Season's best performance for SPF band

Andy at center on quad drums

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Marching Band placed second among similar-sized bands at the U.S. Scholastic Band Association's New Jersey Championship on Nov. 5. The scoring was very close: 96.600 for the first-place band and 96.050 for SPF, the band's best score this season.

"Band dad" Dan recently set up a web site featuring his photos of the SPF band over the five seasons since Christine's freshman year. Below are his photos from Nov. 5, from warm-ups through performance. To see the full collection, visit the new site.