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Marching Band Wraps Up Season at State Semifinals

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Created on Monday, 31 October 2011 17:17

The Warren East Raider Marching Band has wrapped up its 2011 season with their 4th consecutive appearance in the KMEA Class AAA State Semifinals.  It was a very successful season for the Raider Marching Band, which performed "Who W.E. Are", its first-ever custom written show, composed by Assistant Director Cedrick Leavell.  At Semifinals, the Raider Marching Band finished 10th with a score of 79.70.  This ties 2010's placement as the highest in school history.  The score was the highest achieved by the band since the 2004 season.  A full season recap follows...

This season was a very successful one, marked by the group's first trip to the Murray State University Festival of Champions & the Inaugural Warren East Raider Invitational home marching band competition.  The Raider Band received Best Percussion in Class AAA at 4 contests, Best Overall Percussion at 2 contests, were 1st place in Class AAA at 1 contest, and received Best Color Guard in Class AAA at 1 contest.  The full results:

• 08/28/11 - Muhlenberg Marching Classic - Exhibition Performance
• 09/10/11 - Caverna Marching Band Festival - 3rd Place Class AAA, 59.70 (Best Percussion, Overall Best Percussion)
• 09/17/11 - Butler County Marching Band Festival - 2nd Place Class AAA, 60.05 (Best Percussion, Overall Best Percussion)
• 09/17/11 - Russellville Show of Bands - 2nd Place Class AAA, 60.35 (Best Percussion)
• 09/24/11 - Murray State Festival of Champions - 3rd Place Class AAA (Preliminaries), 56.50
• 10/01/11 - Warren East Raider Invitational - Exhibition Performance
• 10/01/11 - Warren Central Dragon Classic - 2nd Place Class AAA, 72.85
• 10/15/11 - Hopkinsville Marching Invitational (Preliminaries)- 3rd Place Class AAA, 70.25 (Best Color Guard, Best Percussion)
• 10/15/11 - Hopkinsville Marching Invitational (Finals) - 6th Place, 70.30
• 10/22/11 - KMEA Class AAA-West Quarterfinals - 8th Place, 72.25
• 10/29/11 - KMEA Class AAA Semifinals - 10th Place, 79.70