The Meadville
Marching Eagles took 2nd Place at the annual Pershing Days Parade in
downtown Laclede scoring 32 out 45 points in a tight competition. The final results for the parade were: 1st
Place Brookfield, 2nd Place Meadville, and 3rd Place Linn
County R-1 (Purdin). The parade took
place in downtown Laclede on Pershing Drive. Each band gets to stop and perform a short presentat
ion in front of the bandstand and the majority of the crowd before moving on. Once all of the units have passed through downtown, the entire parade loops back and the audience gets to see all of the units again.
The parade is one part of
the festival, celebrating the heritage of General John J. Pershing, the only living
officer in the history of the United States authorized to wear six stars with
the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. There are vendors, a civil war campsite
reenactment, and this year the Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was on
display at the Pershing Homestead site. The
Marching Eagles will next travel to Milan, MO next Friday for Milan High
School’s Homecoming Parade and then to Carrollton, MO on Saturday for the
annual Carrollton Band Day Marching Competition. The Marching Eagles are led by Senior Drum
Major Kasie Boyd and are under the direction of Mr. Dustijn Hollon.
PHOTOS FROM PERSHING DAYS PARADE
