Concert Bands
- OMEA State Large Group Event, Lakota Freshman School, April 28-29, 2006
A state record – all four bands earn superior ratings at state contest!
First school in Ohio to have three bands in Class A or above earn superior ratings!Symphonic Winds (Class AA) – I Superior
Red Symphonic Band (Class A) – I Superior
White Symphonic Band (Class A) – I Superior
Concert Band (Class C) – I Superior
- OMEA District 13 Large Group Event, Fairfield High School, March 17-18, 2006
First school in OMEA history to have 6 bands earn superior ratings at district contest!
Symphonic Winds (Class AA) – I Superior
Red Symphonic Band (Class A) – I Superior
White Symphonic Band (Class A) – I Superior
Concert Band (Class C) – I Superior
Freshman 3rd Period Band (Class C) – I Superior
Freshman 4th Period Band (Class C) – I Superior
- Senior Award Winners
John Philip Sousa – Jenny Beaulieu
Senior Concerto – Megan Lavengood and Alex Snyder
Semper Fi – Megan Gruber
Louis Armstrong Award – Patric Buchroeder
Bravo Award – Genevieve Beaulieu (Wesley Park – Freshman)
| 2005 – 2006 OMEA All-State Ensembles 12 Lakota West Band Members |
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ConcertBand Nathan Blevins, horn |
Jazz Band Todd McClimans, trumpet Orchestra Aleena Bhatacharya, clarinet |
Marching Firebirds – “A Day in Infamy”
- Marching Firebirds Trip to Hawaii, November 20 -26, 2005
The Marching Firebirds performed at Pearl Harbor and the Waikiki Holiday Parade in Oahu, Hawaii. The band was accompanied by Joe Witt, a Pearl Harbor survivor, and his wife. To see the Cincinnati Enquirer article about the trip, CLICK HERE.
- OMEA State Marching Band Contest, Dublin Coffman High School – October 29, 2005
Straight Superior Ratings!
- Marching Firebirds Awards
Dan Kenworthy Scholarship Award: Mandy Robe
Outstanding Senior Marcher: Mandy Robe
Outstanding Senior Guard Member: Stephanie Rossignol
Outstanding Rookie Marcher: Robert Armstrong
Outstanding Rookie Guard Member: Theresa Rice
- Anderson Band Expo – October 22, 2005
Class AA Results:
Best Auxiliary: Lakota West
Best Percussion: Fairfield
Best Field Commander: Middletown
3rd Place Class AA: Middletown
2nd Place Class AA: Fairfield
1st Place Class AA: Lakota WestOverall Results:
Best Music: Lakota West
Best Marching: Lakota West
Best General Effect: Lakota West
Reserve Grand Champion: Fairfield
Grand Champion: Lakota West
SUPERIOR RATING (Class AA) — Lakota West, Fairfield, Middletown, Anderson, Turpin
- Kettering Fairmont Fall Classic Marching Band Contest – October 15, 2005
Class AA Results:
1st Place Auxiliary: Springboro
1st Place Percussion: Springboro
3rd Place Class AA: Pickerington North
2nd Place Class AA: Beavercreek
1st Place Class AA: Lakota WestOverall Results:
Best Music: Lakota West
Best Marching and Maneuvering: Lakota West
Best General Effect: Beavercreek
Grand Champion: Lakota WestSUPERIOR RATING (Class AA) — Lakota West, Beavercreek, Pickerington North, Tory, and Springboro
- Springfield Shawnee March-O-Rama – October 1, 2005
Class AA Results:
1st Place Auxiliary: Lakota West
1st Place Percussion: Lancaster (Lakota West 2nd)
Best Field Commanders: Lakota West
Best Music: Lakota West
Best Marching and Maneuvering: Lakota West
Best General Effect: Lakota West
2nd Place Class AA: Lancaster
1st Place Class AA: Lakota WestOverall Results:
Grand Champion: Lakota West
SUPERIOR RATING (Class AA) — Lakota West, Lancaster
- Tippecanoe (Tipp City) Invitational – September 17, 2005
OVERALL Results:
Outstanding Music: Lakota West
Outstanding Marching and Maneuvering: Kettering Fairmont
Outstanding General Effect: Kettering Fairmont
2nd Place: Lakota West
Grand Champion: Kettering FairmontSUPERIOR RATING and qualifier for Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Contest — Lakota West, Kettering Fairmont
- Oxford BOA Preliminaries – September 17, 2005
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