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ADAIR Band practice field fix. Elegant, economical, quick The ADAIR Band practice field dilemma is solved thanks to the *Power of the Master Mind A group of 10 individuals got together and worked out the plan: Adair County Band Director Tom Case, Band Boosters Mark Harris, Donald Hare, and David Taylor; ACHS Football Coach Travis Gay, ACMS Football Coach John Peck, and ACHS Baseball Coach Mike Mantooth; Student Transportation and Maintenance Director David Jones, Adair County School Board Chairman Floyd Burton, and Superintendent Alan W. Reed. The new plan calls for the band to use an existing Adair County High School Parking lot for the asphalt practice field, and a parallel practice field, separated by an approximately 15 ft median from the parking lot, on an already nearly flat lawn area between John Burr Memorial Gymnasium and Indian Drive. The plan is already being implemented. By Ed Waggener By all accounts, Mark Harris, President of the Adair Band Boosters said, it was a great moment when everyone got together to find a solution to the practice field problem the band faced at the start of the 2014-15 school year. Only a few days ago, he and band parent Donald Hare had gone before the Adair County School Board to find ways to finance a proposed $225-250,000 idea which would have called for two new practice fields, one grass and one asphalt, with a director's tower and additional or better storage. The practice fields would be built on the site of the old John Adair Intermediate School and Colonel William Casey Elementary School campus, following demolition and site preparation. The Band Boosters offered to help finance the project. But there would be a tight schedule. Use of the baseball fields and the Adair County Football Stadium and Adair County Middle School Football Field could have meant some devastating damage to the turf. Thursday, July 24, 2014, it all changed But a brainstorming session last Thursday created an elegant new plan which will cost less than half - if that - than the original proposal and will mean almost immediate availability of practice fields. The new plan calls for the band to use an existing Adair County High School Parking lot for the asphalt practice field, and a parallell practice field, separated by an approximately 15 ft median from the parking lot, on an already nearly flat lawn area between John Burr Memorial Gymnasium and Indian Drive. A director's tower will be placed between the two fields, allowing Adair County Band Director Tom Case to simply re-orient himself to direct drills on either field. Tim Allen's director's tower was top of bus; Mr. Case', scaffolding What the tower will look like hasn't been decided. It too, may be an innovation. Towers can be bought. ready to assemble. ADAIR band directors have been innovative - even daring - in the past. "Tim Allen used to have a school bus brought to the field," Harris said, "he'd stand on top of the bus and direct the band. Mr. Case uses ordinary scaffolding," he said. Work on the fields is already underway. An pattern of the grass field has been sprayed on the lawn and longer lasting lines will be laid down between now and the start of school on Thursday, August 14, 2014. The parking lot conversion to dual use will take only a little longer. Two light standards in the center of the lot will have to be removed, and an addition four field perimeter lights will have to be ordered and installed for night use of the asphalt field. The parking lot will be resealed, new parking lines will be applied, and the practice field will be a yellow overlay, at Mr. Cross' suggestion. The dimensions, Transportation and Maintenance Director David Jones said, will be just short of a football field, but, he emphasized, marching bands don't utilize the 10 yard on either end of standard football fields, which are, by the way, the same for all football teams from public schools through colleges and the professional leagues. "The band will have the same practice area available to them as they use in performances," Mr. Jones said. Coaches came to the meeting committed to Band The coaches had come to the meeting committed to see that the Adair County Marching Band would have needed practice areas, even if it meant sacrificing the meticulously nurtured turfs they, their boosters, and the Adair County School District had invested so much time and money in during a summer which has been kind to the playing surface. "They were willing to share practice areas with us," Mr. Harris said. But when David Jones suggested the simpler solution, and when we all boarded a bus and inspected the area," he said, "the final plan took form." There are so many advantages, Mr. Harris said There are so many advantages, Harris said. "First of all, it puts the band in the spotlight. They will be more visible there at the crest of the hill," he said. Then there's he matter of rest rooms and rest areas. "They will be right next to the gym where there are far more restrooms available, and closer, than we've had at any other location," he said. In the new location, the music won't disturb any residential areas. "We were backed right up to Rolling Hills and the apartments (Country Place) before, and some of those folks sleep when we practiced. This will be a big improvement." In addition, he things that there will be some shared storage areas with the high school football team which will work for both extracurricular activities. Superintendent Reed: It should have been done 10 years ago. Superintendent Alan Reed was elated that the plan worked out. "Foremost in our minds were the kids, the student athletes and the band kids. This will work better for all of them. "But the costs savings is a God-send. We're having to watch every dollar. When we can get better facilities for over $100,000 less, give our nationally recognized ADAIR Band facilities they need, now," he said, emphasizing now, "then its a win for everybody." He added, "The only thing hitting us in the face is the realization that this ought to have been done 10 years, ago." *"Power of the Master Mind," is a concept of Napoleon Hill (1928-1970) in "Think and Grow Rich," related to the multiplier effect of synergistic thinking. In this case, 10 people working unselfishly on a common goal accomplished, in a couple of hours, what might have taken weeks had it not been coordinated. - CM This story was posted on 2014-07-28 03:24:06
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