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You are our history.
You are our history.
This may sound like a funny sentence when you write it out. But in reality it makes a lot of sense. Here at Tomah High School we advise our students to push themselves to their fullest potential. We recognize that they play a bigger part in the history of our high school than they know. They represent our school, their peers, and most importantly their community.
This may sound like a funny sentence when you write it out. But in reality it makes a lot of sense. Here at Tomah High School we advise our students to push themselves to their fullest potential. We recognize that they play a bigger part in the history of our high school than they know. They represent our school, their peers, and most importantly their community.
Send us stories, memories, images, video, and media via email to
Send us stories, memories, images, video, and media via email to
alexknoepker@tomah.education
alexknoepker@tomah.education
You can also reach us by mail at
You can also reach us by mail at
Tomah High School Bands
Tomah High School Bands
ATTN: Alex Knoepker
ATTN: Alex Knoepker
901 Lincoln Ave.
901 Lincoln Ave.
Tomah WI, 54660
Tomah WI, 54660
We need your stories, your memories, your life.
We need your stories, your memories, your life.
We are beginning our crowd-sourced history project. We want to capture and put together the largest collection of memories, programs, songs, instruments, pictures, and even stories. Just being a part of band has meaning and we want to share that!
We are beginning our crowd-sourced history project. We want to capture and put together the largest collection of memories, programs, songs, instruments, pictures, and even stories. Just being a part of band has meaning and we want to share that!
| 1911 |
| 1911 |
Tomah High School Indians Band.
| 1913 |
| 1913 |
The Tomah High School Orchestra. It was not until 1929 that the Tomah High School Band under the direction of Orion Hegre was officially a school organization.
| 1930 |
| 1930 |
The Tomah High School Marching Band. One of the first pictures in our existence. Note the double bell Euphonium!
| 1943 |
| 1943 |
The Tomah High School Marching Band with their traditional uniforms.
| 1950 |
| 1950 |
The Tomah High School Marching Band marching down main street in Tomah.
| 1958 |
| 1958 |
The Tomah High School Cadet Band in their new uniforms. This marks the beginning of the William Mellin era.
| 1968 |
| 1968 |
The Tomah High School Marching Indian marching on through main street Tomah.
| 1970 |
| 1970 |
The Tomah High School Jazz Band.
| 1970 |
| 1970 |
The Tomah High School Band with the mascot Chief Tomah logo on the gym floor.
| 1970 |
| 1970 |
Students practicing their field show for the upcoming football game.
| 1971 |
| 1971 |
William Mellin
| 1972 |
| 1972 |
Bill Mellin and Don Nelson.
| 1975 |
| 1975 |
The Tomah High School Homecoming of 1975.
| 1975 |
| 1975 |
Homeconing of 1975: The Saxophone Section
| 1975 |
| 1975 |
The Tomah High School Marching Indians featuring the Trombone Section . (Notice the student dressed up as Chief Tomah on the far left.)
| 1982 |
| 1982 |
| 1986 |
| 1986 |
| 1986 |
| 1986 |
The THS Marching Indians featuring the Drum Majors dressed as Chief Tomah.
| 1988 |
| 1988 |
The Horns of the 1988 Tomah Marching Indians.
| 1988 |
| 1988 |
The First Chairs of the 1988 THS Band.
| 1992 |
| 1992 |
The THS Marching Indians marching their way down main street Tomah. John Bina was the band director.
| 1994 |
| 1994 |
The THS Marching Band playing music at Oak Grove Cemetery.
| 1996 |
| 1996 |
The THS 1996 Marching Band.
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
The THS Band on their NYC trip. Note the existence of the World Trade Center Towers.
| 2000 |
| 2000 |
The THS Color Guard.
| 2000 |
| 2000 |
THS Band members putting on a big smile.
| 2005 |
| 2005 |
The THS Wind Ensemble in NYC.
| 2005 |
| 2005 |
The THS Band visiting NYC.
| 2005 |
| 2005 |
The THS Jazz Band. Band Director Mr. Ryan Waldhart
| 2005 |
| 2005 |
The THS Wind Ensemble.
| 2009 |
| 2009 |
The THS Band marching down in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC.
| 2011 |
| 2011 |
Band Director Mr. Chris Tubbs.
| 2014 |
| 2014 |
The THS Band visiting Florida for a performance in the Outback Bowl with band director Charlie O'Brien.
| 2017 |
| 2017 |
The THS Band visiting Nashville in front of the Parthenon Museum.
| 2019 |
| 2019 |
The THS Band Performing at Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers' Inauguration
| 2022 |
| 2022 |
The THS Band traveled to the Chanhassen dinner theatre to attend a dinner and a show!
| 2023 |
| 2023 |
The THS Band traveled back to Nashville for our biannual band trip with band directors Alex Knoepker and Jennifer Schraufnagel.
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