Marching Raiders 1972 through 1981
Marching Raiders 1982 through 1991
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Richmond County had high school bands, even marching bands, before, but in the summer and fall of 1972, the musicians from the former Ellerbe, Hamlet, Rockingham, and Rohanan High Schools joined together to create the very first group of Richmond Senior High School Marching Raiders.
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"One director to rule them all" David Doolittle, the former Rockingham High and Marching Rockets band director, would be the first to take the helm of the green and gold. |
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Let Us In! These students stand just outside the gate looking longingly towards the band room.
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Allstate Band Members Bruce Allen, (Drum Major) Denise Traylor, and David Griggs.
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The Marching Raiders on the field of the newly christened Raider Stadium. |
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Every marcher know that their show is always better when you feel the music, and even though I can't hear these Raiders, this picture certainly shows the music being felt. |
Now this is one straight line! |
The Guard's flag line and majorettes help the cheerleaders welcome the Raider football team onto the field. |
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The Raiders' first rifle squad |
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You mean the Guard actually carried the Colors at some point? |
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The Color Guard flag line |
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The Marching Raiders have always taken great trips, and that standard, too, was set this first year with a trip to Disney World! |
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