SBPA Financial
2019-20
2020-21
People Are Saying...
Received 9/18/2018 ..........
A Great Band Is Worth 7-10 Points
I've been thinking about this more and more lately, and it is so true.
Going to 50+ games a year, I get to see every type of band you can imagine.
There are some great bands like Sumner, Union, Camas and Lake Stevens. There are also some absolutely awful bands, that I can't even figure out what part of the anthem they are playing as I try to sing along. Those bands will remain nameless (""Can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" - My mom" - Every mom)(catch the Michael Scott reference).
When the stadium is rockin' and rollin' with a good band, I have seen teams gain energy. Trust me, it happens.
Ryland Spencer
247sports.com
Received 5/22/2016 ..........
When you see a high performing band as disciplined as the Sumner High School Band, you realize that there is a bright future for our country. Thanks for what you do and the delight you bring to so many.
Ned Schumann
OlympusNet
Port Townsend, WA
Received 6/1/2014 ..........
Just wanted to give a "shout out," to your high school band for their wonderful performance at the parade yesterday. Our whole group agreed that your band was the best. Loved their performance and their choice of music!
Keep up the good work and be proud!
Susan Bradley
Shelton, WA
Received 2/25/2013 ..........
Funny thing...after the Lynden Lions ended our state run (AGAIN!) I was confronted by Lynden head coach Brian Roper (AGAIN!). He said, "Coach McDaniel never in my life have we seen... (I am thinking at this point some nice comment about my team and our players)...a band like yours!..." Now even though I would have liked the comment about our team...I quickly felt the need to say..."THEY ARE OURS...YOU CANT HAVE THEM...STAY AWAY!" He understood my terms and backed off at this point. LOL
Joe, your band has become a global sensation worthy of its own Harlem Shake! I am truly honored to be witness every Tuesday and Friday night to your kids playing music like their pants are on fire. The entire state is blown away by our band and that is because of their amazing leader. Joe, you deserve a RAISE...so Mr. Spencer please see to it that Joe Carl gets 20% of our future superintendents salary.Keep up the good work Joe and thanks for your efforts this season. Sumner basketball is not about the game...its about the BAND!
Brett McDaniel
Sumner High School
Leadership and PE Teacher
Boy's Basketball Coach
Received 2/25/2013 ..........
Joe,
I just want to thank YOU one more time for all you do with our band program and for Sumner High School. It is such a treat to work with you and you band. It is with great pride that I say I am a Spartan and you and your band are great ambassadors for our school and our league.
Without a doubt, the most dedicated band I have ever been associated with. They are all true Spartans!
Thank you once again.
Jeff Baines
Sumner High School
Assistant Principal
Conduct Overview
Be proud to represent Sumner High School. Be worthy of others' pride in you.
When you are a member of the Spartan Band and Color Guard, you are part of a special group. Always present yourself in a manner that will maintain the respect of your group, your family members, your school, your community.
In this section there are specific rules, guidelines and information. Please follow them.
FOOTBALL GAME PERFORMANCE INFO:
The Band Room will be open between 2:20 and 4:30PM – do not wander in the school
- 4:30PM Report to Sunset Stadium not in uniform (but with hats)
- 5:00PM Break & Change into uniform
- 6:00PM Full-Group in Courtyard: Uniform Inspection/Music & Routine Run-Thrus
- 6:30PM March to Stadium & Pregame Performance (Parade around Track/Tunnel/FS-SSB)
- 7:00PM Home Football Game Performance (Pre-game/Halftime/Post-game)
- 9:30PM Game Ends (approximate time) – return quietly to Band Room
- NO PLAYING ANY INSTRUMENTS from Stadium to Band Room
- EVERYONE STAYS for the Entire Game-Performance
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Be on-time; arrive early and be prepared to get to the Stadium for warm-up. Traffic can be bad on Fridays – It is recommended you stay at SHS after school.
Regular MB uniforms (including gloves & gauntlets) for every home FB game performance. Make sure that you have everything before you leave from home in the afternoon, or you can bring your uniform to school in the AM, leave it in the Band Room, and change after school – just be prepared. Remember, no loaner uniform parts (we may wear the raincoats for the game if the conditions warrant – it will be a game-time decision, since the raincoats are always left at school). INCOMPLETE UNIFORM=NO PERFORMANCE
Football Game performance reminders:
- We stay and sit together in our band section by sections (no non-band members will be sitting with us) during all of the game except for the 3rd quarter, when you can walk around and visit with your friends
- Always be ready to play – everyone plays and everybody has their own flip-folders and all music pieces – we are alert and ready to perform
- We always play with the highest excellence – precision takes precedence over power
- We play together (we watch and stop playing as directed by the Drum Majors)
- We never play on our own, switch instruments, let non-band members play, etc.
- We stay in our zipped-up and buttoned-up uniforms until we are back in the Band Room after the game is over – we always look sharp when seen in public
- (no partial uniforms, no baseball or other non-band hats, no band hats backwards, etc.
- NO food or drink for us during the first half of the game (water is OK)
- We have 3rd quarter “off” – provided everyone is back is back on time with 1 minute to go in the 3rd quarter on the stadium scoreboard. Remind other members of the time so we don’t all get penalized if someone is late getting back. You can get food and stuff but be very careful of the uniforms to keep them clean
- Consider these events “3 hour concerts” – you are constantly on-stage and in view of the public. Make sure your actions reflect the class of our group at all times, both playing and when not playing
- We always support our team positively – never any negative cheers or playing towards either team (never play “taps”, etc.)
At the end of the game:
- Playing is over with our last note as a group – we don’t play (or allow anyone else to play – whether in band or not) on the way back to the Band Room
- Everyone helps to take things back (pit percussion, etc.)
- EVERYONE cleans-up both our grandstands area and the Band Room area, NOT parents and staff cleaning-up
- Uniforms go home with you (or you get fined to get them back . . .)
- MB Uniform “Left-Out” Fines:
- $10.00 First Offense
- $15.00 Second Offense
- Ramping-up by $5 increments for succeeding times
Make a very positive impression when you perform and at all other times show the people in attendance what a great group of students we are, including Visiting School Students and Parents, the Referees, EVERYONE
Marching Band
Award-Winning Performances from 1991-2014
1991
- Western Washington Fair Parade: First Place Band Award
- Puget Sound Festival of Bands: First Place Division Award
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: First Place Division Award
- Seattle Seafair Torchlight Parade: Prime Minister’s Award - Best Band
1992
- Bremerton, WA - Armed Forces Day Parade: First Place Division Award
- Poulsbo, WA - Viking Fest Parade: First Place Division Award
- Victoria, BC - Grand Victoria Day Parade: First Place Division Award
1993
- Port Townsend, WA - Rhody Festival Parade: First Place Band Award
- West Seattle Seafair Parade: First Place Band Award
1994
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: First Place Division Award
- Western Washington Fair Parade: First Place Band Award
1995
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: First Place Division Award
- Spokane, WA - Lilac Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
1996
- Wenatchee, WA - Apple Blossom Parade: First Place Division Award
1997
- Bremerton, WA - Armed Forces Day Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Poulsbo, WA - Viking Fest Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Victoria, BC - Grand Victoria Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
1998
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade Performance
- Spokane, WA - Lilac Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: First Place Division Award
1999
- Auburn, WA Veterans Day Parade : First Place Division Award
- Seattle Benaroya Hall Performance
2000
- Wenatchee, WA - Apple Blossom Parade: First Place Division Award
- Bremerton, WA - Armed Forces Day Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Poulsbo, WA- Viking Fest Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
2001
- Sequim, WA - Irrigation Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Snohomish Kla-Ha-Ya Days Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
2002
- Bremerton, WA - Armed Forces Day Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Greenwood, WA - Seafair Parade: First Place Band Award
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Field Show: Best Drum Majors Award
2003
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
2004
- Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Parade: First Place Division Award
- Port Townsend, WA - Rhody Festival Parade: First Place Band
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game Performance – Seattle, WA
2005
- National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade Performance – Washington, DC
- Portland Rose Festival BandFest: Third Place Field Show
- Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade: Third Place, Out-of-State Bands Open Division
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Yakima, WA - Harvest Marching Band Festival: Best Drum Majors Award
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: First Place Division Award
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Field Show: Best Drum Majors
- Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game Performance – Seattle, WA
2006
- Daffodil Festival Parades (4): Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- West Seattle Seafair Parade: First Place Band Award
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game Performance – Seattle, WA
2007
- Portland Rose Festival Starlight Parade: Second Place, Out-of-State Band, Class A
- Olympia, WA - Capital Lakefair Parade: Best Band Award
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
2008
- Bremerton, WA - Armed Forces Day Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Poulsbo, WA - Viking Fest Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Game Performance – Seattle, WA
- Yakima, WA - Harvest Field Show Competition: Best Music Award
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: Mayor’s Award – Best Band
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Field Show Competition: Best Music Award
- Seattle Macy’s Holiday Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
2009
- Seattle Sounders MLS First Game Performance
- Mason County, WA - Forest Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade: First Place, Out-of-State Band, Division A
- Portland Rose Festival BandFest Field Show: Peoples Choice Award
- West Seattle Seafair Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- DesMoines, WA - WaterLand Parade: People’s Choice Award
- White Rock, BC - Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Auburn, WA - Good Old Days Parade: Sweepstakes Award – Best Band
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: Mayor’s Award – Best Band
2010
- South Puget Sound League, WA: 3A Band of the Year
- Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Mason County, WA - Forest Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Redmond, WA - Derby Days Parade: Best Band Award
- Olympia, WA - Capital Lakefair Parade: Best Band Award
- Penticton, BC - Peach Festival Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Issaquah, WA - Salmon Days Parade: Second Place Band Award
- Auburn, WA - Veterans Day Parade: Third Place Band - Open Division
- Enumclaw, WA - Holiday Battle of the Bands Parade: First Place Band Award
2011
- South Puget Sound League, WA: 2A Band of the Year
- Portland Rose Festival Starlight Parade: First Place, Out-of-State Band, Open Division
- Renton, WA - River Days Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Astoria, OR - Regatta Parade: Sweepstakes Award - Best Band
- Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival Parade: First Place Division Award
- Enumclaw, WA - Holiday Battle of the Bands Parade: First Place Band Award
2012
- South Puget Sound League, WA: 2A Band of the Year
- Victoria, BC - Grand Victoria Parade: Second Place
- KZOK Battle of the Bands: Best 2A Band Program
- West Seattle Seafair Parade – First Place Band Award; 3rd Place Overall Parade Entry (out of over 100 units!)
- White Rock, BC Spirit of the Sea Festival Parade – Spirit of the Sea Award
- Auburn, WA Veteran's Day Parade - First Place, Open Division
Auburn, WA Veteran's Day Field Show - Second Place, Open Division; Best Color Guard, Open Division & highest score overall; Best Music, Open Division - Enumclaw Holiday Parade – First Place, Battle of the Bands, third consecutive year!
2013
- FIRST West Coast High School Marching Band to perform in the Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at the Walt Disney World Resort
- Enumclaw Holiday Parade - 1st Place Award (4th Straight Year)
2014
- Daffodil Parades - Best Marching Band Award (First-EVER)
- SPSL 2A Band of the Year - 5th Straight Year
- Bremerton Armed Forces Day Parade - 1st Place Color Guard
- Poulsbo Viking Fest Parade
- Mason County Forest Festival Parade - 1st Place HS Marching Band & 1st Place Auxiliary
- White Rock, BC Sea Festival Torchlight Parade - Best Marching Band & Best Overall Parade Participant
