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History of Mighty St. Joe's
St. Joseph's Drum Corps was founded in 1931 by the Rev. T. Bernard Kelly, pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Batavia. Organized as a youth activity for youngsters, the corps started as a choir, then a fife & drum corps and finally a parade corps. In 1951, corps graduates formed St. Joseph's Drum Corps & operated as a parade corps till the late 1950s, when it became a field competition corps. During the l960s, Mighty St. Joe's rose to National and International prominence, consistently ranking among the top ten junior corps in the country. Most notable of the corps many achievements were:
-9 times New York State American Legion Champions
-1963-65-66-67 New York-Canadian Champions
-1971 Canadian Open Champions
In top level competition, St. Joseph's placed as high as 4th in National and 2nd in World Open competition. Unfortunately 1971 was the final year of competition for the pride of Batavia, Mighty St. Joe's Junior Drum & Bugle Corps.
There is now ST JOSEPHS ALUMNI CORPS over 200 members strong and do exhibitions and concerts all over the USA. |
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Maria250 Fri Jun 27, 2008 19:56 UTC
All I can say is WOW and many congrats on your discipline!! Thanks for stopping by!! You know what, Germany made it to the semi finals :-)) |
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