And They're Off
The 2008 CCHS Band show is titled The Hunt. The music is a little
mysterious and sneaky. The music book and drill were composed by
Alex Yoder. Download an mp3 to memorize with. [mp3]
 ISSMA
State Solo & Ensemble
Three CCHS students performed at State Solo & Ensemble on Feb.
23. Alan Murphy, Mandy Peters and Derek Line. Each student played
a solo at North Central HS. Combined CCHS brings home two gold ratings
and 1 silver. (Feb. 23)
Winter Guard Holds Strong
Feb. 23 was yet another strong performance for Winter Guard. In
competition at Anderson, the guard took second place honors out
of 7 in class AA. I am so proud of this group for doing so well
in a new class! (Feb. 23)
Winter Percussion is Back
Feb. 23 also marked the return of Winter Percussion after many
years of absence. The ensemble performed at Greenfield Central.
Out of 5 schools, CC brings home 4th. This is a good start to a
new venue of music performance at CCHS. (Feb. 23)
Music Students Tour Univeristy of St. Francis & Sweetwater
Twenty Columbia City music students had the opportunity to participate
in a Music Technology workshop at the University of St. Francis.
Following the workshop, lunch was provided at Sweetwater Sound.
Students were next given a  demonstration
of Sweetwater's in house, state of the art auditorium. The day rounded
out with a tour of the facility and a short presentation about how
to plan for a career in music technology.
(Feb. 22)
Winter Guard Performs at Lafayette Jefferson
 The
Winter Guard had another outstanding performance at Lafayette Jefferson.
In a huge class of 14 AA guards, CC wound up in a very respectable
3rd place. Next Saturday they will compete at Anderson HS. (Feb.
16)
Winter Guard Performs at Eastern
CC Winter Guard places 3rd at Eastern HS Winter Guard Invitational.
(Feb. 9)
CC Pep Band at Grace College
 Columbia
City Pep Band joined forces with the Grace Lancer Band as the Lancers
squared off with Indiana Wesleyan.  Columbia
City had ties to both sides of the court: Columbia City 2004 graduates
Marcus
Moore and Scott
Moore playing for Grace and Zach
Coverstone playing for Indiana Wesleyan. Each band plans to
trade shared performances in 2009. View photos [here].
(Feb. 6)
Winter Guard at East Central
Winter Guard takes 2nd at their first invitational in class AA.
Super job girls! (Feb. 2)
ISSMA Solo & Ensemble District
Congratulations to all who participated in Solo & Ensemble.
(Jan. 26)
GOLD
Derek Line (*ISSMA State Finalist)
Mandy Peters (*ISSMA State Finalist)
Alan Murphy (*ISSMA State Finalist)
Tommy Cox
Flute Quartet - Diedre Van Straten, Lynn Emrick, Chelsie Johnson,
Brittany McCleary
Clarinet Quartet – Leander Kauffman, Mandy Peters, Olivia
Western, Alexis Nelson
SILVER
Megan Wyatt
Rachel Hazelet
Chelsie Johnson
Jenny Reeve
Sax Quartet – Leander Kauffman, Sam Rose, Eric Marty, Ashley
Cornwell
Winter Guard opens season at Bishop Dwenger
In their first contest of the season the Winter Gaurd left the
floor as Class AAA Champions. To top off the day, the Guard was
bumped to Class AA. (Jan. 26)
NHC Honor Band
Congratualtions to those who were selected for the 2008 Northeast
Hoosier Conference Honor Band hosted by East Noble.
Diedre VanStraten*
Leander Kauffman, Mandy Peters, Olivia Western
Sam Rose, Megan Wyatt*
Derek Line*, Zac Grable
Dan Turnbow, Jordan Schinbeckler, Ryan LaRue
Jenny Reeve, Tommy Cox, Rachel Hazelet
Bold* = 1st chair
 Marching
Eagles In Finals
November 3 marked the final contest for the Eagles in 2007. Twenty-nine
band participated in Championships prelims. The top 10 bands qualified
for Championship finals. CC qualified for finals in 6th place of
29. In the finals round, Columbia City defended their 6th position
by earning their highest score of the season: 76.5.
 CC
Charges into ISSMA Regional
The Eagles headed to Lafayette Jefferson HS to compete in ISSMA
Regional competition among 15 bands. The Eagles presented their
best show and earned their highest score of the season. With heads
held high, the Marching Eagles look forward to their final invitational
of 2007 in Madison, IN on October 27. The season will culminate
in Beavercreek, OH on November 3 for MSBA Championship Finals.
 Marching
Eagles Take First at Martinsville
The Eagles traveled south of Indy to to compete at Martinsville
on October 6. The band earned first among competitors: Orleans (92,98,99
State Qualifier), Perry Meridian, Owen Valley (91,93,94,96,97,99
State Qualifier) & Princeton Community. The band also earned
Best Music, Best Visual and Best GE captions.
 Sweet
15
Next Saturday the Marching Eagles will travel to Layafette Jefferson
to perform in ISSMA Regional competition. This is the first time
the Marching Eagles have qualified for ISSMA Regional since 1999.
The top 5 of these 15 bands will proceed to the RCA Dome for State
Finals 10/20/07.
CC EARNS GOLD
The Columbia City Marching Eagles earned their first ISSMA Regional
qualification since 1999. Watch the video here
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The band will next compete at Martinsville, IN on October 6 and
then at Lafayette, IN on October 13. The season will culminate at
MSBA Championships in Beavercreek, OH on November 3.
Good Luck Band!!!
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