The Douglas County High School marching band season is in full
swing, with the band practicing every Monday and Wednesday evening
and Saturday morning.
Congratulations to band members for a great performance Aug. 8
at the Douglas County Fair Parade. The band was awarded first place
with 80-plus entries.
The band will perform at the following times:
Oct. 9: Homecoming game against Rampart. The Douglas County band
is featured during halftime or after the game.
Oct. 10: The Arapahoe Marching Band Festival. For details, visit
www.arapahoeband.com.
Oct. 12: CBA Metro Regional Qualifier, 3-8pm at Littleton
Stadium.
Oct. 19: The Douglas County High School Marching Band
Invitational. For details, visit www.dchsband.com/dcmi_page.html
Oct. 24: CBA State Championships competition at Legacy Stadium
at Cherokee Trail High School.
The band raises money to support its competition season and to
buy and maintain the larger instruments for the youth. This money
also supports the master instructors who work individually with
sections and other items not paid for by the school district and
taxes. Every winter, the band sells wreaths. E-mail macjgc1@aol.com.
John William Komdat and Jenna Marie Scheirman, both of Castle
Rock, are among 3,800 undergraduate students at the University of
Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2009 spring semester.