BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NORTH COUGAR BAND

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA

 

2006 State Finals

 

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Year 2008
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect)

 

Year 2007
Director Thomas Wilson
Assistant Director Janis M. Stockhouse
Auxiliary Directors Christy Wilson, Gina Taton, Monique Goodwin
Additional Staff Dave Scimonelli, Steve Such, Kirk Etheridge - Percussion; Nicole Burroughs, Dan Freeman, Megan Corrigan, James Lawrence, Melissa Crumrine - Wind/Field Staff
Drum Majors Preston Hughes, Nathan Pratt
Show Theme/Title Walking Through the MoMA (by Bruce McConnell)
Movements I. Jackson Pollock
II. Claude Monet
III. Piet Mondrian
Band/Guard Members 128
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect)
South Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Franklin Central - Class B 3rd place-tie
Warren Central - Class B 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Drum Major)
Brownsburg - Class B 3rd place
Carmel - Class B 2nd place (Best General Effect)
Contest of Champions (TN) - Class AA 1st place
Other Activities - 2007/2008 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 5th place
Group I Band With Distinction Award
IHSCGA Divisional Finals - Class AA Gold Rating

 

Year 2006
Director Thomas Wilson
Assistant Director Janis M. Stockhouse
Auxiliary Directors Christy Wilson, Kristina Cole, Miyako Fuqua
Additional Staff Dave Scimonelli, Steve Such, Kirk Etheridge - Percussion; Nicole Burroughs, Dan Freeman, Megan Corrigan, Steve Meyer, Ross Wilkerson -Field Staff
Drum Majors Ben Notess, Jackie Paul, Preston Hughes
Show Theme/Title Urban Dances
Repertoire Urban Dances (by Richard Danielpour)
Band/Guard Members 138
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA State Finals 5th place (tie)
ISSMA Columbus East District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual)
South Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Franklin Central - Class B 5th place
Warren Central - Class B 1st place (Best Music, Visual)
Brownsburg - Class B 3rd place
Ben Davis - Class B Participant (Best Percussion)
November 23 - Boscov's Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade
Other Activities - 2006/2007 School Year
IHSCGA Divisional Finals - Class AA Gold Rating
ISSMA Concert Band - State Finalist
2007 Group I Band "With Distinction" Award

 

Year 2005
Director Thomas Wilson
Assistant Director Janis M. Stockhouse
Auxiliary Directors Christy Wilson, Sabrina Taylor, Miyako Fuqua
Additional Staff Joel Brainard, Yoko Usui, Dave Scimonelli, Chris Burgess - Percussion
Drum Major Ben Notess
Show Theme/Title In Unequaled Spirits
Repertoire Opening from Book of Proverbs (by Michael Torke)
Bank Street from Change of Address (by Michael Torke)
Javelin (by Michael Torke)
Band/Guard Members 150
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect)
South Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Westfield - Class B 1st place (Best Music, General Effect, Percussion, Drum Major, Pit Crew)
New Palestine - Class B 1st place (Best Visual, General Effect, Pit Crew)
Brownsburg - Class B 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary)
Center Grove - Class B 3rd place
Greenfield-Central - Class B 1st place (Best Percussion)
Other Activities - 2005/2006 School Year
IHSCGA Divisional Championships - Class AA Silver Rating
ISSMA Concert Band - State Finalist
2006 Group I Band "With Distinction" Award
2006 "All-Music" Band Department Award

 

Year 2004
Director Thomas Wilson
Assistant Director Janis M. Stockhouse
Auxiliary Directors Christy Wilson, Sabrina Taylor
Additional Staff Joel Brainard, Chris Burgess, Dave Scimonelli - Percussion
Drum Majors Sarah Kidd, Annie Walters
Show Theme/Title Fragments Of Glass
Repertoire The Canyon (by Philip Glass)
Morning Passages from "The Hours" (by Philip Glass)
Symphony No. 3, Mvt. IV (by Philip Glass)
Band/Guard Members 122
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual)
South Regional - Gold Rating
Invitationals Westfield - Class B 1st place (Best Music, General Effect, Drum Major)
New Palestine - Class B 2nd place (Best Music)
Brownsburg - Class B 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary)
Center Grove - Class B 3rd place
Carmel - Class B 2nd place (Best Music, Drum Major)
Other Activities - 2004/2005 School Year
IHSCGA State Prelims - Class A Participant (Class AA Regular Season)
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 3rd place
2005 Group I Band "With Distinction" Recipient
2005 "All-Music" Band Department Award Recipient

 

Year 2003
Directors Thomas Wilson, Janis M. Stockhouse
Auxiliary Directors Trent Chitwood, Sabrina Taylor
Additional Staff Joel Brainard, Kevin McCammon, Jennifer Triplett -Percussion;  Pam Stuckey, Mark Burroughs - Wind Staff
Drum Majors Logan Cradick, Sarah Kidd
Show Theme/Title Bernstein
Repertoire Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Chichester Psalms
Simple Song from "Mass"
Band/Guard Members 140
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Division 1 (Best Visual)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Ben Davis - Class B 7th place
ISU - Class B 6th place (Best Percussion)
Plainfield - Class B 4th place
Brownsburg - Class B 1st place
Center Grove - Class B 2nd place (Best Pit Crew, People's Choice)
Elwood - Class B 1st place (Best Music, General Effect, Percussion, Drum Major)
Other Activities - 2003/2004 School Year
Parades November 27 - Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 2nd place
"All-Music" Band Department Award Recipient

 

Year 2002
Directors Thomas Wilson, Janis M. Stockhouse
Drum Majors Kelsey Botne, Ada Friedman
Repertoire Dance Movements (by Phillip Sparke)
Band/Guard Members 125
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA State Finals 10th place
ISSMA Columbus East District - Division 1 (Best Music)
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Columbus North - Class B 3rd place
Kokomo - Class B 2nd place
Plainfield - Class B 4th place
Greenwood - Class B 4th place
Avon - Class B 5th place
Carmel - Class B 6th place
Center Grove - Class B 4th place
Other Activities - 2002/2003 School Year
IHSCGA State Finals - Class B 4th place
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 4th place
Group I "With Distinction" Award Recipient

 

Year 2001
Directors Thomas Wilson, Janis M. Stockhouse
Repertoire Apocalyptic Dreams
Band/Guard Members 153
ISSMA Class A
ISSMA Columbus East District - Division 1
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals Paoli - Class AAAA 4th place, Finals 5th place 
ISU - Class A 4th place
Ben Davis - Class A 5th place
Heritage Hills - Class AAA 3rd place (Best Auxiliary)
Plainfield - Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion)
Floyd Central - Class AAAA 5th place
Other Activities - 2001/2002 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band State Finals - 6th place

 

Year 2000
Directors Frank Sullivan, Janis M. Stockhouse
Repertoire Requiem For A Fallen Angel
ISSMA Class B
ISSMA Columbus East District - Division 1 (Best Music,  General Effect) 
South Regional - Division 1
Invitationals ISU - Class B 3rd place    
Paoli - Class AAA 4th place, Finals 3rd place
Floyd Central - Class AAAA 3rd place
Castle - Class B 2nd place
Pike Central - Class AAAA 3rd place
Other Activities - 2000/2001 School Year
ISSMA Concert Band - State Finalist