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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

The 2011-2012 Drumline working hard.....































...well most of the time!



Saturday, July 23, 2011

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm taking over the SHS drumline blog from Ms. Bev. I'll try my best but I'm sure it won't be near as good as Bev's!! If you have any pictures or videos you would like posted please send them to bamaburner@knology.net or send them on a flash drive or CD with Derek. Can't wait to see the awesome show this year!! Cindy Conner

Friday, June 17, 2011

End of the Year Celebration

The SIP celebrated their success this season with an end-of-the-year party.  All of the parents pitched in with the food, Nancy Tolliver brought an incredible cake, and Tom Sheil was in charge of awards for the afternoon...awards like "Student Most Likely to Break Out in Song" and "The Raisin Award" just to name a couple. Mr. Albert as well as the other consultants were presented with tokens of appreciation from the parents.  The students received 2 DVDs each.  One was a DVD of all of their competitive performances for the season and the other DVD was entitled "The Journey" which is posted on this sight. Enjoy a few of the sights from the afternoon.















Thursday, June 9, 2011

2011-2012 SHS Drumline and Front Ensemble Leaders are Announced

The 2011-2012 sections leaders are: Derek Conner is the percussion section leader and snare captain, while Rick Munts is assistant percussion section leader and bass captain. Quad captain is Zachary Dayrit Swanner. Pit section leader is Colleen Allison Smith and Miguel Tolentino Ladrillono is assistant pit section leader. Congratulations!

- SHS Drumline Facebook Page

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

2011 Sparkman High School Indoor Percussion- The Journey



A great teacher is one who not only teaches but motivates.  Mr. Albert, along with the others who worked with Indoor Percussion  this season were motivators.  They set the bar high and not only taught the students how to do it; they made them believe they could do it! It was a joy to watch as the season unfolded. Congratulations to the 2011 SHS Indoor Percussion Unit!  Ya'll made it happen!

Good Luck to the 2011-2012 SHS Drumline and Front Ensemble!  The standard has been set high!  Keep going with it! - Bev Smith

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

SHS Percussion Indoor Concert, 5-17-11



This is the final SIP concert for the 2011 season. The concert was non-marching even though the kids had an awesome marching drill during the regular season and won the SCGC PSA Championship as well as being named Alabama State Champions. Prior to this concert, for a week, the schools in Madison County where Sparkman High School is located, were closed due to power outage. Many, many homes in this school district suffered devastating tornado damage. When school reopened, much time was taken in an effort to resume some sense of normalcy for the students. Marching practice for the concert was not high on the priority list, understandably. The hard work that the Unit put in during the entire season has shown and it has been a pleasure watching them. Congratulations SIP!


(The actual performance begins around 6:12.)

Photos from SCGC Championship, 4-2-11
















Seniors 2011

2011 SCGC PSA Champions!!!
...and the entire Sparkman Indoor Percussion ensemble proudly walked away from the 2011 SCGC Championships in 1st place in the Percussion Scholastic Marching A class with a score of 89.925!!! Congratulations on an amazing season to all of the performing members, instructors, parents, and fans that made this indoor season a championship season. With fire, there is Illumination, Darkness, and Rebirth!!!

                          - April 2, 2011, 8:48 PM, SHS Drumline Facebook Status