October 5, 2011

Best in the B
The Menno High School marching band took first place honors in the Class B category at the annual Menno Band Day Friday morning, Sept. 30. Twenty bands from around the region converged on Fifth Street for marching competition and demonstration. The event is in its fifth year since being restarted for the first time since the 1960s.
PHOTOS BY ERIK KAUFMAN



Members of the Sioux Falls Christian Middle School marching band lead off the 2011 Menno Band Day Friday morning, Sept. 30 on Fifth Street.

Drummers from the Tea Area Middle School marching band keep the beat as they move past the judges' table on Fifth Street Friday, Sept. 30.

The Yankton Middle School marching band was also on hand competing against other schools of similar size.

Members of the Chester High School marching band carry the United States and South Dakota flags as they head down Fifth Street during the 2011 Menno Band Day.

The Menno High School marching band took first place in the Class B category. Here, one of the student directors keeps time for the band.

Courtney Schaeffer plays trombone as she marches down Fifth Street during the 2011 Menno Band Day.

Members of the Irene-Wakonda High School marching band compete in the Class B category at Menno Band Day.

Members of the flag corps for the Sioux Falls Christian High School marching band added color to the proceedings as they lead their band down Fifth Street.

The Tea Area High School marching band participated in the competition along with its middle school counterpart.

Drummers from the Lennox High School marching band kept the time as they passed the judges' table. Twenty high school and middle school bands took part in the event.

Members of the Northern State University marching band gave an enthusiastic performance for the hundreds of spectators gathered on Fifth Street in Menno Friday morning, Sept. 30.

Members of the Northern State University marching band played, marched, performed routines and even tossed beads out to a receptive audience.

Hundreds of students and members of the public gathered at the Menno Athletic Field after the Fifth Street performances for a marching demonstration and clinic put on by the Northern State University marching band.