'The Eagle Experience' - Whitley County Consolidated Schools

Marching Eagles Advance to Semi-State CompetitionThe Marching Eagles have added a newchapter to the band’s history. Aftermaking a re-appearance at Regionals,the Marching Eagles earned a covetedgold rating and, more importantly, aspot among Indiana’s elite at the Semi-State competition.The band stepped on to the field atChesterton looking to raise the barwith their best performance yet. Theatmosphere was electric; it was do-or-diefor the Eagles, who hoped to capitalizeon an already great season.CCHS came into the competitionranked 9 th in North Division in Class Bby IndianaMarching.com, and theyhoped to make some noise and rise inthe rankings. But the rankings didn’tmean a thing to the Eagles, who knowthat nothing is ever certain in their lineof performance. It was a tough week ofpractice for the band, and they ran, reran,and triple-ran through their show,cleaning every detail, in the pursuit ofperfection. They couldn’t rest untiltheir dreams had been confirmed andthey had their ticket to the Semi-Stateshow at Warren Central.And their dreams came true! After astunning performance which any bandwould have been proud of, the Eaglesthemselves confirmed that they weremoving on. The moment that it wasannounced the Eagles would performat Semi-State seemed to be a motion ofagreement from the judges.However, there was still work to bedone. During a tough week of practices,Yearbook OrdersYearbook orders are now beingtaken! For a discount purchase,just sign up to sell Gold CanyonCandles. Earn $1 for every itemsold or sell 25 candles and win aFREE Columbian! Yearbook orderforms are available in the CCHSthe band added a new dimension totheir performance, with a thicker soundand a greater variety of visuals to add totheir scores.Then it was game time. The cold andwindy weather greatly affected theband’s performance both musically andvisually. However, even with the possibilityof an indoor performance looming,the band was able to overcome theobstacles that mother nature had presentedand gave the performance of alifetime.The Marching Eagles finished fiveplaces higher than predicted andearned their highest score at an ISSMAcompetition in six years. Although theydid not advance to state, everyone wasvery proud of the band’s efforts. “I amextremely pleased with our band’s performanceat Semi-State,” said Mr. CrissThe band then ended their season withanother piece of history added. Afterfinishing in 6 th place each of the pastMain Officeand due by June1, 2009. Contact Mrs. Keener atExtension 3348.Dear Senior Parents: The2008/2009 Columbian Staff wouldlike to offer you the opportunity tothree years at Mid-States Finals, theMarching Eagles were eager to breakinto the top five.After their preliminaries performance,the band was placed 3 rd and less than apoint away from 2 nd place. Then aftertheir best show of the season, theMarching Eagles broke open the gapand jumped up to 2 nd place for theirbest finish ever at Mid-States Finals.This has indeed been a thrilling seasonfor the band. It has been required a lotof time and focus from everyone.“We’ve worked hard up to this point,and our performance at Semi-Stateshowcased all our efforts and abilities,”said senior Allison Wood. The bandwould like to thank all the staff members,band parents, and other peoplethe community who have shown continuingsupport for the CCHS MarchingEagles.purchase a Baby Ad for your senior(kept confidential). You may personalizeyour ad with pictures andmessages: Business card size $75;1/4 page $100; 1/2 page $150 orfull page $200. Order forms can bepicked up in the CCHS Main Office.Page 4‘The Eagle Experience’