TMB

Senior Night

By Ashlee Rainer, Quin Bellson, Jaylen Warren, Enyce Bell, 

and Jerry Hawkins

The Band performed at the football game, Friday, September 19, 2025, with more members and more energy than before.

Tiger Marching Band has grown to 48 members this year, and ten of them are seniors. 

De’zayiah Crossley, a senior member of the Flag Team, said, “First, my mother did flags, then my two cousins did flags as well, so I’m just following my family’s traits.” 

Carlton Burrel is another senior band member. He has only been with the band for two years. We asked him, “Was there anything special about senior night?” Carlton said, “They took our pictures and they announced our names.” We also asked Carlton, “How has the band progressed?” He said, “The chemistry in the band is coming together.”

TMB played “The Star-Spangled Banner”, “Boots on the Ground”, “Choppa Style”, and “Neck” during the halftime show.

Ashlee Rainer thought performing “Neck” and “Boots on the Ground” were the most difficult. She said, “The step count and dances were difficult to memorize.”

We asked Princess Williams, “What made you want to do Flags?” And she responded with, “If I’m being completely honest, it looked beautiful, and amazing to the point where I grew tired of playing my own instrument. Plus, my friends were there as well, so I thought maybe I should give it a try.”  

With a newfound chemistry, TMB made Senior Night more special, beautiful, and memorable.