Senior Members Honored; Marching Giants Participate in ISSMA District

Friday, September 28, the Marching Giants honored the largest graduating class in many years. 55 members and their parents were presented before the half-time show. The following students are part of the Class of 2013:

Eric Ehizokhale, Leland Gupton, Carson Henderson, Amber Jackson, Bryce Lee, Jacob Wistendahl, Rebecca Cable, Michael Fleming, Chad Bridgwater, Allison Downing, Leanne Howard, Tomiwa Awobayuu, Amelia Delong, Ashley Earnest, Annabella Habegger, Baily Jones, Brianna Jones, Amanda Latta, Octavia Lee, Kara McKinney, Olivia Peavler, Sara Garrett, Drue Rodeghier, Kassidy Simpson,
Megan Smith, Kokeb Gebre, Alyssa Burke, Hussien Goson, Kayla Houston, Brook Cooper, Paige Huston, Jose Sanchez, Jaden Shepperd, Gelila Teklu, Rachel White, Andria Camp, Valerie Friberg, Martell Person, Joe Stovall, Emily Wessel, Louis Wieseman, Jack Akard, Tayler Bennett, Tyler Blythe, Jevon Robinson, Michael Whiteside, Kyle Ziko, Tyler Blascow, George Cooper, Anthony Johnson, Marcus Shoemaker, Devon Stelle, Kelsey Mendenhall, Jessica Purvis, Jayashree Brown-Riddles

Thanks to all the seniors for the many memories over their three to four years as a Marching Giant!
Saturday, the Marching Giants begin the march to Lucas Oil Stadium for State Competition. The Marching Giants began Saturday, September 29, at the HS for practice before heading to Plainfield HS later in the afternoon. Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) sponsored competition that begins with District and ends with State. District is held at seven locations, with 148 bands in four different Classes from around the state. Ben Davis HS participated at the Plainfield location as one of five bands in the Class A category. These bands are looking for a Gold rating in order to move to the next level, Regionals. The Marching Giants went through warm-ups and were ready to take the field. Fans pack the stands from one end to the other. The crowd erupts in cheers as the members began to file out onto the field. As fans have seen in past weeks, the Band has added new music, drill and movement, along with new flags for the color guard to extend the show. Ben Davis performed third in the line-up of five; they gave it their all. Members left the field feeling good about their performance. Members returned their instruments to the buses and grabbed a snack provided by Boosters. The drum majors return to the stadium to participate in the awards ceremony. All five bands in Class A receive a Gold rating and will be moving on to Regional competition on Saturday, October 13, at Center Grove HS, in Greenwood.

Next week, the Marching Giants host their own competition – Preview of Champions. The Marching Giants will perform in exhibition Saturday evening. See You in the Stands!