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The first Hempfield Marching Band Festival was held on October 24, 1970. BAND FESTIVAL TOMORROW - Hempfield Area Senior High School will hold its first marching band festival tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Spartan Stadium. Raindate is November 7. Pictured above with the trophies for the festival are (l-r) Robin Spohn, Donna Tennant, both band members and band director Jack Irwin. Bands participating include Hempfield Area, Norwin, Franklin Regional, East Allegheny, Wilkinsburg, Yough,

Originally posted in The News-Dispatch, April 25, 1975 The Hempfield Spartan Marching Band is on a "busman's holiday." Leaving this morning from Greater Pittsburgh International Airport for Orlando, Florida, the 180-person contingent will combine performances at a by-invitation only "adjudgment" or competition evaluated by professional musicians; will march in a parade in "Disney World" and combine talents with a Georgia group for a concert—in addition to having a lot of fun.

Originally published in The News-Dispatch, October 18, 1978 The Hempfield Band will host its 9th Annual Band Festival at Spartan Stadium. Greensburg. Pa., on Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 pm. The festival this year will include the following bands: The Mt. Pleasant Vikings, The Norwin Knights, The Penn-Trafford "Big Green Machine," The Latrobe Wildcats, The Yough Cougars, The Churchill Chargers, The Valley Vikings, The Southmoreland Scotties, The Connelsville Falcons, and The

Originally posted in The News-Dispatch, June 3, 1977 Luck and talent combined forces for the Hempfield Area Senior High School band during its recent trip to the Forty-fourth Annual Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tenn. The talented young people not only walked away with the first place "Outstanding Band Award" trophy in competition with 63 other bands from every state in the nation, they experienced a high school student's dream treat - a gala pızza party. Attending one of the n

Originally posted in The News-Dispatch, October, 22, 1976 LOTS OF PRIDE - With the Seventh Annual Hempfield Marching Festival of Champions Marching Band Competition fast approaching, these three members of the Hempfield Area band gather with pride around their past trophies. They are (left to right) Jane Muchoney, majorette captain; June Melichar, drum captain, and Danielle Hall, rifle captain. The annual competition will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, at 1:30 p.m., with the follo

Originally posted in The News-Dispatch, October 19, 1971 DISPLAY TROPHIES - The second annual Hempfield Area High School Marching Band festival will be held in the Hempfield Stadium Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The rain date is Nov. 6. Hempfield band field conductors (l-r) Ellen Momeyer, Melanie Harter and Dee Irwin, display the trophies which will be awarded to each participating band. Invitations have been extended to all local bands. Bands who have accepted include Norwin High Sc