Click on your student's grade below to find specific information about their band.
All RMS band students will need to have the following items for their band binder. This is essential to helping kids stay organized and to help rehearsals run efficiently. Each item below also has a link to Amazon for easy ordering! If you have trouble getting these items please reach out to Mrs. Koella.
Concert dress is the following:
6th grade: dress nicely (ie khakis, dress pants, polo, button down shirt, nice blouse, long dress or skirt, etc.)
7th/8th grade: completely black shoes, black socks, black bottoms that fully cover the legs, white top that covers the midriff and shoulders
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
Or order directly from Meyer Music with the instructions below.
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.
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