SYRACUSE — You hear them coming? The screams of warriors as they roam through this world. You can feel the passion, taste the pride, see the strength and smell the endurance. Warrior blood is in their veins. Recently, Wawasee High School has experienced grave loss. In the past three years the world has lost five of our mighty warriors.

“The bands we’re going up against have 50 or 60,” says Joseph Shepherd, the band director at Whitko High School. Whitko Marching Pride is working with a mere 17 members, but that hasn’t stopped them from becoming one the best marching bands in the state this year. “I was a student here when the band …read more.