MEET THE 2015 READING BUCCANEERS COLOR GUARD STAFF!

[TomMoore]

Friends:

I am proud to announce the fantastic team the Reading Buccaneers have assembled to lead our 2015 color guard program!

MEET THE 2015 READING BUCCANEERS COLOR GUARD STAFF!

We are pleased to introduce you to the fine men and women who will lead the 2015 Reading Buccaneers color guard program. This is an exceptional team of designers and educators!

SHANNON HALL (Caption Head and Designer) is proud to return to the Reading Buccaneers, his first year as Color Guard Caption Head and Designer. 2015 marks his 8th season with Reading and his 6th on staff. He is excited to teach and work with the talented 2015 ensemble and staff. Shannon has actively been involved in the marching arts, teaching and consulting with many groups in the area. He has worked with Pennsauken HS (NJ), Allentown HS (NJ), Broadneck HS (MD), William Penn HS (DE), and currently Middletown HS (DE). While involved with these programs, they have achieved many accolades and awards in the USSBA, TOB and TIA organizations. Young at heart, he remains a marching member with the world class Black Watch Color Guard. This has been his “home away from home” for the past 10 years, and he will be returning for his second year as Co-Captain.

NICHOLAS TAVARES (Caption Head and Designer) returns to the Reading Buccaneers for his fifth year on staff, and his first as Color Guard Caption Head and Designer. Nicholas resides in Wilmington, Delaware and is heavily involved in the color guard activity in the area. He is currently the color guard director at Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware and has led the group to numerous award and accolades, including the TIA 2014 Scholastic Novice Championship. He is also the visual and guard designer for the Cab Calloway School of the Arts Marching Band and Winter Guard. In 2014, Cab Calloway earned a silver medal in the TIA Scholastic Intermediate class. In the past, Nicholas has worked with other groups in various roles, including William Penn High School, McKean High School, Brandywine High School, Apex, Bpex and Cpex Winter Guard, Haverford High School, Ridley High School and Mount Pleasant High School. Nicholas has had an extensive marching career, including the Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps (2009-2011), Black Watch Color Guard (2009-2010), Apex Winter Guard (1999-2003, 2005-2008), Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps (2000) and Brandywine High School (1996-1998). Nicholas has a degree in Early Childhood Education and Development and is the Pre-K/K Lead Teacher at the Delaware Technical Community College, Child Development Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Nicholas is extremely passionate about the performing arts and is looking forward to working with the staff and cast of the 2015 Reading Buccaneers.

We are pleased to announce the addition of 11-year Buccaneers performance veteran JENNIFER LUBE (Color Guard Staff) to the instructional team. Jennifer has been a highly respected performer, designer and consultant at every level of the color guard activity for many years, and will bring a unique combination of experience, technical ability and performance skill to her new role in the color guard program.

KATIE BROWN (Color Guard Staff) attended school in the Hatboro Horsham School District, where she participated in both the marching unit and winter ensemble from 7th grade through 12th grade. She was also a member of the Jersey Surf Drum & Bugle Corps Color Guard from 2006-2009. She attended West Chester University and spent four years performing with the Golden Rams Marching Band. After graduation, Katie joined the Reading Buccaneers and marched the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Teaching credits include Rustin High School, Upper Dublin High School Marching Band and Winter Guard, Upper Darby High School and Central Bucks West High School. In the winter of 2014 she served as the movement and sabre tech for the inaugural season of the Field of View “A” Winter Guard. For the last five summers, she has worked with Vivace Camps, working primarily in the role of weapon and movement instructor. She currently works with the Keith Valley Middle School Winter Ensemble and the Central Bucks South Marching Titans. In the “real world,” Katie holds her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from West Chester University. She is currently attending Keller Graduate School of Management working towards her MBA with a concentration in HR Management. Recently, she started simultaneously working as an HR intern and the front desk receptionist at The Philadelphia Orchestra.

We are grateful to STEVE VINCENT and MELISSA HECKMAN for their many years of involvement with the Buccaneers as performers and instructors, and wish them well as life’s endeavors pull them away from the corps this year.

We are seeking members in all sections to comprise the 2015 edition of the Balance in Blue. It all gets started on Sunday, November 30 with Membership Day 2015 at Twin Valley High School, Elverson, PA. Join us!