The Timber Creek High School Marching Band began in 2001 as a "standing band" their first year. The musicians would stand in an arc and play selections. The first Music Director was Doug Schmidt, who came over from Highland High School. In 2002, the Chargers began marching drills under the direction of drum major Sye-Isha Jackson, and their field show was selections from the Broadway musical "Jekyll & Hyde." They went to the ACC's and scored 83.55 in the Group 1 Invitational.

Doug Schmidt left the program after that year to pursue his Doctorate degree, and the new Music Director was Chris Adams. He also used an ensemble program entitled "Celtic Celebration," featuring an Irish theme, directed by drum major Megan Herbert. The Chargers came out of the Chapter 1 Championships seeded first in the Group 1 Invitational. Irish eyes were smiling on the Chargers as they left the ACC's as Group 1 Invitational Champions, with a school high ACC score of 91.45, taking with them caption awards for High Music, Visual, Percussion, Brass and Auxiliary.  

The Marching Band program was building off that success, growing into a Group 2 ensemble. The 2004 program was "Heartbeat," by Key Poulan, a brassy percussion-laced show. For the first time, the band used on-field props, as the auxiliary performed with jigsaw sections, that when assembled, formed a large heart outline from which Chris Hess performed his horn solo. Drum major Samantha Payne wore deep red velour while leading the Chargers to a 17th place bronze level finish at Scranton in Group 2.

The 2005 Chargers stayed in Group 2, but Chris Adams left the program. Daniel O'Neill stepped in as the new Music Director, and the band "tore up the tracks" to Key Poulan's "Locomotion," conducted by drum major Laura Test. The highlight of the show was a sexy sax solo by Gio Petrilli and creative staging by both the band and auxiliary made it an exciting show. The Chargers parlayed this into a 3rd place Group 2 finish at Chapters, with a 91.8, setting a school record for TOB high score, and finished just shy of a Top 10 showing at the ACC's, taking the High Percussion award in the process.

2006 brought more changes as the band lost about a quarter of its membership to graduation. Now re-formed back to Group 1, the Chargers went back to Broadway, and "Miss Saigon" as the field show. Drum major Will Wells got the most out of the band, and went to the ACC's seeded 13th. This year, they became Silver Level finalists, cracking the Top 10 with a 91.25 score.

2007 found the Chargers competing in both the Tournament of Bands (TOB) and United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) circuits, The ACC's have moved to Dover, Delaware, and the Charm City, Baltimore, is the site of the Group 1 Open USSBA Championships. Drum major Scott Summers, who, at 6’5”, towered over the band from the podium, captained the Chargers. The program, "Reflections of the Blue Frontier," featured an arrangement of "Shenandoah," with a baritone solo by Greg Haring. At the ACC’s on November 10, the Chargers were seeded 13th, and again finished as Silver Level finalists in 10th place with a score of 91.00. At the USSBA National Championships, the Chargers proved they are a force to be reckoned with, taking second place with a school record high score in marching band competition of 94.225. Congratulations to Mr. O’Neill, his staff, and the Charger Marching Band for another great marching band season.