Marching Band
The Marching Ridgers continue their award-winning season with first-place wins at the USBands Competition in Basking Ridge on October 29 and at the 35th Annual Fall Marching Band Festival in Bloomfield on October 30. They also received caption awards in their 1A division for best music, best color guard, and best percussion at both competitions. And won the special award for BEST PERCUSSION OVERALL at the Bloomfield Festival, beating bands with 50 to 136 musicians (See the videos from the weekend performances).
USBands Nationals: The final competition of the season will be on Saturday, November 5, the USBands Nationals in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Chorus
The GRHS Chorus performed a selection of songs, delighting the crowd of senior citizens at their Golden Circle Luncheon, held in the new, updated GRHS library, on Monday October 24.