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2008 season From Pam Shanley On a personal note, I would like to send a special thank you to our wonderful 2008-2009 Field Commanders: Emily Owens and Dana Shanley! Their beautiful presence, talent and poise provided the band with leadership and a desire to be the best. It is not easy to take command of such a diverse group of musicians, but Emily and Dana proved that it can be done. We wish Emily a successful future in college. Her musical talent is an inspiration to all in the band. We look forward to hearing about Emily's progress at UK. Come back and play for us! Thank you Emily for your talent, love of music and leadership with the younger musicians! Good Luck! While Dana has chosen to pursue the Governor's Scholars' Program during the summer and the Young Life Leadership Program during her senior year, we know her heart is with all the band members. She hopes all the members know that sometimes we all need to make difficult decisions in life and one has to go with their "heart" at the time. Dana has been in band since 7th grade and made a difficult and heart-wrenching choice that she hopes you will understand with due respect. Dana has loved her time in band and will never forget it. We hope you have a great season! One more thing Band Members: WE hope YOU take the time to personally thank our wonderful Field Commanders!
From Zack Lowery To the Dixie Band, I am so proud of you guys this year. You really pulled through and showed everyone out there that you guys are no longer "on the up swing", but a force to be reckoned with. Tommorow you get to show the entire nation that same thing. Now I would be lying if I said that I wasn't just a little bit envious of you guys going to BOA, but hey this is one heck of an opportunity for you guys and I hope you have a blast! Best of luck tommorow and for seasons to come!
From Tina Holbrook: I am a marching band parent from another county. One of my favorite things to do besides watching my own daughter and our band perform is watching your drumline! I look forward to seeing them perform every year. This is my daughter's last year but I hope to visit some competitions next year and enjoy the shows and will see Dixie Heights when I can. Keep up the good work! Great band! A band parent.
From Angie Fultz (another proud band parent!) To All of Dixie Heights Band and Fans! This weekend my daughters band was part of the Harrison Co. Band tournament so we were proud parents in the audience like many others. It was a beautiful day and a great competition, but another lasting memory of the event for me and my family will be the friendliness, enthusiasm, professionalism, and positive attitudes of the students in the Dixie Heights band! Most band parents already know that the kids who devote the time and energy to these shows on top of school work and other activities, are great young adults! But it is always especially encouraging when they demonstrate so many great attributes as each member of your band did this past Saturday. I wanted you to know that it did not go unnoticed. I know as staff and parents of these students you are Proud, and you are also deserving of some credit for the guidance you have given each student. It is so great to know the young adults in these bands will be a big part of our future and that should make us all fill pretty darn good!
From Betty Bryant - WE SEND OUR BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFULLY SUCCESSFUL MARCHING SEASON. WE HAVE WATCHED THE BAND SINCE 1973 WHEN OUR FIRST MUSIC STUDENT GREG MARCHED. SINCE THEN, WE ENJOYED WATCHING SUE, CLASS OF 1979, PEGGY, CLASS OF 1983 AND NEIL, CLASS OF 1988. NOW WE CAN ENJOY WATCHING AS PARENTS OF SCIENCE TEACHER SUE WADSWORTH. ENJOY YOUR SEASON AND GO DIXIE COLONELS!! |
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