Marching Band
The Lakewood High School "Ranger" Marching Band was voted "Best High School Marching Band" in the Greater Cleveland area in Cleveland Magazine's "Best of Cleveland" contest in 2006.
The 2008 LHS Ranger Marching Band consisted of over 100 musicians and over 35 auxiliaries, which are made up of the dance team (the "Rangerettes") and the flag corps. The band participates in several invitational band festivals, including its own, as well as the Fourth of July Parade, the Lakewood Community Festival, the LHS Spirit Parade, and the Lakewood Veteran's Day program.
The LHS Ranger Marching Band is directed by Brian Maskow, who is currently assisted by Adam Clemens. The band went to Kitchener, Ontario for the Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest Parade in 1997 and 2001. In 2000, the band went to the BCS National Championship Game between Virginia Tech and Florida State in New Orleans, Louisiana (being the only band from Ohio) for the pre-game and halftime shows. Also, in 2003 they performed during the halftime show of the Outback Bowl in Tampa. In 2009, they traveled to Dallas, Texas to play at the Cotton Bowl (also the only band from Ohio).
Every year, the Ranger Marching Band has an annual festival joining about ten marching bands from around Ohio, 2010 being the 24th year. In the past, Lakewood has invited high school marching bands, such as the Brecksville-Broadview Heights "Bees", Euclid "Panthers", Westlake "Demons", Bay Village "Rockets", Rocky River "Pirates", and the Vermilion "Sailors", as well as college marching bands from the area, including The University of Akron "Zips" Marching Band, The University of Toledo "Rockets" Marching Band, and The Ohio State University Marching Band.
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