Petal High School band returns from Washington, D.C.

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) -Members of the Petal Excessive College band returned to the Pine Belt in the present day after touring to Washington, D.C., to march within the Nationwide Memorial Day Parade.

Brittany Swindoll, director of bands for the Petal College District, says the band was chosen to symbolize Mississippi within the parade this 12 months, and it’s additionally the primary time they’ve traveled since 2015.

“A few of these college students have by no means left the state of Mississippi, a lot much less been to our nation’s capital, so it was a very massive deal for them to get to expertise,” stated Swindoll. “I’m actually pleased with them for pushing by way of and being within the obtrusive solar for the opening ceremonies after which going and lining up for the parade. It was robust, however they had been all actually grateful for this expertise.”

Swindoll says together with marching within the parade, the 170 college students had been capable of go to the Lincoln Memorial, the White Home and varied nationwide museums.

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