The Blanchester Wildcats marching band performs year round for numerous school and community events as well as competitions.

The band participates in Ohio Music Education Association Marching Band and Concert Band events, according to band director David Wood. While the marching band consistently earns “Excellence” ratings, this past spring the concert band earned what may have been the first “Superior” rating in school history at the OMEA District 13 Large Group Adjudicated Event. This provided the concert band a trip to the state level event.

With that accomplishment, this season the Marching Wildcats look to make their first return to the state level since last appearing there in the 1990s.

Band members are not only involved in music but also take part in many other activities that include soccer, volleyball, tennis, track, softball, drama, FFA, academic team, and church youth groups.

This season’s competition show title is “The Crown.” The show presents a fictitious story of a people finding their crown wearer and defending the crown from outside forces.

Amy Lewis is the color guard advisor.

The Blanchester Marching Wildcats, from left to right, front row, field commanders Lydia Falgner and Eliana Tacoronte; second row, Dakota Johnson, Kaylie Paugh, Katelyn Whitt, Aaron Drexler, Jonathan Trivett, Aeryn Armendarez, Calleigh Hixson, Aleah Wells, Hannah Gabbard; third row, Tamie Gadzinski, Adrian Jones, Kaitie Ross, Sydney Mintkenbaugh, Emily Light, Rebekah Davenport, Payton Horton, Tristan Hedge; fourth row, Emma Rumpke, Shelby Cundiff, Gracie Dixon, Abby Trovillo, Daelyn Staehling, Carlee Minge Jenni Browning, Sydney Ziegler, Trenity Jacobs; fifth row, Katelyn Ward, Emma Falgner, Annie Sutphin, Brenden Breezley, Zachary Neace, Stryder Davis, Gabriel Staehling; sixth row, Rylee Howard, Eli Linz, Tom Black, Kyler Abirached, Trevor Paul, Kellen Staehling, Tommy Morlan, Andrew Holland, Allison Jones; back row, director David Wood, Robert Bell, Makayla Harrington, Brady Fields, Savannah Belote, Robbi Surface, Color Guard Advisor-Amy Lewis

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/08/web1_BAND_blanchester-1.jpgThe Blanchester Marching Wildcats, from left to right, front row, field commanders Lydia Falgner and Eliana Tacoronte; second row, Dakota Johnson, Kaylie Paugh, Katelyn Whitt, Aaron Drexler, Jonathan Trivett, Aeryn Armendarez, Calleigh Hixson, Aleah Wells, Hannah Gabbard; third row, Tamie Gadzinski, Adrian Jones, Kaitie Ross, Sydney Mintkenbaugh, Emily Light, Rebekah Davenport, Payton Horton, Tristan Hedge; fourth row, Emma Rumpke, Shelby Cundiff, Gracie Dixon, Abby Trovillo, Daelyn Staehling, Carlee Minge Jenni Browning, Sydney Ziegler, Trenity Jacobs; fifth row, Katelyn Ward, Emma Falgner, Annie Sutphin, Brenden Breezley, Zachary Neace, Stryder Davis, Gabriel Staehling; sixth row, Rylee Howard, Eli Linz, Tom Black, Kyler Abirached, Trevor Paul, Kellen Staehling, Tommy Morlan, Andrew Holland, Allison Jones; back row, director David Wood, Robert Bell, Makayla Harrington, Brady Fields, Savannah Belote, Robbi Surface, Color Guard Advisor-Amy Lewis Elizabeth Clark | News Journal