Patriot Pride band tops school’s all-region record

57 MHS students earn honors during weekend auditions

By ANDY WELD

MSD Communications

The Marion Patriot Pride Band broke another school record over the weekend with 57 students earning a position in the ASBOA Region IV All Region Senior High Band. Auditions were held Saturday in Cabot.

Additionally, another school record was shattered with Marion having 24 students qualify for All-State auditions that will be held February 8 at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

Marion also had 7 students earn 1st chair, which was the highest total by any school in Region IV.

Along with the 67 Marion Junior High students who earned All-Region accolades back in December, Marion now has 124 students in grades 8-12 qualify for All-Region (another school record).

The complete breakdown on All-Region quali_ers from Saturday’s event:

■ Cabot: 127 total – 58

All-State quali_ers (6 _rst cahir)

■ Marion: 57 total – 24 All-State quali_ers (7 _rst chairs)

■ Searcy: 21 total – 8 All-State quali_ers (0 _rst chairs)

■ West Memphis: 20 total – 2 All-State quali_ers (1 _rst chair)

■ Riverview: 10 total – 1 All-State quali_er (0 _rst chairs)

■ Harding Academy: 8 total – 3 All-State quali_ers (2 _rst chairs)

■ Stuttgart: 8 total – 1 All-State quali_er (0 _rst chairs)

■ Beebe: 6 total – 0 All-State quali_ers (0 _rst chairs)

■ Bald Knob: 5 total – 1 All-State quali_er (0 _rst chairs)

■ Lonoke: 3 total – 0 All-State quali_ers (0 _rst chairs)

■ Wynne – 2 total – 0 All-State 1uali_ers (0 _rst chairs) The Marion All-Region Band entourage traveled to Searcy on January 24-25 to participate in the ASBOA Region IV All Region Clinic on the campuses of Harding University and Searcy High School.