LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING CAVALIERS

COMPETITION RECORD
1999-2000

"Newsies"

Cary Band Day
Cary High School
Cary, North Carolina
November 6, 1999
1st Place Percussion, Class AAA
3rd Place Color Guard, Class AAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAA:
Leesville Road High School
South Granville High School
York High School
Kinston High School
Northern Nash High School
Lejeune High School
Massaponax High School
Highland Springs High School

Forbush Marching Band Festival
Forbush High School
East Bend, North Carolina
October 30, 1999
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
BAND of the DAY GRAND CHAMPION, CLASSES A-AA
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AA:
East Gaston High School
George Wythe High School
Virginia High School
Elkin High School
Bandy High School

Powhatan Fall Classic
Powhatan High School
Powhatan, Virginia
October 23, 1999
3rd Place Band, Class AAAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAAA
2nd Place Music, Class AAAA
2nd Place Marching, Class AAAA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AAAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAAA:
Colonial Heights High School
Liberty High School
Heritage High School (Richmond, VA)
Osbourn High School
Albemarle High School

Mountain Foliage Marching Band Festival
Grayson County High School
Independence, Virginia
October 16, 1999
1st Place Band, Class AAA
1st Place Music, Class AAA
1st Place Marching, Class AAA
1st Place General Effect, Class AAA
1st Place Percussion, Class AAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
GRAND CHAMPION BAND, ALL CLASSES
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAA:
Holston High School (NC)
David Crockett High School (TN)
Lebanon High School (VA)
Carroll High School (VA)
Ashe County High School (NC)
Starmount High School (NC)
Central Davidson High School (NC)

George Wythe Band Festival
George Wythe High School
Wytheville, Virginia
October 9, 1999
3rd Place Band, Class AAAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAAA
1st Place Percussion, Class AAAA
3rd Place Drum Major, Class AAAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAAA:
Richlands High School
Pulaski County High School

Cavalier Classic Festival of Bands
Lord Botetourt High School
Daleville, Virginia, Oct. 2, 1999
As Hosts, Marching Cavaliers Performed
in Exhibition Only.

Old Dominion Dixie Classic
George Washington High School
Danville, Virginia
September 25, 1999
2nd Place Band, Class AA
Best Marching aand Maneuvering, Class AA
Best General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AA:
Athens Drive High School
Patrick Henry High School
Staunton River High School

Blue Ridge Preview of Champions
William Byrd High School
Vinton, Virginia
September 18, 1999
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAA:
Lynchburg Christian Academy
Glenvar High School

LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING CAVALIERS

COMPETITION RECORD
1998-1999
"High Seas Adventure"

History Made in 1998:
1st Time in the History of Lord Botetourt, Band has an Undefeated Season

Most Times a Grand Champion (3) in a Single Season

National Outback Bowl Field Show Festival
Tampa, Florida
Dec. 30, 1998
1ST Place Band, Division II
OTHER COMPETITORS IN DIVISION II
Etowan of Attalla, AL
Kenmore of Akron, OH
Olentangy of Lewis Center, OH
Utica of Utica, MI
North Forsyth of Cumming, GA

Cary Band Day
Cary, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 1998
1ST Place Band, Class AAA
1st Place Marching, Class AAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAA
1st Place General Effect, Class AAA
1st Place Percussion, Class AAA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
FIELD SHOW CHAMPION, Classes 1A-3A
4th PLACE OVERALL, out of 39 bands, Class 1A-6A
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASSES 1A-6A
Cox (Va. Beach)
North Johnston (Kenly, NC)
Southern Nash (Bailey, NC)
Douglas S. Freeman (Richmond)
Farmville Central (Farmville, NC)
Massaponax (Fredericksburg)
Hobbton (Newton Grove, NC)
First Colonial (Va. Beach)
Garner (NC)
Northwood (Pittsboro, NC)
Fluvanna (Palmyra, VA)
Courtland (Spotsylvania, VA)
Southwestern Randolph (Asheboro, NC)
Bear Grass (NC)
Abingdon, (VA)
Wake Forest-Rolesville, (Wake Forest, NC)
South Granville (Creedmoor, NC)
Nansemond River (Suffolk)
Apex (NC)
York (Yorktown)
Fuquay-Varina (NC)
New Hanover (Wilmington, NC)
Stafford (Falmouth)
Athens Drive (Raleigh)
Manteo (NC)
Orange (Hillsborough, NC)
CE Jordan (Durham)
Kinston (NC)
Terry Sanford Sr. (Fayetteville, NC)
Tabb (Yorktown)
Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC)
West Craven (Vanceboro, NC)
West Carteret (Morehead City, NC)
Herndon (VA)
Clinton (NC)
Salem (VA)
South Johnston, (Four Oaks, NC)
Denbigh (Newport News)

Eastern North Carolina Band Festival
Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Oct. 31, 1998
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
2nd Place Music, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
FIELD SHOW CHAMPION, Class A-AA
Voted "THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE" Class A-AA
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Lakeland (Suffolk, VA)
Gates County (Gatesville, NC)
Northampton East (Conway, NC)
Camden (NC)
Chopticon (Morganzo, MD)
Southern Nash (Bailey, NC)
Meadowbrook (Richmond, VA)
Northern Vance (Henderson, NC)
Churchland (Portsmouth, VA)
Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC)
Greene Central (Snow Hill, NC)
Manchester (Midlothian, VA)
Colonial Heights (VA)

Greenbrier East Annual Marching Classic
Greenbrier East Schools
Lewisburg, West Virginia, Oct. 24, 1998
1st Place Band, Class A
1st Place Marching, Class A
1st Place General Effect, Class A
1st Place Field Conductor, Class A
1st Place Flags, Class A
2nd Place Horns, Class A
3rd Place Percussion, Class A
Rating: SUPERIOR
GRAND CHAMPION BAND, ALL CLASSES
OTHER BANDS COMPETING:
Brookville High School
George Wythe High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Nitro High School
Bluefield High School
Pocahontas High School
Greenbrier West High School
James River High School
Independence High School

Lynchburg Classic
City Stadium
Lynchburg, Virginia
October 10, 1998
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
2nd Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AA:
Liberty High School
Gretna High School
Chatham High School

Stonewall Showcase of Bands
Staunton, Virginia
September 26, 1998
1st Place Band, Class AAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AAA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AAA
Rating: I (SUPERIOR)
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAA:
Amherst County High School
Albemarle High School
Orange County High School

Blue Ridge Preview of Champions
William Byrd High School
Vinton, Virginia
September 19, 1998
1st Place Band, Class AAA
1st Place Music, Class AAA
1st Place Marching, Class AAA
1st Place General Effect, Class AAA
1st Place Percussion, Class AAA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AAA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AAA:
Northside High School
Patrick Henry High School

LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING CAVALIERS

COMPETITION RECORD
1997-1998
"Gino Vannelli, Colors of Jazz"

National Peach Bowl Field Show Festival
Lakewood Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec. 31, 1997
1st Place Band, Class II
Outstanding Drum Major, All Classes
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS II:
Bartow High School, Florida
Leesburg High School, Florida
Webb City High School, Missouri

Eastern North Carolina Band Festival
Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Nov. 1, 1997
2nd Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
2nd Place Music, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Mount Pleasant High School
Green Run High School
Ayden Grifton High School
Meadowbrook High School
Northampton East High School
Eastern Wayne High School
Dan River High School
Lakeland High School
Southwest High School
Magruder High School

Greenbrier East Annual Marching Classic
Greenbrier East Schools
Lewisburg, West Virginia, Oct. 25, 1997
PRELIMINARY COMPETITION
1st Place Band, Class B
1st Place Horns, Class B
1st Place Marching, Class B
1st Place General Effect, Class B
1st Place Field Conductor, Class B
1st Place Percussion, Class B
1st Place Flags, Class B
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Bluefield High School
Pocahontas High School
Riverheads High School
FINAL COMPETITION
GRAND CHAMPION BAND
1st Place Drum Line
1st Place Horns
1st Place Marching
1st Place General Effect
1st Place Flags
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
George Wythe High School
Cabell Midland High School
Wahama High School
Bluefield High School
Hurricane High School
Pocahontas High School
Independence High School

Central North Carolina Band Festival
Western Alamance High School
Elon College, North Carolina
Oct. 18, 1997
John L. Harris Memorial Award-Given for "dedication to excellence, spirit, hard work, and discipline"

1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
1st Place Rifles, Class AA
2nd Place Horns, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR

OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:

James Madison University's Parade of Champions
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oct. 11, 1997
2nd Place Band, Class AA
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Bassett High School
James River (Midlothian) High School
Colonial Heights High School
Powhatan High School
Rockbridge County High School
Thomas A. Edison High School
Churchland High School
Brooke Point High School
Park View High School
Jeb Stuart High School
Spotsylvania High School
Fort Defiance High School
Credo-Kenova High School
Riverheads High School

Cavalier Classic Festival of Bands
Lord Botetourt High School
Daleville, Virginia, Oct. 4, 1997
As Hosts, Marching Cavaliers Performed
in Exhibition Only.

Old Dominion Dixie Classic
George Washington High School
Danville, Virginia
Sept. 28, 1997
Band of the Day, Class A-AA
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS AA:
Dan River High School
Garner Senior High School, Garner, NC

Blue Ridge Preview of Champions
William Byrd High School
Vinton, Virginia
Sept. 13, 1997
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Grayson County High School

LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING CAVALIERS

COMPETITION RECORD
1996-1997
"Beethoven Lives!"

Eastern North Carolina Band Festival
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
November 2, 1996
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
1st Place Color Guard, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Leonardtown High School, Md.
Terry Sanford High School, N.C.
Fike High School, N.C.
Gates County High School, N.C.
Northampton County East High School, N.C.
Central Davidson High School, N.C.
Colonial Heights High School, Va.
Parkview Senior High School, Va.
Kellam High School, Va.
Chopticon High School, Md.

Greenbrier East Marching Classic
Greenbrier East Schools
Lewisburg, West Virginia, Oct. 26, 1996
PRELIMINARY COMPETITION
1st Place Band, Class B
1st Place Horns, Class B
1st Place Marching, Class B
1st Place General Effect, Class B
1st Place Percussion, Class B
1st Place Colorguard, Class B
1st Place Rifles, Class B
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Saint Albans High School
Nitro High School
Shady Spring High School
Pocahontas High School
FINAL COMPETITION
GRAND CHAMPION BAND
1st Place Horns
1st Place Marching
1st Place General Effect
1st Place Colorguard
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
E. C. Glass High School
Bluefield High School
Brookville High School
Wahama High School
Parkersburg South High School
Paul Blazer High School
Saint Albans High School
Hurricane High School
Independence High School

James Madison University's Parade of Champions
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oct. 19, 1996
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Colorguard, Class AA
1st Place Winds, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Powhatan High School
Grayson County High School
Albemarle High School
Douglas S. Freeman High School
Colonial Heights High School
Chopticon High School
Falls Church High School
Wilson Memorial High School
Christiansburg High School
Berkeley Springs High School
Virginia High School

Lynchburg Classic
Lynchburg, Virginia
Oct. 12, 1996
1st Place Band, Class AAA
1st Place Music, Class AAA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AAA
1st Place General Effect, Class AAA
1st Place Percussion, Class AAA
2nd Place Color Guard, Class AAA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Liberty High School
Halifax High School

Cavalier Classic Festival of Bands
Lord Botetourt High School
Daleville, Virginia, Oct. 5, 1996
As Hosts, Marching Cavaliers Performed
in Exhibition Only.

Bedford County Invitational
Staunton River High School
Bedford, Virginia
Sept. 28, 1996
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
BAND OF THE DAY, Class A-AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Bassett High School
Gretna High School
Northside High School

Blue Ridge Preview of Champions
William Byrd High School
Vinton, Virginia
Sept. 21, 1996
2nd Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Grayson County High School

COMPETITION RECORD
1995-1996
"Contemporary Sounds of Spain"

Preview of Champions
William Byrd High School
Vinton, Virginia, Sept. 16 1995
2nd Place Band, Class AA
2nd Place Music, Class AA
2nd Place Marching, Class AA
2nd Place General Effect, Class AA
2nd Place Colorguard, Class AA
2nd Place Drum Major, Class AA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating: EXCELLENT
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Patrick Henry High School
Pocohontas W. Va. High School

Bedford County Invitational
Liberty High School
Bedford, Virginia, Sept. 23, 1995
2nd Place Band, Class AA
2nd Place Music, Class AA
2nd Place General Effect, Class AA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating: EXCELLENT
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Altavista High School
Lynchburg Christian Academy
South Granville N. C. High School

Franklin County Classic
Franklin Co. High School
Rocky Mount, Virginia, Sept. 30, 1995
1st Place Percussion, Class AA
2nd Place General Effect, Class AA
Rating EXCELLENT
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Liberty High School
Meadow Brook High School
Dan River High School

Cavalier Classic Festival of Bands
Lord Botetourt High School
Daleville, Virginia, Oct. 7, 1995
As Hosts, Marching Cavaliers Performed in Exhibition Only.

James Madison University's Parade of Champions
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oct. 14, 1995
3rd Place Band, Class AA
2nd Place Colorguard, Class AA
3rd Place Music Overall, Class AA
2nd Place Music Execution, Class AA
2nd Place Marching and Maneuvering Overall, Class AA
2nd Place Marching and Maneuvering Execution, Class AA
3rd Place Percussion, Class AA
Rating EXCELLENT
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Liberty High School
Virginia High School
Brook Point High School
Paint Branch High School
Magruder High School
Galax High School
Stuarts Draft High School
Staunton River High School

Wildcat Festival of Bands
Dan River High School
Ringgold, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1995
1st Place Band, Class AA
1st Place Music, Class AA
1st Place Marching and Maneuvering, Class AA
1st Place General Effect, Class AA
1st Place Colorguard, Class AA
1st Place Drum Major, Class AA
2nd Place Percussion, Class AA
2nd Highest-Scoring Band of the Day, All Classes
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Tunstall High School
Rustburg High School

Greenbrier East Marching Classic
Greenbrier East Schools
Lewisburg, West Virginia, Oct. 28, 1995
1st Place Band, Class C
1st Place Flags, Class C
1st Place Marching, Class C
1st Place Percussion, Class C
2nd Place Music, Class C
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS:
Sissonville High School, W. Va.
Riverheads High School, Va.
Fort Chiswell High School, Va.
Shady Spring High School, W. Va.

Cary Band Day
Cary, North Carolina, Nov. 11, 1995
3rd Place Band, Class AA
3rd Place Colorguard, Class AA
Rating: SUPERIOR
OTHER COMPETITORS IN CLASS
Salem High School, Va. Beach, Va.
Athens High School, N. C.
Powhatan High School, Va.
Mount Pleasant High School, N. C.
J.H. Rose High School, N. C.
Floyd E. Kellam High School, Va.

Fiesta-Val Invitational
Atlanta, Georgia, May 3-5, 1996,
1st Place Parade Band, Div. II
1st Place Marching Drum Line, Open Class
3rd Place Drill Team, Open Class
Rating: SUPERIOR

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