Squires

Watkins Glen, NY United States
Founded: 1964

Inactive Junior
YearPositionScoreTheme/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.

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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

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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires and Pages Program Book Contributed by Judd Spena
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Squires from the Bill Ives Collection
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Squires from the Bill Ives Collection
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Watkins Glen Squires 1985 from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Jud Spena
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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Pin1-RedKnight(RE-3.0)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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Squires,WatkinsGlen,NY,Pin3-WhiteBlackLetters(DCOM)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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424-427, Watkins Glen Squires from the Steve Vickers Collection
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Echoes in the Valley by Jud Spena from the Steve Vickers Collection

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