Norwell High School Marching Knights
Ossian, Indiana
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Sam Wells |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Silver Rating |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Sam Wells |
| Drum Majors | Brandon Runyon, Elizabeth Schmidt, Mercy McLemore |
| Show Theme/Title | X |
| Repertoire | Original music by Key Poulan |
| Total Members | 36 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Visual Distinction) North Regional - Silver Rating |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 3 |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Drum Major | Meredith Queener |
| Show Theme/Title | Reflections |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| Mid-States Championships | Finals Class AA 10th place |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Events not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Drum Major | Holly Garmite |
| Show Theme/Title | Angelus Intu |
| Repertoire | Pines of the Appian Way (by Ottorino Resphighi) Angels in the Architecture (by Frank Ticheli) Fly to Paradise (by Eric Whitacre) |
| Total Members | 79 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 5th place |
| BOA Regionals | Toledo - Prelims Class AA Division 2 Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Drum Majors | Mercy McLemore, Brandon Runyon, Elizabeth Schmidt |
| Show Theme/Title | BEYOND |
| Repertoire | What a Wonderful World Virus Attack Into a Virtual World |
| Total Members | 79 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 6th place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Samuel Wells |
| Drum Major | Will Zimmer |
| Show Theme/Title | Through the Woods |
| Repertoire | 2-1 (by Imogen Heap) Aha! (by Imogen Heap) Hide and Seek (by Imogen Heap) Through the Woods (by Alex Yoder) |
| Total Members | 82 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Regionals | Toledo - Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect), Class A Division 2 Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Scott Shoup |
| Total Members | 75 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | Open Class Invitational - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Regional | Toledo - Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Visual), Class A Division 3 |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Scott Shoup |
| Show Theme/Title | Mankind |
| Repertoire | Santorini (by Yanni) Abigail's Song (by Murray Gold) Chaos Theory (by Jim Bonney) Rest (by Frank Ticheli) Reflections of Earth (by Gavin Greenway) |
| Total Members | 84 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Participant |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Matt Wyse |
| Drum Major | Samara Carroll |
| Show Theme/Title | Sticks and Stones |
| Repertoire | Sticks and Stones (by Michael Pote) Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis (by Ralph Vaughn Williams) Proactive (by Michael Pote) |
| Total Members | 76 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 9th place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Jon Bay |
| Drum Majors | Kelly McAvoy, Robbie McIntyre |
| Show Theme/Title | Roots |
| Repertoire | Council Oak (by David Gillingham) Wild Nights (by John Adams) View From the Top (by Trevor Jones) In am the Doctor (by Murray Gold) |
| Total Members | 90 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 5th place |
| BOA Regional | Toledo - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Cory M. Kelley |
| Assistant Director | Jon Bay |
| Show Theme/Title | Creye |
| Repertoire | Chorale IV & VI (by Karl Jenkins) Lux Aurumque (by Eric Whitacre) |
| Total Members | 101 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Music, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 4th place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Jon Bay |
| Drum Majors | Merinda Quegan, Sam Lind |
| Show Theme/Title | How Music Moves Us |
| Repertoire | August's Rhapsody (by Mark Mancina) 18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini (by Sergei Rachmaninoff) Test Drive (by John Powell) |
| Total Members | 92 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Visual) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 3rd place |
| BOA Grand Nationsl | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Jon Bay |
| Drum Major | Kelsey Ahrens |
| Show Theme/Title | The Ripple Effect |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 3rd place |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Jon Bay |
| Drum Major | Chelly Neuenschwander |
| Show Theme/Title | Bella |
| Repertoire | Music by Michael Pote |
| Total Members | 75 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 3rd place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Scott Johnson |
| Drum Majors | Rebecca Ley, Luke Ellis |
| Show Theme/Title | Off the Beaten Path |
| Repertoire | Music by Michael Pote |
| Total Members | 84 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 2nd place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| BOA Regionals | Centerville - Finals 3rd place; Prelims Class AA 1st place (Best Music, Visual), Class AA Division 1 Indianapolis - Prelim Class AA 2nd place, Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Scott Johnson |
| Drum Major | Rebecca Ley |
| Show Theme/Title | Simply Surreal |
| Repertoire | The music of Imogen Heap, James Horner, Thomas Newman, Rene Dupere, and Pat Metheny |
| Total Members | 94 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Music) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 4th place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelim Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Assistant Director | Scott Johnson |
| Drum Major | Ashley Treadway |
| Show Theme/Title | Infinite Possibilites |
| Repertoire | Keys to Imagination (by Yanni) Portugese Love Theme (by Craig Armstrong) Standing in Motion (by Yanni) |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Homestead District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelim Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Hassell |
| Drum Majors | Isaac Horwedel, Ashley Treadway |
| Show Theme/Title | Circadian Rhythms |
| Repertoire | Pollack (by Jeff Beal) Meet Joe Black (by Thomas Newman) Song of Aeolus (by Karl Jenkins) |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finalist; Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Oxford - Finals 9th place; Prelims Class AA 2nd place (Best Music, Visual), Class AA Division 2 Indianapolis - Prelim Class AA 1st place (Best Visual, General Effect), Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Lapka |
| Drum Major | Kelsie Johnson |
| Show Theme/Title | Pathways - A Glimpse of the Future in the Light of the Past |
| Repertoire | The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms (by Michael Kamen) |
| Total Members | 94 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 3rd place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals Class AA 3rd place; Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regionals | Pontiac - Finals 5th place; Prelims Class AA 2nd place (Best General Effect), Class AA Division 2 Indianapolis - Prelim Class AA 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect), Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Lapka |
| Assistant Director | Amy Berkshire |
| Drum Major | Kelsie Johnson |
| Show Theme/Title | Musing of a Minimalist - The Music of Michael Torke |
| Repertoire | Green The Way of an Eagle Javelin |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 3rd place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect); Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelim Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Lapka |
| Assistant Director | Amy Berkshire |
| Drum Majors | Janelle Streeter, Justin Uptgraft |
| Show Theme/Title | Requiem - A Modern Ellegy |
| Repertoire | Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber |
| Total Members | 82 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals Class A 1st place (Best Visual, General Effect); Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelim Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Lapka |
| Assistant Director | Amy Berkshire |
| Drum Majors | Janelle Streeter, Justin Uptgraft |
| Show Theme/Title | Vita Nostra - The Music of Ennio Morricone |
| Repertoire | Remorse Gabriel's Oboe Cantico del Giubileo Misere |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 2nd place |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Joseph Lapka |
| Assistant Director | Amy Berkshire |
| Drum Major | Karl Ewing |
| Show Theme/Title | Interstellar Suite 2000 |
| Repertoire | Launch Space Walk Final Battle |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 6th place-tie |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Assistant Director | Amy Berkshire |
| Drum Major | Peter McKinney |
| Show Theme/Title | Bosnia - In Memoriam |
| Repertoire | Banja Luka Bukvich's Symphony #1 - Memoriam |
| Total Members | 83 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 6th place |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Assistant Director | Amy Hill |
| Drum Major | Peter McKinney |
| Show Theme/Title | The American Experience |
| Repertoire | Children's March Overture Americana American Faces |
| Total Members | 90 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Assistant Director | Amy Hill |
| Drum Majors | Darren Drill, Ryan Henly |
| Repertoire | Allegro Barbaro Chichester Psalms |
| Total Members | 64 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Drum Major | Ryan Henly |
| Show Theme/Title | World Carnival '96 |
| Total Members | 50 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Drum Major | Chad Saxton |
| Total Members | 50 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brad Zook |
| Drum Majors | Angel Klaus, Chad Saxton |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from "Willow" |
| Total Members | 38 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 2 |
| Year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Director | Dirk M. McCord |
| Drum Major | Jason Gerdom |
| Total Members | 32 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Director | Dirk M. McCord |
| Drum Majors | Raina Myers, Jason Gerdom |
| Repertoire | Dramatic Prelude Winter's Suite The Kiss |
| Total Members | 38 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 2 |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Woods |
| Drum Major | Erica Charleston |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Result | Northrop District - Division 2 |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Woods |
| Drum Major | Cory Smith |
| Repertoire | The Red Pony Danza Jalisco |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 2 |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| BOA Regional | Toledo - Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Woods |
| Drum Majors | Brenda Garrett, Cory Smith |
| Repertoire | Prologue & Entrance The Tennis Game from "Witches of Eastwick" American Overture The Cowboys |
| Total Members | 66 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 1 |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Terre Haute - Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director | Todd Woods |
| ISSMA | Did not participate |
| BOA Regional | Akron - Prelims Class A 3rd place, Class Division 2 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director | Randy T. Gilmore |
| Drum Major | Michael Williams McBride |
| Repertoire | Disney Supercal...Medley Eglantine When You Wish Upon a Star |
| Total Members | 55 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 5th place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Director | Randy T. Gilmore |
| Drum Major | Becky Jump |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Director | Thomas L. Osborne |
| Drum Majors | Bill Mabry, Christine Ellerman |
| Repertoire | Carmen God Bless the Child Night Flight Selections from "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| Total Members | 62 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching) North Regional - Division 2 |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Director | Bryan Deever |
| Drum Majors | Don Bradley, Cheryl Jump |
| Total Members | 70 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Marching, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 10th place |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Director | Bryan Deever |
| Drum Majors | Tina Stephens, John Hacker |
| Repertoire | Ruslan & Ludmilla Overture Scheherazade Danny Boy/Auld Lang Syne |
| Total Members | 89 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 2nd place |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Director | Bryan Deever |
| Drum Major | Mary Land |
| Repertoire | Firebird Suite Tiger of San Pedro Tomorrow |
| Total Members | 90 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Northrop District - Division 1 State Prelims - Division 2 |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Saucedo |
| Drum Major | Mary Land |
| Total Members | 95 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Winchester District - Division 1 (Best Rifles, Drill Team, Flags) State Prelims - Division 1 |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Director | Bradley Q. Cooper |
| Drum Majors | Tonya Baumgardner, Rick Stabler |
| Repertoire | Emperata Overture Artistry in Rhythm Trepak/Yes Sir, That's My Baby What I Did For Love/Emparata Overture |
| Total Members | 104 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Finals 4th place; Prelims Division 1 |
| NISBOVA Class | B |
| NISBOVA Result | New Haven - Division 1 (1st place award) |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Director | Bradley Q. Cooper |
| Drum Majors | Jeanine George, Dave Rupel, Radee Bryerly |
| Total Members | 120 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Finals 5th place |
| NISBOVA Class | B |
| NISBOVA Result | Concord - Division 1 (1st place award) |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Director | Thomas L. Osborne |
| Drum Majors | Jeff Isnogle, Lynette Snider |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Northrop - Entered, did not appear |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Director | Thomas L. Osborne |
| Drum Majors | John Cook, Terry Bradburn |
| Total Members | 160 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Did not participate |
| NISBOVA Class | A |
| NISBOVA Result | Penn - Division 1 (1st place award) |
| Years | 1967 - 1976 |
|---|---|
| NISBOVA | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1967 (consolidation of Lancaster Central and Ossian High Schools).