JONESBORO — The Clayton County Public Schools’ Department of Fine Arts hosted its annual Marching Band Exhibition Tuesday, Oct. 24 on Hines Ward Field at Tara Stadium in Jonesboro.
The exhibition featured performances from nine Clayton County high schools as well as a combined middle school band, one visiting high school band, and one college band.
The event featured “The Star Spangled Banner” as performed by the CCPS Combined Middle School Band with students from each middle school in the district. More than 400 performers stretched across the field.
Special guest bands were the Valdosta High School Marching Band and the Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands.
Each high school band received constructive feedback from a seven-person adjudication panel consisting of four music judges, a percussion judge, a drum major judge, and an auxiliary judge.
Trophies were awarded to each program and two special recognitions were presented to the Riverdale High and Jonesboro High bands.
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