Woodsiders

Other Names:Our Lady of Good Counsel Cadets; OLGC Woodsiders

Newark, NJ United States
Founded: 1953

Inactive Junior

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1959			Far Away Places * Mechanized Infantry March * Battle Hymn of the Republic * My Adobe Hacienda * The Day the Rains Came * I Won't Dance * Tea for Two * Jungle Drums * Red Sails In The Sunset
1960			Far Away Places * Song Of The Open Road * Danny Boy * Jungle Drums * Battle Hymn of the Republic * If You Were The Only Girl In The World * Taking a Chance On Love * The Big Backyard (from Up in Central Park) * How You Gonna Keep 'em Down On The Farm * Red Sails In The Sunset
1962			I'm Gonna Live Till I Die * Jungle Drums * Ben Hur Fanfare * Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody * My Shawl * Bye Bye Baby (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
1972			Where Would You Be Without Me * The Lord's Prayer * Ben Hur Fanfare * The Ten Commandments * Superstar (from Jesus Christ Superstar) * Theme from Hawaii Five-O * By the Time I Get to Phoenix * I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar) * Something * I Ain't Got Nobody (from I Ain't Got Nobody)

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

CORPS Photos

Formed in 1956, The Woodsiders had their start as the Good Counsel Cadets in the late 1940's ; a activity of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in North Newark, N.J.. When the corps entered marching competition in 1954 it adopted the name WOODSIDERS, since the church, school was on Woodside Avenue in the Woodside section of Newark. For a while the corps was the official band for Good Counsel High School.

At the end of the 1956 season the corps lost the sponsorship of Good Counsel Church ;selling the corps uniforms and drums to Our Lady of the Valley H.S. in Orange,N.J..since both schools had the same colors of blue,gold and white. (similar to what would happen to the Holy Name Cadets two years later ).

The corps reorganized and incorporated as the North Newark Woodsiders in 1957. The corps disbanded in 1965 due to the military draft. However the corps remained active. After the Newark Riots of 1967 and 1969 the corps moved across the Passaic River to Harrison, N.J. until it finally left the drum corps and color guard since in late 1970's.

Awards included the 1963 Eastern States Championship, 1963 New Jersey State Jaycees Championship, and 1962 host corps for the Dream Contest.

Television personalty Kathy Lee Gifford is said to have marched with the Woodsiders at one time (though according to Ron Da Silva that is not true). Another distinguished alumnus is Ron Da Silva, well-known drum corps photographer.

The corps was active through at least 1974. The WOODSIDERS are planning a reunion at the 2013 ELK'S Convention in Wildwood,N.J.

[Encyclopedia of Drum and Bugle Corps, 1966; rec.arts.marching.drumcorps 4/11/2000; http://www.frontiernet.net/~richdas/index.shtml; DCW, 5/04, p.30; Ron Da Silva August 2012]

Members (13)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
(Mann) Bailey, Sue	Flag	1967 to 1970
Amorim, Michael	solo soprano	1964 to 1965
Brobst, Ed	Snare Line	1965 to 1971
Carswell, Terry	Drum Line (bass)	1964 to 1965
Desendorf, Donna L.	Color Guard	1967 to 1973
Frasier, Walt	Baritone	1962
Garcia, Vija	Color Guard	1969 to 1970
Kain, Greg	baritone	1969 to 1975
Marshman, Bob Marshman	Perc	1968 to 1974
Marshman, Scott	Horn Line	1973 to 1976
Russell, Mary Jo	Color Guard	1960 to 1962
starr, george	sop	1969 to 1973
watters, james	soprano	1968 to 1970