Laingsburg Bands Announce 2019-2020 Award Winners
September 16, 2020, Laingsburg, MI
Laingsburg Band director, Thomas Cousineau, announced the 2020 Band Awards for the 2019-2020 school year.
“We had a great senior class who thrived in our band program,” said Cousineau. “They were great leaders, for their middle and high school years. We will miss them and their contributions.”
Below are the awards and the winners. Photos are included of each winner. Photo credits to Clint Hawks and Keith Kingsbury (Burg Sports and Beyond).
Directors Award for Band - The Director's Award is presented to band members who demonstrate dedication, loyalty, discipline, and leadership in the band program and is a recognition of the student’s outstanding contribution to the music ensemble. 2020 Winners: The Senior Class of 2019-2020 (Seth Bader, Vincent Barberio, Ava Brewer, Tyler Brunette, Mariah Byrnes, Annie Claus, Myia Danek, Jacob Dafoe, Chris Freels, Brady Hawks, Jacob Hummell, Ethan Klumpp, Nathan Lalonde, Anna Ludlow, Alyssa Magyar, Makayla Marrison, Benjamin Morrill, Mitchell Morrill, Ellie Thelen, Morgan Veldermann, Sami Walker, Konnor Wicke and Jackson Wilson
The National School Marching Award - The National School Marching Award recognizes outstanding contributions on the field. It honors the musical contributions and dedication of student leaders whose example inspires others. 2020 Winners: Annie Claus and Jackson Wilson
Leonard Bernstein Award - In his long career Bernstein made an indelible mark on the musical world as a conductor, composer, and teacher. This award honors students whose musical contributions, dedication, and creativity set them apart as deserving of the highest recognition for their achievements. 2020 Winner: Ava Brewer
MSBOA Scholar Instrumentalist Award - This award from MSBOA is meant to recognize your musician who achieve both academically as well as musically. Criteria for the award includes participation in an MSBOA event and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 2020 Winner: Anna Ludlow
Spirit Pin - Awarded to a student who exhibits the highest level of school spirit throughout the year. These students help to cheer on the sports teams while also motivating the band to be their best at all times.
2020 Winners: Kylie Carlson and Dawson Shastal
Service Pin - Awarded to a student of the band program who has displayed outstanding service, both as a musician and indispensable member of the band program. 2020 Winners: Brianne Jones and Sierra Price
Senior Plaque -Senior band students with eight semesters in band are honored with a senior plaque that includes their instrument(s) played and/or accomplishment(s). Seniors play a critical role in the leadership of the band by setting a positive example for underclassmen to follow and shaping the legacy that will be passed on to future band members. (See senior class list above in Director’s Award)
John Philip Sousa Band Award - The John Philip Sousa Award was introduced in 1954 and it was created to recognize superior musicianship and outstanding dedication. The award has become the highest honor for high school band students. Many directors relate that they received this award when they were students, and that it sparked their interest in becoming a band director. 2020 Winners: Ellie Thelen and Jacob Dafoe
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award was introduced in 1974 with the approval of his widow, Lucille Armstrong, shortly after the great jazz artists death. It is intended to honor the outstanding jazz musician at each high school who exhibits superior dedication, musicianship, and creativity. 2020 Winner: Vincent Barberio
Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence - High school musicians embody many virtues that Marines admire. By and large, a high school musician is someone who gives 110 percent throughout the year. Not only does the young musician have to maintain a high degree of proficiency with an instrument through practice and rehearsal, and devote time to the extracurricular needs of the band or chorus. In doing so, the high school musician displays traits that Marines consider essential to being a good leader...endurance, knowledge, unselfishness, dependability, enthusiasm and loyalty. To promote recognition of the achievements and sacrifices that those musicians make, the Marine Corps provides the “Semper Fidelis Music Award,” a tradition that dates back to the days of John Philip Sousa and his role in making the Marine Corps Band the premiere musical unit it is today — The President’s Own.
2020 Winners: Makayla Marrison and Konnor Wicke
September 16, 2020, Laingsburg, MI
Laingsburg Band director, Thomas Cousineau, announced the 2020 Band Awards for the 2019-2020 school year.
“We had a great senior class who thrived in our band program,” said Cousineau. “They were great leaders, for their middle and high school years. We will miss them and their contributions.”
Below are the awards and the winners. Photos are included of each winner. Photo credits to Clint Hawks and Keith Kingsbury (Burg Sports and Beyond).
Directors Award for Band - The Director's Award is presented to band members who demonstrate dedication, loyalty, discipline, and leadership in the band program and is a recognition of the student’s outstanding contribution to the music ensemble. 2020 Winners: The Senior Class of 2019-2020 (Seth Bader, Vincent Barberio, Ava Brewer, Tyler Brunette, Mariah Byrnes, Annie Claus, Myia Danek, Jacob Dafoe, Chris Freels, Brady Hawks, Jacob Hummell, Ethan Klumpp, Nathan Lalonde, Anna Ludlow, Alyssa Magyar, Makayla Marrison, Benjamin Morrill, Mitchell Morrill, Ellie Thelen, Morgan Veldermann, Sami Walker, Konnor Wicke and Jackson Wilson
The National School Marching Award - The National School Marching Award recognizes outstanding contributions on the field. It honors the musical contributions and dedication of student leaders whose example inspires others. 2020 Winners: Annie Claus and Jackson Wilson
Leonard Bernstein Award - In his long career Bernstein made an indelible mark on the musical world as a conductor, composer, and teacher. This award honors students whose musical contributions, dedication, and creativity set them apart as deserving of the highest recognition for their achievements. 2020 Winner: Ava Brewer
MSBOA Scholar Instrumentalist Award - This award from MSBOA is meant to recognize your musician who achieve both academically as well as musically. Criteria for the award includes participation in an MSBOA event and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 2020 Winner: Anna Ludlow
Spirit Pin - Awarded to a student who exhibits the highest level of school spirit throughout the year. These students help to cheer on the sports teams while also motivating the band to be their best at all times.
2020 Winners: Kylie Carlson and Dawson Shastal
Service Pin - Awarded to a student of the band program who has displayed outstanding service, both as a musician and indispensable member of the band program. 2020 Winners: Brianne Jones and Sierra Price
Senior Plaque -Senior band students with eight semesters in band are honored with a senior plaque that includes their instrument(s) played and/or accomplishment(s). Seniors play a critical role in the leadership of the band by setting a positive example for underclassmen to follow and shaping the legacy that will be passed on to future band members. (See senior class list above in Director’s Award)
John Philip Sousa Band Award - The John Philip Sousa Award was introduced in 1954 and it was created to recognize superior musicianship and outstanding dedication. The award has become the highest honor for high school band students. Many directors relate that they received this award when they were students, and that it sparked their interest in becoming a band director. 2020 Winners: Ellie Thelen and Jacob Dafoe
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award was introduced in 1974 with the approval of his widow, Lucille Armstrong, shortly after the great jazz artists death. It is intended to honor the outstanding jazz musician at each high school who exhibits superior dedication, musicianship, and creativity. 2020 Winner: Vincent Barberio
Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence - High school musicians embody many virtues that Marines admire. By and large, a high school musician is someone who gives 110 percent throughout the year. Not only does the young musician have to maintain a high degree of proficiency with an instrument through practice and rehearsal, and devote time to the extracurricular needs of the band or chorus. In doing so, the high school musician displays traits that Marines consider essential to being a good leader...endurance, knowledge, unselfishness, dependability, enthusiasm and loyalty. To promote recognition of the achievements and sacrifices that those musicians make, the Marine Corps provides the “Semper Fidelis Music Award,” a tradition that dates back to the days of John Philip Sousa and his role in making the Marine Corps Band the premiere musical unit it is today — The President’s Own.
2020 Winners: Makayla Marrison and Konnor Wicke