2014-2015 Wash High Band
History of the Band
The Washington High School Band was founded in 1927 by Mr.Paul Harding who was at the time the Director of Instrumental Music at Washington School District. In the fall in 1959, Mr. Harding retired as Band Director to become Guidance Director. Orville Cohn was made Band Director following his departure, Mr. Roger Williams replaced him. In 1968 Mr. Paul Weber was hired as director of music, and one year later Mr. Marc J. Svaline was brought in as Director of Bands and continued until the end of the 2004 school year.
In the summer of 2004, David A. Dayton was appointed as the new band director for the Washington High School Band program.The band is regarded as one of the upper echelon programs in the high school. The band has received for many awards for excellence in playing and performance. The “Little Presidents” Band has performed on live tv, traveled the country. The steel band has even had the opportunity of traveling to Europe to perform.