Percussion places fifth at first competition

Joeley Hedgcoxe, Staff Writer • September 24, 2018

Junior Matthew Franks performed in the front ensemble during the Frisco Heritage football game.

The percussion section performed at the Plano Drumline Competition and placed fifth against 16 other schools.

“We were considered for most outstanding snare line and front ensemble,” percussion director Nathan Lewis said. “It’s always good to get out early in the season and get a couple of performances under our belt before the big marching band contest. This was even compared against the biggest drumlines in the area and state.”

The drumline and front ensemble competed Saturday, Sept. 22 at 11:12 a.m, when they performed the percussion portion of Silent Night marching show for judges. The event began the band’s competitive season.

“We had a good, solid run,” sophomore Annika Kjellgren said. “It just wasn’t our best run, so some people were upset. But it’s the best that the drumline has ever placed in a drumline contest, so people were happy about that. At this contest last year we got sixth.”

The band will compete at the Denton Golden Triangle Marching Contest on Saturday, Sept. 29.

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Joeley Hedgcoxe, Staff Writer

Back in the journalism swing with new ambitions, sophomore Joeley Hedgcoxe is hitting The Red Ledger again as a photographer, going with God’s calling and making a change in her study habits this year. She’s a dedicated performer for the school’s Color Guard, and feels her best when she’s performing with the rest of her beloved team or surrounded by her houseplants. Her favorite movies are made by Wes Anderson, and she’s a music lover at heart, never leaving home without her earbuds. Her favorite song is Alien Boy by Oliver Tree, and she’s a huge fan of Joji, Bastille, and Gorillaz. She spends her free time on facetime calls with friends, listening to music, painting or spinning her guard equipment outside. Whether she’s a plant lover, performer, photographer, or just herself, Joeley wouldn’t change anything about her.