BEN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING GIANTS

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

 

Year 1989
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields
Drum Majors Eric LaVoy, Rick Domogalik, Jennifer Price, Kim Curry
Repertoire Rejouissance
A Child Is Born
God Bless The Child
I Dreamed A Dream
Band/Guard Members 271
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 2nd place
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Carmel - 1st place 
ISU - Class A 1st place (Best Winds, Marching, Percussion, Auxiliary)
Elwood - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary)

 

Year 1988
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields
Repertoire (partial) Appalachian Spring
Band/Guard Members 291
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 1st place
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect, Auxiliary)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals ISU - Class A 1st place

 

Year 1987
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields
Drum Majors Dawn Williams, Amberly Dougherty, Renee Propst
Repertoire Slavonic Dance No. 1 (by Dvorak)
One More Time Chuck Corea
Fantasia For Band
Band/Guard Members 280
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 1st place
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals ISU - Class A 1st place

 

Year 1986
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields
Repertoire (partial) Jericho Rhapsody
Band/Guard Members 260
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 1st place
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Marching, General Effect)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals ISU - Class A 1st place
Other Activities - 1986/1987 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band - State Finalist

 

Year 1985
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Gary Fields
Band/Guard Members 274
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 1st place 
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals ISU - Class A 1st place
Other Activities - 1985/1986 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band - State Finalist

 

Year 1984
Directors Jim Butz, Gary Wishmeyer, Craig Reasoner
Band/Guard Members 282
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Finals 1st place
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Midwestern Band Festival - Class A - Division 1, 2nd place (Best General Effect, Percussion, Flags)
BOA Grand Nationals 4th place (Best Marching, Drum Major)
Other Activities - 1984/1985 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 10th place

 

Year 1983
Directors Darrel Horton, Gary Wishmeyer, Craig Reasoner
Repertoire English Dances
Inner Crisis
Music for Hamlet
Band/Guard Members 234
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Contest 2nd place 
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary)
South Regional - Division 1
BOA Grand Nationals 2nd place (Best Marching); Open Division Champion
BOA Regionals Indianapolis - Finalist

 

Year 1982
Directors Darrel Horton, Gary Wishmeyer, Craig Reasoner
Band/Guard Members 253
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Contest Finals - 1st place; Prelims - Division 1
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major)
CIMBF Class A - Division 1, 1st place (Best General Effect)
BOA Grand Nationals 3rd place
BOA Regionals Indianapolis - Finals 6th place

 

Year 1981
Directors Darrel Horton, Gary Wishmeyer, Carl Ouillette
Repertoire Hall Of The Mountain King
Love For Sale
The One And Only
Band/Guard Members 252
Drum Majors Dennis Williams, Tracey Jackson
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA State Contest Finals - 3rd place; Prelims - Division 1
ISSMA Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Rifles, Inspection)
CIMBF Class A - Division 1, 1st Place Award (Best Music, Marching)
BOA Grand Nationals 9th place

 

Year 1980
Directors Darrel Horton, Gary Wishmeyer, Carl Ouillette
Band/Guard Members 259
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A Finals - 2nd place; Prelims - 3rd place (Division 1)
ISMA Lawrence Central - Class A Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect, Inspection)
CIMBF Class A - Division 1, 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Rifles)

 

Year 1979
Directors Raymond Cox, Darrel Horton, Gary Wishmeyer
Band/Guard Members 267
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A - 5th place
ISMA Indianapolis - Class A Division 1 (Sweepstakes Award, Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Inspection)

 

Year 1978
Directors Darrel Horton, Kirk Wible, Raymond Cox
Band/Guard Members 268
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A - 3rd place
ISMA Class A Division 1

 

Year 1977
Directors Raymond Cox, Darrel Horton, David Monesmith
Band/Guard Members 265
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A - 1st place
ISMA Class A Division 1

 

Year 1976
Directors Raymond Cox, Darrel Horton, David Monesmith
Band/Guard Members 300
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A - 1st place
ISMA Class A Division 1

 

Year 1975
Directors Raymond Cox, Darrel Horton, David Monesmith
Band/Guard Members 230
All-State Marching Band Contest Class A - 2nd place
ISMA Class A Division 1

 

Year 1973
ISMA Did not participate