Dover High Gets Silver Medal at Maine Finals

The AWESOME DHS Pit Crew at the Maine Finals
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Careful not to reveal their identities to the crowd, the pictures of the exhibition walk to their designated places.
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The Pit of two prepares for the performance...
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The DHS Marching Band takes to the field in competition....
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Kerianne and the colorguard prepare for a FOUR STAR performance...
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The band takes the field...
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Alex takes command.
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Low slung tubas ready to kick it up a notch....BAM.
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The colorguard and band begin their silver medal performance.
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Pictures at an Exhibition
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The brass in fine form...
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The DHS Band and Colorguard continue their stellar performance.
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They are in fine form for the judges with the colorguard getting 4.0 (the highest rating) and 4.0 on general effect.
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The DHS Marching Band awaits their final scores...
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They wait patiently until their names are announced....
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DHS Marching Band receives 3 Stars and a Silver medal !!! Most of their scores are actually 3.5 with two 4.0. They only received ONE 3.0 on music.
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Maine Finals - Parents please be at DHS at 4pm

We are loading around 4-4:15pm...hope to leave by 4:30pm (Michele's "dream").

-Elaine

A word from our Mayor!

Dan, I know I am late in responding, but I appreciate you sending me the pictures. What a beautiful day it was and the DHS Marching Band was tremendous, as usual.

I don't know that I have ever been "blogged" before!!

Regards,

Scott Myers
Mayor, Dover

The Band Show Has Been Cancelled

A majority of the bands that were to participate last weekend had other commitments for this weekend and so regretfully the Band Show has been cancelled.

The Band Show Has Been Postponed

Due to the continuing rains, The Band Show has been postponed until next Saturday October 22nd.


Cocheco Falls, Dover NH after latest rainfall.
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Apple Harvest Day - 2005

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DHS Marching Band starts its Saturday early, 0830 behind the Dover Indoor Pool.
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The Band warms up for the morning March.
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The Drumline warms up...
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The Colorguard prepares their flags for today's performance.
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The DHS Marching Band is ready...
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Parade rest...waiting for the green light...
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They are off!
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The DHS Marching Band deftly manuvers around a poorly placed fire truck....
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...and through the vendors along the crowded street...
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...there is an art to marching backwards...
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...not to mention playing an instrument and staying in step...
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..keeping time, marching, and actually hitting five drums that you are wearing...these guys are amazing...
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...into the Cocheco Falls Courtyard...
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....the band takes their place...
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...the Colorguard prepares their flags...
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...The National Anthem...
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...the banners yet wave...
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The Honorable Scott Myers Mayor of Dover, finds words for the crowd after finding his sweater for the brisk fall air.
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The band IS amused....
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...more speakers....
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...less amusement....
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...parade rest...until...
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The band starts and the colorguard spring into action
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...the crowd falls silent...
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...a blaze of swirling color...
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..drumline and flutes...
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...intensity...
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...precision...
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...pride...
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..performance...
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...more colorful flags...
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...and dazzling performances by the colorguard...
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...purple wave...
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...and a gold wave at the finale...
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DHS Marching Band triumphantly leaves the Appleharvest Day celebrations.
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...another fine performance of the DHS Marching Band...
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...filled with...
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...intensity...
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...precision...
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...pride...
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...performance...
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...There goes the DHS Marching Band...
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