Rookies Open Spat Camp

Posted July 26th

It has begun. Under partly cloudy skies with temps hovering around 70 degrees the 2008 Lincoln High School Marching Band season officially on the morning of Friday, July 25^th. Section leaders and new marchers spent the day on the lawn south of Patrick Henry Middle school, working on the basics. By mid-day all were familiar with the traditional “Detail, Ten HUT!” command of Director Dan Carlson, known to all as Mr. C.

When lunch was done the skies had cleared and as the thermometer passed 84, the block drilled on stepping off, rolling their heels, and practicing 8 steps forward, and 8 steps back. By the end of the afternoon they were familiar with reading their drill chart – papers they’ll become all too familiar with in the coming weeks.

“We’re excited” when director Bob Carlson talked of the show “Spellbound”. With 285 students the Carlson’s have no small task shaping the band into their traditional top-notch band.

Spat Camp continues on Monday, July 28, when the rest of the band joins in, and the work begins on the 2008 show Spellbound.