Lightning Marching Band
The Lightning Marching Band consists of students in Grades 9-12 and performs at all Liberty Varsity Home Football Game, Two Marching Band Competitions, as well as the Liberty Homecoming Parade and University of Iowa Homecoming Parade. The Lightning Marching Band concludes its season with the Liberty Band Extravaganza. The Lightning Marching Band added a Color Guard and began competing in 2022, and added frontline percussion to the ensemble in 2023. For 2024 the Liberty Color Guard added rifles to their routine. The Lightning Marching Band continues to grow and be a presence and source of pride in our community.
2025 Leadership Team
Directors
Mr. Ryan Arp and Mr. Nick Carlo
Drum Majors
Clara Frank
Colsen Shaffer
Abigail Watters
Flutes
Emily Liu
Claire Raiford
Taylor Smith*
Clarinets
Nora Brown
Diego Pulido*
Marianne Shaw
Aleksey Titarenko
Saxophones
Harper Johnson
Henry McDonald
Audrey Willey
Mellophones
Tayson Cho*
Trumpets
Trevor Petersen
Blake Sehmann
Will Stoakes*
Trombones
John Galvez
Pete Hanson*
Kailey Williams
Baritones
Teagan Parcell
Sousaphones
Ben Mohr*
William Rumping
Percussion
Center Snare: Toby Schoon
DL Co-Captains: Brynn Davis and Isaac Greazel
Pit Section Leader: Evan Miller
DL Equipment Manger: Cooper Jurs
Pit Equipment Manager: AJ Flynn
Color Guard Captains
Ian Bonner
Rylee Corbett
Jaimie Johnson (rifles)
Sophia Weaver
Bold=Senior *=Section Leader
2025 Lightning Color Guard
Color Guard Coach
Mrs. Amanda Carlo
Audrey Adams*
Katie Ausman
Zenab Bashir
Mari Berquam
Veda Berquam
Ian Bonner
Rylee Corbett*
Daphne Faga
Payton Flick
Charlie Harvey
Joyce Houngblame
Rowan Iannone
Jaimie Johnson*
Macy Kacmarynski
Kai Kellogg
Sage Nixt
Anaya Patil
Sydney Roethler*
Greg Stratton*
Leah Terwilleger
Marili Thigpen
Alyssa Weaver*
Sophia Weaver*
Jessica Wellington
*Rifle line
2025 Lightning Drumline/Pit
Drumline/Frontline Instructors
Hannah Oberhoffer-Phillips and Ava Chopskie
Snares
Isaac Greazel
Ethan Meyer
Toby Schoon
Marquita Spading
Melissa Tian
Sylvia Woltman
Quads
Brynn Davis
Noah Jaggers
Daniel Orosco-Rocha
Basses
Bass 1: Cindy Eckhardt
Bass 2: Caleb Hoth
Bass 3: Yuma Squires
Bass 4: Cooper Jurs
Bass 5: Sam Jungen
Cymbals
Austin Adam
Sophia Graziano
Kate Hodgson
Ellis Naick
Noah Spading
TJ Thames
Michaela Thigpen
Zack Yokum
Pit
Marimba 1: Zoe Edkin
Marimba 2: Ben Henry
Marimba 2: Phoebe Smart
Vibes: Evan Miller
Vibes: Connor Gibbons
Bells: James Goedken
Synth 1: Ella Ausman
Synth 2: Jackson LaBrecque
Timpani: Bella Kellbach
Bass Drum/Gong: Mason Derby
Auxiliary Percussion: Nile Stoakes, Archer Stevens
Electric Bass: AJ Flynn