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| Optimists Alumni and other corps (until 2015)This category shows images of the Optimists Alumni and other corps with whom they have performed. They include shots from the 1983 and 1998 reunions but, primarily, cover the period from about 2002, when the Optimists Alumni was just forming, up until 2015 when the Optimists Alumni changed from an Old-School Drum and Bugle Corps to a band focussed on entertaining people. Photos from 2016 until today can be found in the "Optimists Alumni Party Gras Band" category |
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|  | | Before 2003These images were taken after the competitive years and before the Alumni Corps was formed. |
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| | | 2003Photos of the Alumni Corps in 2003 |
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| | | 2004Photos from Alumni Corps performances in 2004 |
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| | | 2005Photos from Alumni Corps performances in 2005 |
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| | | 2006Photos of the Alumni Corps in 2006 |
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| | | 2007Photos from Alumni Corps performances in 2007 |
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| | | 2008Photos from Alumni Corps performances in 2008 |
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| | | 2009Photos from Alumni Corps performances and rehearsals in 2009 |
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| | | 2010Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps (taken during 2010) |
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| | | 2011Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2011 |
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| | | 2012Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2012 |
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| | | 2013Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2013 |
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| | | 2014Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2014 |
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| | | 2015Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2015 |
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| Optimists Alumni Show Band (2016 - present)The majority of those who joined the Alumni Corps had performed with the Optimists in the 1950s and 60s. Over time the effects of aging took their toll. By 2016 the Optimists Alumni no longer had enough members to perform a traditional Drum and Bugle Corps field show. Since their remaining members still wanted to perform they transformed themselves into a "Fun Band". This new incarnation had a Party Gras feel with a focus on entertaining audiences. For a while they called themselves a "Party Gras" band; however, people seem to resonate more with the term "Show Band". This category contains images for the Show Band years. |
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| | | 2016Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2016 |
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| | | 2017Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2017
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| | | 2018Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2018 |
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| | | 2019Photos of the Optimists Alumni plus other corps taken during 2019
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| Our members marched with...The Optimists were always open to anyone who was interested. Here we honour the history of our members by displaying photos of many of the corps with which they marched. |
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| Random files - Photos from recent years (Optimists Alumni and other corps) |
Burlington Teen Tour Band (Woodstock, 2012)369 views
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Shannon and Sam Grosvenor (Rochester, 2010)536 views
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Ken Taylor, Optimists Alumni (Woodstock, 2019)339 views
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Finale (Oshawa, 2014)439 views
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Al Lapointe, ?, Bob Owen (standing), Jim Dwyer, Pat Bell & Janice Dwyer (Dick Brown Celebration, 2010)575 views
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Optimists Alumni (Waterloo, 2009)444 views
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Optimists Alumni learning drill (March, 2013)411 views
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Vern Johansson & Bernadette Woods (80th BDs, 2014)387 views
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| Last additions - Photos from recent years (Optimists Alumni and other corps) |
Bridgemen Alumni (DCA Alumni Show, Annapolis, Maryland, 2012)237 viewsJun 22, 2025
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Crusaders Alumni (DCA Alumni Show, Rochester, 2014)276 viewsJun 16, 2025
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Scout House Alumni (DCA Alumni Show, Rochester, 2011)210 viewsJun 03, 2025
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L-R: Gary Corbet, ?, Warren Mills?, Gord O'Halloran and Mel Dey (Reunion Picnic, 1998)274 viewsMay 31, 2025
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Scout House Alumni (Oshawa, 2011)365 viewsMay 05, 2024
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Toronto Signals (Oshawa, 2011)372 viewsMay 05, 2024
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DOCA (Simcoe, 2014)330 viewsApr 24, 2024
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Niagra Militaires Alumni (Simcoe, 2014)315 viewsApr 24, 2024
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