INDIANAPOLIS — Outstanding high school marching bands from 20 states will compete in one of the nation’s most prominent marching band championships, Music for All’s Bands of America Grand National Championships, presented by Yamaha, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Nov. 11-14.

By MICKEY RATLIFF Director, Warsaw Community High School Tigers’ Pride WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Tigers’ Pride marching band placed third in Class A at the Homestead High School Invitational Saturday, Oct. 3. The band earned an overall score of 69.5. Lafayette Jefferson was second with 71.85. First place, Penn, scored 77.65. Elkhart Memorial too fourth …read more.

Eleven members of the Warsaw Community High School Band have been accepted to the All-District and All-Region Honor Bands hosted by the Indiana Bandmasters Association in November. Emily Baumgartner (clarinet), Kyle Christenberry (euphonium), Kristin Conley (French horn), Jannalynn Niebbia (flute), Noah Scott (French horn), and Kole Smith (trumpet) will participate in the All-District Band on …read more.

Warsaw Community High School band students are no strangers to the tune of success. The band, which has participated at the state level the past 2 years in a row, will once again travel to the state competition to wow audiences with their performance, “Saturn Returns.” [weaver_youtube oheSzh4vH6o rel=0] “It’s based on the astrological idea …read more.

“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.

The Triton Marching Band Trojans participated in the District Festival Class Competition at Crown Point High School on Oct. 4. This open class competition is sponsored by the Indiana State Music Association, and bands are judged on music quality, show design and performance. The Trojans received a Gold rating which indicates that the band performed …read more.