Havre de Grace Warrior Pride band to perform in Miss America parade
Erika ButlerContact ReporterThe Aegis
The Warrior Pride Marching Band will be making its first appearance Sept. 10 in the Miss America Parade down the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
"We are very excited to represent Havre de Grace in this prestigious event. It is the first time a Harford County band has performed in this parade in over 30 years," Richard Hauf, band director at Havre de Grace High School, said.
The 120 students, including musicians, flag line and cheerleaders, will escort Miss Maryland Destiny Clark in the "Show Me Your Shoes" Parade that begins at 5 p.m.
The band will perform the Captain America March, to go along with Miss America, as well as God Bless America, Hauf said.
The Warrior Pride band marched in the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C., four years ago, Hauf said. The same production team runs the Miss America parade, and asked Hauf if the band would be interested in representing Maryland.
The Miss America Parade is back in Atlantic City, N.J., for its second year after being held in Las Vegas for a number of years.
"I tell my students this is something they've earned, and the students before them. They've built a reputation," Hauf said. "They've performed in D.C., New York, Florida – they're starting to earn these opportunities, which is very exciting."
After lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, the students will have some free time on the trip to explore the boardwalk, the beach or the outlets.
Students pay their own way, but the school is accepting donations to help offset the travel costs. Donations can be sent to HHS Music Boosters, c/o Havre de Grace High School, 700 Congress Ave., Havre de Grace, MD, 21078.
About 20 percent of the Havre de Grace High School student body is involved in the band, Hauf said, and about two-thirds of them also play sports or have jobs.
"They are really good at time management and their activities and I'm really in awe of what they do," he said.
Being in the band at HHS is a tradition.
"It just has built to tradition. It's become something kids are drawn to. It's part of their high school experience," Hauf said. "There are great teachers at the elementary and middle school level who have been doing their jobs longer than I have mine. They get them started and trained. It really begins in fourth grade in this community and the kids tend to stick with it. The students themselves have built this up to an organization that seems to attract kids."
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