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The Marching

and Concert Bands

Playing Chess

The marching band's show featured music from "Chess."
The band received an excellent rating in Columbus and a
superior in the Omaha Marching Invite. They also received
an excellent rating in Plattsmouth and the Nebraska State
Marching Invitational. The appointed drum major was Jes­
sica Burns. Tena Neill said, "I think the show was one of the
most difficult I have been in since I have been in band. The
drill was difficult, and the tempo was extremely fast paced."
"The best time for me in band was after the marching com­
petitions when we would all sit in a group and cheer before
the awards; it was great for everybody," said Adam Belt.
The concert band had two different concerts. The district
program included the songs "Celebration for a New Era"
and "Clair de Lune" which received a "tw o" for the first time
in the history of Ralston concert band. The concert program
consisted of the songs "God of Our Fathers," "Chance Long
Forgotten," and many more. "The concert season was pretty
good. Receiving a two at District was really exciting and
made me proud to be in the band," said Tena Neill about
this year's season.

Freshman Thomas Reilly plays the tuba during
the spring concert.

Marching Band Fron t R o w : S teve H erm ach , S hane
M ack lin , D av id A llen , A n d rew F in k , A d am B elt,
Shane W illers, Ju stin Lyons, N athan M cM an igal, Tim
C a rlso n S e co n d R o w : C h e ry l H e rm a ch , W en d y
L u n d , N icole Bailey, N orah V ojtech, A licia S tartzer,
Jessica B u rn s, B eth C raw fo rd , Ju lie W elsh in ger, T if­
fan y S tep h en s, S am an th a H in to n , Ja m e s B allarin
T h ird R o w : D an a R o d w e ll, A m a n d a B e e rm a n ,
N icole W h itley, M elissa B u rn s, Ju stin S m ith , C h ris­
to p h e r D a g g e tt, K a n d ice W h ite le y , L au ra Ja m e s,
R e b e c c a H a n s o n , M e lis s a R o w la n d , H e a th e r
S u th erlan d , K ristin S tu b b e F o u rth R o w : B rian
C o tn e r, N a th a n M a g d a n z , S a ra h B e lt, J e r e m y
W allasky, Jo n ath an B ade, D u o n g N g u y en , M atth ew
R ow e, K yle C ochrane, C and yce D u nlap, N ina U rban,
L a u re n W a rth e n , S u sa n L u d w ig , R y an W h e la n ,
D erek Jo h n so n B ack R o w : N els Jo rg en sen , Z achary
W ood ru ff, M elin d a R enn er, Eric R eid elb ach , R yan
G rauer, T h o m as W in b u rn , Ju stin W illers, T h o m as
R e illy , K a th e r in e W ilb u r, T en a N e ill, J e n n if e r
B lack b u rn , K elly M cG o w en , K im b erly A k en , C ry s­
tal S tep h en s
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