Madison Menold, senior clarinet in the Sabetha Band, performed with the 2022 1234A All-State Band in Wichita on February 26th, 2022. This group rehearsed for three days with clinician Randall Standridge, an Arkansas-based composer and music educator. The students spent hours perfecting the music for the concert on Saturday afternoon. Links to each piece they performed are below. You can view the roster here and information about the clinician here.

Cenotaph by Jack Stamp

Deus Ex Machina by Randall Standridge

Choose Joy by Randall Standridge

The Nine by Randall Standridge

Whip and Spur by Thomas Allen arr. Cramer

You can view the program here.

Congratulations to Megan, Madison, and EllaWynn on making and performing in the 1234A District Honor Band for Northeast Kansas!

Megan Brockhoff, senior - Horn (3 year member)

Madison Menold, senior - clarinet (3 year member)

EllaWynn Laipple, junior - flute

All Star, Funkytown, Hallelujah, and SHS Fight Song

Tuesday May 11th, 2021

Program

The John Philip Sousa Award was given to senior percussionist Spencer Strahm. You can read about the award here.

Letters were awarded to the following students:

EllaWynn Laipple, Abbey Gugelman, Nekoda Niehues, Madison Menold, Pyper McGill, Samantha Arnold, Camryn Duryea, Alexia Hayden, Madie Herrmann, Ellen Glynn, Rachel Wertenberger, Kalvin Evans, Cole Grimes, Harper Smith, Leah Renyer, Katelyn Poe, Kenzie Meyer, Ashlyn Menold, Trevin Lavoie, Lucas Menold, Karrington Robinson, Laura Edelman, Megan Brockhoff, Erin Deters, JR Streett, Logan Lavoie, Aiden Lang, Brayden Meredith, Drew Bestwick, Cameron Younie, Spencer Strahm, Gavan Bergman, and Hayden Lippert

Student small ensembles who received "I" ratings were also recognized:

Varsity Percussion Ensemble - Spencer Strahm, Kenzie Meyer, Ashlyn Menold, Leah Renyer, Ellen Glynn, Madison Menold, Rachel Wertenberger, and Jonathan Renyer

Freshmen Alto Saxophone Trio - Kalvin Evans, Cole Grimes, and Harper Smith

Monday December 14th, 2020

Program

Unfortunately the audio and video do not sync up in this video, and our camera decided to film in black and white.

The SHS Marching Band performed their halftime show, "80s Flashback," including the songs Tainted Love, Any Way You Want It, and Back in Black. The drum majors for this performance were Leah Renyer and Megan Brockhoff.

February 27-29, 2020 at Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas

Seniors Zach Younie and RheaEtta Laipple performed in the 1234A All-State Band under the direction of composer and educator Ed Huckeby. You can hear their fantastic performances below.

Link to the Sabetha Herald article

SHS students, led by senior Zach Younie, perform holiday carols. Students practice during advisory time and have perfomed before school and before a Board of Education meeting.

The marching band traveled to Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, to perform in the Baker Marching Festival on Wednesday October 9th. This is the 6th year that Sabetha has participated in this event. The band performed and was judged by three veteran band directors from Kansas, and the band earned a "II" rating.

You can view the scores of all bands here.

2019-2020 SHS Marching Band

The SHS Marching Band attended camp July 29th-31st at Sabetha High School. The new freshmen members got to meet the members of their sections and learn field marching technique, and everyone began working on the 2019 show, Sound of Simon, which features six different Paul Simon songs. The show includes music from Bridge Over Troubled Water, You Can Call Me Al, Late in the Evening, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Still Crazy After All These Years, and Sound of Silence. The students all agreed the music is more difficult than past marching shows but are excited to start working on it.

Sabetha band students with at least one year of band under their belts were invited to participate in the 6th Annual Band Day on Friday August 2nd at SMS. Students ranging from 6th grade through college freshmen rehearsed five pieces of music for a total of three hours and put on a concert afterwards. The high school band was well-represented and the high school students did a great job helping younger band members in sectionals and full band rehearsal.

Click here to view photos by the Sabetha Herald

KSU student teacher, Trace Woods, conducted the pieces Fanfares, Mules, and Roosters and Home on the Range; Katie Topp conducted Voices of the Sky and Sun Cycles.

Letters and awards were given out at the concert as well; we had many students letter this year:

• Seniors - Norea Menold, Henry Glynn, Payton Lippert

• Juniors - Ainsley Smith, RheaEtta Laipple, Rachel Kuenzi, Erin Howard, Kaleb Grimm, Zach Younie, and Cody Meyer

• Sophomores - Khalea Bergman, Kayla Devore, Ellen Glynn, Leah Renyer, Kenzie Meyer, and Spencer Strahm

• Freshmen - Sadie Krogmann, Madison Menold, Megan Brockhoff

The John Philip Sousa Award for excellence and dedication in band went to Norea Menold.

The 4-year band manager, Tyler Gudenkauf, was also recognized with a letter and a small token of the band's appreciation.

Students who received a "I" rating at Regional Solo & Ensemble went on to perform at State Solo & Ensemble at Southeast of Saline on Saturday April 27th. There were six instrumental entries, three solos and three small ensembles. Two soloists received "I" ratings, and the Saxophone Trio received a "I".

We had a huge turnout for students participating in solos and chamber ensembles this year: 7 ensembles and 7 solos were rehearsed by students one day a week since January. On March 30th at Holton High School students performed for judges and received a score of I, II, or III. Groups and solos who received a "I" rating will perform at Performing Arts Night on April 11th and State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival on April 27th at Southeast of Saline.

You can watch videos of the performances on the home page of this website.

The Sabetha Band hosts an alumni pep band night every year where we invite past band members to come back and play their favorite tunes with us at a home basketball game. We had a record number this year, despite the weather. We had multiple generations of alumni as well!