Orchestra Board & Equity Council

The Niles West Orchestra Board & Equity Council are student-run organizations in which Orchestra students can bond with fellow members, show leadership, voice student concerns and needs, and help share the future of our Orchestra program. We also assist with recruitment efforts, community building and involvement, plan Orchestra performances and events, and make Orchestra the place to be.

Orchestra Board is open to all Orchestra students and meets after school on Mondays at 3:30 PM in the orchestra room. For more info about Orchestra Board, please contact Ms. Frakes.

EQUITY COUNCIL
The vision for this committee is to create a more inclusive and equitable orchestra community. In the spirit of that vision, it is our hope that the goals, mission statement, and direction spring organically through discourse and discussion. We invite you to bring your Big Ideas and Big Questions.

• Big Idea 1: Develop innovative new programs in which to encourage and recruit students in the NWHS Orchestra program that reflect the demographic of the Skokie / Niles Township community in race, gender identity, and socioeconomic status.
• Big Idea #2: Maintain our current inclusive orchestra experience by uniting students through group goals while simultaneously celebrating and respecting each other’s unique identities.
• Big Question #1: How do we make our spaces more reflective of our community's diversity?​
• Big Question #2: How do we make our spaces safer, more welcoming, and more supportive for our students once they are with us?   ​

With these Ideas and Questions in mind, we arrange meeting topics and activities, organize of events, and implement action steps to provide incremental progress and long-term, long-lasting solutions to some of the bigger issues we all recognize.