The Story of Rudi
A long, long time ago, in the land of the Vikings, there lived a very musical trumpet dude by the name of Sir Hampton Cobb. Yes, my fellow band members, I talk of the one and only "Cheesecake Man"! You know, the one who has the free cheesecake samples!
Anyways...Mr. Cobb was the first band director at Spring Valley High School. He was also a man who was full of lots of energy! He had some "pep in his step" for he knew that a true Viking must possess not only good qualities such as tenacity and the willingness to success, but also the Viking pride and spirit.
Mr. Cobb had a wonderful student by the name of Rudi who fit this exact criteria! He was very studious, self-driven and motivated to do the best that he could always do. Everyone wanted to be just like Rudi because he was full of the true Viking pride and spirit! All of the Vikings looked up to Rudi because he was always so cheery and full of positive energy! (I'm sure his karma haze was a bright color!)
"How do you do it Rudi?", the Vikings would ask. "How is it that you can maintain such love for life and the Viking spirit? What do you do?"
Rudi responded with three words..."Bananas and Band!"
From then on, every Viking who wanted to have the true Viking spirit joined Mr. Cobb's band and ate bananas! Soon the band was full of positive energy and lots of school spirit - all band students had captured the Viking Spirit!!! From that point on, the land of the Vikings was eternally grateful to Rudi.
But seriously...
Listed below are some true facts about Rudi and what he stands for:
Anyways...Mr. Cobb was the first band director at Spring Valley High School. He was also a man who was full of lots of energy! He had some "pep in his step" for he knew that a true Viking must possess not only good qualities such as tenacity and the willingness to success, but also the Viking pride and spirit.
Mr. Cobb had a wonderful student by the name of Rudi who fit this exact criteria! He was very studious, self-driven and motivated to do the best that he could always do. Everyone wanted to be just like Rudi because he was full of the true Viking pride and spirit! All of the Vikings looked up to Rudi because he was always so cheery and full of positive energy! (I'm sure his karma haze was a bright color!)
"How do you do it Rudi?", the Vikings would ask. "How is it that you can maintain such love for life and the Viking spirit? What do you do?"
Rudi responded with three words..."Bananas and Band!"
From then on, every Viking who wanted to have the true Viking spirit joined Mr. Cobb's band and ate bananas! Soon the band was full of positive energy and lots of school spirit - all band students had captured the Viking Spirit!!! From that point on, the land of the Vikings was eternally grateful to Rudi.
But seriously...
Listed below are some true facts about Rudi and what he stands for:
- Rudi is our band mascot. He stands for the Viking spirit, tenacity and the will to succeed.
- Rudi has been a part of the Viking Band family since Spring Valley's first band director, Mr. Hampton Cobb.
- Rudi lived in the band room during the 70's, 80's and early 90's until he was held hostage. It was then that the Drum Majors were in charge of taking Rudi home with them to make sure he was safe.
- Rudi is to be taken care of ONLY by the drum major(s)!
- Rudi is to go to every football game and competition to show his spirit. His place is on the podium where he gets the best seat in the house!
- The idea that Rudi stands for has been so popular over the years that students began to create their own section mascots in the early '90's
