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September 27, 2021
Bandsman of the week Ethan Strunc began in the band program in the second semester of fifth grade. At first, it was just a class to him, but has evolved into passion that has paid off for him. Strunc is the Band President where he helps to make the band environment a friendly one and he takes a leadership role. Part of this year’s routine is “Crazy Train” is derived from the Ozzy Osbourne song. Strunc will be the vocal portion of Ozzy Osbourne screaming, “All Aboard! Ha ha ha!” He says when he first practiced the vocal screaming that mimicking it perfectly in unintelligible over a microphone. So he’s been trying to figure out the balance of the true Ozzy sound and something that sounds better for a marching performance. Strunc (pronounced Strun-ss) is also Student Council President, and he says over the summer he and his fellow members worked on freshman orientation. “I had to give a couple of speeches to help motivate everyone and get everyone pumped up and that’s kind of what my job is,” said Strunc. He’s also member of the One-Act Play program which has had great success. He says a lot of work went into the show which took them to the regional round. “We practiced two times a week on Wednesdays and Sundays,” said Strunc. “We were actually in a time crunch at the end of it to put everything together, but we managed to pull through somehow and we went super far and I’m proud of everybody for that.”
Ethan Strunc Band Director Angie Liss noticed early in the season that Strunc was ad-libbing his drumbeats and not using sheet music which actually impressed her. He says the drumline is famous for not having their sheet music when they’re supposed to. Strunc likes to make music at home and even made drum cadences on the internet as a part time job during COVID. “That kind of helped with this,” said Strunc. “In a normal rehearsal, we were working on stand music. The drum line didn’t have their music, so I just kind of started playing a beat once I heard the music and instructed them with my hand to tell the bass drummers what to play for the beat. Slowly everything started coming together and it was as if we had the music. It fooled everybody for the longest time.” The interview with Ethan Strunc aired at halftime of the Howe vs. Pottsboro broadcast.
Kim Duncan recognized for dedication and overcoming accident
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First grade teacher Kim Duncan (left) pictured with Summit Hill Elementary School Principal Clarissia Doty. Doty recognized her talents and gave an emotional recognition of her to the school board on Tuesday night discussing her recovery from a motor vehicle accident on the night before school was released in May.
