Kankakee Valley High School Marching Kougars
Wheatfield, Indiana
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas DeJarlais |
| Total Members | 73 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating (Music, Visual Distinction) |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas DeJarlais |
| Drum Majors | Calder Feit, Ellie Molenaar, Danin Richardson |
| Show Theme/Title | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating (Music, Visual Distinction) |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas DeJarlais |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Events not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas DeJarlais |
| Show Theme/Title | Rebellious |
| Repertoire | Rebel Yell Seven Nation Army Another Brick in the Wall Uprising |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Show Theme/Title | Distorted |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating (Music, Visual Distinction) |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Brandon Dinkins |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Brandon Dinkins |
| Show Theme/Title | Fiery Jazz |
| Repertoire | Caravan (by Duke Ellington) Tiger of San Pedro (by John LaBarbera) Malaguena (by Ernesto Lecuona) |
| Total Members | 130 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Assistant Director | Brandon Dinkins |
| Drum Majors | Cassie Ooms, Kyle Patton, Brooke Meadows |
| Show Theme/Title | Rock Art |
| Repertoire | Pompeii (by Bastille) Carry On (by Fun) Wake Me Up (by Avicii) My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (by Fall Out Boy) |
| Total Members | 113 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Drum Majors | Cassie Ooms, Bob Kuhn, Kyle Patton |
| Show Theme/Title | Music of Our Age |
| Repertoire | Dynamite Viva La Vida Some Nights This Too Shall Past |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating (Visual Distinction) |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Repertoire | Pictures at an Exhibition Ritual Fire Dance Firebird Suite |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Drum Majors | Lindsey Strong, David Phillips, Jordan Kroll |
| Show Theme/Title | Reflections of Earth |
| Total Members | 92 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Drum Majors | Lindsey Strong, David Phillips, Jordan Kroll |
| Show Theme/Title | Latin Jazz & Spanish Pizzazz |
| Repertoire | Tiger of San Pedro Montego Tango Malaguena |
| Total Members | 94 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Silver Rating |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Drum Majors | Amy Krupa, Zack Steffel, Lindsey Strong |
| Show Theme/Title | Fantasmic! |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Silver Rating |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Assistant Director | Nicholas A. Boersma |
| Drum Majors | Amy Krupa, Zack Steffel, Alaina Madson |
| Repertoire | Moonlight Serenade Sentimental Journey Opus One Stardust Taps God Bless America |
| Total Members | 70 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Brianna Patton, David Myers |
| Repertoire | How the West Was Won (Ghost) Riders in the Sky The Cowboys |
| Total Members | 62 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Matthew Patton, Lindsey Tobias |
| Show Theme/Title | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| Total Members | 62 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Bronze Rating |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Sally Wallenstein, Lindsey Tobias |
| Show Theme/Title | Music from "Jekyll & Hyde" |
| Repertoire | Prologue Murder, Murder In His Eyes Facade |
| Total Members | 74 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Entered, did not participate |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Steve Roelfs, Sally Wallenstein |
| Show Theme/Title | Music from "Pirates of the Caribbean" |
| Repertoire | Fog Bound The Medallion Calls The Black Pearl Blood Ritual To The Pirate's Cave! One Last Shot/He's a Pirate |
| Total Members | 68 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Repertoire | I Can't Turn You Loose Soul Man Think Soul Finger |
| Total Members | 50 |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Division 1 |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Major | Kelli Peo |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Division 2 |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Kelli Peo, Beau Gross |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Division 1 |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Dan Peo, James Hesterman |
| ISSMA Class | Festival Class |
| ISSMA Result | Festival Class - Division 1 |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Repertoire | It Don't Mean a Thing Zoot Suit Riot You're the Boss Jump, Jive & Wail |
| Total Members | 48 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kenneth L. Steidle |
| Drum Majors | Jen Pennings, Dan Peo |
| Repertoire | Los Cuervos I Can See Clearly Now Fool on the Hill Late in the Evening |
| Total Members | 61 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 (Best Visual) |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim McCarthy |
| Drum Majors | Korey Coffer, John Bell, Elizabeth King |
| Repertoire | The Light Eternal |
| Total Members | 68 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District - Division 1 North Regional Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim McCarthy |
| Drum Majors | Mary Arhendt, John Bell, Elizabeth King |
| Show Theme/Title | Shades of Green - The Music of Ireland |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District - Division 1 North Regional Division 1 |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim McCarthy |
| Show Theme/Title | Two Romantique Symphony's |
| Repertoire | Symphony #5 (by Tchaikovsky) Symphony #4 (by Bruckner) |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Penn District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim McCarthy |
| Drum Majors | Chris Sanders, Jeremy Sterk |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Concord District - Division 2 |
| Years | 1992 - 1993 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Did not participate |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeffrey Pletcher |
| Assistant Director | John Stepanek |
| Drum Major | Jeremy Sterk |
| Repertoire | Alright, Okay, You Win September Song Tiger of San Pedro Georgia |
| Total Members | 39 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeffrey Pletcher |
| Assistant Director | John Stepanek |
| Drum Major | Roseann Malocha |
| Repertoire | Malaguena The Classic Cat Winds of Sonora Love Me With all Your Heart |
| Total Members | 45 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Valerie Page |
| Drum Majors | Carl Scholl, Rosann Malocha |
| Total Members | 62 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director | Valerie McCoy |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director | Valerie McCoy |
| Total Members | 57 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Director | Adam F. Brennan |
| Total Members | 52 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1985 | |
|---|---|---|
| Director | David Brunner | |
| Drum Majors | Robin Valade, Brad Cristy | |
| Total Members | 68 | |
| ISSMA Class | B | |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Director | Melinda A. McKenzie |
| Drum Majors | Todd Bliss, Carol Schneider |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Director | Melinda A. McKenzie |
| Drum Majors | Todd Bliss, Robyn Risner |
| Total Members | 94 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Director | Melinda A. McKenzie |
| Total Members | 65 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Result | Lewis Cass District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Director | Melinda A. McKenzie |
| Drum Major | Les Haman |
| Total Members | 69 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Chesterton District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Drum Major, Flags, Inspection) State Prelims - Division 2 |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Director | James Yarnell |
| Drum Major | Les Haman |
| Total Members | 62 |
| NISBOVA Class | B |
| NISBOVA Result | New Haven - Division 2 |
| Years | 1970 - 1979 |
|---|---|
| NISBOVA | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1970 (consolidation of DeMotte and Wheatfield High Schools).