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Band Camp Through the Years
Band Camp HistoryBand Camps through the years – If you have information that is missing from this list please let me know!
- 1996 – August @ The Kettunan Center
THEME: Latin Sensations
Drum Majors: ? and Krista Steffes
Staff : Perc-
- 1997 – August @ The Springs
Drum Majors: Krista Steffes and Erica Grim?
Staff : Perc- Tobie Wilkinson
- 1998 – August @ The Kettunan Center?
Drum Majors:
Staff : Perc-
- 1999 – August @ Covenant Hills
THEME: Swingin' To The Millennium
Drum Majors:
Staff : Perc-John Manley
- 2000 – August @ Covenant Hills
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2001 – August @ Covenant Hills
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2002 – August @ ? –
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2003 – August @ ? –
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2004 – August9-13 (4 weeks before Labor Day) @SVSU –
THEME:
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2005 – August 8-12 (4 weeks before Labor Day) @SVSU –
THEME: This is the School - This is the Band
Drum Majors: Shane Mittan and ?
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2006 – August 6-10 (4 weeks before Labor Day) @SVSU, Sun to Thursday) –
THEME: New Dawn
Drum Majors: Rebecca Gaskill and Chad Welke
Color Guard: Paula Sullivan
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2007 – August 20-24 (2 weeks before Labor Day) @The Springs –
THEME:
Songs-
T-shirt design -
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley
- 2008 – August 18-22 (2 Weeks before Labor Day) @The Springs –
THEME:
Songs -
T-shirt design -
Drum Majors:
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Paula Sullivan
- 2009 – August 17-21 (2 Weeks before Labor Day) @The Springs –
Theme: Klassic With A Kick
Drum Majors: Sara Wilkins and Brandon Ziegler
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Paula Sullivan
- 2010 – August 23-27 (2 weeks before Labor Day but was the last full week of August so we ran into issues with college class start dates)
THEME - A Day in the Life of a Teenager
Hairbrush Song, Mission Impossible, Bad Romance, GameLand, Urban
Drum Majors: Larry Marshall and Travis White
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Paula Sullivan
- 2011 – August 15-19 (3 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME - The Wizard of Oz Meets the Wiz
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Drum Majors: Greg Shimmons, Ashley Gaskill, Travis White
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Paula Sullivan
- 2012 – August 13-17 (3 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME - West Side Story
Opener (Tonight, America), Jet Song, Maria/Cool, Finale (One Hand-One Heart, Somewhere)
T-shirt design - Paula Sullivan?
Drum Majors: Tristan Shimmons and Caron White
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Paula Sullivan, Nurse – Lisa Gross
- 2013 – August 19-23 (2 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME - James Bond
Part 1 -James Bond Theme, Part 2 - For Your Eyes Only, GoldFinger, Part 3 - Die Another Day, Live and Let Die, Theme
T-shirt design - Tristan Shimmons
Drum Majors: Tristan Shimmons and Caron White
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Addy Carr, Nurse – Lisa Gross
- 2014 – August 18-22 (2 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME: Who Needs Swag When you've Got Swing
In The Mood - Swing, Swing, Swing - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Puttin' On The Ritz
T-shirt design - Dezzy Decker
Drum Majors: Maria Murphy and Taylor Helmer
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Nina Buccilli, Nurse – Lisa Gross
- 2015 – August 17-21 (2 weeks before Labor Day) -
THEME: Les Mis - "Do You Hear The People Sing"
Attack on Rue Plumet, I Dreamed A Dream, Master of The House, On My Own/Do You Hear The People Sing, Work Song/End of the Day
T-shirt Design - Dezzy Decker
Drum Majors: Aubree Hooper and Jessica Hoberek
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Shari Buccilli Buccilli, Nurse – Lisa Gross, PARENTS - Rich Maxwell
- 2016 – August 15-19 (2 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME: Grease - Rockin' at Farwell High
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Jessica Hoberek and Zeke Holley
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Shari Buccilli Buccilli, Nurse – Lisa Gross,
PARENTS - Andrew Apps. April Frost. and Dakota Weldon
- 2017 – August 14-18 (2 weeks before Labor Day) –
THEME: Dreamers (Disney)
I Just Can't Wait to Be King, I Wanna Be Like You, The Bare Necessities, You're Welcome
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Adam Torr and Hannah Averill
Staff : Prec-John Manley, Color Guard – Shari Buccilli and Amber Breeden, Woodwind Instructor - Trisha Wentworth , Nurse – Lisa Gross,
PARENTS - Andrew App, April Frost, Dakota Weldon, Patricia Mangus, and Beth Twynham
- 2018- - August 13-17 (2 weeks before Labor Day) -
THEME: Mission Possible - Spy Like An Eagle
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Montana Shimmons and Jenna Wilkerson
Staff: Percy-John Manley, Color Guard - Shari Buccilli (did not attend camp) and Amber Breeden, Woodwind Instructor - Trisha Wentworth, Nurse - Lisa Gross and April Frost, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins,
CHAPERONES - Andrew Apps, April Frost, Dakota Weldon and Beth Twynham
- 2019 - August 12-16 (3 weeks before Labor Day) -
THEME: The Beatles
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Jenna Wilkerson and Abigail Bass
Staff: Percy-John Manley, Color Guard - Shari Buccilli (did not attend camp) and Amber Breeden and Patty Tucker, Nurse - April Frost, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins,
CHAPERONES - Andrew Apps, April Frost, Dakota Weldon and Beth Twynham
- 2020- - August 10-14 (4 weeks before Labor Day [what the heck]) -
THEME: Pirates
Pirates Part 1 - Fog Bound, The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl
Pirates Part 2 - Blood Ritual, To The Pirates Cave
Pirates Part 3 - One Last Shot, He's A Pirate
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons and Gregory Shimmons
Drum Majors: Abigail Bass and Carter Jones
Staff: Percy-John Manley, Color Guard - Shari Buccilli and Amber Breeden and Patty Tucker, Nurse - April Frost, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins,
CHAPERONES - April Frost, Dakota Weldon and Beth Twynham
- 2021- - August 16-20 (2 weeks before Labor Day) -
THEME: Little Shop Of Horrors
Part 1
Part 2
PArt 3
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Carter Jones and Emilee Wyatt
Staff: Percy-John Manley, Color Guard - Shari Buccilli and Amber Breeden, Nurse - April Frost and Veronica Wentworth, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins, WoodWind INstructor/Student Teacher - Kaylee James
CHAPERONES - April Frost, Dakota Weldon and Beth Twynham
- 2022- - August 8-12 (4 weeks before Labor Day [2 Weeks before school]) -
THEME: Blues Brothers
Shake A Tail Feather
Flip Flop and Fly
Respect
Think
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Emilee Wyatt and Cameran Brown
Staff: Perc -?, Color Guard - Amber Breeden, Nurse - , Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins, WoodWind Instructor
CHAPERONES - April Frost, Dakota Weldon and Beth Twynham
- 2023- - August 7-11 (4 weeks before Labor Day [2 Weeks before school]) -
THEME: Michigan Rocks
Rock Around The Clock
Sir Duke
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ghost Busters
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Kallyssa Wetzel and Emily Hall
Staff: Perc - Tristan Shimmons, Color Guard - Crystal Hilyard, Nurse - Crystal Hilyard, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins and Josh Mangus, WoodWind Instructor - None
CHAPERONES - Dakota Weldon, Leslie Dickinson and Patricia Mangus
- 2024- - August 5-9 (4 weeks before Labor Day [2 Weeks before school]) -
THEME: Billy Joel - The Piano Man
We Didn't Start The Fire/The Piano Man
My Life/Only the Good Die Young
Uptown Girl
Just The Way You Are
T-shirt Design - Mr. Shimmons
Drum Majors: Kallyssa Wetzel and Ava Darnell
Staff: Perc - ?, Color Guard - Crystal Hilyard, Nurse - Crystal Hilyard, Brass Instructor - Cody Higgins and Josh Mangus, WoodWind Instructor - None
CHAPERONES - Tori Bickell, Dakota Weldon, Leslie Dickinson and Patricia Mangus