History by Season

Click on the years below to explore the short, but successful history of
The Bushwackers…

1980
- First Organizational Meetings
  Held in Keyport, NJ
1981
- Birth Year – Parade Corps
1982
- Clash of The Titans, Fishlegs, Mickey Mouse, That Cat is High, Snowbird Fantasy, Chariots of Fire
  Prelims: 8th – 74.05
  Finals: 8th – 70.55
1983
- Cleopatras Asp, Emerald Eyes, Egyptian Danza, Quien Sabe,
  Las Suertas de Los Tontos,
  Chariots of Fire
  Prelims: 5th – 82.75
  Finals: tied 5th – 82.65
1984
- Santos, Quensabe, Las Suertas de Los Tontos, Egyptian Danza,
  I’ll Be There, Thriller.
  Prelims: 3rd – 88.55
  Finals: 3rd – 89.00
1985
- The Epic, First Circle,
  Supertonic Suite
  Prelims 4th – 84.35
  Finals 4th – 86.55
1986
- Santos, Quensabe,
  Las Suertas de Los Tontos,
  Egyptian Danza, Aries Eyes
  Prelims: 3rd – 88.70
  Finals: 1st – 92.45
  (High Brass, High Percussion)
1987
- Pellet Suite, Marguerite,
  Corner Pocket, Aries Eyes
  Prelims: 3rd – 92.96
  Finals: canceled due to rain.
  (High Percussion)
1988
- Pellet Suite, Inner Crisis,
  Mira Mira, Out of Africa
  Prelims: 2nd – 93.44
  Finals: tie 1st – 96.36
  (High Percussion, High Guard)
1989
- Time Check, In Her Family,
  No Pasaran, Mira Mira
  Prelims: 1st – 95.9
  Finals: 1st – 95.1
  (High Percussion, High Guard)
1990
- Prototype – Steve Melillo
  Prelims: 1st – 96.3
  Finals: 1st – 96.9
  (High Percussion)
1991
- Son of Storm – Steve Melillo
  Prelims: 3rd – 90.7
  Finals: 3rd – 94.00
  (High Percussion)
1992
- Sweeney Todd:
  The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,
  My Friends, Worst Pies In London, History of the World, Epiphany, Nothing’s Gonna Harm You
  Prelims: 1st – 96.9
  Finals: 1st – 96.7
1993
- Sunday in the Park with George:
  Putting it Together, Color & Light, Sunday in the Park, Sunday
  Prelims: 1st – 95.4
  Finals: 1st – 96.6
  (Undefeated)
1994
- Nightmare Before Christmas:
  What’s This?, This is Halloween, Making Christmas,
  Kidnap the Sandy Claws, Sally’s Song, What’s This? Reprise
  Prelims: 3rd – 92.9
  Finals: 3rd – 94.2
1995
- Symphony for Drum Corps:
  Mathis der Mahler, Age of Anxiety
  Prelims: 4th – 93.1
  Finals: 4th – 93.6
1996
- Sunset Boulevard:
  As if We Never Said Goodbye, Let’s Have Lunch, Car Chase,
  With One Look
  Prelims: 4th – 88.5
  Finals: 4th – 91.5
1997
- Latin Jazz:
  El Congo Valiente, Festival de Ritmo, Verde Luz, A Mis Abuelos
  Prelims: 4th – 91.5
  Finals: 5th – 89.6
1998
- Jekyll & Hyde:
  This is the Moment, Façade, Murder Murder, Transformation, Alive, Take Me As I Am
  Prelims: 8th – 83.8
  Finals: 8th – 85.2
1999
- Sondheim Snapshots:
  Overture (Merrily We Roll Along), Next (Pacific Overtures),
  Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd), Putting it Together
  (Sunday in the Park with George)
  Prelims: 7th – 85.8
  Finals: 7th – 87.8
2000
- Music from the Darkside:
  The Duel of the Fates (TPM),
  The Battle (ANH),
  Battle in the Snow (ESB),
  The Crash (ROTJ), The War –
  Ewok Battle (ROTJ), The End (TPM)
  Prelims: 10th – 82.7
  Finals: 10th – 82.1
2001
- The Raging River:
  Into the Raging River,
  On the Waterfront
  Prelims: 5th – 91.05
  Finals: 5th – 92.40
2002
- The Myths of Fire:
  Inferno, Vesuvius, Firebird Suite
  Prelims: 6th – 89.6
  Finals: 7th – 91.1
2003
- Journey to the Moon:
  I. The Launch – Twelve Seconds to the Moon, II. Orbit – First Contact, III. The Landing & IV. Reentry – Excerpts from To Tame the Perilous Skies
  Prelims: 6th – 92.863
  Finals: 7th – 91.038
2004
- Early American Landscapes:
  New World Symphony, America, William Tell Overture
  Prelims: 8th – 89.688
  Finals: 8th – 88.638
2005
- Russian Winter Portraits:
  Russlan and Ludmilla, Dance of the Snow Maidens, Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, 1812 Overture
  Prelims: 2nd – 95.0
  Finals: 3rd – 94.738
  (1 point penalty)
2006
- Stages:
  Fanfare for the New, The Perfect Year, Rocky Point Holiday
  Prelims: 3rd – 95.363
  (high brass, high colorguard)
  Finals: 3rd – 95.638
  (high brass, high colorguard)
2007
- Around the Town:
  Lonely Town, Galop,
  Ain’t Got No Tears Left,
  Great Lover, Times Square
  Prelims – 4th – 94.188
  Finals – 4th – 94.575 (high colorguard)
2008
- Gypsodic:
  Que Dolor, Sandala, Business as Usual, Kafal Sviri
  Prelims: 6th – 93.788
  Finals: 6th – 93.425
  (best showmanship: colorguard)
2009
- Scenes from a Psychotic Circus – Key Poulan
  Circus Normalus,
  Death Defying Feats, Freak Show,
  Three Ring Psychotic Circus
  Prelims: 8th – 88.025
  Finals: 9th – 88.963
2010
- VOODOO – Key Poulan
  Origins, Rituals,
  Gris-gris, Black Magic
  Prelims: 10th – 86.513
  Finals: 9th – 86.763
2011
- A New Beginning – Key Poulan
  Prelims:79.800
  Finals: Exhibition
2012
- American Roots
  Chester Overture, Shenandoah, Star-Spangled Overture,
  American Faces
  Prelims:80.20
  Finals: N/A
2013
- WE ARE:
  I. Champions – I’ll Be There, Sweeney Todd, Las Suertas de Los Tontos, Sunday
  II. Resilient – I Am The Doctor
  III. Defiant – Some Nights (Intro)
  IV. Innovators
  V. Believers – Tonight, Tonight
  Prelims:–.–
  Finals: –.–