We started our season in the beginning of July. We were greeted with a lot of new faces on the marching band staff. Our new co-director is Mr. Chris Centner. Other members of the staff are Larry Schmidt, co-director; Virginia Vandish; Josh Seifer, student teacher; Burt Barnes; Brian Coleman; Jerry Hollister; Erin Foley; Elaina Pelkey and Rich Haynes. Also helping with the Colorguard are Lisa Flech, Rich Proctor and Danna Candee.   We are marching to the tunes of "Blood, Sweat and Tears" ("Spinning Wheel", "God Bless the Child", and "Variations on a Theme"). Within the first few weeks we had already memorized music and learned drill. When band camp came in August everyone had already memorized music for the show. This was a first for the Phoenix Firebird marching band. By the end of band camp we had made a lot of progress. Go Firebirds!!!

Editor's Note: The Firebird Marching Band competed at the State Championships on October 26th. They came in 6th Place in class AA.