Northeastern High School Marching Knights
Fountain City, Indiana
2023 Band Day
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Director | Kimberly Miller |
| Auxiliary Director | Cassidy Turner |
| Additional Staff | Trystin Smith, Brianna Jay, Jim McKinney, Braxton Bales, Chris Frick |
| Drum Majors | Jacob Bennett, Addison Marker |
| Show Theme/Title | Down the Rabbit Hole |
| Total Members | 38 |
| Band Day | 9th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 75.30 Prelims - 72.425 (10th place) |
| Other Band Day Awards | Class AA 3rd place; Best Auxiliary |
| Other Contests | Jay County - 9th place Muncie Central - 6th place Winchester - 9th place |
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Director | Thom Crist |
| Assistant Director | Kimberly Miller |
| Auxiliary Director | Kelli Drake |
| Additional Staff | Chris Frick, Abby Chamberlain, Larsen Lindsey, Jim McKinney, Ruthanne Munger, Trystin Smith, Cassidy Turner |
| Show Theme/Title | What Will Your Verse Be? |
| Total Members | 54 |
| Band Day | 9th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 81.375 Prelims - 78.500 (9th place) |
| Other Band Day Awards | Class AA 3rd place; Best Auxiliary |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 5th place Muncie Central - 4th place Winchester - 6th place |
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Thomas Crist |
| Show Theme/Title | Summer of Love |
| Repertoire | Aquarius Let the Sun Shine What a Wonderful World Jumpin' Jack Flash Hey Jude |
| Total Members | 60 |
| Band Day | 7th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 89.163 Prelims - 87.378 (7th place) |
| Other Band Day Awards | Class AA 2nd place; Best Percussion, Auxiliary |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 3rd place Muncie Central -5th place Winchester - 5th place |
| Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Band Day | Contest not held |
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Thomas Crist |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Heidi Thurston, Geneva Price, Aaron Manning, Ruthanne Bolling, Katelyn Coddington, Jim McKinney, Adam Beaupre, Chris Frick, Sandi Adams, Lynel Curd, Katelynn Krick, Evan Manning |
| Drum Major | Natalie Wood |
| Show Theme/Title | No Place Like Home |
| Repertoire | Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| Total Members | 60 |
| Band Day | 5th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 88.113 Prelims - 86.275 (6th place) |
| Other Band Day Award | Class AAA Best Auxiliary |
| Other Contests | Muncie Central -3rd place Winchester - 4th place |
| Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Thomas Crist |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Heidi Thurston, Geneva Price, Ruthanne Bolling, Aaron Manning, Paul Merkamp, Andrew Schuler, Jim McKinney, Evan Manning, Katelynn Krick, Kevin Manly, Abigail Tarnow, Sandi Adams, Katie Jackson, Ralph Johnson, Dominic DeVito, Chris Frick |
| Drum Major | Emma Merkamp |
| Show Theme/Title | Go West! |
| Repertoire | The Ecstasy of Gold from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (by Enrico Morricone) Hoedown from "Rodeo" (by Aaron Copland) Shenandoah Happy Ending from "The Red Pony" (by Aaron Copland) |
| Total Members | 78 |
| Band Day | 10th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals -81.15 Prelims - 80.125 (10th place) |
| Other Contest | Winchester - 9th place |
| Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Thomas Crist |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Aaron Manning, Jim McKinney, Jordan Pike, Geneva Price, Chris Frick, Katie Jackson, Kayla Fisher, Abigail Tarnow, Katelynn Krick, Dominic DeVito, Brad Hobson, Evan Manning, Ruthanne Bolling, Heidi Thurston |
| Drum Major | Katelyn Coddington |
| Show Theme/Title | On Display |
| Repertoire | A Moment Captured (an original composition by Ian Grom and John Mapes) |
| Total Members | 94 |
| Band Day | 6th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals -86.30 Prelims - 84.325 (6th place) |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 7th place-tie Muncie Central - 9th place Winchester - 6th place |
| Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Thomas Crist |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Chris Frick, Katie Jackson, Thomas Hawley, Chris Smith, Brad Hobson, Evan Schroeder, Tim Love, Aaron Manning, Leah Wogoman |
| Drum Major | Katie Bond |
| Show Theme/Title | Magic Carpet Ride |
| Repertoire | Scheherazade (by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Frank Sullivan) |
| Total Members | 96 |
| Band Day | 5th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals -88.10 Prelims - 85.75 (5th place) |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 6th place Jay County - 6th place Muncie Central - 6th place Winchester - 3rd place |
| Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Chris Frick, Tonya Johnson, Jacob Crossley, Brad Hobson, Thomas Crist, Jordan Pike |
| Drum Major | Harley Ramsey |
| Show Theme/Title | Imagine |
| Repertoire | Pure Imagination |
| Total Members | 100 |
| Band Day | 2nd place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 91.75 Prelims - 89.90 (2nd place) |
| Other Band Day Awards | Class AAA 2nd place; Best Visual |
| Other Contests | Muncie Central - 4th place Winchester - 2nd place |
| Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Jacob Crossley, Nick Neukom, Brad Hobson, Matt Carman, Tonya Johnson, Liz Powell |
| Drum Major | Leah Wogoman |
| Show Theme/Title | Apollo |
| Repertoire | Selections from "Doctor Who" (by Murray Gold) |
| Total Members | 110 |
| Band Day | 8th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 84.80 Prelims - 84.00 (8th place) |
| Other Contests | Monroe Central Clinic Centerville - 4th place Jay County - 7th place Winchester - 6th place Delaware County - 4th place |
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Kate Wogoman, Jacob Crossley, Chris Robinson, Jessica Love, Sean Sumwalt, Jeff Gentry, Chris Day |
| Drum Major | Mercedes Vaughn |
| Show Theme/Title | Skyscapes |
| Repertoire | Fanfare for a Golden Sky (by Scott Boerma) Sky is Waiting (by Samuel Hazo) |
| Total Members | 104 |
| Band Day | 10th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 79.75 Prelims - 76.55 (11th place) |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 8th place Jay County - 6th place Winchester - 7th place |
| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Jacob Crossley, Alan Hinshaw, Chris Robinson, Kate Wogoman, Jessica Love, Tonya Johnson, Drew Rhoda, Jeff Gentry |
| Drum Majors | Matthew Railsback, Logan Ullery |
| Show Theme/Title | EXODUS |
| Repertoire | Foundry (by John Mackey) Blue and Green Music (by Samuel Hazo) Windjammer (by Robert Buckley) |
| Total Members | 120 |
| Band Day | 4th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 87.75 Prelims - 84.50 (5th place) |
| Other Contests | Noblesville - 3rd place Jay County - 1st place Wayne County - 2nd place |
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Debbi Greene, Kate Johnson, Leslie Eadens, Jacob Crosley, Alan Hinshaw, Chris Robinson, Kate Wogoman, Nick Neukom |
| Drum Majors | Matthew Railsback, Logan Ullery |
| Show Theme/Title | The Conducter's Apprentice |
| Repertoire | Beethoven's 5th The Pathetique Sonata Beethoven Ode to Joy |
| Total Members | 125 |
| Band Day | 6th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 81.65 Prelims - 76.25 (7th place) |
| Other Contests | Jay County - 6th place Muncie Southside - 7th place Wayne County - 3rd place Winchester - 4th place |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Robin Shaw, Drew Rhoda, Leslie Eadens, Alan Hinshaw, Kate Wogoman, Debbi Greene, Jacob Crossley, Jordan Pike |
| Drum Majors | Lindsay Whirley, Alexis Mathews |
| Show Theme/Title | How the West Was Fun |
| Repertoire | How the West Wan Won Indian Love Call Oh, Sweet Mystery of Life Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| Total Members | 121 |
| Band Day | 4th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 84.45 Prelims - 82.60 (4th place) |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 2nd place Muncie Southside - 3rd place Jay County - 3rd place Delaware County - 5th place |
| Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Directors | Traci Ross, Debbi Green |
| Additional Staff | Robin Shaw, Leslie Eadens, Chris Tupling, Darren Roberts, Jordan Pike, Tim Love, Allan Hinshaw, Kate Wogoman, Drew Rhoda |
| Drum Majors | Hunter Curtis, Marissa Hill, Emily Smith, Lindsay Whirley |
| Show Theme/Title | Duck! Swan, Duck! |
| Repertoire | Swan Lake Free Bird Firebird |
| Total Members | 130 |
| Band Day | 3rd place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 84.15 Prelims - 82.35 (3rd place) |
| Other Band Day Award | Large Band - Best Auxiliary |
| Other Contests | Centerville - 3rd place Muncie Southside - 3rd place Jay County - 3rd place Delaware County - 3rd place |
| Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Traci Ross |
| Additional Staff | Drew Rhoda, Kate Wogoman, Leslie Eadens, Debbi Green |
| Drum Majors | Chase Webb, Taleitha Ullery, Hunter Curtis |
| Show Theme/Title | eClassics |
| Repertoire | eLectric eMotional eClectic |
| Total Members | 116 |
| Band Day | 4th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 83.25 Prelims - 80.95 (4th place) |
| Other Contests | Jay County - 3rd place Muncie Southside - 8th place Winchester - 4th place |
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Auxiliary Director | Jennifer Gaddis |
| Additional Staff | Emily Crawford, Drew Rhoda, Leslie Eadens, Chris Tupling, Peter Wallace, Daniel Sutton, Devin Anderson |
| Drum Majors | Leslie Ferkinoff, Megan Rhoda |
| Show Theme/Title | 1812 Obsessions |
| Repertoire | The War Machine Lullaby 1812 1812 Finale |
| Total Members | 90 |
| Band Day | 10th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 73.55 Prelims - 66.95 (10th place) |
| Other Contest | Muncie Southside - 7th place |
| Year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Director | Daniel W. Merkamp |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Auxiliary Director | Jennifer Gaddis |
| Additional Staff | Drew Rhoda, Devin Anderson, Chris Glover, Jordan Pike, Peter Wallace, Leslie Eadens, Emily Crawford, Chris Tupling, Mary Ella Malone, Craig Webster, Mike Wilson |
| Drum Majors | Jessica Stiner, Isaiah Ullery |
| Show Theme/Title | From the New World |
| Repertoire | The New World Symphony |
| Total Members | 95 |
| Band Day | 8th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 71.35 Prelims - 69.05 (8th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 8th place |
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Auxiliary Director | Jennifer Gaddis |
| Drum Majors | Ashley Coffield, Cassey Crowell |
| Show Theme/Title | Lights, Camera, Action |
| Repertoire | 20th Century Fox Fanfare Star Wars Cantina Band Jurassic Park Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| Total Members | 100 |
| Band Day | 16th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 62.15 Prelims - 61.85 (15th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 15th place |
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Auxiliary Directors | Terry Runnels, Jennifer Gaddis |
| Additional Staff | Katie Mathews, Laurie Mathews, Amanda Navarro, Jack Templeton, Travis Templeton, Chrissy Hutzel, Wayne Coil |
| Drum Majors | Drew Rhoda, Jarryd Frakes |
| Show Theme/Title | Music Angelica (Music by John Rutter) |
| Repertoire | Gloria Fanfare O Clap Your Hands All Things Bright & Beautiful O Be Joyful |
| Total Members | 108 |
| Band Day | 12th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 70.30 Prelims - 67.75 (10th place) |
| Other Contest | Winchester - 12th place |
| Year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Drum Major | Ashley Bullock |
| Repertoire | Danse Celestial (by Robert Sheldon) Visions of Flight (by Robert Sheldon) |
| Total Members | 100 |
| Band Day | 8th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 73.35 Prelims - 76.60 (7th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 9th place |
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Drum Major | Alexis Dumford |
| Repertoire | New York, New York Fanfare/On Broadway Autumn in New York New York, New York |
| Total Members | 93 |
| Band Day | 11th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 70.30 Prelims - 72.80 (7th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 8th place |
| Year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Drum Major | Katie Mathews |
| Show Theme/Title | Perfect Storm |
| Repertoire | Don't Rain on My Parade Singin' in the Rain My Favorite Things/I Believe |
| Total Members | 111 |
| Band Day | 14th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 60.90 Prelims - 58.30 (13th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 12th place |
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Drum Major | Joseph Williams |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from "Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves" |
| Repertoire | Overture (Everything I Do) I Do it for You The Abduction & Final Battle at the Gallows |
| Total Members | 89 |
| Band Day | 12th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 61.85 Prelims - 58.10 (13th place) |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 5th place |
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Director | Lucinda Roberts |
| Repertoire | In All Its Glory |
| Total Members | 107 |
| Band Day | 9th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 67.40 Prelims - 68.45 (9th place) |
| Other Contests | Winchester - 5th place Delaware County - 5th place |
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Assistant Directors | Heidi Thurston, Lucinda Roberts |
| Show Theme/Title | Selections from "West Side Story" |
| Repertoire | Cool/Something's Coming/Maria Officer Krupke America Tonight Somewhere |
| Total Members | 97 |
| Band Day | 8th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 70.20 Prelims - 65.05 (10th place) |
| Other Contest | Winchester - 9th place |
| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Repertoire | Soon It's Gonna Rain/My Favorite Things Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head/Over the Rainbow/I Believe |
| Total Members | 87 |
| Band Day | 10th place |
| Band Day Scores | Finals - 67.25 Prelims - 67.80 (8th place) |
| Year | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Director | Timothy D. Love |
| Repertoire | The Cowboys/Indy's Theme/The Cowboys The Land Race Cantina Band Adventures on Earth/Olympic Fanfare & Theme |
| Total Members | 83 |
| Band Day | 22nd place |
| Band Day Score | Prelims - 44.75 |
| Years | 1993 - 1995 |
|---|---|
| Band Day | Did not participate |
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Director | Heidi Thurston |
| Drum Major | Stephanie Berry |
| Repertoire | Olympic Spirit/Chariots of Fire One Moment in Time Olympic Fanfare & Theme |
| Total Members | 82 |
| Band Day | 5th place |
| Band Day Score | Prelims - 65.20 (6th place) |
| Other Band Day Award | Small Band - 3rd place |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 6th place |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Director | Heidi Weurtemberger |
| Drum Majors | Nicole Monroe, Stephanie Berry |
| Repertoire | Land of a Thousand Dances Wild Thing I Heard it Through the Grapevine Get it On |
| Total Members | 83 |
| Band Day | 17th place |
| Band Day Score | Prelims - 49.05 |
| Other Band Day Award | Small Band - 4th place |
| Other Contests | Anderson - 12th place Jay County - 12th place Delaware County - 8th place |
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Director | Heidi Weurtemberger |
| Drum Majors | Stephanie Berry, Nicole Monroe, Paul Macy |
| Repertoire | Can't Buy Me Love Live & Let Die Yesterday |
| Total Members | 100 |
| Band Day | 22nd place |
| Band Day Score | Prelims - 43.60 |
| Other Contest | Delaware County - 7th place |
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director | Heidi Weurtemberger |
| Repertoire | William Tell Overture Basin Street Blues O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie/Happy Trails/William Tell Overture |
| Total Members | 74 |
| Band Day | 18th place |
| Band Day Score | Prelims - 49.00 |
| Other Band Day Award | Small Band - 3rd place |
| Years | 1987 - 1988 |
|---|---|
| Band Day | Did not participate |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Band Day | Did not participate |
| Other Event | Indiana State Fair Farmer's Day Parade - 4th place |
| Years | 1968 - 1985 |
|---|---|
| Band Day | Did not participate |
Note: School opened in 1967 (consolidation of Webster-Williamsburg and Whitewater-Fountain City High Schools)