The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association presented
its annual Outstanding Administrator Award to Mr. Jim Landwehr, Activities
Director of Adams Central Junior-Senior High School, in Hastings, NE.
The presentation was made at the awards banquet during the Bandmasters
annual convention in Lincoln on March 2nd. This award is intended
to honor an administrator in the state of Nebraska, for demonstrating
support, interest, and encouragement of the school’s instrumental music
program. Band directors from across the state nominate administrators
for this award.
Mr. Landwehr holds a B.S. Degree in Physical Education, Geography
and Drivers Education from Peru State, a Masters Degree from UNK.
Mr. Landwehr has taught social studies and physical education for 28
years. Mr. Landwehr is in his 5th year, serving as Activities Director
at Adams Central High School.
Tom Jaworski, band director at Adams Central High School, states in
his nomination letter, “Mr. Landwehr is an important part in many aspects
of our school band program. He is involved in scheduling events in
a manner that they do not conflict with marching band competitions
in the fall and goes to great lengths to make sure that students who
are “double-booked” participate in the band events. He has never refused
a request for any item that I have needed to order, and encouraged
an early aggressive purchasing plan to fully equip the band this year
as we start to grow in enrollment, which ultimately resulted in the
purchasing of new uniforms this year.
Always there to lend a helping hand and moral support, he also has
recognized that music is important in his family life. Even before
his daughter became old enough to participate in our band program,
Mr. Landwehr was active as a sponsor on band trips to California and
Florida. He also drives our equipment van to band events and manages
moving percussion equipment and any other items needed along the sidelines.
When assigning seating for our new gymnasium, the first group approached
to determine their location was the band. Mr. Landwehr assigns extra
teachers in the fall to supervise the crowd around the band in the
football bleachers so the band director and students can concentrate
on their performances.”
Mr. Landwehr was awarded the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic
Administrator of the Year for District IV in 2005, and is an active
member of Adams Central Education Association, Nebraska State Education
Association, Nebraska Coaches Association, and Nebraska State Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Association.
Mr. Landwehr’s wife, Elayne, is the 8th grade Linguistics teacher
at Hastings Middle School. They have 1 daughter – Ashley, a member
of the District Championship Golf Team and an All-State Violinist. |
