Connecticut Agricultural College Cadet Band, a predecessor to the UConn Marching Band, pictured in 1906
UConn Marching Band plays during or after a football game in 1942
UConn Marching Band plays at a 1950 football game
UConn Marching Band plays at a 1968 football game against Maine
Page 1 of the Arrangement for the Husky Prelude and March, from former UConn Marching Band Director David Maker
Magic Rhythm’ Marching Band formation, circa 1979, from David Maker Collection
UConn Marching Band member plays the tuba, from the UConn Photo Collection
UConn Band performance, circa 2001
Members of the Marching Band practice with flags, circa 2001
UConn Marching Band arranged in a ‘USA’ formation at Storrs, circa 2001
Journal Inquirer sports page from 12/6/05 that mentions the UCMB playing at Rentschler Field
The winner for fiction is Andrew Smith, for Grasshopper Jungle; for nonfiction is Steve Sheinkin, for The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights; and for picture book, Peter Brown for Mr. Tiger goes Wild. The Honor Books winners in the fiction category are Elizabeth Wein, for Rose Under Fire and Gene Luen Yang for Boxers & Saints; for nonfiction, Steve Jenkins for The Animal Book: a Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest Shyest – and Most Surprising – Animals on Earth and Patricia Hruby Powell for Josephine: the Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker;and for picture book, Daniel Beaty for Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me, and Shaun Tan for Rules of Summer. Congratulations to all!