"Whatever you dream, dream big. You work hard, practice ... you're going to get it." -Kate Anderson
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (1)
"..a senior and saxophonist extraordinaire who belongs for just a few more months to the Hughesville High School Spartan Marching Band, graciously accepted her selection on the Army All-American Marching Band Thursday afternoon during a patriotic assembly at the high school auditorium.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (2)
"..With those words of promise and encouragement to her fellow band members, Kaitlin "Kate" Anderson, 17, of Huntersville, .."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (3)
"..With the bright-eyed, attentive faces of her classmates, bandmates, administrators, parents and state and local dignitaries and Army sergeants and officers in attendance, Anderson took center stage accepting her role as part of the 2010 Army All-American Marching Band.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (4)
"..The five U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour teams travel across the country from late Sept. to early Dec. to announce all 90 of the best senior high school football players and 97 marching musicians to the Army All-American Bowl to be played Jan. 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (5)
"..NBC is listed as the channel that will broadcast the game. Anderson is one of three saxophone players across the nation to be named to the band that will march in the game's half-time show.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (6)
"..Anderson's selection came after she sent in an audition tape and was asked to give a live audition at Fort Meade in Maryland that was a performance reviewed by the Army All-American Band director and others.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (7)
"..The assembly gave her a chance to shine locally before her band members, classmates, fans and family.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (8)
"..One highlight of the assembly was when the talented student-musician and her musical mentor, Dick Adams, jammed together on stage.
Adams, on electric guitar, and Anderson performed the jazz tune, Billie's Bounce Now's the Time.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (9)
"..'It's crazy,' Anderson said before the jam session. 'He's (Adams) my mentor, role model and a guru on the saxophone and guitar,' she said. Anderson spent the last three years taking private lessons with Adams.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (10)
"..During her acceptance as a member of the Army All-American Band, Anderson thanked the Army for supporting high school musicians, all of the families of the band members and school staff.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (11)
"..Before that, she told a reporter her family meant the world to her, including her parents, Marie and Robert Anderson, her sister, Kourtney, 21, and brother, Clayton, 16, as well as her grandparents.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (12)
"..Army officials said Anderson, who is considering joining a branch of the military, embodies many characteristics of a U.S. soldier, including mental, emotional and physical toughness and determination, integrity, honor and respect and a desire to be a member of a team.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (13)
"..State Rep. Garth D. Everett, R-Muncy, presented Anderson with a citation from the House of Representatives that lauded her achievements and recognized her among the best in the state as a high school musician.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (14)
"..A representative for DeMoulin Brothers Band Uniforms, a corporate sponsor who provides uniforms to the Hughesville Spartan Marching Band and to the Army All-American Band, said he couldn't have been more proud.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (15)
"..The assembly also was a chance for Spartan Director of Bands Mark Boyer to get a little sentimental. 'To see her develop from this goofy little eighth grader to a nationally recognized musician,' Boyer said, tenderly discussing how he saw her mature over the years.
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (16)
"..It was a bitter-sweet moment in Spartan band history, but Boyer suspected it was just one more step in Anderson's talent-laden future.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (17)
"..'She's going to leave a very big hole in the band when she leaves this year,' he said.."
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Mark Maroney, Hughesville High senior headed for Army All-American Marching Band (18)
"The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Tour will make a stop at Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School on Thursday, October 15 at 1:30 p.m. .."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(1)
"..During a ceremony in the high school auditorium, in front of her fellow students, teachers, administration, public and local media, the U.S. Army will honor Kate Anderson for her selection into the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(2)
"..Each year, the All-American Selection Tour logs over 30,000 combined travel miles as they work their way across the country announcing the selection of 90 high school football All-Americans and 97 high school marching band All-Americans.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(3)
"..This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, a football game that has launched the college and NFL football careers of players such as Tim Tebow, Vince Young and Reggie Bush.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(4)
"..Along with the nation’s finest football talent, the U.S. Army also showcases the finest musical talent in America. Being picked as one of only 97 in the United States does not come easy.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(5)
"..The process begins with a student being nominated. Students nominated by members of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) are given preferential treatment. The students receive their nomination notification and audition materials in February.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(6)
"..They then begin to rehearse and prepare for a video audition where they are given a rigorous level of music and marching, combined. Once the applications are completed, submitted and judged, the students are notified in June if they are accepted.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(7)
"..The five selection tour teams then begin their travel in late September, reaching over one million people as they announce the selection of the 187 high school students that will be on the football team and in the band.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(8)
"..Kate Anderson will be traveling to San Antonio, TX from January 5-9, 2010 to participate as a Tenor Saxophone performer in this Bowl game.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This: Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(9)
"..Her schedule will be quite demanding, as she and the other band members have just a few short days to learn their halftime show, which is far more difficult than the average marching show.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This:Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(10)
"..Their hard work and effort will pay off on January 9, when they will perform in the Bowl Game for a crowd of over 35,000 people in the Alamodome. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game will be televised on NBC at 1:00 PM (EST), however the halftime show will be broadcast via the internet only.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This:Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(11)
"..This is one of many recent honors for the very talented Ms. Anderson, whose resume is quite long and impressive. Most recently, she has returned from the PA Governor’s School for the Arts, which was held this past summer in Lincoln Park due to a lack of state funding.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This:Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(12)
"..She has also earned positions in the Pennsylvania All-State Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble, on Alto, Tenor and Bari Saxphones.
Kate was a finalist in 2009 for the Williamsport Symphony Young Artist Competition and the U.S. Army Field Band Young Artist Competition.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This:Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(13)
"..She has been a member of the Mansfield University Music Camp Honors Band and the Susquehanna University Honors Band. She has performed with the Lycoming College Jazz Ensemble as a guest artist, with many local high school musical pits, CKQ Jazz Trio and the Knoebel’s Dixieland Band.."
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Mark Boyer, Listen to This:Hughesville Saxophone Player to be Named to All-American Band(14)
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