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.
2026 Leadership Team
Directors
Mr. Ryan Arp and Mr. Nick Carlo
Drum Majors
Clara Frank
Henry McDonald
Abigail Watters
Woodwinds
Aubrey Hunter
Leah Kerns
*Emily Liu (flute)
Randy Nuro-Gyina
*Marianne Shaw (clarinet)
Ayden Stopak
*Macy Van Abbema (saxophone)
Sydney Vrban
Kaitlyn Wetjen
Victor Yao
High Brass
*Tayson Cho (mellophone)
Colin Finch
Charlotte Hoover
Ella Lewis
Adrian Mawanda
Malaya McConnell
*Miles Poolman (trumpet)
Low Brass
Maxwell Cooper
*John Galvez (trombone)
*Ben Mohr (sousaphone)
Teagan Parcell
Percussion
Center Snare: Noah Jaggers
DL Co-Captains: Caleb Hoth and Sam Jungen
Pit Co-Captains: Evan Miller and Zoe Edkin
Equipment Manger: Ben Henry
Color Guard Captains
Ian Bonner
Jaimie Johnson
Macy Kacmarynski
Anaya Patil
Bold=Senior *=Section Leader
2026 Lightning Color Guard
Color Guard Coach
Mrs. Amanda Carlo
Katie Ausman
Zenab Bashir*
Mari Berquam
Ian Bonner
Kyra Chapman
Aubrey Daniels
Norah Espy
Daphne Faga*
Payton Flick*
Kyla Harry
Nicole He
Roman Henry
Joyce Houngblame
Jaimie Johnson*
Macy Kacmarynski
Kai Kellogg
Molly McKinney
Viviana Mendoza
Tia Ndelela
Anaya Patil
Julia Peterson
Sydney Roethler*
Greg Stratton*
Leah Terwilleger
Hillary Timmel
Isabella Walker
Jessica Wellington
*Rifle line
2026 Lightning Drumline/Pit
Drumline/Frontline Instructors
Ava Chopskie and Shaun Everson
Snares
Noah Jaggers
Caleb Hoth
Ellis Naick
Phoebe Smart
Marquita Spading
Melissa Tian
Quads
Austin Adam
Daniel Orosco-Rocha
Noah Spading
Basses
Bass 1: Emma Pirkl
Bass 2: Kate Hodgson
Bass 3: Sophia Graziano
Bass 4: Sam Jungen
Bass 5: Zack Yokum
Cymbals
Simone Abrams
Sam Bevins
Everett Kinney
Lukas Oakland
Nile Stoakes
TJ Thames
Aria Whalen
Sophia Williams
Pit
Marimba 1: Ben Henry
Marimba 2: Zoe Edkin
Marimba 2: James Goedken
Vibes 1: Evan Miller
Vibes 2: Connor Gibbons
Bells: Mason Derby
Synth 1: Lucas Eggleston
Synth 2: Jackson LaBrecque
Timpani: Iris Upah
Bass Drum/Gong: Aahana Kulkarni
Auxiliary Percussion: Zaide Edkin, Luna Stevens
Electric Bass: Harrison Pothour