The Eagle's Nest

On Oc­to­ber 10, the Rhea County High School March­ing Band went to Bradley Cen­tral High School to par­tic­i­pate in the an­nual Bradley Clas­sic March­ing Band Competition.

At the com­pe­ti­tion, nu­mer­ous bands from the area come and com­pete with their march­ing shows. This year how­ever, the con­test was taken in­side, al­legedly due to poor weather con­di­tions. Be­cause of this, bands were un­able to march, and only the mu­sic por­tions of their shows were judged.

The RCHS Band played the songs “Aquarius/​Let The Sun Shine In”, “Joy To The World”, and “Turn, Turn, Turn”, from their half­time show and was judged on mu­si­cal­ity, while the color guard per­formed their rou­tine to the songs and was judged on per­for­mence. The band as a whole was judged on over­all per­for­mance. These scores were put to­gether for an over­all total.

At the award cer­e­mony, the bands from all classes were given awards and to­tals. The Rhea County Band re­cieved a to­tal of 79.5, that landed them in sec­ond place. Cen­ten­nial High School of Cleve­land, Mis­sis­sippi pulled away with first, and had a to­tal of 81.

Rhea County placed in the top four bands for all catagories ex­cept one. While the RCHS color guard was in the top three guards of the day. It was a great ac­com­plish­ment for the band and guard, and we wish them luck with the rest of their year.