Hillsborough High School Raider Marching Band Home Show Festival

Press Release - October 4, 2018

The Pride of Hillsborough, the Hillsborough High School Raider Marching Band will host its 25th Annual Marching Band Festival on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the school’s Noonan Stadium. The Festival, which is open to the public, draws premier high school marching bands from across New Jersey.

Noonan Stadium, located at 466 Raider Blvd., will open to the public at 3 pm, with the first band stepping off at 4 pm. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for senior citizens and students with a school ID; children 5 years of age and younger are free.

Expert judges will score each marching band’s performance against other comparable ensembles, based on the number of students in the band. Among the bands competing for such awards as Best Music, Best Color Guard, Best Percussion and Best Visual Effect will be Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Immaculata High School, Jackson Memorial High School, Liverpool High School (NY), New Providence High School, Ridge High School, Newtown CT, Voorhees High School, and South Brunswick High School.

The Hillsborough High School Raider Marching Band will perform its 2018 show, “Your Life’s Blueprint,” in exhibition at the Festival. The Pride’s 2018 show is based on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech best known as “Your Life’s Blueprint.” Dr. King’s speech challenged High School students to live life with purpose and conviction, to rise above hardship, and to become the best version of themselves. Under the direction of Julie Haran and Nicholas Clipperton, the Director and Associate Director of Bands at Hillsborough High School, the Raider Marching Band has won both state and regional awards in recent years, including the U.S. Bands 2017 New Jersey State Championship. The Raider Marching Band also performs during halftime at home football games and serves as a pep band at away games.

Vendor booths selling programs, buttons, and candy/air grams will be on-site. Guests will also be able to purchase delicious homemade foods, such as chili, meatballs, soups, hotdogs, hamburgers, baked goods and drinks from the concession stand.

Sincerely yours,

Randy Hart President, HBPA

rhart.hbpa@gmail.com (908)872-3081