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Band prepares for spirit show reveal, today’s season preview

Mighty Eagle musicians begin preparations for season in summer camp, continue to now – & beyond
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Will Ligon, Podcast Director • September 12, 2024
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Lined up on dots, the new band sets down the props for their competitive show. Though the show is a secret at the moment. There is a community performance on Thursday Sept. 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. The band will be competing at Grand Nationals, which is one of the biggest competitions in the nation which they got 11th place in 2022 with their show "Sit Down Stand Up."

As the Mighty Eagle Band prepares for another year, the program began its annual camp July 17. The camp consisted of two full weeks of learning how to march, play music, memorize the music, perform drill and much more. Each day started at 7:30 a.m. on the practice marching field and went until 11:30 a.m. After that, they have a break until 12:30 p.m., which is when music block starts. The music block ends at 3:00 p.m., and the band is sent home to eat dinner and rest until the next part of the camp at 6:30 p.m. The final block ends at 8:30 p.m., when the band is sent home for the night. The band has been working hard for this marching season, and it will be performing at all of the varsity football games. There will be a community performance at the Reynolds Middle School stadium tonight at 7:30pm.

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Will Ligon, Podcast Director
Will Ligon brings creativity to Eagle Nation Online through his podcasts. He is a senior at Prosper high school, and this is his second year on staff. He is in marching band and plays the trumpet. Will works as a freelance voiceover/voice actor. He made his first podcast, "The Memory Space," his sophomore year. After high school he wants to go to DBU and major in Communications, or Cybersecurity.
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