All those who are planning to raise money by working the fireworks stand this summer are required to attend a meeting to be held Thursday, May 15th at 6:30pm. THIS IS A MANDATORY MEETING, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to fund raise for youself. YOU MUST BE PRESENT ON THURSDAY TO PARTICIPATE!
Any girl that made the colorguard or is an alternate, please show up on Monday, April 28th, for a meeting from 7:30-8:30 in the band room.
The senior band picture location has changed. The grounds around the Snowden House are unavailable due to a wedding. All senior band members are now requested to meet at Saucier Park in Southaven. This park is located behind (on the south side) the Southaven City Hall building. Click on the map to see full size for directions. We will still meet at 2 pm on Saturday, April 12th. It should not take more than 30 minutes to complete the task, so don’t be late!! If you have questions, contact Mr. Wofford at 901-488-6439. We will see you there!
All senior band members are requested to gather at Snowden Grove Park for a group photo at 2pm. More details to follow.
The Desoto Central Band program presented it’s annual Spring Concert Series this week. It featured performances from both middle school bands and the Concert and Symphonic bands of the high school. The stands were packed with proud parents and friends of the Desoto Central Band program as they enjoyed several contemporary and traditional compositions. Thanks to directors Dennis Cox, Heath Hopper and Jace Wells for all their hard work in preparing for this very special presentation.
Riverkings tickets are now available for sale! The tickets are $12 each and $5 of each ticket purchased goes directly to the band. Print out and complete this form to purchase tickets. Contact Chris Urlacher with any questions at 662-812-6996
Long day. The students spent the morning rehearsing for the big halftime show. The mass band including all eight high schools and both university bands will provide the halftime entertainment at the BCS Championship Bowl. The event will be carried live on the local Fox affiliate, with the game itself starting at 7pm. The big news of the day came at the end of rehearsal when the results of the previous day’s competition were announced. Among the eight bands and two divisions, The Pride received top honors, being named grand champion of the Bowl Games of America field show competition. The band also took the caption awards for color guard, marching, percussion, and visual effects. The rest of the day was spent touring the French Quarter and shopping. The day was capped off with a lavish ball held at Mardi Gras World, where all of the Mardi Gras parade floats and costumes are designed, built and stored.
Day two started with a 6:00 am wakeup call followed by breakfast in the hotel lobby. A short bus trip across the Mississippi river took everyone to W. Jefferson High School where the BCS Bowl band competition was held. The Pride performed their 2007 halftime show, “Realizations”, in competition against 11 other high schools bands from around the country. Then it was back on the buses for a quick lunch at the downtown River Walk mall, the band then reformed with uniforms and instruments for two more public performances before hundreds of Ohio State and LSU fans in Jackson Square. The day’s activities were topped off with an evening of dinner and dancing on the riverboat Natchez, as she cruised up and down the mighty Mississippi. Stay tuned for day three.
The Pride of Desoto Central Marching Band made the trip to ‘The Big Easy’ this afternoon for the first day of their BCS Bowl trip. After a short lunch stop in Jackson, The Pride arrived at their hotel in the Warehouse District of downtown New Orleans at 3:15pm. There was just enough time to get checked in and freshened up before soon departing for dinner at Michaul’s Cajun Restaurant. The meal included a selection of fine Louisiana quisine, and afterwards several band members ventured onto the dance floor as “Skeeter’s Cajun Band” played some familiar and not so familiar tunes. It didn’t matter what the music was, becaue the atmosphere was enough to ensure that everyone had a great time before returning to the hotel for the evening.
It was another long day of competing. It was The Pride’s first year to perform at the MHSAA/MBA state marching competition in the 5A division. As the newcomers, they held their own amongst the best bands in the state, taking home a first place trophy for color guard, second place in percussion and sixth place overall.
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