:: 2007 – 2008
Marching Thunderhawks Competition Results

OMEA
Marching Band Finals
October 27, 2007
Superior Rating

Ottawa-Glandorf Contest, September 15, 2007
Superior Rating

Class A & AA Best Field Commanders:
Lakota East

Class A & AA Best Music: Lakota East

Class A & AA
Best General Effect:
Lakota East

Class A & AA 1st Place: Lakota East

Overall Best Field Commanders:
Lakota East

Overall Best Music:
Lakota East

Overall Best General Effect: Lakota East

Northwestern Contest, September 29, 2007
Superior Rating

Class AA Best Auxiliary: Lakota East

Class AA 2nd Place:
Lakota East

Lockland Contest,
October 13, 2007
Superior Rating

Class AA2 Best
Field Commanders:
Lakota East

Class AA2 1st Place:
Lakota East

Overall Best Music:
Lakota East

Overall Best General Effect: Lakota East

Grand Champion:
Lakota East

Bloom-Carroll Contest, October 20, 2007
Superior Rating

Class AA Best Auxiliary: Lakota East (3-way tie)

Class AA 1st Place:
Lakota East

Grand Champion:
Lakota East

Adjudicated Events/Competitions

CONGRATULATIONS BAND STUDENTS
BANDS EARN SUPERIOR RATINGS

OMEA State Concert Band Adjudicated Event, held
May 2 & 3, 2008 at Lakota West.

Symphonic Winds - Superior
Symphonic Band - Superior
Concert Band - Superior

Lakota East is the only school in Southwest Ohio to have three bands earn superior ratings at the state level!

OMEA A/E: March 14th/15th

Congratulations to all band students!

Lakota East had five concert bands perform at the Ohio Music Education Associations’ district large group adjudicated event (formerly known as band contest) held at Fairfield High School. All five Lakota East Bands received the top rating of superior! This is quite a great accomplishment for our band program showing hard work and dedication to their music.

Each band performed in different OMEA classifications. OMEA classification is based on the difficulty level of the music and range from the hardest class, Class AA, to Class C. Here are the results and classification:

Band	Rating	Class
Symphonic Winds	Superior	Class AA
Symphonic Band	Superior	Class A
Concert Band	Superior	Class B
1st Period Freshman Band	Superior	Class C
2nd Period Freshman Band	Superior	Class c

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENTS:

ATTENTION ALL WINDS GENTLEMEN, SYMPHONIC BAND AND CONCERT BAND MEMBERS: 　

All uniforms must be turned in immediately following the Spring Concert & Awards on May 19th.　If you come to the concert dressed in your uniform　please remember to bring a change of clothes with you so you can hand in your uniform afterwards.　Thank you for your cooperation!　

If any graduating seniors would like to donate tux shirts, marching band shoes (in good condition) or pearls to the band program, please drop them off in the uniform room before the end of the school year.　 Any questions please contact Carolyn Landers clanders@one.net / 755-2440).

OMEA DISTRICT PERFORMANCE

ATTENTION BAND STUDENTS: Please wear complete uniform for District Performance! Any East uniform questions may be directed to Carolyn Landers at clanders@one.net or 755-2440. Freshman band uniform questions to Mr. Tanis.

WHAT HAPPENS AT AN OMEA DISTRICT PERFORMANCE?
The bands perform prepared music on stage for 3 adjudicators. This performance is open to the public. The bands will then perform music by sight reading for 1 adjudicator in private. The band's overall rating will be posted in the Concessions Area. If the performance is rated "superior" (or "I") the band qualifies for the State OMEA event.