Thursday, October 6, 2016

MPHS to Host Marching Bands at Sam Parker Field


Mount Pleasant High School will host the Northeast Texas Marching Festival on Saturday, October 8 at Sam Parker Field. Bands and color guards from 22 area high schools will perform beginning at 10:00 a.m. with the band from New Boston High School leading off. The contest runs all day. As the host band, the MPHS Goin’ Gold Band won’t compete but will perform at 9:00 a.m.

Area bands competing include Rivercrest, Mt. Vernon, Liberty Eylau, Winnsboro, Mineola, Texas High, Marshall, Kilgore, Paris and Atlanta High Schools. Bishop Lynch High School from Dallas will compete at noon.

The awards ceremony will take place a 4:15 p.m. Awards to be presented include 1st Division Band, 1st Division Color Guard, 1st Division Percussion, 1st Division Drum Major, Most Outstanding Drum Line, Most Outstanding Color Guard, Most Outstanding Drum Major and Northeast Texas Marching Band Finalist.

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