On Sunday, December 12, 2021, several members of the concert band met at Rehoboth United Methodist Church and played Christmas Carols before and during their service. These students volunteered their time to provide community service to Saluda County. They are as follows:
Drey Farmer, Angel Lezame de Jesus, Guadalupe Yanez-Acosta, Luis Martinez, Wilfredo Lopez, Kentay Etheredge, Erin Black and Jocelyn Yanez-Acosta. The chuch is setting up a mission's fund to support the tiger band for their performance.
The Tiger Marching Band gave its last performance of the year at the annual Saluda Christmas parade on December 11, 2021. The members met at 10 am for a brief rehearsal and then marched the parade through town which began at 11 am. This year the group played Feliz Navidad.
Six students from Saluda high school were selected for the Newberry college honor band held this week. They gave a concert Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2 pm at the Wiles Chapel on the college campus.
First row Angel Lezama de Jesus and Courie Boatwright
Celebrating in the stands after 2021 Lower State Awards
Way to go Tiger Band! You earned your place at the State Championships with a 4th place finish (out of 10 bands) at Lower State. Celebrate your achievement, and keep giving it your all this week.
Congratulations to the Saluda Soundwave (aka Tiger Band) on finishing in 1st place in their 2A class, and being Grand Champions in the Green Division at the Henry Laurens Invitational on September 25th. This was their first competition of the season. The kids (and adults) have been working hard since July to have this show ready for this first competition which is the kickoff to our competitive season! Our ultimate goal is STATE on October 30th. Take a minute to view the band’s leadership profiles on the web page to get to know these students a little bit more!
The Soundwave took the field of competition at 4:45 pm full of nerves and excitement and performed their show “The Letters”. The show depicts a love story playing out in letters during the Vietnam War to a background of musical selections that include When a Man Loves a Woman, War: What is it Good For?, The Letter, Leaving on a Jet plan, Adagio for Strings, Taps, and Let There be Peace on Earth.
To say these ladies and gentlemen work hard is an understatement! They have, like everyone else, faced adversity this year due to Covid and other unexpected issues, however they take it in stride, push through, and most of all have fun. For example, an unexpected transportation issue delayed our departure from the competition for over an hour, and instead of grumbling and complaining of being tired and wanting to get home, they stood by the road and cheered for each band as they left the facility. As you can see by the videos and pictures in this post, they love being together and truly are one family. #OneSaluda
The Soundwave will be performing in Hartsville next week. Please view our calendar of events for future competitions and the schedules.
Saluda Tiger Band helped kick off the home opener this weekend as the football team hosted Ridge Spring-Monetta. This was the first time this year the band performed pregame and created the tunnel for the team to run through. Everyone hung tough during the extended lightning delay and returned to the stands to help cheer the Tigers on to a 43 – 6 win over the Trojans.
Tiger Band was able to perform a portion of their competition show during halftime. Their hard work and practice was evident by their great performance .
After the game, the excitement truly began because the students were able to attend a lock-in at the band room. Most of the kids stayed up all night playing video games, dancing, and having an overall great time! They finished the night/morning with a 5:30 am pancake breakfast.
We also want to thank all of our volunteers for serving in the canteen, stands, and the lock-in. We couldn’t do it without you.
Good evening all! This is Susan Stevens, band booster club president. I am reaching out to you all regarding two items for this week.
1. We need canteen workers for this Friday nights game. At a minimum we need 8 people inside the canteen to work, currently we have 3, and (2 outside). You can earn $20 off your student’s band fees, bring a friend and they can earn credit for your child as well. Remember this is the bands biggest fundraiser and where we raise the majority of our funds, but we need help to make it work.
2. We are looking for Chaperones for the lock in Friday night after the game. You can stay 4 hours or until 6am, when every one goes home. We need at least 4 in order for this lock in to happen. We currently have 2.5 willing to stay. The kids have been looking forward to this as a reward for their hard work.
What a wonderful site to see fans back fully in the stands for Friday night football games. Despite a long lightening delay (and no concessions?!) Tiger Band’s spirit never waned, as they supported and cheered the football team to a convincing season-opening road win. Great job to all!
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