Western High School Marching Panthers
Russiaville, Indiana
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Stephan Garber |
| Drum Majors | Caleb Burk, Aidan Frazer |
| Show Theme/Title | Everybody Dies, but Not Everybody Lives |
| Repertoire | Following a Bird Out of the Room (by Ezio Bosso) Oceans Symphony No. 1, Finale: Landfall, We Unfold (by Ezio Bosso) Glassworks Part 6 (by Philip Glass) |
| Total Members | 68 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 2nd place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual), Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Stephan Garber |
| Assistant Director | Sidney McDonald |
| Drum Majors | Isaac Smith, Ashton Ferris |
| Show Theme/Title | Skeletons in the Closet |
| Repertoire | Serenada Schizophrana (by Danny Elfman) In the Hall of the Mountain King (by Edvard Grieg) Secrets (by One Republic) Demons (by Imagine Dragons) |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Visual Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 3rd place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Jonah Andreatta |
| Assistant Director | Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Katelin Ealy, Isaac Smith |
| Show Theme/Title | When the World Seemed to Burn |
| Repertoire | Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (by Elliot del Borgo) Dancer in the Dark Overture (by Bjork) Machine (by William Bolcom) Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow |
| Total Members | 98 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Music), Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| ISSMA | Events not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Jonah Andreatta, Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Faith Bradley, Katelin Ealy |
| Show Theme/Title | In the Eye of the Beholder |
| Repertoire | Music of Peter Gabriel |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Faith Bradley, Eric Cumbo |
| Show Theme/Title | Artistry in Suspense |
| Repertoire | Music of Bernard Herrmann |
| Total Members | 116 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 2nd place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual), Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Delaney Enyart, Faith Bradley |
| Show Theme/Title | To Walk a Mile in My Shoes |
| Total Members | 113 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 2nd place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 2 |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Show Theme/Title | The Diary of a Young Girl |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Show Theme/Title | The Bridge That Connects Us |
| Total Members | 100 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 2nd place, Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Show Theme/Title | The Prayer Cycle |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | North Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 2nd place, Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Show Theme/Title | Under the Sun |
| Repertoire | Adagio from "Spartacus" War Dance from "Belkis: Queen of Sheeba" Love Scene from "El Cid" Danse Bacchanale |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | Open Class C |
| ISSMA Results | South Regional - Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect Distinction) Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 2nd place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Evan Carman, Macey Bickford |
| Show Theme/Title | At the Water's Edge |
| Repertoire | La Mer (by Claude Debussy) Nocturnes *by Claude Debussy) Daphnis et Chloe (by Maurice Ravel) Romance (by Ralph Vaughn Williams) |
| Total Members | 111 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finals Class A 1st place (Best Music); Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Visual), Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Daniel Healton |
| Drum Majors | Jaymee Mills, Evan Carman |
| Show Theme/Title | Requiem |
| Total Members | 108 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finalist; Prelims Class AA Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class AA 3rd place, Class AA Division 1 |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Alison Sherrick, Jaymee Mills |
| Show Theme/Title | Amelia |
| Repertoire | The Poet Acts (by Philip Glass) Channels and Winds (by Philip Glass) Morning Passages (by Philip Glass) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (by Samuel Barber) Heroes Symphony (by Philip Glass) |
| Total Members | 106 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Semi-Finalist Class A 2nd place (Best Visual); Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Lisa Bricker, Alison Sherrick |
| Show Theme/Title | Name That Tune |
| Repertoire | New World Symphony Appalachian Spring Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 Overture to "Candide" O Fortuna Maria Over the Rainbow The Bottle Dance Rhapsody in Blue The Barber of Seville 1812 Overture Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 |
| Total Members | 96 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Anel Terron, Josiah Rushing |
| Show Theme/Title | Moonscapes |
| Repertoire | Moonlight Sonata Apollo Unleashed Fly Me to the Moon Clair de Lune Moondance |
| Total Members | 98 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Music, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating Semi-State - Finalist State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Regional | BOA Sound Check - 8th place |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Jon Newton, Anel Terron, Lyndsay Wright |
| Show Theme/Title | How Blue is Blue |
| Repertoire | Blue Skies Blue Shades Blues in the Night Rhapsody in Blue St. Louis Blues |
| Total Members | 94 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 2nd place |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Lyndsay Wright, Erin Feller, Jon Newton |
| Show Theme/Title | The Windsprints |
| Repertoire | Windsprints, Part 1 Minimally Speaking Persistence, Part 3 |
| Total Members | 106 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 7th place |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Lyndsey Willis, Derek Garibaldi |
| Show Theme/Title | Journey |
| Repertoire | Primordial Evil Mortal World Spirit World Ithacca |
| Total Members | 107 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 4th place |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Caldwell |
| Assistant Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Mary Clark, Lyndsey Willis |
| Show Theme/Title | Legends and Heroes |
| Repertoire | Legend of BAFE Ballad Red Cape Tango |
| Total Members | 73 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Gold Rating (Best Music, General Effect) North Regional - Gold Rating State Finals - 6th place |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Keith Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Derek Bishop, Mary Clark |
| Repertoire | Providence Unfinished To the Multitudes With One Voice Spoke |
| Total Members | 73 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Keith Whitford |
| Assistant Director | Kara Lasher |
| Drum Majors | Jenny Glassburn, Derek Bishop |
| Repertoire | Estancia Ballet Symphonic Dance #3 |
| Total Members | 80 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Keith Whitford |
| Assistant Director | Kara Lasher |
| Drum Majors | Amos Blackaby, Tyler Eglen |
| Repertoire | Impressions of Japan (by James Barnes) |
| Total Members | 84 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Keith Whitford |
| Assistant Director | Chris Gelb |
| Drum Majors | Amanda Trost, Jason Hargraves |
| Repertoire | Sonoran Desert Holiday(by Ron Nelson) |
| Total Members | 84 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District -Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 9th place |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Keith Whitford |
| Assistant Director | Chris Gelb |
| Drum Majors | Patricia LaBarge, Amanda Trost, Aaron Butzin |
| Repertoire | Rituals (by Elliott del Borgo) |
| Total Members | 96 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District -Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Jessie Bauer, Matt Briton, Patricia LaBarge |
| Repertoire | Adagio from "Spartacus" Selections from "Danse Bacchanale" |
| Total Members | 125 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District -Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 6th place |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Priya Sarda, Jessica Bauer, Melissa Welcher |
| Repertoire | Medieval Suite The Lord is My Shepherd Death Tree from "Easter Symphony" |
| Total Members | 124 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District -Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 3rd place |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Ryan Bauer, Priya Sarda |
| Repertoire | The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron Lux Aeterna |
| Total Members | 128 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Marion District -Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| Year | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Cheryl Cox, Sarah Butzin |
| Repertoire | Magnificat Gloria |
| Total Members | 136 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place |
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Cheryl Cox, Kevin Wilkerson |
| Repertoire | March from "Symphonic Metamorphosis" Variations on a Korean Folk Song Liturgical Dances |
| Total Members | 130 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place-tie |
| Year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Michelle Cox, Joe Chen |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from "Carmen" |
| Total Members | 118 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place |
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Michelle Cox, Joe Chen |
| Repertoire | Night on Bald Mountain La Fiesta Mexicana Peasant Hymn Coronation Scene from "Boris Gudonov" |
| Total Members | 127 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Amber Anderson, Heidi Klinger |
| Repertoire | La Primavera Swan Lake |
| Total Members | 114 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Marching, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Music, Visual, Auxiliary), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Erika Newby, Tamara Moser |
| Repertoire | Slavonic Dances Hary Janos Suite Russian Easter Overture |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 14th place; Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Music, Visual, Auxiliary), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Tamara Moser, Christina Mills, Erika Newby |
| Repertoire | Dr. Zhivago Overture Hopak Russian Christmas Music |
| Total Members | 110 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) South Regional - Division 1 |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 14th place; Prelims Class A 2nd place, Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Amy Brankle, Janet Garner, Joe Leicht |
| Repertoire | Peasant Hymn Dance of the Tumblers Fiddler on the Roof Coronation Scene |
| Total Members | 124 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 12th place; Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Visual, General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Repertoire | La Virgen de la Macarena Cordova Sellvilaus Malaguena Rasul |
| Total Members | 112 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Kokomo District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 14th place; Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Brenda Clinger, Sam Lewis, Jim Fortune |
| Repertoire | You Are the Sunshine of My Life Prelude to Spanish Fantasy Finale from Spanish Fantasy Jazz Rhapsody |
| Total Members | 130 |
| ISSMA Class | B |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 6th place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 12th place; Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Music), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Repertoire | La Oberture de los Panteras Sunrise Lady Carmina Burana Suite |
| Total Members | 156 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 10th place; Prelims Class A 2nd place (Best Music), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Brian Smith, Leslie Lewis, John Donohue |
| Repertoire | La Virgen de la Macarena Sambandrea Swing If Ever I Would Leave You Santa Esmeralda |
| Total Members | 143 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| BOA Grand Nationals | Finals 5th place; Prelims Class A 1st place (Best Marching, General Effect), Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Mindy Shuck, Brian Smith, Trisha Cline |
| Repertoire | Theme Without a Movie Sambandrea Swing If Ever I Would Leave You Santa Esmeralda |
| Total Members | 128 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) North Regional - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| MBA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| MBA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Class A Division 2 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Marty Lewis, Mindy Shuck, Marcia Read |
| Repertoire | Santa Esmeralda Summer Me, Winter Me |
| Total Members | 133 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major) State Prelims - Division 1 State Finals - 1st place |
| MBA Grand Nationals | Prelims Class A Division 1 |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Tanja Wesson, Dave Bickel |
| Total Members | 131 |
| ISSMA Class | C |
| ISSMA Results | Lewis Cass District -Division 1 (Best Flags) State Prelims - Division 1 State Finals - 4th place |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Directors | Keith Whitford, Karen Whitford |
| Drum Majors | Diana Naish, Nancy Mills, Carri McCoy |
| Repertoire | Arctic Whale Hunt My Favorite Things Let it Be Me |
| Total Members | 120 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | B |
| NISBOVA Result | New Haven - Division 1 |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Director | Larry Neuhauser |
| Assistant Director | Karen Whitford |
| Total Members | 119 |
| All-State Marching Band Contest | Class B Participant |
| NISBOVA Class | B |
| NISBOVA Result | Lewis Cass - Division 1 |
| Years | 1949 - 1978 |
|---|---|
| NISBOVA | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1949 (consolidation of New London, Russiaville, and West Middleton High Schools).