B-Squad History Summary

The B-Squad was formed cerca 1996/1997. Most of the group members were in 8th grade at Kokomo High School- Downtown Campus. The original members consisted of Andy Butler, Randy Hawkins, Ben Swain, and Seth Wence. The name was coined from the joke that we were not good enough to be the "A Team." This name was also appropriate, because the original members were the "tech crew" of the drama club.

Before this time, the members were friends, but not as close. Ben was at another school, and was only known tangentially through others associated with Andy and Randy.

Andy met Randy during 6th grade when Andy joined the "KEY" program at Maple Crest Middle School. As Randy remembers it, Randy was looking through a comic book calendar, and when it was Wolverine's month, Andy came by and said "That's the best one." Randy thought it was rude to butt in and say something. During the next couple years, Randy and Andy would be friendly, but not necessarily close friends.

Seth joined the "KEY" program in 7th grade. Andy and Seth became friends, probably because they were the newer kids in the program. They would regularly play Magic: The Gathering and other CCGs together.

Ben was introduced to the group through an associate through Boy Scouts. Through the training sessions, Ben became closer to Randy and Andy. By the time they reached Downtown Campus, they were friends.

Tyler Clark, Andrew Maxson, and Kyle Carmichael also attended Downtown Campus. Tyler was a year behind in school, but was in the drama club. Andrew and Kyle were in AP classes, along with the others. While these future members were introduced to the Bsquad, they were not immediately a Bsquad member.

Tyler Clark was admitted to the group as a replacement for Seth Wence. Seth had found a girlfriend, and decreased time spent with the group outside of school drastically. Tyler was trialed as a member during a trip to Highland Park where his shirt ripped, and he wore the torn off part as a bandana.

Kyle and Andrew were absorbed into the group as the Bsquad drove around Kokomo to visit people for entertainment. Kyle and Andrew's houses were on the approved list of stopping points. After some time, they started joining the drives, with Kyle joining before Andrew.