MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDS: Blue Mountain Eagle Marching Band

    

MEET THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARCHING BANDS

Blue Mountain Eagle 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 Blue Mountain, directed by Chris Evans.

Where:  Blue Mountain High School - Orwigsburg, PA

Number of Musicians: 67

Number of Band Front/Color Guard: 8

Makeup of Band: 7th Grade through 12th Grade

Band Staff:

• Chris Evans, Band Director
• Tom Daugherty and Josh Bishop Assistant Band Directors
• Cena Lindenmuth, Colorguard Instructor
• Jenna Foley, Percussion Instructor
• Kylan Fry, Front Ensemble Instructor
• Maddie Smith, Music and Marching Instructor

Drum Majors: Emma Lutz, Aidan Miller, Achilles Yusuf

Band Officers:

• Emma Lutz, President
• Aidan Miller, Vice President
• Achilles Yusuf, Treasurer
• Quartermasters Megan Bassininsky, Tyler Handwerk, Emma Lutz, Noah Morgan, and Allyson Tebin

Director Chris Evans has been director of the band for 24 years.

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Goals for 2024:

To have an enjoyable experience with friends while making music.

Major Events Schedule for 2024:

North Schuylkill Tournament of Bands and Bloomsburg Fair performances