LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Baldwinsville Central School
District Marching Band for winning First Place at the 2011 Gator Bowl
Field Band and Parade Competition

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those dedicated and distinguished teams that are committed to
the pursuit of excellence and bring great pride to their schools and the
citizens of New York State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late the Baldwinsville Central School District Marching Band upon the
occasion of winning First Place at the 2011 Gator Bowl Field Band and
Parade Competition; and
WHEREAS, To prepare for the national competition, members of the Bald-
winsville Central School District Marching Band rehearsed for two extra
months, logging countless hours of practice to learn new music charts
and perfect their skills; and
WHEREAS, At the Gator Bowl Field Band and Parade Competition, held on
December 31, 2011, in Jacksonville, Florida, the Baldwinsville Central
School District Marching Band swept all categories including: Overall
Percussion, Overall Guard, Overall Marching, Overall General Effect and
Overall Music for parade band; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Baldwinsville Central School District March-
ing Band took first place for Best Drum Major, Best Percussion, Best
Guard, Best Marching, Best General Effect and Best Music for a marching
band; and
WHEREAS, To place first in a national competition, as done by the
Baldwinsville Central School District Marching Band, is a remarkable
achievement, since Baldwinsville defeated nine other schools from across
the county to win a $10,000 prize and be selected to perform its entire
routine during the Gator Bowl football game on January 2, 2012; and
WHEREAS, With this year's theme being Apollo '11: From the Earth To
the Moon, the Baldwinsville Central School District Marching Band cele-
brated the pioneering spirit of NASA's Apollo moon missions and paid a
riveting tribute to our country's brave and dedicated astronauts through
their field band and parade performance; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Baldwinsville Central School District Marching
Band also wore a mission patch on their uniforms, co-designed by offi-
cial NASA artist Timothy Gagnon, who they met at the NASA-Kennedy Space
Center during their trip; and
WHEREAS, No marching band can succeed without outstanding talent
throughout its entire roster; such was the case for the 2012 Baldwins-
ville Central School District Marching Band whose members include: Cait-
lyn Barron, Erin Burke, Lucas Butchko, Angie DeSain, Will Grindle, Marie
Knittel, Zach Meyers, Bradley Porceng, AJ Reilly-Vinicombe, Justin
Taylor, Brian Arthur, Joe Frevele, Austin Kline, Daxton Miller, Ryan
Tighe, Rick Kearney, Chris Lefancheck, Megan Lefancheck, Nate Piazza,
Drew Stephens, Evelyn Abbott, Matthew Heaton, Ian Lang, Arin Anderson,
Liz Boyce, Lisa Caswell, Melissa Cefaliello, Ashley Champ, Sam Donhau-
ser, Becca Goodsell, Rachel Starr, Mary Zarnowski, Emily Bayhan, Cate
Beamish, Paige Dickter, Rachel Hewitt, Tori Johnson, Brittany LaRock,
Katie Mangicaro, Gabrielle Piraino, Chelsey Pitcher, Natalie Redmore,
Carina Scalise, Isabella Stephens, Stacy Tooke, Maria Teresa Bianchetti,
Katie Bulger, Evan Donhauser, Sarah Garraffo, Nick Piazza, Noah Siddall,
Peter Snell, Vicky Thompson, Schyler LaBeef, David Millen, Garrett
Darrah, Tyler Werner, Anna Capria, Nick Hloderwski, Todd Lowe, Emily
Martell, Elise Conklin, Sean Honsinger, Nate James, Brandon McArdell,

Mike Stapleton, Ben Bardenett, Aron Callard, Nicole Damon, Joe Honsing-
er, Sean Ivey, Ryan Knaul, Andrew Nave, Grace Bianchetti, Connor Bogar-
dus, Lucy Catalino, Michelle Chapman, Joe Crawford, Renee Fenzl, Kim
Impellizierri, Erin Knaul, Steven Li, Eric Shane, Jesse Wilhelm, Macken-
zie Polzin, Nate Porceng, David Tack, Taylor Shane, Morgan Noone, Emily
Siddall, Jenna Alexander, Brianna Cico, Stephanie Cico, Bella Corrado,
Lydia DiCaprio, Owen Freeley, Carley Garcia, Amy Harper, Meghan LaGoe,
Justine Moss, Alyssa Richards, Mara Sickles, Hannah Sims, Gabrielle
Uhrig, Sarah Uhrig, Mackenzie Collins, and June Schult; and
WHEREAS, The success of the Baldwinsville Central School District
Marching Band is due in great part to the efforts of Director Casey
Vanderstouw, and his outstanding staff: Assistant Director Nick Farrell,
Megan Cullen, Dr. Kenneth Magara, Tori Bean, Brian Callard, Christina
Jestin, Karen Watt, Shannon Spalding, Kris Dubois, Randall Bennett,
Edward Steenstra, Shawn Westover, Mike Kearney, Aaron Walters, Kelly
Cullen, Nick Baratta, Dr. Robert Bridge, Ron Hardin, Morgan Noone, Emily
Siddall, and Adam LeBeau; the band was also assisted by the support of
friends, family and the community; and
WHEREAS, The Baldwinsville Central School District Marching Band
shared noteworthy attributes off the field, as well as in competition;
individually and collectively, they exhibited professionalism and good
sportsmanship and demonstrated to their community and the Nation they
have an outstanding combination of talent and character; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Baldwinsville Central School District Marching Band
upon the occasion of winning First Place at the 2011 Gator Bowl Field
Band and Parade Competition; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the Baldwinsville Central School District
Marching Band, and to the Band Director, Casey Vanderstouw and his
staff.