MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDSNorth Schuylkill High School "Spartan" Marching Band
Where: North Schuylkill High School - Butler Township, PA
Number of Musicians: 62
Number of Band Front/Color Guard: 16 Color Guard, 23 Cheerleaders
Band Staff:
- Mr. Jacob M. Shoener - Director of Bands
- Mr. Douglas Cole - Assistant Band Director
- Miss Nevaida Rau - Color Guard Instructor
- Miss Mary Woodley - Battery Percussion Instructor
- Miss Carly Cizewski - Sideline Percussion Instructor
- Mrs. Mary Anne Stump, Mrs. Amy LaPointe - Volunteer Band Staff
- Mr. Christopher Jay Evans - Drill Design
Drum Major: Regan Campbell and Erika Trexler
Band Officers:
- Michael Spotts - President
- Regan Campbell - Vice President
- Emalie Farrone - Secretary
- Erika Trexler - Treasurer
- Emily Walsh, Ravena Singh - Historians
- Meaghan Connors, Jacob Corby- Librarians
- Joe Campbell- Ambassador of Time
- Lindasy Brouse, Ravena Singh- Flute Section Leaders
- Meaghan Connors, London White- Clarinet Section Leaders
- Luke Combs, Emily Walsh - Saxophone Section Leaders
- Kylie Caudle, Kaitlyn Werner, Jacob Corby- Trumpet Section Leaders
- Michael Spotts- Mellophone Section Leader
- Chloe Briggs, Nick Meridionale- Low Brass Section Leaders
- Michael Bauer, Joe Campbell - Battery Percussion Section Leaders
- Emilee Moore- Pit Percussion Section Leader
- Emalie Farrone- Color Guard Section Leader
Director John P. Shoener has been a music teacher at North Schuylkill for 4 years, and Director of Bands for 3 years.
This year’s program, RESOLUTION, features the music of Billy Joel and Elton John. The band opens with a medley of “My Life” and “Only The Good Die Young”, followed by a stunning arrangement of “Your Song”. They feature the band front and cheerleaders to “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”, before closing with “Just The Way You Are”. The band is led on the field by Drum Majors, Regan Campbell and Erika Trexler. Soloists include Kaitlyn Werner, Emilee Moore, and Kylie Caudle.
Goals for 2023:
Shoener says "To improve with every rehearsal and performance opportunity we are granted. To put on an entertaining show every week!"Major Events Schedule for 2023:
- Saturday, Sept. 16- Shamokin HS Cavalcade of Bands Adjudication- 6 PM
- Saturday, 10/7/23 - Southern Tioga/Wellsboro HS Tournament of Bands Adjudication - 6 PM
- Saturday, 10/14/23 - North Schuylkill High School Tournament of Bands Adjudication - 5 PM (Featuring 14 High School Marching Bands, Including 9 Schuylkill County High School Marching Bands)
- Saturday, 10/21/23 - Tournament of Bands Region 2 Chapter Championships @ Northern Lehigh HS - 7 PM
- Saturday, Nov. 4 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
