Band Festival 2013 at Pinecrest High School - 9/28/13 (Chargers take Grand Champions)

The Marching Chargers started this seasons competition with a very big "BANG".  The day began on practice field at noon with some clean up work then an hour long bus ride and arrival at Pinecrest High School - 2013 Band Fest around 3:30 pm.  Follow the link to see their competition schedule for the day.  The students got the opportunity to see some of the other bands perform before getting dressed and warming up for their performance around 7:15 pm.

The Chargers hit the field with a very creative and impressive entrance by our Drum Major that we hadn't seen the night before at our home football game.  Click below to watch the performance.  If you are interested in seeing Cary High School or any of the Chargers past years, find the Link on the right to "WillysOneGoodEye" YouTube channel at the right.

Awards for the Night

1st Place Percussion

1st Place Drum Major

2nd Place Visual Effects

1st Place Music

1st Place Marching

1st Place AAA

Superior Rating

Grand Champions
(over all classes including three AAAA bands)

What have the Chargers been up to?

Wow, it has certainly been a long time since our last post. The Marching Band and the Booster organization has been extremely active since the season started with Band Camp on August 12, 2013. We currently have 89 members in the band, making us a large 3A or a small 4A for competitions. Here are some of the things we have been up to since the season started.

• 8/23 was a parent preview and picnic followed by our first home football game.
• 8/23 we kicked off our first fundraiser, Innisbrook
• 8/26 was the first day of school and our students started with Monday and Tuesday after school practices.
• 8/30 was our second home football game (FYI the Chargers are 4-0 right now, looking to be great season)
• 9/7 was our first UNC Concessions for the year and we are up to 2 full stands and a Lemonade stand.
• 9/14 we held our 2nd Mattress Sale Fundraiser at the school.
• During this time we have also renovated the equipment trailer and built some props for the show.

Speaking of the show this year, the Chargers celebrate the birthplace of Jazz when they present "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans".  Directed by Eugene Cottrell and led by senior Drum Major Allory Bors, the 89 member band will perform Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? and Basin Street Blues.  Brad Pearson arranged this year’s program, as he has for the past six years and Austin Greene created the drill.  The show opens with a Dixieland quartet featuring Kelsey O’Daniel (clarinet), Tommy Lorbacher (trumpet), Eli Emerick (trombone) and Wyatt Kellam (tuba).  Tommy, Eli and Kelsey are featured later on in the show as well.

Though many of us are not ready to accept that our band student is a senior in high school and will be performing their last “first” show as a Marching Charger, we will proudly recognize the 18 seniors this Friday evening at the football game at 6:15 pm.  Come and join us.

Our Competition Schedule for 2013

09/28/13 Band Fest 2013 - Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC

10/12/13 Wildcat Invitational - North Gaston High School in Dallas, NC

10/19/13 Central NC Band Festival - W Alamance High School in Elon, NC

10/26/13 Viking Classic - Union Pines High School in Cameron, NC

11/02/13 Brick Capital Classic - Lee Senior High School in Sanford, NC