2026 Schedule 

Mountain Grove Marching Festival

October 17,2026

Mountain Grove High School

Thank you so much for attending our 4th Annual Mountain Grove Marching Festival and welcome to Mountain Grove High School! We would like to thank all of the students, parents, boosters, community members, school staff, faculty, and sponsors for helping to make this day possible. 

 Our goal is to make this festival a fun, educational, and memorable experience for you and everyone attending. We ask all spectators to be respectful to all of the bands performing today. We also ask that all spectators remain in their seats until a band is done performing so as not to interrupt other spectators from enjoying today’s performances. 

The Mountain Grove Panther Pride Band would like to thank the following sponsors for making this event possible.  

Anthony Heating and Air 

The Brooke of Life Foundation

The Grove Family Restaurant 

CHC Home Center Mountain Grove 

Hawkins Home and Lawn 

Westgate Trailers 

Town and Country Bank 

Whetstone Veterinary Clinic 

Wright County Journal 

Stockmen’s Bank 

MacPherson Law Center LLC 

American Family Insurance Kim Norris

The Dickenson and Locke Families in support of Alex Dickenson and Seth Locke 

Hix Tire, LLC

Mercy Clinic of Mountain Grove 

The Groom Shack 

Mountain Grove Laundry

BAND PERFORMANCE ORDER AND INFORMATION

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11:40am: The Marching Bulldogs and Blue Radiance Color Guard   Maroon

Cabool High School-Cabool, MO

Director: Katie Presser

Additional Staff: Jennifer Gossard 

Shine

Drum Major: Jeremiah Leonard 

Soloist: Crystal Roberts - Tenor Saxophone

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12:00pm: The Seymour Tiger Pride Marching Band     Maroon

Seymour High School-Seymour, MO

Director: Gavin Remstedt

The Greatest Show: Music from the Greatest Showman

Drum Major: Maddie Sabillon 

Soloists: Karson Thompson - Trumpet, Trey Smith - Trumpet, Ricky Napier - Color Guard

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12:20pm: The Spirit of Northwest                        Grey

Northwest High School-Cedar Hill, MO

Director: Brett Dunsford

Additional Staff: Abigail Schuller and Kai Vogelpohl

UpSlide Down

Drum Majors: Ellie Tilton, Katelyn Shreve, and Tyler Jarvis

Soloists: Quentin Boyer - Trombone, Dakota Goodman - Electric Bass

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12:40pm: Willow Springs Bear Pride Band               Grey

Willow Springs High School- Willow Springs, MO

Director: Mike Charlton

Additional Staff: Skye Waldron - Color Guard

250: A Birthday Party in the U.S.A.

Drum Major: Allison Killough

Soloists: Brynlie Campbell-Holmes - Flute, Paxton Dusenbury - Trumpet

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1:00pm: The Marching Warhawks                     Grey

Bourbon High School - Bourbon, MO

Director: Jordan White

Additional Staff: Casey Hassell - Color Guard 

Stars and Strikeouts

Drum Majors: Kyler Davis and Garrett Wallis

Soloists: Channing Fletcher - Alto Saxophone, Kinzey Waldron - Alto Saxophone, Coltyn Strosnider - Baritone, Gunner Graddy - Trumpet, Blake Wallis - Mellophone

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__________________________________Judges Break__________________________________

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2:20pm: The Bison Pride Marching Band              White

Buffalo HIgh School - Buffalo, MO

Directors: Jason Rehm and Austin Hicks

Additional Staff: Noah Maddux, Makensi Case, and Dustin Messenger

All Aboard

Drum Majors: Noah Martin and Norah Manary

Soloists: Karaline Dickinson - Clarinet, Maddie Chambers - Flute, Gracie Dawson - Flute, 

Emma Haley - Clarinet, Leila Tindle - Flute, Joselyn Halbert - Clarinet, Jamaar Haggard - Trombone

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2:00pm: The Spirit of the Bootheel Marching Band           White

Kennett High School - Kennett, MO

Directors: Dustin Bush and Melanie Bush

Additional Staff: Melanie Bush - Color Guard and Rachel Busch - Majorettes

Sawyer

Drum Major: Shyler Reese 

Assistants- Da'Niya Pulliam & Micah Torres

Soloists: Aiden Chase - Alto Saxophone, Katelyn Davis - Clarinet, Hampton Wilson - Mellophone, 

Benton Vandergriff - Guitar

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1:40pm:  Thayer Bobcat Pride Marching Band                White

Thayer High School - Thayer, MO

Director: Kaleb Gray

Additional Staff: Jenifer Evans and Makensi Case

Pirates of the Caribbean

Drum Majors: Kierra Meyers and Kiley Hedden

Soloist: Brady Parker

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2:50pm Panther Pride Marching Band                                Exhibition

Mountain Grove High School - Mountain Grove, MO

Director: Daniel Van Aalsburg & Assistant Director: Brad Dietz

Additional Staff: Melinda Van Aalsburg 

Black Widow

Drum Majors: Megan Adams and Leah Broome

Soloists: Raegon Barbe- Flute, Sophia Gresham - Tenor Saxophone, JP DIckey - Trumpet, 

Natalie Sonksen - Color Guard, Emme Peterson - Color Guard

__________________________Award Ceremony 3:15pm___________________________