The Central Marching Tigers won first place at the Washington Marching Competition Oct. 4, in the high school band's third contest of the year.
The band also won best percussion and best color guard out of seven bands in their division. The band, under the direction of Neil Casey with assistant directors Billy Keys and Josh LaMar, travels to five competitions each year in addition to performing parades and home football games. Dina Strickert serves as color guard instructor. The band travels to Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., on Saturday.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.