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True Bloo: Episode 1
It’s time for True Bloo! Check out episode 1, and make sure you subscribe to Bluecoats on YouTube so you’re in on the action first when we release the second episode next week! (We’re also releasing Instagram TV this year.)
Meet the Summer Development Interns
Meet the 2019 development interns! All three of the interns have a love for the marching arts and come from diverse backgrounds. They are excited to work with the organization this summer. Click “Read More” to learn about the bloo19 development interns!
Bluecoats Announce 2019 Hall of Fame, Bloo Ribbon, and Unsung Hero Awards
Iva Johnson, Kevin Stahl, and Charles Stewart to be inducted into Bluecoats 2019 Hall of Fame. Errick Jose Prince and John David Mayo receive the Bloo Ribbon Awards. Jon Millsap and Paul Todd receive the Unsung Hero Awards.
11 May 2019 - NORTH CANTON, OH - Bluecoats has announced the 2019 inductees for the Bluecoats Hall of Fame as well as the 2019 recipients of the Bloo Ribbon and Unsung Hero Awards. The award recipients were selected by the Bluecoats Board of Directors at their most recent meeting in Canton, OH.
Iva Johnson, Kevin Stahl, and Charles Stewart will be inducted into the Bluecoats Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. The 2019 recipients of the Bloo Ribbon Award are Errick Jose Prince and John David Mayo. J. Rhodes Millsap and Paul Todd receive the Unsung Hero Awards.
Bluecoats and PPI Graphics Announce Partnership
THE CANTON-BASED PRINT, DESIGN & MAIL HOUSE JOINS ROSTER OF BLUECOATS’ COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WILL PRODUCE NEW BLUECOATS ANNUAL PROGRAM
8 May 2019 - CANTON, OH - Bluecoats is excited to announce a new partnership with a fellow member of the Canton community: PPI Graphics. The Canton-based print, design, and mail house will produce all Bluecoats printing and mailing projects including the new Bluecoats Annual Program and direct mail campaigns such as the Bluecoats March-a-thon.
“It means a lot to us to partner with another member of the Canton community,” said Mike Scott, CEO of Bluecoats. “PPI Graphics has a history of philanthropic partnerships, and we’re honored to be counted amongst them.”
Bluecoats Renews Partnership with Ultimate Drill Book for 2019 Season
Bluecoats is excited to announce its renewed partnership with Ultimate Drill Book! The 2019 Bluecoats will once again be using Ultimate Drill Book’s resources to design and perfect the 2019 program.
“The UDB app is an invaluable teaching tool. It streamlines the process of getting drill from our designers to our students,” said Mike Fanning, Bluecoats Visual Caption Co-Head. “With its features UDB deepens the understanding of the material students are being asked to learn and perform.”
Ultimate Drill Book has become an integral part of the Bluecoats staging and cleaning process and the Drum Corps is thrilled to be using the UDB app and other Ultimate Drill Book resources again this summer!
Bluecoats Band of Excellence Super Saver Registration EXTENDED!
Bluecoats has partnered with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to celebrate excellence in marching band!
When you register for the Bluecoats Band of Excellence you get to experience rehearsal alongside the 2019 Bluecoats with the Bluecoats staff, an on the field performance at the NFL Hall of Fame Game, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival! This incredible opportunity is taking place July 31 to August 1 and is open to all high school-aged musicians and color guard performers!
Super Saver Registration has been extended by 48 hours until May 2nd so make sure you register before this amazing deal ends!!
Bluecoats 2019 April Camp Weekend
THIS WEEKEND WAS A BUSY ONE FOR BLUECOATS AS THE BLUECOATS DRUM CORPS HAD ITS ONE AND ONLY FULL CORPS CAMP, RHYTHM IN BLUE HAD REHEARSAL, AND BLUECOATS OPERATED ITS WEEKLY FRIDAY EVENING BINGO GAME!
At the Bluecoats’ one and only full corps camp of the season, the percussionists were welcomed back for the first time since January and the color guard was all together for the first time this season. This weekend served as a final callback audition for the color guard with the final roster being set on Sunday afternoon. Every section of the corps was hard at work learning and practicing new top secret music and choreography for the 2019 production.