INDIANAPOLIS - A new high school has taken the title of "State Fair Marsh Band Day Champion." Winchester Community High School has broken the streak of dominating big bands with a combination of great leadership and dedicated students.
Winchester band director Douglas Fletcher, who left defending State Fair champion Anderson last year, carried his skills to the small band, which hasn't been in the top five since 2002 and hasn't had a championship since 1997.
The school performed "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and dazzled the judges in every category.
"This is amazing," said band member Alexandra Wolfe. "This is my second year in the band and I was nervous about a new band director, but now I am excited to have won and don't want him to leave!"
"I feel great," said Thomas Belgow. "I have been in band for 10 years and it has been my childhood dream to win a State Fair Band Day."
The final results are as follows:
1. Winchester
2. Richmond
3. Muncie Southside
4. Anderson
5. Jay County
6. Northeastern
7. Centerville
8. Kokomo
9. Hagerstown
10. Mooresville
11. Union County
12. Sheridan
13. Frankton
14. West Lafayette
15. Muncie Central
16. Noblesville
Preliminary results
The preliminary competition from the Indiana State Fair Marsh Band Day competition is complete. The contest started at 9 a.m. with 45 high schools from all over Indiana and has now been whittled down to its 16 finalists.
They are (in alphabetical order):
Anderson
Centerville
Frankton
Hagerstown
Jay County
Kokomo
Mooresville
Muncie Central
Muncie Southside
Noblesville
Northeastern
Richmond
Sheridan
Union County
West Lafayette
Winchester
The finals begin tonight at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $4 for children.
(This story is a release from the Indiana State Fair.)
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