Now is the Time

The OCHS Marching Band Finishes a Successful Season

Article by Hannah Mondragon

Band has always been the pride and joy of Osage City High School.  Excellence has come to be expected out of the Marching Indians, and year after year, they deliver.  This year was no different.

The OCHS band participated in four marching competitions during its 2014 season and received 2 ratings across the board.  Despite not receiving any 1 ratings, band members worked hard this year, and they were competing against much larger 4A, 5A, and 6A bands at a majority of their competitions.  The members were pleased with how they performed their show, Now is the Time, which consisted of the songs “Old Time Rock and Roll,” by Bob Seger, “Good Time,” by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, and the “Time Warp,” from Rocky Horror Picture Show.  And this year, simply gaining experience has been an important goal for the band.

The OCHS band has a large percentage of freshmen and sophomores compared to past years, so this year the band has been concentrating on gaining experience.  And they did exactly that, with Mrs. Melissa Askren, the band instructor, noting that there was much improvement from the first performance to the last.  Even though there will be quite a few seniors graduating, given a few years, the underclassmen will become a force to be reckoned with.  Junior Tate Brooks, a leader on the drum line, said, “I’ve gained more experience every time.”

The experience they’ve gained so far helped the Marching Indians finish their season strongly, and it will come to help them significantly this December when they perform at the the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.