HCHS Black and Silver Brigade Awards and Honors 2017-2018: Marching Band: The Black and Silver Brigade has two marching bands-A football band with over 200 students and a smaller competition ensemble with 175 members. The band had three top 5 finishes at state marching contests this season, including Grand Champion Honors at the Sound of Gold Invitational. … [Read more...]
Spotlight: Maghery Fife and Drum Band
Maghery (pronounced MA-HA-RY) Band have performed and competed at many parades & competitions across Ireland. Maghery Fife and Drum Band They compete annually at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann and Dungloe’s Easter Sunday competition and have in recent years began competing at Limerick’s International Band Championship and Derry, Northern Ireland’s Entertainment … [Read more...]
The Curwensville Golden Tide Marching Band
The Curwensville Golden Tide Marching Band marches competively in Parades each summer. Parades in our area are all judged and have been for decades. The Golden Tide Marching Band prides itself on performing “drill” on the street while we march. Here are some of the awards the band has received in recent years: DuBois Community Days Parade – 1st Place High School Band … [Read more...]
My Journey From Observer to Marcher to Volunteer
Coming from an very Irish family (as you can tell by my name), I always watched the St. Patrick's Day Parade every year. It was as much of a tradition as the Thanksgiving Day Parade. However in 2009, instead of watching it on TV, I headed to New York City. However, it wasn't to watch the parade, but to march in the parade! I was in ninth grade, and it was my first year in … [Read more...]
Randolph-Macon in NYC: Marching for Something Larger Than Yourself
Written by Celeste Brooks. Photos by Cindy Rodney. In March of 2000, I was visiting the place where I grew up (Marlboro, NY) and my husband and I were both watching the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on TV, anxiously waiting to see the cadets from Randolph-Macon Academy. We had just moved to Front Royal, VA, and joined the Academy staff in mid-1999. This was our first … [Read more...]