RAIDER MARCHING BAND

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The Raider Band was a charter member of the Herald-News Band Festival and through its long history has had the privilege of performing at the 1964 NY World's Fair, at a halftime Show for the NY Jets Football Team at Shea Stadium, and performed by invitation on the steps of the US Senate Building and the Lincoln Memorial, the Super Bowl XLVIII Half-Time Show with Bruno Mars, and for numerous Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Parades in Orlando, Florida.

In 2019, the Raider Band received 1st Place at USBands NJ State Championships and 2nd Place at USBands National Championships for Group IVA.

​2022-23 Raider Band Staff & Student Leaders

• Band Director – Miss Angelina Hamada

• Assistant Band Director – Miss Julia Wehrer

• Color Guard Caption Head – Miss Kimberly Weitzel

• Percussion Caption Head – Mr. Nick Peters

• Battery Instructor – Mr. Connor Horwath

• Brass Caption Head – Mr. Andrew Mayewski

• Drill Design – Mr. Ian Flint

• Music Arranger – Mr. Miguel Bolivar
  
  

• ​Drum Major – Caroline Ritacco

• Assistant Drum Majors - Isabella Gustoso & Kate Buddhani

• Guard Captains – Kristen Reilly & Sydney Chang

• Flute Section Leaders – Olivia Song & Lauren Cullari 

• Clarinet Section Leaders – Jacob Caney & Allison Slane

• Saxophone Section Leader – Jazel Campomanes

• High Brass Section Leader – Isabella Bonilla

• Low Bass Section Leader – Andrew Orr

• Battery Section Leaders – Ben Coulson & Braden Somers

• Pit Section Leaders – Alyanna Maglaqui & Declan O'Driscoll

Fall 2022 Competition Schedule and Results - Group IIIA

• September 24 - South Brunswick
  1st Place - 80.500 - All Caption Awards 

• October 1 - Pequannock
  1st Place - 83.700 - All Caption Awards

• October 15 - Somerville

• October 22 - Vernon Township

• October 29 - USBands State Championships

• November 6 - USBands National Championships

Past Results