Drums of Thunder

Parents aim to extend a Hillside tradition.

Christopher Golinski began teaching in Montclair in 2019, assuming his position with Drums of Thunder at the same time.

But district officials say programming will not be affected by staff cuts.

BY ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Hillside School's Drums of Thunder will appear on NBC's The Today Show tomorrow, July 4. The corps' appearance will include band director Louis D'Amico giving a drum lesson to the show's hosts and some of the guests...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Drums of Thunder started out 35 years ago as a small drum corps affiliated with Hillside’s performing arts program. Since then, they have been a routine sight at Montclair events, and at big-ticket shows like college football games, NBA and NFL games. B...

On Saturday, May 18, a dedication ceremony took place at Charles H. Bullock School commemorating the Washington Street Y, which was located on the site where the school now sits. For many years, the Y was a central institution for Montclair's African-American community...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Look around the walls of the first-floor hallway of Hillside Elementary School, and you’ll find photo after photo of Drums of Thunder out on the road: in front of the Washington Monument, at Madison Square Garden, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, to name just a few places where they’ve performed. And where...