Thursday, March 28, 2024

GHS band fares well in two contests

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Last Saturday the Gatesville High School Fighting Hornet Marching Band traveled to two separate contests, earning a “superior” rating at one and taking fifth place in the other competition.

The GHS band received a straight superior rating at the McGregor Bulldog Marching Invitational.  

The Fighting Hornet Band also competed at the Midway Marching Preview later that day. The band placed sixth during the preliminary round, which put them in the finals later that night. In the finals, Gatesville earned fifth place among 22 schools.

The final school standings from the Midway contest were: 1.Seguin; 2. Harker Heights; 3. Red Oak; 4. Copperas Cove; 5. Gatesville; 6. El Paso Del Valle; 7. Cameron Yoe and Salado (tie); 9. China Spring; 10. Ellison; 11. Jarrell; 12. Waco; 13. Hillsboro; 14. Rosebud Lott; 15. Bosqueville; 16. Waco La Vega; 17. Killeen; 18. Killeen Shoemaker; 19. Corsicana; 20. Waco University; 21. Academy; 22. Mexia.

The GHS band will be competing at the Whitney Marching Festival this Saturday.