Comets

The Comets “All-Girls” drum and bugle corps was originally founded in the fall of 1966 through the reorganization of the Immaculate Conception (IC) Comets "All-Boys" corps under the same name. They would become the feeder corps for the IC Rockettes.

The Comets were a member of the “Class C” Eastern Massachusetts circuit and in their inaugural season, finished 2^nd at the 1967 E-Mass championships. In 1968, the corps returned to the E-Mass “Class C” championships, finishing in 5^th position before going inactive for the 1969 season.

In 1970, the IC Comets returned to the field of competition in the E-Mass “Class C” division but didn’t qualify for the championships that year. The following season, the corps finished with the same result. In the fall of 1971, the Comets found new sponsorship with the Knights of Columbus and changed their name to the Knights of Columbus Comets “All-Girls” corps. In 1972, the K of C Comets finished in 3^rd position at the E-Mass “Class C” championships and competed the next two seasons at the prestigious World Open championships, finishing 27^th in 1973 and 28^th in 1974 in the “Class B’ division.

In 1975, the corps became a self-supporting independent organization and performed as a parade corps before merging in 1976 with the IC Rockettes to form Arbella “All-Girls”.

Gil Norton; Paul Legault (DCX)