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SHS Band Wins 2013 New England Marching Band Championship

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The Stoughton High School Marching Black Knights Band and Guard finished their 2013 competitive season by capturing the 2013 New England Scholastic Band Association Division IV Championship held at Lawrence High School on Saturday, Nov. 2.

The band and guard turned in their best performances of the year and scored a 95.2 earning them a platinum rating and a 1st place finish.

The SHS Color Guard also won the Best Guard Award for Division IV. The 2013 New England Championship is the band’s fifth championship. The band was crowned NESBA Champions in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2009.

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The Knights 2013 halftime show featured the Latin sounds of Miami with music from Gloria Estefan, Santana, Dizzy Gillespie and Will Smith. Local artist Steve Leahy designed and painted the backdrops of the Miami skyline and POPS parent George Gibson designed and built the staging for this year’s show. Band parent Bob Connor, Pit Crew Captain, led the enthusiastic parent volunteers at each show.

Band and guard members: Rachel Armany, Julia Awad, Alex Barros, Vandy Bontemps, Lisa Bontemps, Stevens Bontemps, Rachel Call, Leslie Camilo, Peter Cariofiles, Matthew Carlson, Brian Carlson, Allison Carter, Amelia Cochran, Matthew Colburn, Tess Connor, Megan Connor, Andrew Crean, Brandon Curran, Dieyniella daCosta Vieira, Peter DaSilva, Elaana DePina, Eoin Doherty, Vanesiah Dos Anjos, Elizabeth Eckhart, Rachel Estremera, DerekFaria, Niccolo Fiandaca, Michael Fetherston, Hannah Geary, Janelle Gibson, Katharine Gover, Connor Hay, Heather Cardella, Katherine Howe, Jamal Husseini, Darlene Irons, Antonio Irons, Brianna Ivaldi, Jonathan Julien, Rashad Khan, Brenda Lambert, Mathew LeBlanc, Danielle Lerette, Eric Levy, Hannah MacDonald, Chad Macomber, Kevin J McDonald, Tessa McKeen, Cassandra Melo, Mackenzie Munroe, Kristina Nguyen, Calvin Nguyen, Malina Nguyen, Connor Nye, Edmund O'Donoghue, Sarah O'Neil, Micah Pellegrini, Monica Peterson, Kara Ploss, Jonathan  Podesta, Adam Potter, Samantha  Roane, Abigail Roane, Ethan Rosenberg, Benjamin Sheehan, Corey Shore, Matthew Sinclair, Julia Sjoquist, Isabelle Solem, Jamie Solimine, Joseph Souto, Jarrod Sprague, Brendan Stebbins, Ryan Struck, Danielle Tarchara, Danielle Tessler, Caroline Tobin, Adren Tran, Samantha Turner, David  Twerago, Marissa Wade, Derek Westhaver, Theresa Widberg, Mikayla Williams, Cassandra Williams, Breanna Williams, Mariah Williams, Joshua Williams.

Marching Band staff members: John Mange, John Kearns, Ann Dorgan, Danielle Olivier, Andrew Davey, Lindsay Heffernan, Bill Heffernan, Jennifer Walden, Cathy DeBruyn and Colin Jaros.The band’s last appearance of the year will be at the Stoughton Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7.

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