Warrior Marching Band Camp 2009

We are one day into the new marching band season, and I'm very pleased with the band thus far. We have 52 members, so we are right where we were last year. With a total band enrollment of 150, that means over a third of the students have volunteered to march, which is great! We had a number of officers in last week to get everything ready, and the band moms are busy preparing for Wednesday night's dinner and uniform distribution. Our two drum majors, Nick and Logan, spent a week at the Smith-Wallbridge camp with their instructors, who included former DHS drum majors Emma Burrows (University of Illinois Drum Major), Wade Wheatley (Vanderbilt University Drum Major), and Pres Maxson (former University of Iowa Drum Major). I'll be sitting down to write up our pregame and first halftime this morning, so everything is in great shape for another wonderful season. We even have fresh editions of the Fight Song, Alma Mater, National Anthem, and America, as well as some of our favorite stands tunes.

If you are a parent, alum, or just a friend of the band, I'd like to invite you to join us on Friday, August 28 at 7:30 for our first home game at Adams Field. Check out the new students and see how our veterans have taken on the mantle of leadership. It's going to be a great year!

Check back later this week for some pictures of camp...