AL This past weekend the Mineola Marching Band took their annual trip to Syracuse to perform their show at the New York State Field Band Conference State Championships held in the Carrier Dome. Capping off one of their best seasons in recent history, they came in first place in their division! This year's music and drill was entirely original, written by one of our own staff members, Ken Kamping with help from Chris Toomey and the rest of the staff. The production was titled A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. You can see a video of their performance here The band has always been a source of pride for our school; it continues to grow and improve and we couldn't be more proud of the nearly 100 students who participate. Every week since September these dedicated students have competed and taken first place in regional competitions, but they have not been on the same field as all of the other bands in the state division until this past weekend. Our students, under the direction of Mr. Toomey, started their rehearsal season last May, worked through the summer, and went away to camp in Pennsylvania for a week. When they returned they engaged in a rigorous schedule of 2 nights a week and usually both weekend days. Each week they would listen to judges critique, and work to make improvements. In week one they received a score of 68.0. This past weekend they finished off with a score of 85.05, beating the second place band by 1.2 points. The spread between first and last place was 10.45 points. Students are rated in music and visual categories meant to be as subjective as possible. Success like this wouldn't be possible without the support of the entire school community: Our Board of Education, Central Administration, High School Administration, Teachers, Students, Parents, Custodians, Clerical, and Bus Drivers. If you're interested in learning more about the band, you can visit the website: https://mineolamarchingband.weebly.com/. Attached are a few photos of the band in Syracuse. Please be sure to congratulate a band member. For the first time since 2009 they are First Place in New York State! Thanks to News12 Long Island for mentioning our story on air! And Thank you to the Mineola Fire Department for a heroes welcome home! Be sure to check out more media coverage! Fusfoo, the Mineola HIgh School Online Newspaper The Mineola American The Williston Times Photos from the Village of Mineola and Williston Park Recognition Ceremony
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