More Than 20 Bands to Hit Rowland High Field Saturday

More than 20 high school bands will hit the Rowland High School field at the 43rd Annual Rowland Field Show Tournament.

The event at the Rowland High Stadium, 2000 S. Otterbein Ave. in Rowland Heights, will go from 2 to 10 p.m. and is expected to draw more than 25,000 attendees, according to a news release.

The tournament is the largest fundraiser the Rowland Instrumental Music Club has each year, according to organizers.  Rowland Instrument is a booster club that supports the Rowland Raider Regiment.

Tickets are $3 for students wearing a RUSD elementary/junior high school band shirt, $5 for children ages 5-12, $10 for adults, and $5 for those 62 and older.  Admission is free for children under 5.  The programs cost $6. Monetary donations are also accepted to help support the program.

The Rowland Raider Regiment, which is under the direction of Jason Alvo, includes the award-winning marching band, concert band, color guard, dance team, drum line, and jazz band. The regiment plans to perform "The Edge of Darkness" at 8:30 p.m. The Awards Ceremony is at 9:30 p.m.

The following is the scheduled line up:

School City /Director/Division/Step-Off Time

Pomona Pomona Alison Fisher 1A 12:45

Palos Verde Shellie Parkinson Palos Verde 1A 1:00

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Aron Cambell 1A 1:15

Northview Covina Allen Casey 1A 1:30

15 MINUTE BREAK

Whittier Whittier Jesse Meza 2A 2:00

Monrovia Monrovia Daniel J. Magallanes 2A 2:15

West Covina West Covina Steve Olivas 2A 2:30

Chaparral Scottsdale, AZ Jennifer Mireau 2A 2:45

Wilson Hacienda Heights Jonathan Chang 2A 3:00

Bloomington Bloomington John Zambrano 2A 3:15

Sunny Hills Fullerton Whitney Stanton 2A 3:30

1A & 2A Awards 4:15PM 

San Marino San Marino Ben Ubovich 3A 5:30

Azusa Azusa Susie Marin 3A 5:45

Arroyo El Monte Joseph Massaro 4A 6:00

Aliso Niguel Aliso Viejo David Weinberg 4A 6:15

Los Altos Hacienda Heights Jay Laging 4A 6:30

South Hills West Covina Mike Wooten 4A 6:45

DINNER BREAK

Temple City Temple City Bert Fernhill/Phil Bailey 5A 7:30

Etiwanda Etiwanda Jeremy Hackworth 6A 7:45

Rancho Verde Moreno Valley Honglac Hathuc 6A 8:00

Chino Chino Doug Bowden 6A 8:15

Arcadia Arcadia Kevin Sherrill / Seth Murphy 6A 8:30

Rowland (HOST) Rowland Heights Jason Alvo 6A 8:45

For more information, please contact RIM Club Vice President, Danielle Caro at Cell (626)252-5893 or by email at: rimclub.email@gmail.com.