lbjetio tat I anid Wii Cb C2 ” +4," Bier Tg Saints Ofc ee2P BBN NE BUGLE CORPS, Inc. FORDS, NEW JERSEY December 27, 1973 Dear Fditor: Having been appointed as our corps! public relations maneger, I feol compelled, urged, eager (ond domright for= ced by peer pressure!) to write end let you know for the firet time whet'e going on in Saints’ territory. First of cll (in case you haven't heard}, the Se Jr. D&2 Corps from Woodbridge-Fdieon, K.J., ly organized cince July of 1967. We've wade our dent n corpe- dom through the munerous championstip titles geined vy the color guard and corps during the past few years, erewith brief susnary-- nts nas been sctive= Summer Season-= The Saints are registered in the Garden State Jr. Drum Corps Cireuit(where they placed second in the champion- ship last season), and the Bestern Statee Jr. Drum Corps Cir- cuit, in wiich they will be competing for tne first dime in tue 1974 sumer seszon. Weving marcned in the September '73 Nod. Amer. Leg. Stete Chempionsnip, the corps placed fourtn, vowing only to st.amgr Bridgemen, Yewthorne Muchachos, end Plue Rock. The Saiute color guard took tet 4a the Fri+ dey night color guard chempionezip ehow. The Saints have elveady begun preparation for their ‘74 summer campaign. Next year's repetoire (wiich won't be released until « leter dete, Sorry!) ted, and MAM rebearecle are nelé every Thursday evening at the Sligcbeth armory. Que of the Sainte plemed activities for next eunmer is to travel to Revere, Mess., to partici- pate 4n the Drum Corps World Open. Winter Season-~ The Sainte will be "fielding" two guards, an en- semble, and « quartet this winter, with all bub the letter competing in Chapter 3 of the Netionel Judges' Jr.Color Suard as clready been star- & Engemble Assoc. The Saints color guard, instructed by x and Tony Gataneo, has been marching in winter com-page two. “Vee Satuts” JR. DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS, INc. FORDS, NEW JERSEY petition eince 1969, Since their first win (which occurred et the thiré show of their sscond season), they've racked up such impressive titles ap NIA Ghep. 3 champs,'71; 2 time Dris- tol Open shsmps; twice Southeast Open champs; 1973 411. Guard Ghampe; '73-'74 N.J. Amer.Leg. Guard chemps; and the 1973 Kiolidey Open Invitetionel Champs. the Seuetics are the second of the two guerés. ‘thie year, tic Sematics are under the inatruction of Frenk Kubinak, and will make their season detut in January. Semetics reflee- ted the strong reputation of their co-guara leet season at the NJA Allgthapter Championship weekend down Wildwood. Tiey placed nigh enougn in the Saturday prelims to compete in the finsle on Sundey, giving the corps tie distineti stern, eat the Sainte ensemble dosineted the corpe of HJA lest season, and won the All-Chapter flag two yeers in a row. They were undefeated since the '72 eil- ch ehow un= +41 the '73 Gap. 3 contest, where Monarc: efest of the season. ue Sainte sre inetructed ox neh only ty Tom Swan and oa percussion by George Lopes. Tile will be the first year the Sainte will put out a quartet. Compriced of solo cops Jim ircdy, “ike Chesnovitz, Jeff enning, and Chris Trimblett, their arrangement will in- net's New, which leads into Boogie woogle tugle Boy. I hope you'll find tuis inforwution, and the gener- al outline you'll discover on the next p selpful in your future issues of Drum Corps world, If theée is anything cise you would like to know, feel free to write and I'll be doing my test to keep you informed on eny new happenings in Saints! territory. clude Corpsdiaily yours, JoAnne Farente PRe- Saints DIB Corps 141 Fairfield Ave. Fords, n.J. 08863