History

Directors of the Samohi Viking Bands

1991 - Present Terry Sakow
2008 - Present Kathleen Janert (Associate Director)
2004 - 2008 Abel Ramirez (Associate Director)
1995 - 2004 Carl Hammer (Associate Director)
1991 - 1995 Jeff Edmonds (Associate Director)
1984 - 1991 Douglas Hargas
1989 - 1991 Gary Horimoto (Associate Director)
1979 - 1984 James Hile
1981 - 1984 Lida O. Beasley (Associate Director)
Christopher Schwabe (Associate Director)
Robert Zachman
Gerald Anderson (Associate Director)
Richard Wagnon

Uniforms of the Samohi Viking Bands

The Uniforms of the Samohi Viking Bands.

The Alma MaterThe Hymn of Praise by Ken Darby (Class of 1928)
Oh Samohi,
Dear old Samohi
Queen of the setting sun
For you we toil,
for you our banners fly
We win for you when victory's won.
All hail to thee, Mighty Samohi
Our faith in the ne'er will fail
For the love that we give
is thy power to live
To thee, All Hail!

Ken Darby (May 13, 1909 - January 24, 1992) was an American Academy Award and Grammy Award winning composer, vocal arranger, and conductor. He has shared in winning an Oscar three times and was nominated for three others.

The Fight Song Vikings Bold by Carl Hammer (Class of 1984)
Forward they go together,
Onward they surge ahead.
Inward they bond together
to the very end.
Waves crash around the ship-mast,
yet still they hold
fast to the Fight! Fight! Fight!
for SaMo Vikings Bold!

Ra! - Ra! - RaRaRa!
Ra! - Ra! - RaRaRa!
Ra! - Ra! - RaRaRa!
Goooooooo Sa-Mo-Hi!

(repeat chorus)

S! A! M!
O! H! I!
Vikings, Vikings,
Sa-mo-hi (unhh!)

For many years Samohi borrowed On Wisconsin as their fight song. The joke was to call it On WisMonica.
For the 2000 school year, Dr. Hammer, the assistant band director, and class of1984, wrote Samohi's own fight song. For a school with it's own Alma Mater, and with such a long history, many felt it was time for Samohi to have it's own fight song. Vikings Bold became the new fight song for the new century.

The New Century (2000 - 2009) 2000
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The 90's (1990 - 1999) Repertoir & Notes 1990
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Samohi Bands - History

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Directors of the Samohi Viking Bands

Uniforms of the Samohi Viking Bands

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