Snider High School Mighty Panther Band
Fort Wayne, Indiana
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brandon Crabill |
| Assistant Director | Alex Moss |
| Show Theme/Title | Creation of Art |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Result | Scholastic Class Prelims - Silver Rating |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jordan Cain |
| Assistant Director | Zackary Peterson |
| Drum Majors | Payton Kempton, Oluadamilare Adeosun |
| Show Theme/Title | Into the Limelight |
| Repertoire | Smells Like Teen Spirit (by Nirvana) Original music by Alex Yoder |
| Total Members | 87 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Class Prelims - Gold Rating Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AAAA Division 2 |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jordan Cain |
| Assistant Director | Zackary Peterson |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Events not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Directors | Helen Smekens, Kevin J. Klee |
| Show Theme/Title | For the Beauty of the Earth |
| Repertoire | Rite of Spring For the Beauty of the Earth New World Symphony |
| Total Members | 109 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Show Theme/Title | Nightshade |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating (Visual, General Effect Distinction) Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Show Theme/Title | Gettin' Funky With It |
| Total Members | 100 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating (Music, General Effect Distinction) Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Kevin J. Klee | Kevin Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jackie Nason |
| Show Theme/Title | Brainstorm...The Power and the Passion of the Teenage Brain |
| Total Members | 100 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jackie Nason |
| Drum Majors | Nathan Gidley, Sarah Jaworski, Mark Till |
| Show Theme/Title | Where the Sidewalk Ends |
| Repertoire | Music by Kevin Klee |
| Total Members | 83 |
| ISSMA Class | Scholastic Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Scholastic Prelims - Gold Rating (General Effect Distinction) Scholastic Finals - Participant |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jackie Nason |
| Drum Majors | Jackson Jaworski, Danny Rathsack, Mark Till |
| Show Theme/Title | It's All in Your Head - The Music of Radiohead |
| Repertoire | Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box Creep Body Snatchers |
| Total Members | 96 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class A |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Kevin Christianson |
| Drum Majors | Jackson Jaworski, Danny Rathsack, Mikah Sunderman |
| Show Theme/Title | Formidable Joy |
| Repertoire | Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (by Beethoven) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (by Bach) Joy (by Andy Monroe) |
| Total Members | 100 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Katie Gibson, Jackson Jaworski, Mikah Sunderman |
| Show Theme/Title | When Dreams Take Flight |
| Repertoire | Flight Kindred Spirits Not Afraid to Dream |
| Total Members | 108 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Clinton Burgett, Michael Erb, Katie Gibson |
| Show Theme/Title | Jazz Fantasia |
| Repertoire | Portrait in Seven Shades Autumn Leaves Prelude, Fugue & Riffs |
| Total Members | 118 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Sam Cruz, Laura Shafer, C.J. Burgett |
| Show Theme/Title | Enlightenment |
| Repertoire | Music by Kevin Klee |
| Total Members | 112 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - FInalist State Finals - 8th place |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Sarah Erb, Kayla Welker, Samchanh Amphonephong |
| Show Theme/Title | It Takes Two to Tango - Music of Astor Piazzolla) |
| Repertoire | Libertango Oblivion Michelangelo |
| Total Members | 120 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Brittany Byerly, Alex Didler, Sarah Erb, Bryan Gibson |
| Show Theme/Title | Snider Plays Zappa - Music of Frank Zappa |
| Repertoire | RDNZL/Little House I Used to Live In Sleep Dirt Tornado Pound for a Brown |
| Total Members | 126 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Ross Blythe, Alex Didler, Bryan Gibson, Jamie Steeg |
| Show Theme/Title | Il Sogno - Music of Elvis Costello |
| Repertoire | Puck #1/Identity Parade Tormentress Oberon & Titnia Pick #2/The Wedding |
| Total Members | 141 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Danny Boedeker, Alex Didler, Whitney McKenzie, Billy Skembos |
| Show Theme/Title | Windy City Sketches |
| Repertoire | Canon (by James Pankow) Make Me Smile (by James Pankow) Once Upon a Time (by James Pankow) Free (by Robert Lamm) |
| Total Members | 141 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Aubrey Dougherty, Kristin Gore, Regina Moore, Jon Schaab |
| Repertoire | Third Wind In Her Family Minuano |
| Total Members | 150 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Megan Austin, Aubrey Dougherty, Jon Schaab, Emily Schieferstein |
| Show Theme/Title | The First Circle |
| Repertoire | Whole Earth Chant Finding & Believing The First Circle |
| Total Members | 150 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Visual, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Show Theme/Title | Empires: The Music of David Gillingham |
| Total Members | 147 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Show Theme/Title | Ghost Train Triptych |
| Total Members | 147 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Drum Majors | Alicia Lulfs, Amanda Wells, Allison Rousseau, Adam Henry |
| Show Theme/Title | The Rite of Spring |
| Total Members | 147 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Dean Smekens |
| Show Theme/Title | Music from Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" |
| Total Members | 156 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | James Widmer |
| Show Theme/Title | The Divine Comedy |
| Repertoire | Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso |
| Total Members | 170 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Drum Majors | Kelly Klee, Matt Kraick, Julie Royce |
| Show Theme/Title | Lord of the Rings |
| Repertoire | Gandalph Gollum Journey Into the Dark/Hobbits |
| Total Members | 170 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Elkhart District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Show Theme/Title | Music from "Ivan the Terrible" |
| Total Members | 137 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Total Members | 137 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Drum Majors | Marianna Roll, Allison Schenkel, Brandon Schoonmaker |
| Show Theme/Title | Music from "Firebird Suite" |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Drum Majors | Erica Trosvig, Marianna Roll, Allison Schenkel |
| Repertoire | Alexander's Ragtime Band Airegin Stella by Starlight A Night in Tunisia |
| Total Members | 139 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AAA Division 3 |
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Drum Majors | Jason Witzigreuter, Dustin Dougan, Jeremy Fox |
| Repertoire | Finale from Mahler's Symphony No. 1 The Rainmaker Anthem from "Chess" |
| Total Members | 151 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AAA Division 2 |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Jody E. Smith |
| Drum Majors | Jason Witzigreuter, Jerry Grable, Dustin Dougan |
| Repertoire | Carmina Burana Cuban Spice God Bless the Child |
| Total Members | 150 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 7th place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Finals 9th place; Prelims Class AAA Division 2 |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Melanie M. Wright |
| Repertoire | Theme from "Hoosiers" Firebird Finale |
| Total Members | 150 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 7th place |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin J. Klee |
| Assistant Director | Melanie M. Wright |
| Drum Majors | Brian Bumford, Laura Woodward |
| Repertoire | Symphonie Fantastique Blues in the Night Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away |
| Total Members | 128 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 7th place |
| BOA Regional | Terre Haute - Finals 5th place (Best Auxiliary); Prelims Class AAA Division 1 |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Assistant Director | Jan Conser |
| Repertoire | The Wrath of Khan Modern Time The Alien Emerson's Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Total Members | 190 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Terre Haute - Finals 8th place; Prelims Class AAA Division 2 |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Assistant Director | Jan Conser |
| Repertoire (partial) | Somewhere |
| Total Members | 200 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 8th place |
| BOA Regional | Akron - Finals 3rd place (Best General Effect); Prelims Class AAA Best Music, Class AAA Division 2 |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Total Members | Gregg Conser, Carol Witte, Greg Katter, Mike Patalita |
| Total Members | 220 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Finals 10th place: Prelims Class AAA Division 2 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Total Members | Gregg Conser, Brian Shepler, Scott Ketrow, Carol Witte |
| Repertoire | Oriental Stuff Canto Witch's Dance Rising Star |
| Total Members | 230 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 5th place |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Repertoire | The Cowboys You Are My Sunshine Rising Star |
| Total Members | 220 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Drum Majors | Andrea Barbre, Matt Schiebel, Rod Schubel |
| Repertoire | Overture to a New Era Portuguese Love Don't You Worry About a Thing Pieces of Dreams/Memories |
| Total Members | 223 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Inspection) State Prelims - Division 1 |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Drum Majors | Dave Neely, Matt Schiebel |
| Repertoire | The Heat's On This Masquerade Pegasus Pieces of Dreams/Memories |
| Total Members | 250 |
| ISSMA Class | A |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Inspection) State Prelims - Division 1 State Finals - 5th place |
| MBA Regional | Fort Wayne - Prelims Participant |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Assistant Director | Steve Scully |
| Drum Majors | Doug Oechley, Dave Neely |
| Repertoire | Procession of Bacchus Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor Ships Procession of Bacchus (reprise) |
| Total Members | 190 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class A Finals 5th place; Prelims Division 1 |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Penn - Division 1 (4th place award) |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Gardner |
| Drum Major | Bob Anderson, Paul Krueger, Karen Klee |
| Total Members | 196 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class A Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Northrop - Division 1 (5th place award) |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Director | David L. Showalter |
| Drum Major | Bob Anderson, Paul Krueger, Karen Klee |
| Repertoire | Russian Sailor's Dance What I Did For Love Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor Chase the Clouds Away |
| Total Members | 175 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class A Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Northrop - Division 1 (4th place award) |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Director | David L. Showalter |
| Drum Major | Jill Sadler, Chris Goodman |
| Total Members | 160 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class A Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Penn - Division 1 |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Director | David L. Showalter |
| Drum Major | Jill Sadler, Chris Goodman |
| Total Members | 130 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class A Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Northrop - Division 1 |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Director | David L. Showalter |
| Drum Major | Duane DeBruler, Jane Ellett |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Did not participate |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Northrop - Division 1 |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Wishmeyer |
| Drum Major | Duane DeBruler, Jane Ellett |
| Total Members | 155 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Did not participate |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Lewis Cass - Division 1 |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Wishmeyer |
| Drum Major | John Ellett |
| Total Members | 94 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Did not participate |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | East Noble - Division 1 |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Wishmeyer |
| Drum Major | John Ellett |
| Total Members | 110 |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Warsaw - Division 1 |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gary Wishmeyer |
| Drum Majors | Mike Haller, Shane Brodbeck |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | North Side - Division 2 |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles R. Smith |
| Drum Major | Kim A. Akers |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Concord - Division 1 |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles R. Smith |
| Drum Major | Kim A. Akers |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Columbia City - Division 1 |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles R. Smith |
| Drum Major | Kim A. Akers |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Goshen - Division 1 (Best Drum Major) |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles R. Smith |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | New Haven - Division 1 |
| Year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles R. Smith |
| Drum Major | Tom Wheeler |
| Total Members | 76 |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Goshen - Division 1 |
| Year | 1965 |
|---|---|
| NISBOVA | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1965.