Marching Band concludes a great season

The SPFHS Raiders Marching Band & Color Guard finished up the 2016 season by taking part in the USBands Nationals competition at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 12.



We have an album of photos by band parent Jami Pawelec, starting with practice in the parking lot and finishing with the awards presentation at the end of the night. We'll be adding more photos from this event soon, so check back!

Meanwhile, thanks again to Jami Pawelec, we have two new albums from earlier events this season:

• At the University of Delaware on Oct. 15
• At East Brunswick HS on Oct. 29

Scroll down on this blog to see earlier entries, or click here to go to a full directory of our photo albums, which now cover 10 school years!

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The 2016 Raiders Marching Band & Guard: Section Photos

After performing at a Raiders home football game on Nov. 5, members of the SPFHS Marching Band & Color Guard posed for section-by-section photos, taken by band parent Melissa Sirchio. CLICK HERE to see the students showing both their serious and silly sides.

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A beautiful day to march and play

The SPFHS Marching Band performed in bright autumn sunshine during halftime at the home football game vs. Westfield on Nov. 5.



That provided an opportunity to get some good, well-lighted photos of the band - so we have a big album to share! CLICK HERE to view it.

UPDATE: CLICK HERE to see a second album, by band parent Melissa Sirchio, including close-up shots from the sideline.

After performing its program, the band took part in a brief ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans, six days before the Veterans Day holiday.



The weekend was a rare one for the band, with no competition scheduled. On Nov. 12, the musicians and color guard members head to MetLife Stadium to compete in Group 6-Open at the USBands National Championships.

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Marching Band competes at East Brunswick High

The Raiders Marching Band and Guard put on another great show on Oct. 29 in USBands Group 6-Open competition at East Brunswick High School.



We have an album of photos by pit crew member Dan Murphy, both of the pre-show warmups in the dark and the performance under the lights.

CLICK HERE for the full album.

And as a bonus - a "team photo" of the pit crew! It's not complete, since other volunteers have worked at different shows. Many hands make light work!

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Marching Band performs in NJ State Finals 10/22/2016

The SPFHS Raiders Marching Band & Guard put on a fine performance at the USBands New Jersey Finals, held at the Rutgers University stadium in Piscataway on Oct. 22.



The 2016 show, "The Code: Of Kingdoms and Glory," has been growing more elaborate as the season goes on, and our student musicians have been doing a great job learning new elements from week to week.



We have a big album of photos by pit crew member Dan Murphy - including behind-the-scenes views of the pre-show preparations, as well as the performance under the lights. Click here to see.

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Marching Band plays at home football game 10/22/2016

The marching band and guard got good use out of their new all-weather coats as they played stand cheers and the half-time show at a SPFHS Raiders football game on Saturday, Oct. 22.



It was the first performance of a long day for the band, which competed that night in the USBands NJ State Finals at Rutgers. (See our post on that event.)




Click here to see an album of photos
of the band in the stands, and a sideline view of the halftime show.

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