Old News: 2004-2005 Season
June 23, 2004
The Holy Egoism of Genius
This past season was so memorable and fun!! Thanks to all of the instructors, officers, members, and roadies for their dedication and hard work…stay tuned for information about next season!! YAY GUARD!!August 22, 2004
Can't wait to meet everyone!
The fall semester is starting which also means a new season for Eclipse! Sometime amidst moving in, first day of classes, and meeting new friends, we will be having our first practice. Keep checking back for the date!September 6, 2004
Come Audition for Eclipse!!
Want to be a part of Eclipse? Come to our informational meeting Thursday, September 16, 2004 in 126 White Building at 9:30 pm. We will discuss practices, competitions, dues, fundraising, and what will be expected of you as a member of Eclipse. Plus it will give you a chance to meet the instructors, officers, and all our members!Our audition days will be Sunday, September 19th and Sunday, September 26th at 10:30 am in 126 White Building. You will also have the chance to brush up on any skills Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 21st, 23rd, 28th, and 30th at 9:30 pm in 126 White Building.
We will also have a table set up at the Involvement Fair on Tuesday, September 14th all day in Alumni Hall so come check us out there!
If you have any questions or are unable to attend our first meeting, feel free to contact Pat McLaughlin at jpm308@psu.edu or Darlene Lazowski at dal221@psu.edu. Hope to see everyone on the 16th!!
September 22, 2004
It's Not Too Late to Join Eclipse 2005!
Still interested in joining Eclipse, but haven't attended any rehersals yet? Don't worry! Just come to practice this Thursday, September 23rd at 9:30 pm and/or Sunday, September 26th at 10:30 am, both in 126 White Building. Everyone is welcome, no experience is necessary!Can't make either rehersal, but still want to get involved? Just send us an e-mail and let us know.
October 4, 2004
Eclipse 2004- 2005!
Congratulations to everyone who made Eclipse 2005! We had a great turnout this year and everyone is looking forward to a great season. Check back soon for a complete roster list, competition schedule, and to find out what our show is!October 31, 2004
Haydn's "Te Deum"
The 2005 show has been set! Eclipse will be performing to music from Haydn's "Te Deum".The new roster list has been updated, as well as a tentative schedule of competitions.
Make sure to mark your calenders for the debut performance of Eclipse's 2005 show at the Friends & Family Show on January 30, 2005 in the White Building!!!!
November 18, 2004
Sweatshirts & Jacket Orders
All orders for Eclipse sweatshirts and jackets are due by Monday. Sweatshirts are $21.00 and jackets are $40.75. Start thinking about T-shirt designs! We plan on ordering the shirts as soon as we return from Winter Break.The entire color guard had been working very hard this past month. We're really putting our new floor and our new rifles to good use!
Pictures have been added from practice for the 2005 season. check back for more as our show progresses.
December 11, 2004
End of the Semester Update
Our last practice of the semester ended on a great note. We have a good portion of the show complete and everyone has been working very hard to make it look wonderful.We will be ready to jump back into the show after Winter Break at our winter camp. Camp will be held Saturday, January 8, 2005 from 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday, January 9, 2005 from 10 am - 6 pm; both days in the IM Building. All members MUST attend because we will be doing of lot of cleaning and will be learning more of the show!
Good luck to everyone taking finals! Have a good holiday season! See you in 2005!!!
December 19, 2004
Want to March Eclipse?
Penn State Eclipse has 2 spots available for the 2005 season!You MUST be able to attend our winter camp Saturday & Sunday, January 8th & 9th.
If you are interested, please contact Pat McLaughlin immediately at jpm308@psu.edu.
January 17, 2005
Spring Semester
The spring semester has begun here at Penn State. Our Winter Camp was very productive and we are continuing along that same pace in our weekly practices.Excitement has been increasing as we are less than 2 weeks from our first performance, our Friends & Family Show. The show will be held on Sunday, January 30 in the White Building, here at Penn State. The time will be announced at a later time. This is possibly our only performance on campus so come check us out!
Our first competition will be the following weekend, Saturday, February 5, at the WGI Regional in South Brunswick, New Jersey. If you will be in the area, please come cheer us on!
January 21, 2005
Show Change
Our Friends & Family Show, which was scheduled for next Sunday, January 30, has been postponed. No exact date has been set, but we are looking to hold it sometime in April. If any color guard, dance team, drumline, or any other performance group would like to perform, please let us know.We will now be performing at the Friends & Family Show at Northern York High School this Thursday at 8 pm. We are all very excited to see our friends there and show them our show.
We will be performing at 12:18pm at the South Brunswick WGI Regional. Please come support us at our first competition in 2005!
Also note another change in the competition schedule. We will not be attending the competition at Archbishop Ryan High School, but we will now be going to Hershey High School on February 19.
February 24, 2005
And the 2005 Season begins...
Penn State Eclipse has been very busy for the past month. Our show has finally been completed, with uniforms, new silks, and a painted floor finally added.Our exhibition performance at Northern York High School went wonderfully and was a great debut of our show.
The following weekend we headed out to New Jersey for our first competition at South Brunswick High School. Eclipse got a score of 54.9 and placed 10th out of 14 color guards in the Independent A prelims competition. You can see pictures from our performance, courtesy of Bateman Photography, here.
After a weekend off to continue cleaning and working hard to improve our show, Eclipse attended their first TIA competition at Hershey High School. We placed first in Independent A with a score of 64.2.
This weekend we will be performing at Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, PA. Eclipse is on at 7:47 pm, please come cheer us on!
Penn State University will be on Spring Break from March 4 until March 13. Eclipse will be returning a few days early to attend a competition at DuBois.
We will be performing at 1:26 pm at the WGI Boston Regional.
Our Friends & Family Show has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 3. The show will be held in 126 White Building at Penn State, at 2 pm. The Penn State Indoor Drumline will also be performing their 2005 show. This will be our only performance on the Penn State campus so this is a perfect opportunity for anyone to come see what we are all about!
One of our instructors, Chris Crebs (aka Tucker), has joined Apex Color Guard for the season. We wish him and the entire color guard a great season. Although he will be missed on the weekends, we are proud of Tucker and can not wait until we get to see him perform!
March 1, 2005
Video added!
Penn State Eclipse had a great show this past weekend. We received a score of 73.8 at the Central Mountain High School competition.A video of our performance at Northern York High School has been added to the webpage. More videos will be added soon.
March 22, 2005
Boston Regional
This past weekend Eclipse traveled up to Boston, Massachusetts for a WGI Regional Competition. We received a score of 69.4 in prelims. We had a great weekend watching color guards, spending a little bit of time in Boston, and spending lots of time on the bus.On Saturday, March 12, we attended a competition at DuBois High School and received a score of 70.0.
Eclipse has this coming weekend off for Easter, but we come back in full force the weekend of April 2- 3 with a show Saturday at St. Mary's High School and our Friend's and Family Show on Sunday at Penn State.
March 28, 2005
Friends & Family Show is Coming!
Eclipse's Friends & Family Show isTHIS SUNDAY at 1:30 pm in 126 White Building.
Penn State's International Dance Ensemble and Volé, Penn State's Ballet Club, will also be performing. The Indoor Drumline will no longer be attending. Please come and check us out, this is our only performance on campus this year!
April 14, 2005
The End of Season is Approaching
Eclipse only has 2 competitions left in their 2005 season! TIA Chapter 4 Championships will be held on Sunday, April 24 at Central Mountain High School. Later that week, Eclipse will be heading down to Wildwood, New Jersey for TIA All- Chapter Championships.Independant A prelims will be held Thursday night, April 28. Eclipse is currently scheduled to perform at 9:32 pm. Indepenant A finals will be held around the same time on Saturday night.
On April 2, Eclipse competed at St. Marys High School and received a score of 81.2. We received the highest score at the entire show and had an amazing run.
The following day was our Friends and Family Show. We would like to extend a BIG thank you to the International Dance Ensemble for performing two wonderful dances for us. We would also like to thank everyone who came out to support us! It means a lot to all of us that you could come and see our show!
This past weekend, we traveled to Dayton, Ohio for the 2005 WGI World Championships. After a late departure from State College on Wednesday night, we reached Dayton early Thursday morning. We rehearsed at a local high school and headed to the Nutter Center for our performance. We once again has a great show, but unfortunately only received a score of 70.7. We spent the rest of the weekend watching color guards, shopping at the Dayton Mall, eating at Wendy's, and just having a great time!
We will not be attending a competition this weekend, however we are still hard at work during practices. Look for some exciting changes to our show at Chapters!
May 16, 2005
The 2005 had come to a close
Congratulations to all the members and instructors of Penn State Eclipse 2005 for an amazing season! Everyone has come such a long way from our first rehersals in September; this truely was one of the best years Eclipse has ever had!Eclipse attended their final competition in Wildwood, New Jersey. The Independant A prelims competition was held on Thursday night and Eclipse received a score of 84.5. We placed 5th out of 10 competing units, qualifying for finals competition.
Finals were held on Saturday night once again in the Convention Center. After another amazing performance, Eclipse placed 4th out 6 units, receiving a score of .......
We would like to extend a big congratulations to all the units who competed in Wildwood. Special shout outs go to our friends at Northern York High School, who placed 2nd in Scholastic A and got bumped up the Open class for the 2006 season, and Owen J. Roberts High School, who took 1st place in Scholastic Novice and will be competing in A class next year.
Eclipse's end of the year banquet was held at Don Pablos's in Wildwood on Friday night. The officers presented everyone with their awards and the entire guard gave Pat and Tucker a collage of pictures from the entire season. It gave everyone a last chance to reminisce about the season and just have great time with each other.
Also while in Wildwood, Eclipse elected its officers for the 2005- 2006 season.
Vice President & Captain- Michelle Bertolasio
Secretary & Webmaster- Erin Ortner
Secretary- Jeannette Reavey
Treasurer- Karen Cheng