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No. 2 Vol. 12
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December 2016
Mountaineers Marching Band Takes Nationals
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By J.L. Shively he West Orange High School Mountaineers Marching Band began planning their season in Jan. with an official kick-off in Aug. when the whole band went to camp. Over the summer, band members committed to rehearsing once a week and when school started they ramped up to holding practice on Tues. and Thurs. throughout the fall. “Once the school year started we performed our field show at all home varsity football games,” states Lewis Kelly, band director. The team also geared up for the National Championships with eight other competitions that were held throughout the fall. All of the band’s hard work and practice was leading up to a large performance held at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pa., on Sun., Nov. 6. With around 100 mem-
bers and about 25 graduating seniors, this moment was a huge moment in the high school career of West Orange Marching Band members. The band’s field show was titled “Defying Gravity” and featured the pieces, “To Tame the Perilous Skies” by David Holsinger, “Diamonds” as performed by Rihanna and “Defying Gravity” from the musical
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“Wicked,” explains Kelly. After their performance at the championships, the Mountaineers came home as USBands Group 5A National Champions. “They were very excited,” states Kelly, regarding the band’s performance and its placement. According to the West Orange Public Schools website the Marching Mountaineers placed with
the outstanding score of 96.693 and also received “top honors for best music, best visual, best overall effect and best percussion.” The National Championships held by the USBands organization is, according to the website, “the largest competitive circuit in the nation.” Kelly has been the band director with West Orange continued on page 2
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