Mayor Jimmy Davis presented a proclamation to the members of the championship-winning Bayonne High School Marching Band.
The group posed on both the City Hall balcony and in front of the City Hall ground floor. The band placed 1st at all six Regular Season US Bands Competitions and became US Bands Group 1A NJ State Champions in 2022.
The Bayonne High School Marching Band also won awards for Best Visual, Best Overall Effect, and Best Percussion at the State Championships.
Bayonne High School Marching Band honored at City Hall. Image Credit – City of Bayonne
Bayonne High School Marching Band honored at City Hall. Image Credit – City of Bayonne
The BHS Marching Band was also designated the US Bands Group 1A National Championship Runner-Ups. The BHS Marching Ban also won awards for Best Overall Effect and Best Percussion.
In addition to the student musicians, among those in the photos are Samantha Hitchell-Herskowitz (Director of Bands, Choirs, and The Bee’s Knees), Mayor Davis, and City Council Members At-Large Juan Perez and Loyad Booker.
Various graduating seniors will be continuing their studies in the performing arts in college at Montclair State University and Temple University.
Banner Image: Bayonne High School Marching Band. Image Credit – City of Bayonne
City of Bayonne
Bayonne is a community that retains many of the elements of a small town. One and two family homes, small apartment buildings, and small business predominate. There is a population of 62,000 people who take pride in their hometown and its history. Bayonne residents and their ancestors moved to the city from many parts of the world. During colonial times and the first century of the American Republic, the Dutch, British, and Africans were the first groups to arrive after the Native Americans. Subsequent waves of immigrants came from all over Europe, especially between the 1880s and the 1920s. In recent decades, sources of immigration have largely been represented from countries in Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeastern Asia. Each group has left its mark on the cultural, religious and political life of the community.