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9/20/04 Pride Reunion a Great Success!
Saturday, September 4, 2004 marked a truly wonderful day in the history of the Pride of Cincinnati organization. A reunion was held at Coney Island Amusement Park in Cincinnati. Over 150 former performers, instructional staff, board members, support staff and their families gathered for a day of fun and reminiscing. Attending the event were representatives from every year of the organization, from the very first drum corps in 1981 through this year's bronze medalist winter guard.
Angel Hope, charter member of the Pride of Cincinnati Drum & Bugle Corps,current board member of the Pride Youth Development Foundation, and the chief organizer of the reunion event had this reaction, "The weather was perfect...we couldn't have asked for a prettier day and fun was had by all! My only regret is that we couldn't have reached more people. Hopefully by the next blowout we will be able to locate more people from days gone by."
2004 marked the 20th anniversary of the very first Pride of Cincinnati Winter guard and was a great reason to get everyone who has been a part of the Pride Family together once again! The days events included some intense bingo playing, fabulous video presentations, and challenging trivia questions accompanied by refreshing beverages and a tasty lunch and dessert. Video entertainment was provided by former soprano player and drum major, Doug Yeager, who is the proprietor of his own video production company, I Do Video. Also on hand to record the day's fun was Bateman Photography, one of the corporate sponsors of the Winter guard. Photos from the reunion can be purchased on the Batemen website via the link on the Pride home page.
2006 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Pride of Cincinnati organization. Will another reunion be in the plans? You never can tell! In any case we need to be prepared. If you know any past performers, instructional or support staff please encourage them to visit the alumni webpage and register on our database!
6/20/04 Pride Board of Directors Welcomes New Members and New Assistant Director!
It is with great pleasure to announce that Rocky Binder and Bart Woodley have been appointed to the board of directors of the Pride Youth Development Foundation. Their nominations were accepted and voted unanimously by the board at the last quarterly board meeting held May 10, 2004. Both of these gentlemen bring their talents, desire, ambition and vision to the board and have extensive histories with the organization. They have already begun to make significant contributions, and the rest of the board is delighted to welcome their energy and ideas.
Bart's appointment to the board of directors follows his resignation as
the Assistant Director for the Pride of Cincinnati Winterguard, a
position he has held for three years. In this capacity, Bart has been
an invaluable asset to the organization with his expertise in marketing
and advertising and his many contributions as an administrator and
educator of the winterguard. Many of his talents will continue to
benefit the organization with his appointment to the board of directors.
Bart will also remain on the winterguard staff for the 2005 season.
Toni Twaddell will fill the vacancy of Assistant Director effective June 1, 2004. Toni's involvement with Pride is almost as long as the history of Pride itself. She has been a member, teacher, and most recently a member of the board of directors. Her creativity, organizational skills and undying love of the organization made her an ideal candidate for the position. She will work directly with Charlie and has already begun to transition into her new role. These two will make an awesome team.
Be sure to congratulate Rocky, Bart and Toni on their new positions in
the organization when you see them next.
6/18/04 Reunion Page added to website!
For detailed information and photos, click here to go to the new REUNION page of our website.
5/22/04 Reunion Hotel Information!
Reunion Headquarters Hotel - (10 miles from Coney Island)
Holiday Inn Eastgate
4501Eastgate Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45245
For Reservations please call 513-752-4400 and ask for the Pride Rate
or
Click Here to Book the Pride of Cincinnati Reunion Rate
Or copy the link below into your browser!
http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/h/d/hi/rates?hotelCode=cvgem&_GPC=PCR
Please note: Simply enter your arrival and departure date information and click on “Check Availability.” Rate is $89.00 (for kings or doubles) per night plus tax.
Overflow hotel: (right next door to Holiday Inn)
Fairfield Inn and Suites
4521 Eastgate Blvd
Cincinnati OH 45245
513 947-9402 -- when you call please ask for the Pride of Cincinnati Rate $80.00 per night plus tax
5/5/04 Volunteer of the Year: Our own Scottie!
Board Member and Pride of Cincinnati Treasurer Scottie Barty was recently recognized by WGI Sport of the Arts as a 2004 Volunteer of the Year.
Scottie has served on the board since the start of the organization. She spends countless hours volunteering her services as a nonprofit accounting professional to help maintain the books for the Pride Youth Development Foundation, as well as Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard.
Please drop her a line to express your undying gratitude for all she does for this organization. Click here to send her an email.
THANK YOU SCOTTIE AND CONGRATULATIONS!
5/5/04 WGI Championships Review!
Pride of Cincinnati went to California and did not bust! They actually brought home the Bronze medal for the Independent World Class!
After a FANTASTIC performance in prelims that securely placed them in third place, Pride continued the tradition of having outstanding performance quality, and being one of the crowd favorites during their finals performance.
There was such a buzz in the arena as Pride began and mystified with the intro “Come look at the freaks, come gape at the Geeks”. There was hardly time to breathe as the performers continued to dazzle and amaze, in many complex weight sharing and body sculpting moments! The equipment work oozed character which brought the Sideshow theme to life.
Congratulations to the Members, Board, and staff for once again producing and performing something totally original, unique and daring.
4/1 Mideast Power Regional
Coming off of the most constricted space to the luxury of UD arena, Pride was set up to have a great show. With the majority of the major fixes complete in the show, they walked into UD with great confidence and had their best run to date in Prelims.
The finals crowd was enthusiastic through many of the difficult sections of the program and the performers fed off of that energy.
A review of this performance and a video clip can be found here: http://www.wgi.org/news/features/20040330dayton.php
Pride ends their local competition season this weekend at Ryle HS during the Tri State Championships. For more info on the show visit http://www.tristatecircuit.com
3/2 Kings Show
Pride of Cincinnati nearly “busted at the seams” at Kings HS. When Pride entered the gym, so many people were there to watch that they would not fit in the stands. There was an announcement made and people actually had to stand and back up against the walls in order to have room for a safe performance.
With the audience “in the round”, the performers were on fire! There was a sense of electricity that jolted each member of the guard and audience as well. Definitely a hype before the regional weekend to come!
3/7
POC has returned from Chesterton, IN safe and sound. After a couple grueling weeks of changes to the show (combined with sickness and injuries), Pride came out in Chesterton fighting, but both performances were a little "rough around the edges".
Fans began to see more "Sideshow" characteristics as the performers continue to develop their individual characters.
Pride would like to thank all of the fans for their kind words throughout the weekend and for their support during the finals performance. It is great to be able to perform to such an energetic crowd.
Pride will be performing at the Kings HS show on March 20th. COME AND SEE THE SHOW! Its a Dynamo!
2 /14
Tampa Power Regional
Pride took the journey to Tampa, FL to participate in the first ever Power Regional held by WGI. This served as a great opening to their season and an outstanding start down the road to WGI.
Click here to see a review and video clips.
2/6/04
Last weekend was the debut of “Sideshow! Alive on the Inside” from the performers of the 2004 Pride of Cincinnati. Saturday afternoon's Tri-State Circuit performance had its opening day jitters, yet continued to dazzle and amaze all those who were able to catch a glimpse ….keep your eyes peeled for the sword swallow. There is something unexpected around every corner in this show. Similar to an actual Sideshow, you never know what you will see next!
Sunday Pride made a visit to the MEPA circuit for their opening competition. A packed house got an up-close and personal view of the show, and a stronger performance quality was apparent on Sunday. An overwhelmingly receptive crowd made a great experience for the performers as they prepare for their first WGI competition at the Power Regional South at the Sundome in Tampa Florida.
1/19/04
Step Right up, Step right up
The 2004 Pride of Cincinnati made their debut performance this weekend at the Tri State Preview Show. Spectators caught a glimpse at the action-packed opening two-thirds of “Sideshow: Alive on the Inside”. This performance marked the start of a season full of excitement.
The 2004 Pride of Cincinnati “invites you to see the most bizarre, the most strange and unusual attraction that has ever been seen here before. This is the show you will talk about and remember for the rest of your life and I don’t care if you live to be 100, I don’t care if you see a thousand of these shows, This is the show, these are the people that will remain in your memory FOREVER”.
The competition season begins on Jan 31 when Pride will perform at Gallatin Co HS (KY)
show and the following day at the Miamisburg Contest.
Pride will be appearing at he first ever WGI Power Regional on Feb 14 and 15th in Tampa, FL.
To see the other shows Pride will be attending during the 2004 season, click on the Schedule link to the left.
10/17/03 Pride Celebrates 20 Years!
The 2004 season marks an anniversary for the Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard. This is the 20th season for this organization to field a competitive winter guard. None of this would have been possible without the hard work of the Board of Directors, past and present.
THANK YOU!
Pride alumni, please take a moment to register in our alumni database. This will guarantee you will receive all information about the upcoming reunion to be held in September 2004. You can even search to see who has registered to help you reconnect to old friends.
10/17/03 Order your Pride video!
Feel the need to watch some Pride shows? Check our online store for information to order a “Pride the Through the Years” video which features shows from 1984 – 2001.
Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard
"Through the Years" Video: 1984-2001
A "must have" video for the true Pride fan. A complete compilation of WGI finals performances from 1984-2001.
Cost : $20.00
Standard Ground Shipping: $8.00
To order: mail a check made out to the Pride of Cincinnati to:
Pride of Cincinnati
Attn.: Bart Woodley
1233 Symmes Road
Fairfield, OH 45014
Please include a shipping address. Orders will take 4 - 6 for delivery.
10/5/03 The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the Pride of Cincinnati are with Abbey Holman, her family, and her friends. We will miss you Abbey!
2004 Pride of Cincinnati member Abbey Holman died on October 5, 2003 after a tragic car accident.
We thank http://www.bandcamp.net/abbey.asp for the beautiful photo of Abbey performing. To share memories, thoughts, prayers, you can go to that website.
The following information comes from local news:
Abbey N. Holman, 19, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a resident of Greenwood.
She was born Sept. 20, 1984, in Indianapolis. Her parents are Thomas D. and Brenda K. (Roll) Holman of Greenwood. Other survivors include a sister, Amy R. Holman of Greenwood; paternal grandparents, Charles and Dorothy (Hatcher) Holman; maternal grandmother, Louella A. (Eacret) Roll of Indianapolis; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James C. Roll.
She graduated from Center Grove High School in 2003 and attended the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI. She was active in color guard all four years at Center Grove High School.
She was employed by McDonald’s at Fairview Road and State Road 135 in Greenwood.
She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Charles Burdell will conduct a service at 10 a.m. Thursday at G.H. Herrmann Greenwood Funeral Home, 1605 S. State Road 135. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in White River Township.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
9/28/03: Congratulations to the 2004 Pride of Cincinnati!
After two weekends of performances, auditions, interviews, meeting new people, seeing old friends, and just having a good time, the positions for the 2004 edition of The Pride of Cincinnati were finalized. Congratulations to the following members!
Female:
Julianne Bisswenger
Marina Blankenship
Melissa Ganser
Laura Gasper
Stephanie Good
Susan Hangii
Abbey Holman
Kara Lopardo
Linsay Obermeier
Erin O'Connor
Christine Porto
Cassy Rutan
Kirsten Stebner
Amanda Van Dreumel
Shannon Voehringer
Traci Williams
Katie Wood
Male:
Tommy Allen
Sheldon Apo
Darren Darton
Trevor Davis
Rory Duffey
Peter Eichler
Masashi Fujii
Daniel Holland
Aaron Jenkins
Nathan Jennings
Peter LePage
Nathan Marvin
Todd Peters
Noah Trulock
The first rehearsal with the 2004 guard was on Saturday night and Sunday (27th and 28th). On Sunday, the members and staff had a meeting during which they were told the program for the 2004 season. Keep checking back for more details!
Once again, congratulations to the 2004 guard, and thank you to everyone who auditioned for their interest in the Pride of Cincinnati.
4/30/03: Audition date set for 2004 Pride of Cincinnati!
The date has been set! Auditiions for the 2004 Pride of Cincinnati will be held on Saturday, September 13th, and Sunday, September 14th.
For more information, go to our AUDITION page.
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