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Welcome!

Welcome to the Kings Stadium and this year’s Mid-States Band Association AAAA
Championship! I am so glad you are here! The young people participating in today’s Invitational
have been working hard all summer to perform competitively, many for the first time this season.

It takes a lot of manpower to run an invitational of this size. Thank you to our band parents who,
each year, spend countless hours planning, organizing, and running this event. Your dedication
and hard work are much appreciated!

I would also like to recognize all of the students and band staff in attendance here today. Being a
member of marching band takes dedication, discipline, teamwork, sacrifice, and countless hours
of practice. Your participation is a crucial part of our schools and you make us all very proud!

I hope you enjoy your day here at Kings Stadium and good luck to all!

Tim Ackermann, Superintendent
Kings Local School District

Welcome to Kings High School!

On behalf of the faculty and staff I would like to personally welcome you to Kings High School. As
Principal, I am proud to acknowledge that our school has proven to be one of the most
challenging and accomplished high schools in the nation. Our well-deserved strong academic
reputation does not happen coincidentally without an incredible teaching and support staff. Our
school is a cooperative enterprise on the part of the pupils, teachers, support staff, parents, and
administration who work together for the common interest of the community in which we serve.
We are very proud of our excellent facilities and welcome everyone in the community to share
with others, with PRIDE, your experience here today.

We believe academic achievement is enhanced through participation in the arts, athletics, and
extracurricular activities. The Kings High School students participating in the Band this evening
are some of our most accomplished scholars! The time they dedicate to practice, perform and
also make excellent grades in the classroom is impressive beyond measure. The Kings High
School Band Boosters and parents put in countless hours, 12 months out of the year, to make
sure our students have the most pleasurable experience in band possible. The supportive
parents you see working tonight are some of the most passionate and dedicated people I know.
They want nothing more than for you, our guests, to have the most positive experience
imaginable today. I am confident they will succeed at their goal.

I feel very privileged, proud, and honored to serve as the Principal of Kings High School. My goal
is to make the “Kings Knights Way” become the pathway for our students to maximize their
academic performance, to identify their passions in life, and to follow their dreams.

The Principal’s door is always open! “Win the day. Make today a “W”

Doug Leist, Principal