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