ABOUT US
Zack and Melinda live in Woodhaven, MI with their daughter (Thea), two dogs (Kate and Jimmy), and two cats (Wolverine and Zoom).
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Meet Zack & Melinda NovickiZack and Melinda Novicki are a husband and wife musical dream team with nearly three decades of combined experience in pageantry arts.
Zack is the Associate Director of Bands at Southgate Community Schools, where he directly oversees many of the school district's award-winning ensembles. The Southgate Anderson Marching Band has been MCBA State Championships Finalists every year under his direction. Zack also helped guide the Southgate Titan Winter Guard to an MCGC Championship in 2019 and the Southgate Anderson Winter Guard to semi-finals in the 2022 WGI World Championships. This past year, the Southgate Viking Winter Guard were crowned MCGC State Champions as well! Melinda is the Director of Bands at Airport Community Schools in Carleton, MI. She teaches all instrumental students in the district from grades 5-12. Prior to her time at Airport, Melinda served as the Music Director at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School, where she facilitated growth in the music programs, and welcomed female students into the school and music department for the very first time. Together, Zack and Melinda serve as Directors of LSM Performing Arts Inc., a nonprofit pageantry arts organization in the Downriver, MI area. Throughout their time with LSM, they have helped LSM's programs earn 6 State Championships, 7 WGI Regional Championships, 6 WGI World Championships medals, and a WGI Fan Favorite Award. They also led LSM Winds to back-to-back World Championships in 2022 and 2023! Zack and Melinda's mission is to use their knowledge and experiences to help band programs not just develop quality shows and experiences for their students, but to also play a small role in developing those students into incredible human beings. |