New Palestine High School Marching Dragons
New Palestine, Indiana
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jon Carney |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Show Theme/Title | Fix You |
| Total Members | 89 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | South Regional - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jon Carney |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Show Theme/Title | Cosmosis |
| Total Members | 108 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Visual Distinction) South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jon Carney |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Total Members | 60 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Events not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jon Carney |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Show Theme/Title | The Climb |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Visual, General Effect Distinction) South Regional - Silver Rating |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAAA 11th place |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Show Theme/Title | Tales of Mystery and Imagination |
| Repertoire | Taccata & Fugue in D Minor Ballet Suite No. 4 Stranger Things Danse Macabre |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (General Effect Distinction) South Regional - Silver Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAA 1st place (Best Visual) |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Assistant Director | Andrew Wilson |
| Drum Majors | Bailey Beggs, Sidney Brown |
| Show Theme/Title | Mantra: The Energy Within |
| Repertoire | Taccata & Fugue in D Minor Ballet Suite No. 4 Stranger Things Danse Macabre |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Visual Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAA 6th place |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (General Effect Distinction) South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAA 1st place (Best Music) |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Show Theme/Title | Full Circle |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Result | North Regional - Silver Rating |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Assistant Director | Chris Smith |
| Drum Major | Rayna Campbell |
| Show Theme/Title | Enter the Dragon |
| Repertoire | Bookmarks From Japen (by Julie Giroux) |
| Total Members | 74 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | South Regional - Silver Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Major | Rayna Campbell |
| Show Theme/Title | I.D. Entity |
| Repertoire | Einstein on the Beach Low Symphony Heroes Symphony Radioactive Mishima |
| Total Members | 67 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class B |
| ISSMA Results | South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Major | Rayna Campbell |
| Show Theme/Title | Re-Mix |
| Repertoire | Carmina Burana: O Fortuna |
| Total Members | 59 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Plainfield District - Gold Rating South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAA 3rd place |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Major | Kayla Spencer |
| Show Theme/Title | Fear |
| Total Members | 60 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AAA 4th place |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Majors | Kaitlyn Koby, Kayla Spencer |
| Show Theme/Title | A-Maze |
| Total Members | 57 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Majors | Amy Timmerman, Kaitlyn Koby |
| Show Theme/Title | Supernatural |
| Repertoire | Original by Michael Pote |
| Total Members | 57 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating South Regional - Silver Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 3 |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Majors | Hannah Purcell, Amy Timmerman |
| Show Theme/Title | Unstoppable |
| Repertoire | Original by Michael Pote |
| Total Members | 82 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating South Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | BOA Sound Check - 12th place |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Majors | Brittany Key, Hannah Purcell |
| Show Theme/Title | Bent |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 3rd place |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Drum Majors | Francie Branscum, Brittany Key |
| Show Theme/Title | Currents: Air, Water, and Electric |
| Total Members | 93 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 2nd place |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Shawn A. Humphries |
| Assistant Director | Jim Bailey |
| Drum Majors | Molly Heitzman, Francie Branscum |
| Show Theme/Title | Extreme Band Games |
| Total Members | 93 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating (Best Auxiliary) South Regional - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Chris A. Richards |
| Assistant Director | Jim Bailey |
| Drum Major | Molly Heitzman |
| Show Theme/Title | The Search for I |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Gold Rating |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Chris A. Richards |
| Assistant Director | Jim Bailey |
| Drum Majors | Libby Hall, Justin Curtis |
| Show Theme/Title | Surrational Storm |
| Repertoire | Music by Ryan Fraley |
| Total Members | 89 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 7th place |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Chris A. Richards |
| Assistant Director | Jim Bailey |
| Drum Majors | Kim Garriott, Libby Hall, Stephanie Key |
| Show Theme/Title | The Sound of Light |
| Repertoire | The Darkness is Always Soft (by Ryan Fraley) Stars (by Jay Dawson) The Light Eternal (by James Swearingen) |
| Total Members | 89 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jason King |
| Assistant Director | Pat McQueen |
| Drum Majors | Paul Woods, Kim Garriott, Libby Hall |
| Show Theme/Title | Legends of Atlantis - Music of Robert W. Smith |
| Repertoire | Winds of Poseidon Paradiso The Iliad |
| Total Members | 101 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jason King |
| Assistant Director | Pat McQueen |
| Drum Majors | Adam Roberts, Tara Lafave |
| Show Theme/Title | Year of the Dragon |
| Repertoire | Dragon Ballad Celebration |
| Total Members | 105 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 8th place |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Grady Emmert |
| Assistant Director | Ron Emmert |
| Drum Majors | Matt Lord, Alyssa Meeker |
| Show Theme/Title | Infinity: The Vision of M.C. Escher |
| Repertoire | Divertimento for Symphonic Winds & Percussion |
| Total Members | 130 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Visual, General Effect) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Grady Emmert |
| Assistant Director | Ron Emmert |
| Drum Majors | Courtney Cummings, Amanda Garriott, Matt Lord, Alyssa Meeker |
| Repertoire | On the Waterfront |
| Total Members | 124 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 5th place |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Grady Emmert |
| Assistant Director | Ron Emmert |
| Drum Majors | Leslie Cassell, Courtney Cummings, Martin Fallon |
| Show Theme/Title | Flight of the Dragon |
| Repertoire | 633 Squadron Simple Gifts Visions of Flight Suite for Tuba Third Suite - Rondo |
| Total Members | 135 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Grady Emmert |
| Assistant Director | Pat McQueen |
| Drum Major | Lisa O'Keefe |
| Show Theme/Title | Art of Imagination |
| Repertoire | Land of Make Believe Children Will Listen Rainforest |
| Total Members | 114 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 8th place |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Director | Grady Emmert |
| Assistant Director | Pat McQueen |
| Drum Major | Kim Barnett |
| Show Theme/Title | Art of Imagination |
| Repertoire | The Red Pony Goin' Home Tiger of San Pedro |
| Total Members | 68 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director | Pete Kikta |
| Assistant Director | Tammy Kikta |
| Drum Majors | Lisa Cossell, Kim Barnett |
| Show Theme/Title | Tribal Dances |
| Repertoire | Introduction Incantation Deep River Finale |
| Total Members | 61 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Director | Pete Kikta |
| Drum Major | Mandi Larrabee |
| Total Members | 74 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Director | Dave Ihlenfeld |
| Drum Major | Mandi Larrabee |
| Repertoire | Sunrise Lady Intermission Riff God Bless the Child |
| Total Members | 79 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Southport District - Division 1 South Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| Assistant Director | Pat McQueen |
| Drum Major | Christa Cummings, Mandi Larrabee |
| Repertoire | Fantasy Overture The Light Eternal Appalachian Spring |
| Total Members | 79 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| Assistant Director | Lisa Lain |
| Drum Majors | Robin Boring, Tony Barnett |
| Repertoire | La Fiesta Mexicana Go Tell it on the Mountain |
| Total Members | 74 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| Assistant Directors | Lisa Cloncs, Debby Ulrey |
| Drum Majors | Robin Boring, Tony Barnett |
| Repertoire (partial) | Shine Down |
| Total Members | 68 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 South Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 8th place |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| Drum Major | Jennifer Davis |
| Total Members | 53 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lawrence Central District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Southport District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Yontz |
| Drum Major | Amy Hannum |
| Show Theme/Title | Water |
| Repertoire | Handel's Water Music Bridge Over Troubled Water Swanee Old Man River |
| Total Members | 78 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Result | Southport District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Assistant Director | Linda Saxman |
| Drum Major | Angela Eillis |
| Total Members | 111 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Result | Southport District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Assistant Director | Linda Jaroscak |
| Drum Major | Angela Eillis |
| Total Members | 117 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Southport District - Division 1 South Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Major | Lori Glatz |
| Total Members | 79 |
| ISSMA Class | D |
| ISSMA Results | Southport District - Division 1 (Best Inspection) South Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Director | Rick Williams |
| Assistant Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Major | Lesley Hitch |
| Total Members | 96 |
| ISSMA Class | D |
| ISSMA Result | Lawrence Central District - Division 2 (Best Inspection) |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Director | Rick Williams |
| Assistant Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Major | Lesley Hitch |
| Total Members | 96 |
| ISSMA Class | D |
| ISSMA Result | Lawrence Central District - Division 2 (Best Inspection) |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Director | Rick Williams |
| Assistant Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Major | Ann Harting |
| Total Members | 98 |
| ISMA Class | B |
| ISMA Result | Lawrence Central - Division 3 (Best Inspection) |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gregory L. Bright |
| Assistant Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Majors | Susan Holden, Elizabeth Dunnichey |
| Total members | 108 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Participant |
| ISMA Class | B |
| ISMA Result | Columbus East - Division 1 |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Director | Gregory L. Bright |
| Assistant Director | Robert Blacketer |
| Drum Major | Kevin Jones |
| Repertoire | Russian Christmas Music Heat Wave Roll Over Beethoven Danny Boy |
| Total members | 120 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Participant |
| ISMA Class | B |
| ISMA Result | John Marshall - Division 1 |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Director | David Koehler |
| Total members | 115 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Participant |
| ISMA Class | B |
| ISMA Result | John Marshall - Division 1 |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Director | David Koehler |
| Total members | 94 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class C Participant |
| ISMA Class | C |
| ISMA Result | Lebanon - Division 1 |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Director | David Koehler |
| Total members | 94 |
| ISMA Class | Unknown |
| ISMA Result | John Marshall - Division 2 |
| Years | 1965 - 1974 |
|---|---|
| ISMA | Did not participate |
| Year | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Director | Curtis Roy |
| Drum Major | Rosemary Snyder |
| Total Members | 57 |
| ISMA Class | Unknown |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Entered, result unknown |
| Year | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert C. Renfro, Jr. |
| Total Members | 65 |
| ISMA Class | Unknown |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Entered, result unknown |
| Year | 1962 |
|---|---|
| ISMA | Participation unknown |
| Year | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Director | Raymond E. Laffin |
| Total Members | 52 |
| ISMA Class | C |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Division 3 |
| Year | 1960 |
|---|---|
| ISMA | Did not participate |
| Year | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Director | Raymond E. Laffin |
| Total Members | 72 |
| ISMA Class | C |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Division 1 |
| Year | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Director | Raymond E. Laffin |
| Total Members | 60 |
| ISMA Class | Unknown |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Division 2 |
| Year | 1957 |
|---|---|
| ISMA | Participation unknown |
| Year | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Director | Raymond E. Laffin |
| ISMA Class | Unknown |
| ISMA Result | Southport - Entered, result unknown |
| Years | 1951 - 1955 |
|---|---|
| ISMA | Did not participate |