Superior for the CCHS Marching Band

Barry Cain, Staff Writer

Atmadja, Quidam, Ninkou Latora, and Incantation are all songs  which the Campbell County High School Marching Band played this season for their show “Cirque Du Soleil”.  All though members weren’t jumping through hoops of fire or juggling swords, the music and drill brought the same common amusement of the French acrobatic show to the field.

The band, directed by Christopher Lubken and drum majors senior Stephanie Matsunaga and junior Stephen Wadsack, pushed the band all season to become the best they could be.

“We improved so much over the season, plus the Drum Line was tight!” said junior Amy Bradley.

At the Marching Band Festival held in Casper on October 17th,  the CCHS Marching Band blew the crowds away with the show, earning them not only a Superior rating, but also a General Effect caption award.

“I wish some individuals would have stepped up. Five percent more and I know we would have gotten more captions,” said Lubken., “However, we did lose a whole week of practice to snow. Overall though, the band is moving in the right direction.”

This year’s music selection was much harder than last, showing how far the group has come. Last year’s theme was “On the Silver Screen” which featured music from Danny Elfman, and Indiana Jones. The band received a Superior rating and a Color Guard caption. Comparably, this year the band is miles from where they were.

The scores at State are compiled into six categories, making it very difficult to receive a good rating. The scores from the judges were as follows:

Percussion: 42.8

Auxiliary: 41.5

Drum Major: 83

General Effect: 86 and 80

Music General Effect: 189

Overall: Superior

The band,  has come a long way in paving the road to their second consecutive Superior rating. They have showed Wyoming that CCHS excels at everything, from sports, academics, and even to marching band.

This season will also be the last for seniors who have been marching their whole CCHS career. They include:

Barry Cain- Color Guard Captain

Alex Duval- Tuba

Kayla Graves- Trumpet line Co-Captain

Marlena Mills- Low Woodwinds Captain

Stephanie Matsunaga- Head Drum Major

Even though they leave, they leave with advice. “To future Drum Majors, be confident about your band; don’t be power hungry,” suggested Matsunaga.

So here’s to the band and all the participants. Thanks for upholding the Camel name and status quo.