Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival
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The Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival is an annual festival dedicated to high school bands and majorette corps in Kanawha County, West Virginia
. The event is held at the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia
at the end of September of each year, usually the last Tuesday of September. The first event was held in 1947. At the beginning of the event, "The Star Spangled Banner" is played by the previous years festival grand champion. The 2011 Festival Grand Champion is Capital High School. The event is sponsored by the Charleston Daily Mail
newspaper. It is the longest running music festival in West Virginia
. 2011 was the 65th anniversary of the festival.
for seven years.
marching band, " The Marching Thunder," does one of their exhibition shows.
WVU's marching band began performing for the festival in 2003. Marshall University's marching band began performing for the festival in 2004. The festival acts as a great recruitment opportunity for both bands.
Current High Schools:
Former High Schools:
Juliana Kemp is the only majorette to win the title of Miss Kanawha Majorette twice, once in 2003 and again in 2005. She went on to become the Feature Twirler for West Virginia State University
from 2006 to 2008. Another former Miss Kanawha Majorette also went on to become the Feature Twirler for West Virginia State University. Miss Kanawha Majorette 2006, Stevi Ryder, was their Feature Twirler for 2010 and will be a Co-Feature Twirler in 2011.
South Charleston High School has had the most girls named Miss Kanawha Majorette with a total of ten. Next to them is Herbert Hoover High School, Sissonville High School and the former DuPont High School with eight. Then the former Charleston High School with seven. The former Stonewall Jackson High School has six. Capital High School and St. Albans High School have four. George Washington High School, Nitro High School, Riverside High School, and the former Dunbar High School and East Bank High School have two wins.
Capital High School is the only school to have won the Festival Grand Championship for eight consecutive years and is the only high school to exceed ten wins at the festival with a total of fourteen wins. Next to them is Herbert Hoover High School with nine wins. George Washington High School has eight. Nitro High School, St. Albans High School, and the former DuPont High School have three wins. Sissonville High School and the former Charleston High School have one win. South Charleston High School, Riverside High School, and the former Dunbar High School, East Bank High School, and Stonewall Jackson High School have never won the Festival Grand Championship.
Kanawha County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 200,073 people, 86,226 households, and 55,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 222 people per square mile . There were 93,788 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
. The event is held at the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
at the end of September of each year, usually the last Tuesday of September. The first event was held in 1947. At the beginning of the event, "The Star Spangled Banner" is played by the previous years festival grand champion. The 2011 Festival Grand Champion is Capital High School. The event is sponsored by the Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Daily Mail
The Charleston Daily Mail is a Pulitzer Prize winning Monday-Friday morning newspaper in Charleston, West Virginia.-Publishing History:The Daily Mail was founded in 1914 by former Alaska Gov. Walter Eli Clark and remained the property of his heirs until 1987. Governor Clark described the newspaper...
newspaper. It is the longest running music festival in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. 2011 was the 65th anniversary of the festival.
The JoAnn Jarrett Holland Memorial Scholarship Fund
A $2,500 scholarship is awarded to the girl who places first in the feature twirler competition. This is an annual award given each year at the Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival. This scholarship honors the memory of JoAnn Jarrett Holland, who won the competition in 1949 and 1950. Not only did she excel at this event, but she also supported it by attending the festival each year for the rest of her life. In 1973 her daughter, Kathi Holland Burton, won this competition and went on to be the feature twirler at West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
for seven years.
WVU and Marshall exhibition shows
Every year the Daily Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival has an exhibition show following the final high school performance before the awards ceremony. On the odd numbered years West Virginia University's marching band, "The Pride of West Virginia," does one of their exhibition shows and on the even numbered years Marshall University'sMarshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
marching band, " The Marching Thunder," does one of their exhibition shows.
WVU's marching band began performing for the festival in 2003. Marshall University's marching band began performing for the festival in 2004. The festival acts as a great recruitment opportunity for both bands.
High school bands
There are currently eight public high schools in Kanawha County. All participate in the festival.Current High Schools:
- Capital High SchoolCapital High School (Charleston, West Virginia)Capital High School is a public high school located in Charleston, West Virginia.-History:The original high school in the city was Charleston High School, locally known as "The High" serving the entire city. In 1940 the school had become overcrowded and the district was divided at the Elk River,...
, Charleston, West Virginia - George Washington High SchoolGeorge Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia)George Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. GWHS opened in 1965 to accommodate students in South Hills and Loudendale ostensibly because Charleston High School was overcrowded. Prior to this time students in Charleston were divided between Charleston...
, Charleston, West Virginia - Herbert Hoover High SchoolHerbert Hoover High School (West Virginia)Herbert Hoover High School is a public high school in Falling Rock, West Virginia. The current principal is Mr. Mike Kelley.Herbert Hoover High School claims to be a "magnet school for technology" , but in 2006 Herbert Hoover lost this status...
, Falling Rock (Clendenin, West VirginiaClendenin, West VirginiaClendenin is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia along the Elk River. The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census. Clendenin was incorporated in 1904 and named for the Clendenins, an early pioneer family in the Kanawha River Valley. Charleston, WV retains the namesake of George Clendenin's...
) - Nitro High SchoolNitro High SchoolNitro High School is a public high school in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is located in Nitro, West Virginia. It is one of eight public high schools in the Kanawha County School District...
, Nitro, West VirginiaNitro, West VirginiaNitro is a city in West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. Most of the city lies in Kanawha County, with the remainder in Putnam County. The population was 7,178 at the 2010 census.Nitro was incorporated in 1932 by Circuit Court.- City name origin :... - Riverside High SchoolRiverside High School (West Virginia)Riverside High School is the second largest high school in Kanawha County, and is located in Belle, West Virginia, USA.The school opened in 1999 as a result of the consolidation of DuPont High School in Dupont City and East Bank High School in East Bank. Students from both of those former high...
, Quincy (Belle, West VirginiaBelle, West VirginiaBelle is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 1,259 at the 2000 census. Belle was incorporated on December 13, 1958 by the Kanawha County Circuit Court...
) - St. Albans High SchoolSt. Albans High SchoolSt. Albans High School is a public high school in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Founded in 1909, it is located in the city of St. Albans. It is one of the eight public high schools in Kanawha County Schools. S.A.H.S. opened a newly renovated facility for the 2003 school year. In the Fall of 2009 St...
, St. Albans, West VirginiaSt. Albans, West VirginiaSt. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,044 at the 2010 census.St. Albans was laid out in 1816... - Sissonville High SchoolSissonville High SchoolSissonville High School is a public high school in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is located in Sissonville, West Virginia, more specifically Pocatalico, which is a suburb of Charleston.- Activities :*Student Council*Yearbook*Academic Honorary...
, PocatalicoPocatalico, West VirginiaPocatalico is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Pocatalico is located along Interstate 77 south of and near Sissonville....
(Sissonville, West VirginiaSissonville, West VirginiaSissonville is an unincorporated census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Pocatalico River. The population was 4,028 at the 2010 census...
) - South Charleston High SchoolSouth Charleston High SchoolSouth Charleston High School is a public high school grades 9 through 12 located on the southern half of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood. The School mascot is the Black Eagle and the enrollment is approximately 1,200...
, South Charleston, West VirginiaSouth Charleston, West VirginiaSouth Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,450 at the 2010 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature...
Former High Schools:
- Charleston High School, Charleston, West Virginia; closed in 1989
- Dunbar High SchoolSouth Charleston High SchoolSouth Charleston High School is a public high school grades 9 through 12 located on the southern half of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood. The School mascot is the Black Eagle and the enrollment is approximately 1,200...
, Dunbar, West VirginiaDunbar, West VirginiaDunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,907 at the 2010 census estimate. Dunbar was incorporated on April 19, 1921, by an Act of the West Virginia Legislature, and named for Dunbar Baines, a prominent area banker.-History:Located at Dunbar is...
; closed in 1990 - DuPont High SchoolRiverside High School (West Virginia)Riverside High School is the second largest high school in Kanawha County, and is located in Belle, West Virginia, USA.The school opened in 1999 as a result of the consolidation of DuPont High School in Dupont City and East Bank High School in East Bank. Students from both of those former high...
, DuPont City (Belle, West Virginia); closed in 1999 - East Bank High SchoolRiverside High School (West Virginia)Riverside High School is the second largest high school in Kanawha County, and is located in Belle, West Virginia, USA.The school opened in 1999 as a result of the consolidation of DuPont High School in Dupont City and East Bank High School in East Bank. Students from both of those former high...
, East Bank, West VirginiaEast Bank, West VirginiaEast Bank is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 933 at the 2000 census. East Bank was incorporated in 1889 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature. It is so named because of its location east of Coalburg and the "bank" referring...
; closed in 1999 - Stonewall Jackson High SchoolStonewall Jackson High School (Kanawha County, West Virginia)Stonewall Jackson High School is a former high school in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It opened in 1940 and closed in 1989. It was located on the West Side in Charleston, West Virginia. In 1989, Stonewall Jackson High School and Charleston High School consolidated to become Capital High School...
, Charleston, West Virginia; closed in 1989
Previous Miss Kanawha Majorettes
The title of Miss Kanawha Majorette is awarded to the one girl who is the outstanding majorette of the evening of those competing in the category. The first girl to be named Miss Kanawha Majorette was Dolores Thompson in 1947. An annual tradition of being named Miss Kanawha Majorette is returning the next year to present the award to that years Miss Kanawha Majorette with the trophy, tiara, and bouquet of flowers. A girl cannot be named Miss Kanawha Majorette for two consecutive years, however, it is possible for a girl to be named it twice.Juliana Kemp is the only majorette to win the title of Miss Kanawha Majorette twice, once in 2003 and again in 2005. She went on to become the Feature Twirler for West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University is a historically black public college in Institute, West Virginia, United States. In the Charleston-metro area, the school is usually referred to simply as "State" or "West Virginia State"...
from 2006 to 2008. Another former Miss Kanawha Majorette also went on to become the Feature Twirler for West Virginia State University. Miss Kanawha Majorette 2006, Stevi Ryder, was their Feature Twirler for 2010 and will be a Co-Feature Twirler in 2011.
South Charleston High School has had the most girls named Miss Kanawha Majorette with a total of ten. Next to them is Herbert Hoover High School, Sissonville High School and the former DuPont High School with eight. Then the former Charleston High School with seven. The former Stonewall Jackson High School has six. Capital High School and St. Albans High School have four. George Washington High School, Nitro High School, Riverside High School, and the former Dunbar High School and East Bank High School have two wins.
- 2011-Heather Ryan, Herbert Hoover
- 2010-Alexandra Ameli, George Washington
- 2009-Casey Jarvis, Capital
- 2008-Kandis Courtney, Riverside
- 2007-Chelsea Morton, Herbert Hoover
- 2006-Stevi Ryder, Herbert Hoover
- 2005-Juliana Kemp, South Charleston
- 2004-Mandy Jo Wingo, Riverside
- 2003-Juliana Kemp, South Charleston
- 2002-Ashley Parsons, Capital
- 2001-Megan Tucker, Herbert Hoover
- 2000-Christal Kirk, Herbert Hoover
- 1999-Laura Hanna, Capital
- 1998-Jessica Smith, DuPont
- 1997-Kristen Tucker, Herbert Hoover
- 1996-Heather Anderson, Herbert Hoover
- 1995-Julie Keenan, DuPont
- 1994-Beth Miller, South Charleston
- 1993-Susan Booth, Sissonville
- 1992-Kim Jarrett, Sissonville
- 1991-Sarah Lang, Capital
- 1990-Leigh Ann Dolan, Sissonville
- 1989-Jill Pazerski, George Washington
- 1988-Katie Hodges, Stonewall Jackson
- 1987-Kristie Roberts, South Charleston
- 1986-Lisa White, DuPont
- 1985-Kim Randolph, Stonewall Jackson
- 1984-Lori Began, South Charleston
- 1983-Kim O'Conner, South Charleston
- 1982-Karen Persinger, DuPont
- 1981-Kelly Ellis, Charleston
- 1980-Shannon Snodgrass, DuPont
- 1979-Michelle Noe, Charleston
- 1978-Ursula Smith, St. Albans
- 1977-Donna Rowley, Sissonville
- 1976-Debbie Wilkinson, Sissonville
- 1975-Dawn Bailey, Sissonville
- 1974-Jenny Lynn Phyllips, East Bank
- 1973-Kathy Jo Light, DuPont
- 1972-Bobbie Coleman, Charleston
- 1971-Judy Boggess, Nitro
- 1970-Kay Bennett, Charleston
- 1969-Kathy Wingo, Charleston
- 1968-Janie Coffman, Sissonville
- 1967-Karen Schoonover, South Charleston
- 1966-Donna Tickle, Stonewall Jackson
- 1965-Beth Fleshman, Herbert Hoover
- 1964-Betty Conner, Sissonville
- 1963-Sandy Limer, East Bank
- 1962-Jenny Doty, St. Albans
- 1961-Phyllis Zabel, Stonewall Jackson
- 1960-Jeannie Irvin, Dunbar
- 1959-Patti Bostic, South Charleston
- 1958-Nina Hatfield, Stonewall Jackson
- 1957-Brenda Sullivan, DuPont
- 1956-Frances Snyder, Nitro
- 1955-Judy Thrall, Charleston
- 1954-Eleanor Carney, Dunbar
- 1953-Jean Thompson, St. Albans
- 1952-Barbara Jean Tucker, St. Albans
- 1951-Joyce Ballard, DuPont
- 1950-Patty Hendrickson, Stonewall Jackson
- 1949-Mathilde Bodkin, South Charleston
- 1948-Phyllis Walker, Charleston
- 1947-Dolores Thompson, South Charleston
Previous Festival Grand Champions
Before 1970, there was no award for Festival Grand Champion. 1970 was the first year the Festival Grand Championship was awarded. Herbert Hoover High School was the first school to win the Festival Grand Championship.Capital High School is the only school to have won the Festival Grand Championship for eight consecutive years and is the only high school to exceed ten wins at the festival with a total of fourteen wins. Next to them is Herbert Hoover High School with nine wins. George Washington High School has eight. Nitro High School, St. Albans High School, and the former DuPont High School have three wins. Sissonville High School and the former Charleston High School have one win. South Charleston High School, Riverside High School, and the former Dunbar High School, East Bank High School, and Stonewall Jackson High School have never won the Festival Grand Championship.
- 2011-Capital High School
- 2010-Capital High School
- 2009-Capital High School
- 2008-Capital High School
- 2007-Capital High School
- 2006-Capital High School
- 2005-Capital High School
- 2004-Capital High School
- 2003-Nitro High School
- 2002-Capital High School
- 2001-Nitro High School
- 2000-George Washington High School
- 1999-George Washington High School
- 1998-George Washington High School
- 1997-Capital High School
- 1996-George Washington High School
- 1995-Capital High School
- 1994-George Washington High School
- 1993-Capital High School
- 1992-George Washington High School
- 1991-George Washington High School
- 1990-Capital High School
- 1989-Capital High School
- 1988-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1987-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1986-George Washington High School
- 1985-DuPont High School
- 1984-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1983-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1982-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1981-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1980-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1979-Charleston High School
- 1978-Sissonville High School
- 1977-Herbert Hoover High School
- 1976-Nitro High School
- 1975-St. Albans High School
- 1974-DuPont High School
- 1973-St. Albans High School
- 1972-St. Albans High School
- 1971-DuPont High School
- 1970-Herbert Hoover High School