Gage Williams plays tenor saxophone, Charlie Ware plays baritone saxophone, Haley Vickery plays bass clarinet and Abby Garner plays alto clarinet during a recent band class at the high school.
Band hopes to make historic trip
Pike County’s high school marching band will be one of only 20 high school bands nationwide to perform in New York City’s Veteran’s Day Parade down Fifth Avenue in November. The band will also play in Times Square for a 10th anniversary tribute to the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center. The more than 50 band members are attempting to raise $500 per student for the trip.
“This is the nation’s largest Veterans’ Day parade and it’s very prestigious for our school to be chosen to perform,” said high and middle school band director Chad Reynolds. “The biggest hurdle is raising the money to go. The band has worked so hard and they really deserve a trip to show off all their hard work. It’s also an educational venture for students to get to talk to veterans and hear the former New York fire chief speak about the events of 9/11.”
Band members will perform in the “Band of Pride” Tribute in Times Square Thursday, Nov. 10 as part of the recognition of the 10th anniversary of the terroristic attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. All 20 bands will perform together as one united band. A savings account has been set up at United Bank and checks can be written to Pike County High School Marching Band or donations can be deposited or transferred in the band’s New York City trip account. The band will also perform at the May 28 dedication of the Pike County Veterans Memorial. They will play the Star Spangled Banner, the Armed Forces Salute, Taps and other patriotic pieces.
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Band members will perform in the “Band of Pride” Tribute in Times Square Thursday, Nov. 10 as part of the recognition of the 10th anniversary of the terroristic attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. All 20 bands will perform together as one united band. A savings account has been set up at United Bank and checks can be written to Pike County High School Marching Band or donations can be deposited or transferred in the band’s New York City trip account. The band will also perform at the May 28 dedication of the Pike County Veterans Memorial. They will play the Star Spangled Banner, the Armed Forces Salute, Taps and other patriotic pieces.
For more on this story, read the April 27 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
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Forgotten students...
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05/02/11 at 06:25 AM
The upcoming 8th graders at the Middle school are also in the marching band and will be attending the New York event in November. They are working just as hard at the high school students. In some cases, maybe even more so because they have never been in marching band before and will be beginning band for the first year and then planning a huge trip like this... Lets give these students credit too please.
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fat bass tard
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05/02/11 at 12:54 PM
there's always someone...
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Anonymous
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05/19/11 at 01:46 PM
Really? Forgotten Students? I don't think they were forgotten at all the Marching Band is the Marching Band for the High School and that is all it says is "High School Marching Band" nothing about individual students. I think this is being just a bit uber sensitive.
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05/19/11 at 02:08 PM
The upcoming 8th graders did not contribute to getting the “high school marching band” to NY so no they really shouldn’t be credited for if you would want to be technical about it.
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