Marching band and football are two popular activities at Kennedy High School. Junior Henry Wilkes manages to do both during his football season.
During FNL season, Wilkes participates in both band and...
The Kennedy Marching Band traveled to the Starfest Band Festival held at Morningside University in Sioux City Iowa on Sept. 28 to receive unique comments and critique on their show “Shattered,” rather...
Since August, the Kennedy Marching Band has been preparing for what promises to be a historic season. With the inclusion of new drill writers and props, this upcoming season is set up for success.
The...
From stepping on the field at the first game, to the last drumline cadence leaving it, Kennedy band members have traditions that keep the program fun. Musicians said this makes the band a collaborative...
After the last football game, the marching band goes into its off-season. Yes, there are concert bands and solo contests, but what about the drumline? The color guard? This year, the Kennedy Band Program...
What a better way to start spring break than a trip to Ireland? Kennedy marching band students get to spend part of their break in Ireland alongside marching band students from surrounding high schools.
Kennedy...
Jersey Bilyeu, Writer, Photographer
• December 8, 2021
On Thanksgiving Day, 10 marching bands performed in a national Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In Macy's Great American Marching Band, Kennedy senior Ethan Head could be seen playing bass for the drumline.
Head...
Starting in August, 120 band students gathered on the field and in the band room to start preparing for the 2021 marching season. On Tuesday, Oct 20, the Kennedy Marching Band performed one last time during...
Jersey Bilyeu, Writer, Photographer
• September 27, 2021
At Linn-Mar High School last Saturday, 14 marching bands met to compete for gold. Prairie High School took first place and Kennedy High School placed 3rd behind them. The Color Guard won 2nd place overall,...
“We kept the music going,” Lesley Fleer, director of the Kennedy band said.
The band concert began at 5 p.m. on May 4, in the Kennedy High School auditorium. With help from Justin Schaeffer,...
Time, lots of music, and many days filled with long practices are all things that being in marching band entail. Kennedy marching band’s competition season is under way after having completed four competitions...
