Participating Bands

Parade Program Selection: “Armed Forces Salute” arranged by Bill Moffit; “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz, arranged by Tom Wallace and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Daniel Dee Snider, arranged by Tom Wallace

Band Director: Brandon DuVall

Assistant Band Director: Dustin Harris

Number of Members: 120

The Cuyahoga Falls High School Tiger Marching Band has a long and distinguished past, dating back to the first Cuyahoga Falls Band in the early 1920s. The Tigers still perform in their traditional style that has become a signature of “The Pride of Cuyahoga Falls.” The 172 members of the band are selected through an audition process from the 240 students enrolled in high school band. All other band students participate in Cuyahoga’s Fall Concert Band that meets concurrently with marching band during the first grading period. The CFHS Tiger Marching Band has participated in numerous national events, including the Fiesta Bowl Parade in 1998, 2002 and 2006, the San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade in 2000 and 2004, and the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1995 and 2007. In 2004, the Tiger Band performed for President George W. Bush. In 2010, the Tiger Band traveled to Walt Disney World and performed in the Spectro-Magic Parade at the Magic Kingdom.

Parade Program Selection: TBD

Band Director: Nathan Earp

Drum Majors: Alexander Drake, Alexis Kucera, Joshua Meidl and Bridget Pouliot

Number of Members: 210

The 210 member Lakeville North High School Marching Band still maintains the traditional Big Ten style of marching and overall musical sound. This exciting marching style with its horn and shoulder swing and up-tempo pace, along with a hard-driving powerful sound to the music, energizes and captivates a parade audience. Lakeville North most recently marched in the 2009 Citrus Parade in Orlando, Florida. It has also performed at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii and the 2005 Presidential Inauguration Parade.

Parade Program Selection: “The Cowboys” by John Williams, arranged by Ralph Ford

Band Director: Michael Stevens

Assistant Band Director: Justin Barnish

Drum Majors: Leslie Semeraro, Sarah Caputo and Laura Briney

Number of Members: 160

The Marching Bulldogs are proud representatives of central Illinois and the villages of Mahomet and Seymour. Located just eight miles west of Champaign-Urbana, home to the University of Illinois, Mahomet- Seymour High School has a long tradition of excellence in the arts. The Marching Bulldogs are seven-time Governor’s Grand Champions at the University of Illinois Marching Illini Parade and Field Championships and have performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade, two International Lions Club Parades, three concert tours of Hawaii and this year their third performance in the Fiesta Bowl Parade.