Are you currently, or were you ever in the Oak Glen High School Marching Band?
In an effort to preserve the memories of this (and tomorrow's) generation of the Band, I have been going to whatever games I can (most home games so far), photographing/video recording/digital recording the band, and putting everything on CD to be archived. I am unable to get the videos on CD at this time, but wanted to put them online for the world to see. Uploading videos is a pain, due to the long period it takes to upload them. However I found a wonderful solution-YouTube! I realized the sharing power that I would have by uploading the videos there, and passing the links along to anyone that is interested in watching clips of this local legacy. I created the YouTube playlist titled "Oak Glen High School Marching Band", so that all the videos I upload can be put in one place for everyone to see. Furthermore, any videos I find uploaded by others can be put in the playlist as well.
Oak Glen High School (in New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia) has not seen a marching band for a very long time, and has been missed. I have been told by many that the Marching Band "back in the day" was legendary; having a massive body of members, sounding grand, winning countless competitions, and striking pride in the hearts of the local communities.
Recently, after Director Richard Ford retired, Wendy Zinn became the new director of this band. The band, not marching for a very long time, was very difficult to get moving towards marching again and regaining the local pride it once had. Zinn has made a valiant effort since she took the position in 2010/2011 year, and has molded the band into something grand.
I had the fortune to be part of that movement last year, playing the Baritone Saxophone with the first class to return to the Oak Glen High School Marching Band tradition. I wish I had the ability to go back in time, or have experienced at least one more year of the true Marching Band. However, I graduated in May; and am happy to say that "...I was part of that movement, and the six of us (Band Seniors of the 2010/2011 year) were the start of something grand that will only get better and bigger."
I am proud of this band, and will always be. I am happy to take the liberty as well to archive what I can. People do not take photos or video like they use to, so I guess you could say I fill that void.
Please follow the link to below to view the playlist I created, and to watch the videos I have uploaded so far.
"Oak Glen High School Marching Band" YouTube playlist.
*Note-I will be adding more videos as time goes on, so be sure to check the link often for new ones to watch.*
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