FAIRFIELD JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING PRIDE GOSHEN, INDIANA |
Year | 2018 |
Director | Mykayla Neilson |
Assistant Director | Amanda Lester |
Show Theme/Title | Broken |
Repertoire | Creep (by Radiohead) |
Saturn (by Sleeping at Last) | |
Total Members | 57 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating (Visual With Distinction); Semi-State; State Finalist |
BOA Regional | Indianapolis - Prelims Participant;Class A Division 2 |
Year | 2017 |
Director | Max Johnson |
Assistant Director | Scott Lehman |
Show Theme/Title | Pelagic |
Repertoire | Of Sailors and Whales |
Total Members | 65 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 9th place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating; Semi-State; State Finalist |
Year | 2016 |
Director | Max Johnson |
Assistant Director | Scott Lehman |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating; Semi-State; State Finalist |
Year | 2015 |
Director | Andrew Muth |
Assistant Director | Scott Lehman |
Show Theme/Title | un:WRITTEN |
Repertoire | Unwritten (by Natasha Bedinfield) |
Wild Nights (by John Adams) | |
Out Here on my Own (by Michael Gore) | |
Test Drive (by John Powell) | |
Total Members | 74 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 2nd place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect With Distinction); Semi-State; State Finalist |
Year | 2014 |
Director | Andrew Muth |
Assistant Directors | Scott Lehman, Ryan Johnson |
Drum Major | Kyle Johns |
Show Theme/Title | Lumos |
Repertoire | A Hundred Thousand Angels (by Bliss) |
Requiem Mass: Confutatis Maledictis (by Mozart) | |
Requiem Mass: Des Irae (by Moazart) | |
The Lord's Prayer (by Malotte) | |
Symphony No. 2, Movement 5 (by Mahler) | |
Total Members | 74 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating (Music, Visual, General Effect With Distinction); Semi-State; State Finalist |
Year | 2013 |
Director | Andrew Muth |
Assistant Director | Scott Lehman |
Drum Major | Kyle Johns |
Show Theme/Title | Everyone Has A Dark Side |
Repertoire | Symphony No. 1 (by Samuel Barber) |
Medea's Dance of Vengeance (by Samuel Barber) | |
Total Members | 80 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Open Class Regional Gold Rating (VisualWith Distinction); Semi-State; State Finalist |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 2nd place |
Concord - Class C 1st place (Best Music, General Effect) | |
Penn - Class C 2nd place (Best Music, Visual) | |
Homestead - Class C 4th place |
Year | 2012 |
Director | Andrew Muth |
Assistant Director | Scott Lehman |
Drum Major | Chris Minnick |
Show Theme/Title | One |
Repertoire | An American Elegy |
The Awakening Joy | |
Gates of Gold: Call of the Mountain | |
Total Members | 64 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Semi-State - State Finalist | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 1st place |
Concord - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
Penn - Class C 1st place (Best General Effect) | |
Snider - Class C 3rd place |
Year | 2011 |
Director | Scott Garner |
Assistant Director | Ashley Shaw |
Drum Major | Chris Minnick |
Show Theme/Title | The Tie That Binds |
Repertoire | Square One |
Clocks | |
The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black | |
Total Members | 74 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 9th place |
ISSMA | Penn District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Semi-State - State Finalist | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual) |
Concord - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
Penn - Class C 3rd place | |
Snider - Class C 2nd place |
Year | 2010 |
Director | Scott Garner |
Assistant Director | Ashley Shaw |
Drum Major | Dawn Riggen |
Show Theme/Title | Rise Up |
Repertoire | Uprising |
Exogenesis | |
Undisclosed Desires | |
Resistance | |
Total Members | 73 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 9th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Semi-State - State Finalist | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 2nd place (Best Visual, General Effect) |
Concord - Class C 2nd place | |
Penn - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
Snider - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major, Pit Crew) |
Year | 2009 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Cassie Johnson, Dawn Riggens |
Show Theme/Title | Identity |
Repertoire | Who Are You |
I Am | |
Total Members | 64 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Penn District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Semi-State - State Finalist | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 4th place |
Concord - Class C 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
Penn - Class C 1st place (Best General Effect) | |
Homestead - Class C 5th place (Best Visual, Auxiliary) | |
Snider - Class C 1st place (Best General Effect, Percussion) |
Year | 2008 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Amy Brookins, Daqwn Riggen |
Show Theme/Title | Motion |
Total Members | 73 |
ISSMA Class | C |
ISSMA | Concord District - Gold Rating (Best Visual) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Semi-State - Participant | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 2nd place (Best Pit Crew) |
Concord - Class C 3rd place | |
East Noble - Class C 3rd place | |
Snider - Class C 3rd place (Best General Effect, Auxiliary) |
Year | 2007 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Major | Kenton Hochstetler |
Show Theme/Title | What Dreams May Come |
Repertoire | The Darkness is Always Soft (by Ryan Fraley) |
Total Members | 72 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major) |
Concord - Class C 2nd place (Best General Effect) | |
Norwell - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Drum Major, Pit Crew) | |
Snider - Class C 2nd place (Best Visual) |
Year | 2006 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | April Bobeck, Kenton Hochstetler |
Show Theme/Title | Distortion |
Repertoire | Abracadabra (by Frank Ticheli) |
Heroes Symphony (by Philip Glass) | |
Total Members | 66 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 5th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 2nd place (Best Music, Visual) |
Concord - Class D 2nd place (Best Music, Visual) | |
Penn - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary) | |
Snider - Class D 1st place (Best Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Pit Crew) |
Year | 2005 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Julie Neilson, April Bobeck |
Show Theme/Title | When Kings Go Off To War |
Repertoire | Sketches On A Tudor Psalm |
In The Spring, At The Time When Kings Go Off To War | |
Total Members | 79 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Gold Rating (Best Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Silver Rating | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 3rd place |
Concord - Class D 4th place | |
Penn - Class D 2nd place (Best Music) | |
Snider - Class D 3rd place (Best Percussion) |
Year | 2004 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Kyla Zartman, Julie Neilson |
Show Theme/Title | Cirque du Soleil |
Repertoire | Jardin Chinois |
Liama | |
Distorted | |
Total Members | 69 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 5th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Gold Rating (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Gold Rating | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class C 1st place |
Concord - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
Penn - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, People's Choice) | |
Snider - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
Year | 2003 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Carin LaRue, Kyla Zartman |
Repertoire | Gloriosa (by Yasuhide Ito) |
Total Members | 88 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Division 1 |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
Concord - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect) | |
Avon - Class D 3rd place | |
Greenwood - Class D 2nd place (Best Visual) | |
Carmel - Class D 6th place |
Year | 2002 |
Directors | Mel Carpenter, Scott Garner |
Drum Majors | Bethany Chupp, Carin LaRue |
Repertoire | Excerpts from "New World Symphony" |
Total Members | 72 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 6th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Division 1 (Best General Effect) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Carroll - Class C 2nd place (Best Music, Percussion) |
Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, Drum Major) | |
Knox - Class D 2nd place | |
Concord - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) | |
New Castle - Class D 2nd place | |
Homestead - Class D 2nd place (Best General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, People's Choice) |
Year | 2001 |
Directors | Brian Taubert, Rodney Fletcher |
Drum Majors | Robyn Mast, Catherine Whirledge, Bethany Chupp |
Show Theme/Title | Symphonia Resurrectus (from David Holsinger Easter Symphony) |
Total Members | 82 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 6th place |
ISSMA | Penn District - Division 1 |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Bluffton - Class D 3rd place |
Concord - Class C 7th place | |
Maconaquah - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Percussion) | |
New Castle Chrysler - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion) |
Year | 2000 |
Directors | Brian Taubert, Rodney Fletcher |
Drum Majors | Jenny Nielson, Robyn Mast, Catherine Whirledge |
Repertoire | Northwind (by David Arkenstone) |
Escapades Of Pan (by David Arkenstone) | |
Total Members | 63 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Division 1 (Best Visual, General Effect) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Maconaquah - Class D 2nd place (Best Music, Auxiliary) |
Concord - Class C 2nd place | |
New Castle Chrysler - Class D 1st place (Best Music, General Effect) |
Year | 1999 |
Directors | Timothy Kovarik, Rodney Fletcher |
Repertoire | Dance Ritmico |
Symphony #2 | |
Slovak Dance | |
Total Members | 61 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 2 | |
Invitationals | Carroll - Class D 1st place (Best Music, General Effect) |
Concord - Class D 3rd place | |
Angola - Class D 3rd place (Best Auxiliary) | |
Columbia City - Class C 2nd place (Best Music, Auxiliary) | |
Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Visual, General Effect) |
Year | 1998 |
Directors | Timothy Kovarik, Rodney Fletcher |
Show | The Van Gogh Portraits |
Repertoire | The Potato Eaters |
La Berceuse | |
Self Portrait | |
Total Members | 55 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
ISSMA | Concord District - Division 1 (Best Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 2nd place |
Kokomo - Class D 2nd place | |
Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, General Effect) |
Year | 1997 |
Directors | Timothy Kovarik, Rodney Fletcher |
Additional Staff | Mike Hardiek, Nikki Fisher, Jeff Cooper, Eric Osterday |
Repertoire | Sea Interludes (by Britten) |
Total Members | 46 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 5th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 3rd place |
Goshen - Class D 1st place (Best Music, General Effect) |
Year | 1996 |
Directors | Timothy Kovarik, Robin Peery |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 3rd place |
Year | 1995 |
Directors | Scott Helms, Robin Peery |
Drum Major | Diane Whirledge |
Repertoire | Sinfonia Voci (by David Holsinger) |
Total Members | 41 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 6th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 1 |
Year | 1994 |
Directors | Scott Helms, Robin Peery |
Repertoire | Selections from "Estancia" |
Total Members | 33 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, Visual) |
North Regional - Division 1 |
Year | 1993 |
Directors | Scott Helms, Robin Peery |
Drum Major | Diane Whirledge |
Repertoire | Selections from "The Planets" |
Repertoire | Mars |
Venus | |
Uranus | |
Jupiter | |
Total Members | 42 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 3rd place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect) |
Year | 1992 |
Director | Ruth E. Carmody |
Drum Major | Dena Pickens |
Repertoire | Music from "Firebird Suite" |
Total Members | 60 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 1st place |
Homestead - Class D 2nd place (Best Music, Auxiliary) |
Year | 1991 |
Directors | Ruth E. Carmody, Terry Dawson |
Repertoire | Selections from "Carmina Burana" |
Total Members | 56 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 4th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 1st place |
Year | 1990 |
Director | Ruth E. Carmody |
Drum Major | Toni Graber |
Repertoire | Music from "New World Symphony" |
Total Members | 53 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA State Finals | 7th place |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Tippecanoe Valley - Class D 1st place (Best Music, Marching, General Effect, Auxiliary) |
Concord - Class D 1st place |
Year | 1989 |
Directors | Ruth E. Carmody, Terry Dawson |
Drum Major | Anthony Yoder |
Repertoire | Payload |
Aliens | |
Mars | |
Flight Of The Condor | |
Band Members | 51 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Division 1 (Best Marching, General Effect) |
North Regional - Division 2 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 3rd place (Best Music) |
Norwell - Class D 3rd place (Best Marching) | |
Homestead - Class D 2nd place (Best Percussion) |
Year | 1988 |
Director | Ruth E. Carmody |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 |
North Regional - Division 1 | |
Invitationals | Norwell - Class D 5th place |
Midwestern Marching Festival - Blue Class 1st place | |
Concord - Class D 2nd place | |
Whitko - Class D 2nd place |
Year | 1987 |
Director | Ruth E. Carmody |
Drum Major | Kevin Kilmer |
Repertoire | Superstar |
El Caliente | |
Send In The Clowns | |
Band Members | 50 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Concord District - Division 2 |
Invitationals | Kokomo - Class D 5th place |
Norwell - Class D 5th place | |
Concord - Class D 2nd place |
Year | 1986 |
Director | Ruth E. Carmody |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Penn District - Division 2 |
Invitationals | Norwell - Class D 6th place |
Year | 1985 |
Director | Michael L. Pearson |
Band Members | 54 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 (Best Marching) |
North Regional - Division 2 | |
Invitationals | Kokomo - Class D 4th place |
Year | 1984 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 1 |
North Regional - Division 2 | |
Invitationals | Concord - Class D 3rd place |
Year | 1983 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Elkhart District - Division 2 |
Year | 1982 |
ISSMA | District - Division 2 |
Year | 1981 |
ISSMA Class | D |
ISSMA | Northrop District - Division 2 |
Year | 1980 |
NISBOVA | Class C Division 2 - 17th place |
Year | 1979 |
Director | Michael Saddler |
Band Members | 67 |
NISBOVA | Class C Division 2 - 15th place |
Year | 1978 |
NISBOVA | Class C Division 2 - 12th place |
Year | 1977 |
NISBOVA | Class C Division 2 - 10th place |
Years | 1969 - 1976 |
NISBOVA | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1967 (consolidation of New Paris & Millersburg High Schools)