Welcome To The Raiders' First Decade
   

A dozen years filled with practices, traveling, half time shows, parades, exhibitions, and competitions.

 
 

The Pride of Richmond County

What's New

Raider Snow Days

Marching Raiders 1972 through 1981

Marching Raiders 1982 through 1991

MBA Competitions

Band Boosters

News Articles

In Memory

Marching Memorabilia

More Marching Memorabilia

Audio and Video

Guestbook And Message Board

It's All About ME

RSHS Class of 1984

 

 

 
 
Remember those military style chants we recited while marching?

Here's a classic everyone should remember,

 

We Are The Raider Band (echo)
We're The Best Band In The Land (echo)
We Will Blow Them Off Their Land (echo)
Get It On, With The Raider Band (echo)

 

Which ones do you remember?

 

*click the image above to view various photos from the 1972 season*

**We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

 Parade Photos

School Year 1972-73

Director David Doolittle

Drum Major Denise Traylor

Musical Program What Kind Of Fool Am I (the rest is unknown at this time)

 

*click the image above to view various photos from the 1973 season*

**We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

 

School Year 1973-74

Band Director S. L. Starcher

Drum Major Gary Waldo

Musical Program  ?

 

*click the image above to view various photos from the 1974 season*

**We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

 

School Year 1974-75

Director S. L. Starcher

Drum Major Diane Wallace and Billy Pearce

Musical Program Crown Imperial, Popeye The Sailor, My Way, My Favorite Things

 



*click the image above to view various photos from the 1975 season*

**We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

 

School Year 1975-76

Band Director S. L. Starcher

Drum Major Harris Davis

Musical Program  ?

 

 

*click the image above to view various photos from the 1976 season*

**We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

 

School Year 1976-77

Band Director S. L. Starcher

Drum Major Wanda Langley and Tim Blanton

Musical Program  ?

 

 

*judges tapes ARE available for this season in the Audio and Video section*

**We're still looking for any photos, additional audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season**

School Year 1977-78

Director Tony Dinapoli

Drum Majors Tony Godwin and Cindy Lefler

Musical Program Concerto for the Green and Gold, Land of Make Believe, Solero (tag) (incomplete)

 

*click the image above to select audio files from this marching season*

**judges tapes ARE available for this season in the Audio and Video section**

***We're still looking for any photos from this marching season***

 

School Year 1978-79

Director Toni Dinapoli

Drum Majors Gary Williams and Pam McManus

Musical Program Overture to a New Era, Sabre Dance (drum solo), Spanish Fantasy, Baker Street, Solero

 

 



*click the image above to view Performance photos* 

**judges tapes ARE available for this season in the Audio and Video section**

***We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season***

 

Band Banquet Photos

School Year 1979-80

Band Directors Tony Dinapoli and Joe Allison  (assistant)

Drum Majors Pamela McManus, Patricia McManus (twins), and Stephanie Coleman

Musical Program Poet and Peasant, Fantasy, Spanish Fever, and Solero



 



*click the image above to view Performance photos*

**judges tapes ARE available for this season in the Audio and Video section**

***We are still looking for any additional photos, audio recordings, or memorabilia from this marching season***

 

School Year 1980-81

Band Director Joe Allison

Drum Majors Arthur Bowler and Sally Till

Musical Program Ride of the Valkries, The Empire Strikes Back, Almost Like A Song, Solero (tag)

 

*click the image above to view Performance photos*

**We're still looking for additional photos and audio or video recordings from this marching season**

 

Around Campus Photos  

Band Camp  

Practice Photos

School Year 1981-82

Band Director Dennis Carswell

Drum Major Jimmy Pearce

Musical Program Scenes From Carmina Burana, To The War (drum feature), Green Dolphin Street, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Ole'

 

 
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