1997 Tour
Mardi Gras Melodies

Congratulations Blue Wave!

You set a goal of returning to ACC's,
and YOU MADE IT!

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TWENTIETH PLACE - Group III
Highest Score in 3 appearances
ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOURTH PLACE - Group III
ACC Qualification
CHAPTER VI CHAMPIONSHIPS

SECOND PLACE - Group III
CEDAR CLIFF Spotlight '97
CARLISLE Keystone Invitational

BEST AUXILIARY
CENTRAL DAUPHIN Band-A-Ram-A
CARLISLE Keystone Invitational

Sept 13 Central Dauphin Band-a-Ram-a
Third Place Finish - 73.90
Caption Award-Best Auxiliary
Sept 20 Middletown Sea of Sounds
Exhibition - 75.85
Oct 4 Cumberland Valley Echoes in the Valley
Fourth Place Finish - 81.90
Oct 11 Carlisle Keystone Invitational
Second Place Finish - 82.90
Caption Award-Best Auxiliary
Oct 25 Cedar Cliff Spotlight '97
Second Place Finish - 85.70
Nov 1 Chapter VI Championships
(Cedar Crest HS)
Fourth Place Finish - 88.35
Nov 8 Atlantic Coast Championships
Twentieth Place Finish - 85.80

The Blue Wave takes a stroll down Bourbon Street to the tunes of:

Alabama Jubilee

 N'awlin's Melody (Tell Thisto Bob, Hey Pocky Way, IKO IKO)

  Just a Closer Walk with Thee

   When the Saints Go Marching In

Featured players
Trumpet soloist - Angie Lykins
Our Swingin' Dixieland Band
Chris Etter Anne Ford Nate Gingrich
Stacey Hoerner Brett Johns Angie Lykins
Amy Pressley Jackie Sommer Steve Webb

STAFF
Band Director Samuel R. Martin
Assistant Director Dennis R. Karalfa
Assistant Director Stephen M. Smith
Band Front Director Cynthia Johns
Band Front Assistant Kim Schwartz
Visual Coordinator Nicole Krobath
Drum Line Instructor Britt Strohecker
Drill Design Robert Everitt
Musical Arrangements Jim Neidinger
Graphics Artist Jared States
Graphics Artist Julie Gomboc
Student Teacher (LVC) Paul Vollberg

DRUM MAJORS
Amanda Rider (Sr)
Amy Pressley (Jr)
Kara Wealand (Jr)
 
BAND FRONT CAPTAINS
Amy Berstler (Sr)
Abby Smith (Sr)
 
BAND FRONT
Lauren Morrison (Sr) Ruthann Wellington (Jr)
Kristen Rhine (Sr) Heidi Zeiters (Jr)
Michelle Strickland (Sr) Amber Conz (Fr)
Jen Balmer (Jr) Janelle Hannah (Fr)
Kelly Fisher (Jr) Amanda Kingsbury (Fr)
Nicole Heist (Jr) Ann Ramsey (Fr)
Melissa Weishan (Jr) Jenn Sitler (Fr)
 
HONOR GUARD
Mary Hall (Sr) Sarah Groover (Jr)
Rebekah Heberlig (Sr) Jennifer Reiseg (So)
Michelle Poliner (Sr) Kristine Reinhold (Fr)
 
FLUTE
Brandy Campbell (Sr) Kristen Meyers (So)
Cassandra Degerstrom (Jr) Krista Selcher (So)
Courtney Rittle (Jr) Amanda Tomalis (So)
Jennifer Stoner (Jr) Ashley Fisher (Fr)
Beth Vastine (Jr) Erin Solosky (Fr)
 
CLARINET
Kim Berkich (Jr) Valerie Crawford (So)
Danielle Espenshade (Jr) Shauna Garrison (So)
Tammy Frye (Jr) Amanda Hawkins (So)
Angela Knaub (Jr) Nicole Miller (So)
Kate Bright (Fr)
 
SAXOPHONE (Alto)
Christopher Bell (Sr) Amy Brown (Fr)
Crystal Schlee (Jr) Katie Brown (Fr)
Greg Diritto (So) Amanda Straw (Fr)
 
SAXOPHONE (Tenor)
Nathan Gingrich (Sr) Marc Frailey (So)
Erik Tomalis (Jr) Richard Moore (So)
Jackie Sommer (So)
 
TRUMPET
Heather Hipple (Sr) Andy Gingrich (So)
Brittany Bendigo (Jr) Bill Spaw (So)
Jess DiPaolo (Jr) Lindsey Bretz (Fr)
Angela Lykins (Jr) Seth Groover (Fr)
Brian Whorl (Jr)
 
MELLOPHONE
Cristina Daily (Jr) Anne Ford (So)
Amie Kerstetter (Jr)
 
TROMBONE
Stacey Hoerner (Sr) Joey Vastine (So)
Stephen Webb (Sr) Dan Magaro (Fr)
Jeremy Leonhard (So) Curtis Zeiders (Fr)
Michele Roth (So)
 
BARITONE
Jacob Smith (Sr) Alisa Wagner (Jr)
Diane Givler (Jr) Andrew Carnes (Fr)
 
TUBA
Brett Johns (Sr) Travis Wealand (So)
Kelly Guenther (Jr)
 
PERCUSSION
Nathan MacLane (Sr) Tom Berstler (So)
Tim Bryan (Jr) Meegan Grazan (So)
Chris Etter (Jr) Rachel Smith (So)
Matt Foreman (Jr) Paul Cooney (Fr)
Cletus Leonard (Jr)
 
PIT
Sarah White (Sr) Amanda Reiseg (Jr)
Mike Flury (Jr) Colleen Gallagher (So)
Nicole Kostelec (Jr) Aja Binette (Fr)

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