is also the Assistant Director of the Laker Marching Band at her alma mater, Grand Valley State University. She is passionate about giving every student the best music education possible and having fun while doing it!
Mrs. Koella graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2017 with a degree in Music Education with Performance Honors on the clarinet. She received her Masters in Music Education from the American Band College through Central Washington University in 2024. She loves playing her clarinet and continues to play with the Vintage Parlor Orchestra and Beer City Winds.
Hobbies: traveling, kickboxing, weight lifting, hiking, eating ice cream, and drinking coffee
Favorite Food: Tacos!
Pets: 2 cats named Fred and Louise and a Bernese Mountain Dog named Mabel
Husband: Nate, an environmental engineer