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Wlaf1450CCHS Marching Band takes top honors in Bristol
A NOTE FROM THE GRAND ON CENTRAL: “There is so much good going on in our community, and I want to share all this good with you every Monday here on WLAF in hopes that you will start your week in a grand way making each week a Grand Week,” said Olivia Lobertini, owner of The Grand on Central.
By Charlotte Underwood
BRISTOL, TN (WLAF)- The Campbell County High School Marching Cougars won Grand Champions at the Music in the Castle competition at Bristol at Tennessee High School on Saturday! This is the second year in a row for the band to earn the Grand Champions title.
The band earned first competing against 16 other bands, earning 1st place drum major, 1st place in visual and 1st place in General Effect.
Campbell County High School Assistant band director Tiffany Braden said she couldn’t be prouder of the work and dedication the students have put into the performance and improvements over the past month.
“It has been a long week with a lot of hard work involved! I have loved watching the students improve continuously across the past three weeks. The students have absolutely earned the grand champion title!” Braden said.
Over the past week, band students “put a lot of work into the third movement as well as visuals” for their performance.
“Our visual caption put us ahead of the other groups. Visuals are all about marching technique, foot timing, choreography, and the overall theatrical elements of the show! We spent a lot of time on those this week!” Braden said, adding that it had been “amazing to see how far these students have come since July.”
“We look forward to continuing to improve throughout October until our last competition at Alcoa High School!” Braden said.
The final competition is at Alcoa High School on October 25th!
Music in the Castle results for CCHS:
Drum Majors: 1st place
Visual: 1st place
General Effect: 1st place
Band: 1st place
Percussion: 2nd place
Color Guard: 2nd place
Music: 2nd place
A NOTE FROM THE GRAND ON CENTRAL: “There is so much good going on in our community, and I want to share all this good with you every Monday here on WLAF in hopes that you will start your week in a grand way making each week a Grand Week,” said Olivia Lobertini, owner of The Grand on Central.
For bookings, email Olivia Lobertini at ohlobertini03@gmail.com. Check on avails HERE. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/06/2025-6AM-PHOTOS SUBMITTED)