Monday, October 21, 2024

MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDS: Schuylkill Haven Area High School Hurricane Marching Band

     

MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDS
Schuylkill Haven Area High School Hurricane Marching Band

MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDS is back, highlighting the Marching Bands from our Schuylkill County School Districts.  Next to be featured for the 2024 season is the marching band from Schuylkill Haven, directed by Caitlyn M. Biggs.

Where:  Schuylkill Haven High School - Schuylkill Haven, PA

Number of Musicians: 28

Number of Band Front/Color Guard: 10

Makeup of Band: 6th Grade through 12th Grade

Band Staff:

  • Band Director - Caitlyn M. Biggs
  • Assistant Band Director - Kiara Semanco
  • Color Guard Instructor - Lauren Dissinger
  • Volunteer - Joshua Semanco
Drum Majors: Senior Allie Benulis and Junior Matthew Angelo

Band Officers:
  • President: Ryan Daub
  • Vice President: Matthew Angelo
  • Secretary: Cadence Readinger
  • Treasurer: Haley Kelly 
  • Librarians: Haley Kelly, Maya Jenkins, & Levi Schaeffer 
  • Historians: TJ Adams & Ethan Miller 
  • Equipment Managers: TJ Adams, Dylan Benulis, Ryan Daub and Ethan Miller, & Levi Schaeffer 
  • Field Captain: Haley Kelly
Director Caitlyn M. Biggs has been director of the band for 16 years.

This years field show consists of a variety of songs featured in Broadway favorites. We start with the 6 time Tony Award winning show The Lion King and “Circle of Life”. We shift gears to the Jukebox Musical Mamma Mia and the crowd favorite “Dancing Queen”! We are excited to collaborate with our Cheerleaders for this uptempo tune! We close the curtain on our show with a compilation from the Broadway Classic West Side Story with “Maria/ Cool”.

Goals for 2024:
This year the bands goal is to continue to improve on marching basics, team building, and build on musical goals throughout the season.

Major Events Schedule for 2024:
The Marching Band will perform at all the Football Games as well as multiple Parades including St. Clair and Schuylkill Haven Halloween and Memorial Day.