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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Mount Ayr Community Raider marching band performs for the judges at the class 2A
state marching band contest in Glenwood Saturday
Division I rating for MAC band
A division I superior rating was earned by the Mount Ayr Community high school Raider marching band at the Iowa High School
Music Association's state marching band festival at Glenwood high school Saturday. The Raider band competed in the Class
2A division of the state contest. The show included: "Greased Lightnin'," "Summer Nights" and "Born to Hand Jive" from the
musical "Grease." The IHSMA rating vary from a division I to a division V. There are a total of four judges -- two are
on the football field evaluating each individual student, while two judges are in the press box evaluating the entire
band. After the performance the points are totaled, and that entire score is the groups' division rating. "The
students by far performed their best show on Saturday," director STOFHOFF said. "They were very confident on the field and
played with a lot of control. Every section, including the color guard, brass, woodwind and percussion scored a very high
division I rating in music execution and music general effect. It was definitely a great way to end the 2008 competitive
season." This is the band's second consecutive division I rating, and their 13th division I rating in the last 18
years. Students in the Raider marching band include: Drum Majors: Tara ADAMS, Cass HOSFIELD.
Color Guard: Kelsey GLENDENNING, TIffany WIMER, Allie KNAPP, Annie UHLENKAMP, Katelyn SOBOTKA, Ashley PHELPS, Desirare
TRAMMELL, Taylor LYNCH and Megan DOUBLEDAY. Piccolos and flutes: Ariel JOHNSON, Jamie NOVAK, Mayumi FERNANDEZ,
Charmaine JOHNSON, Luria STAATS and Melissa HAVEMAN. Clarinets: Maci SICKELS, Alex WALLACE, Ian ABARR, Johanna SCOTT,
Elisha DOUBLEDAY and Grace FERNANDEZ. Saxophones: Adam SICKELS, Kari KERNS, Shannon FOX, Matt KERNS, Shelby SICKELS,
Jesse RICKER, Kory BEAMAN, Jack GLENDENNING and Jesse PENICK. Trumpets: Tom HOSFIELD, Jordan KLEJCH, Tiffany HUNTSMAN
and Mariah FIFER. Trombones: Megan ROBERTS, Dustin PRITCHETT and Josh CASE. Pit: Cacey WILSON, Taylen ABARR and Jen
ANGUS. Drum line: Tyler HINZ, Matt JONES, Dylan LANE, Ariel DICKERSON, Cyndi BRAND and Joey TAYLOR. The Raider
marching band will march at the Tingley Halloween Parade on October 31 as well as perform at the 18th annual Band
Booster turkey dinner Sunday, Nov. 2. The middle school band, who recently placed first at the Clarinda Band Jamboree, will
also perform both places.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2012
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