Squires

Watkins Glen, NY United States
Founded: 1964

Inactive Junior

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1972			Beer Barrel Polka * My Wife, the Dancer * I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar) * Jesus Christ Superstar Medley * We Beseech Thee (from Godspell) * Day By Day (from Godspell) * (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young
1973			Pageantry * We Beseech Thee (from Godspell) * Day By Day (from Godspell) * American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 * Man of La Mancha Medley
1974	24	70.150	American Overture for Band * Procession of the Sardar * London Bridge * Theme From The Men * Lady Sings the Blues
1975	13	79.000	Moorside March (from A Moorside Suite) * Pontieo * London Bridge * National Emblem Swing * Lady Sings the Blues
1976	17	78.500	Moorside March (from A Moorside Suite) * Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) * Scheherazade: Festival in Baghdad * National Emblem Swing * I Write The Songs * Anitra's Dance
1977	19	79.250	Moorside March (from A Moorside Suite) * Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) * The Rape of El Morro * Going the Distance (from Rocky)
1978	21	73.800	Procession to the Throne * You Take My Heart Away (from Rocky) * Everybody's Everything * Alexander's Entry Into Pskov
1979	28	69.350	Alexander's Entry Into Pskov * Introduction * The Rape of El Morro * Ice Castles
1980	207	45.950	House of the Rising Sun * Mercy Mercy Mercy * London Bridge * Once Upon A Time
1981	29	60.200	House of the Rising Sun * Sparkle * Wacky Dust * Once Upon A Time

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

CORPS Photos

The Squires was a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Watkins Glen, New York. The corps was formed in 1964, under the sponsorship of the American Legion, spearheaded by Vern Alling, Chuck Calhoun, and Carl Usley, who were just trying to keep the kids off the street. Those kids' inaugural performance was on Memorial Day, 1965.

The corps was primarily a parade organization for the first several years, with the occasional field competition thrown in. A miserable 18th place at the 1969 New York American Legion Championship convinced the Squires' leadership, however, that greater emphasis on field performance might be a good career path.

By 1971 the Squires had a feeder corps, the Pages, as well as a winter guard group, and they were performing somewhere year 'round somewhere in the area. And they began to win on the field; the Penn York Class B Championship was the first. Long-time DCI voice Steve Rondinaro was reporting the group's progress for a local radio station about now, at age 16.

The Squires' first tour took place in 1973, the year they won the Penn York Championships. With DCI Championships held just 25 miles away in 1974, the corps competed and slipped into associate membership with a 24th place Open Class finish. They moved up to 13th in 1975, the peak of their DCI accomplishments. Other respectable finishes continued, however, including a 1977 third place in the U.S. Open. The corps' success was drawing a large percentage of its membership from outside the Watkins Glen area.

The demands and expense of national competition caught up with the Squires eventually, however, and they were unable to field a corps in 1982. But alumni could look back with pride on the group's accomplishments: first or second place in nearly 100 contests, four consecutive state championships, and five top-25 DCI finishes. Proud work for a small-town corps.

[DCW, 11/03, p.8]

Members (21)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Barnes, Tim	Baritone	1975 to 1976
Calhoun , Carol	Color Guard	1976 to 1981
Calhoun, Bill	Snare	1964 to 1968; 1971 to 1975
Chadwick, Lynn	Lead Soprano	1979 to 1982
Edsall, Mark	Baritone	1972 to 1975
Holman, Lee	Cymbals	1972 to 1974
Holman, Lee	Color Guard	1975 to 1977
Kazalski, Michael	Contrabass	1976 to 1978
Lodge Westerling, Peggy	Hornline	1971 to 1979
Mitchell, Douglas	Drum Line	1981
Morley, Scott	Snare Line	1973 to 1978
Ochs, Terry	Snare	1976
Schimizzi, Patti	color guard	1969 to 1970
Schimizzi, Patti	drum line	1971 to 1975; 1977
Smyder, John	Snare	1968 to 1974
Spena, Jud	brass	1964 to 1981
Strong, Bettelynn	Flag	1972 to 1974
Strong, Dale	Soprano Bugle	1980 to 1981
Whitaker, Patricia	Baritone/Contra Bass	1980 to 1981
White, Jack	Soprano	1980 to 1981
racey, les	1st soprano	1979