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GO Garfield GO!
"A cadet by any other name is not the same."
"Promoting excellence in the athletic arts."
*NEWS*
06/04/07 - GO Garfield GO!
Congratulations to our winter guard for winning Open Class honors at the FWGI South Power Regional in Orlando, FL last weekend!
DCP-I Seson 8 Tour Announced
Click on the link below to see our new drum corps tour schedule. Catch a show along the way! ; p
Also check out our DCP-I 8 repertoire in the archives section!
FMB Season 8 Results now in the archives.
We placed 29th out of 62 with a score of 74.69 in our group at championship prelims, and 50th place overall out of 91.
The highlight of our season was in week 3, when our guard was the top guard out of all 3 divisions, a total of 300+ guards.
It was a rough season for us, learning the ropes in FMB, and with the largest field ever of D.II bands & corps competition
was very stiff. We hope to have a better season next time.
 
Corps Info
Garfield Cadets
Virtual Fantasy Drum & Bugle Corps
Garfield Boys Academy
Garfield, TX
garfieldcadets.tripod.com
Hank Rogers, Executive Director
Member -
Drum Corps Planet International
Fantasy Marching Band
Fantasy Winter Guard Internet
Fantasy Winter Guard (FMB)
Fantasy Drum Line (FMB)
Corps Song -
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
CORPS COMPOSITION -
*BRASS - 65*
Soprano - 20
Mellophone - 15
Baritone - 15
Contra - 15
*PERCUSSION - 35*
Snare - 8
Tenor - 5
Bass - 6
Cymbols - 6
Pit - 10
*GUARD - 35*
Flag - 24
Rifle - 11
*Drum Majors - 2*
TOTAL - 137
TOUR ENTOURAGE -
Staff - 15
Support staff - 20
Corps - 137
TOTAL - 172
History
The Cadets are a melting pot of former units from the Garfield Boys Academy
in Garfield, TX, 13 miles S.E. of Austin.
Founded in 1850 by town father Abraham Beauregard Garfield, III, the academy
boasted extra carricular activities to enrich the young mens' lives such as a field & parade unit,
honor guard, rifle squad, ROTC unit, concert & jazz bands.
In 1989 these units combined to form one multi-purpose unit known as
"The Cadets Parade & Concert Corps." Performing in local parades, ceremonial
functions at the academy & in town, plus one major trip per year, "The Cadets" were the symbol of
spirit in Garfield, TX.
Fall of 1997 started a campaign for more exposure, as "The Cadets" began
performing at standstill in block formation during half-time of home football games.
May of 2001 found the schools board of directors at a crossroads with the unit, and it was decided to turn "The Cadets" into "The Garfield Cadets Virtual Fantasy Drum & Bugle
Corps" for competition in Division II of fantasy drum corps games.
We competed successfully for 8 seasons in FDCI, FDCA & VCL.
In January 2004 we became a Division I corps for competition in FDCI only. We competed until
the demise of FDCI in the spring of 2006.
In April 2007 we debut as a Division I corps for competition in DCP-I, and Division II for FMB.
Click
for a biography of our director's
history in fantasy gaming participation.
Click on trophy to enter our trophy room.
Click on logo below to enter our archives.
Click on flags below for our winter guard.
Click HERE for Drum Corps Planet-International.
Click HERE for Fantasy Marching Band.
Garfield Cadets Proudly wear DeMoulin!
Click pix below to go to DeMoulin.
Shown are the corps classic cadet style uniform,
color guard uniform & drum major uniform.
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