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Busy Bee Band
&
Honeybees
in 59th Annual
Toyota Gator Bowl
Highlights from each day:
Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
 The
Busy Bee Band &
Honeybees of East Fairmont High School recently participated
in the 59th Annual  Toyota Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. A
January 1st tradition, the Gator Bowl featured
the Maryland Terrapins and the West Virginia Mountaineers. The
Terrapins topped the 'Eers in the game by a score of 41-7.
The group departed for
Jacksonville on Monday, December 29 on five Central Cab charter
buses. On Tuesday, the band was given the
opportunity to practice their field show at a nearby high school before
making a quick trek to the Atlantic Coast for some fun in the sun.
Tuesday evening, the Busy Bee Band & Honeybees joined other high
school groups from across the country for a field show competition.
The morning of December 31
marked the first opportunity for the bands to meet to rehearse for the
"Mass Band". Following rehearsal, the band joined in the Winn-Dixie Hometown Gator Bowl Parade. The Gator Bowl
Parade is one of Jacksonville's finest parades, featuring the
world famous Clydesdales, colorful floats, high school bands,
giant helium balloons, both college bands, cheerleaders, mascots and
entertaining specialty units. The
parade steps off in grand style at 1:00 p.m. as it makes it way through
beautiful Downtown Jacksonville.
Wednesday night, the group
joined all other participating bands for a New Year's Eve Party hosted
by Bowl Games of America at the Prime E. Osburn Convention Center
in Downtown Jacksonville and quickly returned to their hotel in
preparation for the following day's Gator Bowl.
On January 1, 2004, the
group returned to Alltel Stadium for a final rehearsal with the other
groups. At 12:30 p.m., a national NBC audience tuned-in for the Toyota Gator Bowl.
At halftime, the Busy Bee Band & Honeybees joined nineteen other bands from around the country as they entertained the
78,000+ in attendance at the game. The group returned home on
Friday, January 2nd.
Pictures from the trip can
be found in the day-to-day highlights. If you took pictures that
you would like to be possibly used on the web-site or for the archives,
please contact Mike Swisher.
Highlights from each day:
Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
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