Eisenhower - Warrior Bands

No instruments tomorrow. Intermediate and Advanced Bands bring instruments Thursday. FEETDIPPS!

The Eisenhower - Warrior Bands page is likewise turning off comments on all future posts in order to maintain compliance with the new legislation’s one-way communication requirement.

Courtesy of a Warrior Band alumna, Shrek and Fiona will now be joined by, DONKEY! Thank you, Maddy! FEETDIPPS!

For last school year’s 8th graders who are a part of “That” Liberal Band, here is the schedule from them for you.

LHS Bands 2026-27 Calendar

Today, Caitlin Rice-French Horn, and Cecilia Holder-Trumpet represented Eisenhower and Liberal at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Middle-Level Honor Band. They were part of a very wonderful all-state level band. Monday Caitlin starts band camp with That Liberal Band: LHS in the mellophone section and Cecilia will be returning to the Warrior Band in August. FEETDIPPS!

Hey woodwinds! I’ve been playing with my tools again. This week is your band room fix. These woodwind double instrument stands are going to keep the flutes and clarinets from falling over and bending rods all the time. Hopefully this will result in less downtime on your instruments while your instruments are in for repairs. FEETDIPPS!

Last year, I spoke with our Industrial Arts teacher about a few projects to straighten the band room and reduce repair costs. Percussion, I’m working on getting you vertical this week. This rack will help us keep the percussion section much more tidy. This is just the beginning of what this rack will be. Harnesses have been overhauled too!Woodwinds, you’re up next! Wait until you see what I come up with for you. Nothing like getting to play with my tools and solve band room problems at the same time. FEETDIPPS!

Warrior Band Parents, this will be a wonderful opportunity for our flute players and percussionists if any are interested and available. Mr. Smiddy is one of the organizers of this event so you can also contact him about it if you have any questions. FEETDIPPS!

Over the past year, there have been numerous requests for some manner of a marching band or patriotic marching unit for the July 4th Independence Day Parade this year since this is the United States' 250th birthday. Recently, several veterans from our Liberal area community asked that we do something for this once in a lifetime opportunity. So, we are forming a Flute & Drum Corps to replicate the sounds of old with our modern instruments.

Please send us a message, or call with any questions. You can sign up right away as well. Rehearsals will begin soon so don't be left out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

That’s a wrap. I am so very proud of all our Warriors and our Warrior Band students! They have truly outdone themselves once again and should be very proud of all their hard work.

While I track certain metrics each year, this year I’ve shown the changes from the previous data and the only area where we truly decreased was in total practice minutes. The lower percentage on the Oklahoma Panhandle Beginner Band Honor Band is based on just the number of students selected, but when compared to the number of students in the Beginner Band both years, that is a 63% increase. The practice minutes also averages out to an average of 5 minutes less per month per student over the previous year.

Take a relaxing and rewarding summer Warriors because August 12, we are back at it! FEETDIPPS!

For those of you who could not attend today’s parade, below is the live stream of the parade. Warrior Band appears around 48:45. The kids were all rockstars at making this performance happen. FEETDIPPS!

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