August 22: Instrument Rental Night

September 14: Marching Camp Day, 9am-6pm

September 14: Marching Community Performance, 7pm

September 21: Easley Marching Competition, 5pm

September 28: Boiling Springs Marching Competition, 12pm

October 5: Westside Marching Competition

October 12: Pendleton Marching Competition, 1pm

October 19: Marching Camp Day, 9am-1pm

October 26: State Marching Championships, 3pm

December 16: Anderson All-County Auditions, After School

December 17: Winter Concert, 6:30pm

January: Anderson All-County Clinic

January 11: Region Band Auditions

February 21-22: Region Band Clinic

March 26: Concert Performance Assessment

April 12: Carowinds Performance

April 22: Spring Concert

May 3: Solo & Ensemble

Phillip Ivester-Wood is a Belton, SC native teaching as the Director of Bands at Robert Anderson Middle School and Associate Director of Bands at Westside High School. During his time as band director, Mr. Ivester-Wood has led the Robert Anderson Band Program to tremendous growth, placed several students in the Anderson All-County and SC Region 1 Honor Bands, and scoring only Superior rankings at Solo & Ensemble. Prior to his band director placement, he served as the Director of Choral Activities at Robert Anderson for four years, where his choirs performed in several performances across the South Carolina Upstate and received a Superior rating at the SC Concert Performance Assessment (CPA) State Festival. In addition, Mr. Ivester-Wood served as the woodwind instructor for the Belton-Honea Path High School Marching Band for four years. He also served as the graduate conductor for the Valdosta State University Concert Choir, Men's Chorus, and Women's Chorus, where he studied conducting and music literacy under the direction of Dr. Carol Krueger. He has also been a member of numerous professional choirs, orchestras, wind ensembles, and jazz bands across both the South Carolina Upstate and South Georgia. Mr. Ivester-Wood also serves as a coach for the RAMS Cadets and Westside Varsity Winter Guard teams.

Mr. Ivester-Wood received his Bachelor of Arts in Saxophone and Vocal Performance from Erskine College in Due West, SC and his Master of Arts in Teaching from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA. He is currently living in Belton with his wonderful husband, Dan, and their energetic corgis, Ollie & Oakley.