EASTERN JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL COMET COMMAND AND GOLDEN GUARD

GREENTOWN, INDIANA

 

2006 Chesterton Regional

 

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Year 2007
Director Peter Sampson
Additional Staff Guard Dir - Julie Sampson, Guard Assistants - Sarah Coate and Annie Downey, Percussion - Max Johnson, Perc Assistants - Michael Foland and Jeff Sensel, Drill Design - Al Temby, Marching and Music - Brandon Garger, Tony Jones and Glenn Hauger
Drum Majors Jason Gerstorff, Bianca Stahl
Repertoire A New Dawn (by Roland Barrett)
Attack At Troy (by Ayatey Shabazz)
Symphonie Prelude (by Mark Camphouse)
Band/Guard Members 85
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA State Finals 9th place
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Gold Rating
North Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Lafayette Jefferson - Class D 3rd place
Kokomo - Class D 2nd place (Best Visual)
Maconaquah - Class D 5th place
Greenwood - Class D 2nd place (Best Music)
Carmel - Class D 2nd place (Best Percussion)
Greenfield-Central - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Pit Crew)

 

Year 2006
Director Peter Sampson
Show Theme/Title Oasis
Band/Guard Members 86
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Gold Rating
North Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Lafayette Jefferson - Class D 2nd place (Best Music, Pit Crew)
Maconaquah - Class D 4th place
Kokomo - Class D 3rd place (Best Pit Crew)
Greenfield-Central - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Drum Major)
Ben Davis - Class D 3rd place
BOA Grand Nationals Prelims Participant, Class A Division 2
Other Activities - 2006/2007 School Year
IHSCGA Divisional Finals - Class AAA Gold Rating
IPA State Finals - Concert A Class 8th place
ISSMA 2007 "All-Music" Band Department Award

 

Year 2005
Director Peter Sampson
Show Theme/Title Flight 2005
Band/Guard Members 81
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA State Finals 8th place
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Gold Rating
North Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Lafayette Jefferson - Class D 2nd place
Kokomo - Class D 4th place (Best Pit Crew)
Maconaquah - Class D 2nd place (Best Auxiliary)
Greenwood - Class D 2nd place (Best General Effect)
Carmel - Class D 4th place
Greenfield-Central - Class D 2nd place
Other Activities - 2005/2006 School Year
IHSCGA Divisional Championships - Class AAA Bronze Rating
IPA State Finals - Concert Class A 7th place

 

Year 2004
Director Peter Sampson
Additional Staff Guard: Julie Simpson & Sue Walker; Percussion: Max Johnson; Drill: Al Timby; Marching & Music: Tony Jones, Brandon Garber, Josh Huff & Joel Matthews; Additional Staff: Mark Williamson, Shawn Humphries, Sarah Coate & Nathan Thompson
Drum Majors Rachel Voorhis, Jackie Dillman
Show Theme/Title Facets - The Music of Steven Reineke and Philip Sparke
Repertoire Into The Raging River (by Steven Reineke)
Fate Of The Gods (by Steven Reineke)
Hymn Of The Highlands (by Philip Sparke)
Band/Guard Members 74
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Gold Rating (Best Music, General Effect)
North Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Lafayette Jefferson - Class D 2nd place (Best Music, Percussion)
Kokomo - Class D 5th place
Maconaquah - Class D 3rd place
Greenfield-Central - Class D 2nd place (Best Pit Crew)
Carmel - Class D 4th place
BOA Regionals Pontiac, MI - 20th place, Class A Division 2, Class A 2nd place (Best Visual)
Other Activities - 2004/2005 School Year
IHSCGA State Prelims - Class A Participant (Class AAA Regular Season)
IPA State Finals - Movement Class A 13th place

 

Year 2003
Director Peter Sampson
Auxiliary Directors Julie Sampson, Sue Walker
Additional Staff Max Johnson - Percussion; Al Temby - Drill; Tony Jones, Shawn Humphries, Brandon Garber, Billy Cox, and Joel Matthews - Marching and Music
Drum Majors Rachel Voorhis, Jackie Dillman
Repertoire Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (by Steven Reineke)
Band/Guard Members 67
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA State Finals 8th place
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual)
North Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Knox - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary)
Kokomo - Class D 3rd place
Maconaquah - Class D 4th place (Best Percussion)
New Castle - Class D 4th place
Carmel - Class D 5th place
Greenfield-Central - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary)
Other Activities - 2003/2004 School Year
IPA State Prelims Movement Class A Participant

 

Year 2002
Director Peter Sampson
Drum Majors Nick Barrett, Lindsay Harvey
Show The Voyage Of Christopher Columbus
Repertoire Essay In Cavage (by Gary Gilvoy)
Toward A Northern Star (by Gary Gilvoy)
New World Variations (by David Schaffer)
Band/Guard Members 78
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Division 1 
North Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Knox - Class D 3rd place
Kokomo - Class D 2nd place
Maconaquah - Class D 4th place
New Castle - Class D 6th place
Carmel - Class D 4th place

 

Year 2001
Director Peter Sampson
Drum Majors Angela Sanbern, Nick Barrett
Show Theme/Title Celebrate The Night
Repertoire At The End Of The Day
Sun & Moon
Tonight
Band/Guard Members 79
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary)
North Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Westfield - Class D 5th place
Kokomo - Class D 2nd place
Maconaquah - Class D 7th place
Chrysler - Class D 5th place

 

Year 2000
Directors Peter Sampson, Scott Newman
Drum Majors Kimberly Neuhalfen, Angela Sanbern
Repertoire Gathering Of The Ranks At Hebron (by David Holsinger)
Make Our Garden Grow (by Leonard Bernstein)
Fortress (by Frank Ticheli)
Band/Guard Members 70
ISSMA Class D
ISSMA Lewis Cass District - Division 1
North Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Maconaquah - Class D 4th place
Plainfield - Class D 3rd place (Best Auxiliary)
Kokomo - Class D 2nd place
Chrysler - Class D 7th place