October October 2016
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VOL 36 No. 10
Marching Chiefs Qualify for STATE! BY MEGHAN HUT TENMEYER AND HAILEY BRANDT Which group of Thunderbird students meets every morning, ready to learn, work hard, both physically and mentally, and make new friends? The Marching Chiefs, that’s who! Under the guidance of Director Kris Hutson, and Drum Majors Sophie Holder and Roscoe Gillum, this group of 87 THS students meet at 6:30 almost every morning, rain or shine, to perfect their performances. All of this hard work has paid off. The Marching Chiefs competed in their first contest of the season on October 1st at the Prescott “Mile High” Marching Invitational. The band scored high enough to qualify for the State Marching Festival on November 5th. Special recognition honors were also awarded to the band in the areas of General Effect, Auxiliary, and Musical Performance. You will only have two more chances to see the Marching Chiefs in action at a football game this year. They will be performing fun stand tunes and their pieces from KA, the Cirque du Soleil show on October 7th when the Chiefs take on Shadow Mountain and then again for the last home game of the season on October 21st again Cactus Shadows. So, the next time you’re at a Thunderbird High School football game, don’t head to get a snack during halftime. Sit down and enjoy the Marching Chief’s performance instead!
Thunderbird High School is TOP NOTCH B Y R YA N L A N G E
PHOTOS COURTESY OF HADDEN NEWLANDER AND THE TBIRD YEARBOOK
Although Thunderbird High School ranks among the nation’s top 1% of secondary education institutions, nationally ranked #2317 out of the over 38,000 high schools nationwide, Thunderbird is much more than a successful school - it’s a tight-knit community of people from all ethnicities, backgrounds, incomes, and beliefs. To truly understand the Thunderbird community, it makes sense to start with the Chief’s sports scene. “Putting on the blue and orange on gameday, is an indescribable experience. Being in a sport is like being a family, you’re friends with everyone and united for
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