Big Red Honors and Awards

What follows are highlights of the awards the band has won through the years. If you wish to view they all (through 1997) please click the link below. This will open a database in microsoft works with all the contest results in it. The results were taken from the trophies in the band hall. There are a few that do not have a date and we are searching for the dates on these. If you can help with that, e mail us.

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Gulf Coast Marching Contest

• Rated superior 1970-1978

 1974

• Performed for President Richard Nixon in Jackson, MS

Tri-State Music Festival - Enid, Oklahoma

• Awarded the "Fruhauf Trophy" for best appearing band at the festival in 1972 and 1975

Bands of America - Whitewater, Wisconsin

• 1976 Class "A" Champion
• 1977 Placed second
• 1979 placed fourth

Festival of Champions, Murray Kentucky

• 1978 placed sixth
• 1979 placed seventh and won best marching and maneuvering award

1979 Summer Tour:

• Herscher, Illinois - placed second and won high brass
• Spring Valley, Illinois - placed second
• Osceola, Iowa - placed second
• Bloomfield, Iowa - placed first
• Whitewater, Wisconsin - placed fourth

Bands of American Southern Regional, Pensacola Florida

• Class "A" Champion
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980

Bands of America Mid South Regional, Jackson, Tennessee

• Class "A" Champion 1980

Bands of America Summer National

• Class "A" Champion 1986

WGI Friendship Cup South Regional finalist

• 1996
• 1998

Mississippi Marching Band Championship, Hattiesburg, MS finalist

• 1996
• 1997
• 1998

Indian Summer Seafood Marching Festival, Panama City, Fl, Grand Champion

• 1996

Toyota Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fl

• 1999  first place field show, first place parade, grand champion

WGI Friendship Cup Emerald Coast Regional

• 1999 - 3rd place class AAA
• 1999 - Finalist
• 2001 - 3rd place class AAA prelims
• 2001 - 11th place overall Finals.

West Alabama Marching Classic

• 2000 Best overall band, and drumline

National Festival Of The States in Washington, DC

• 2001 Represented Mississippi in the  while performing at Mt. Vernon, The Lincoln Memorial, and The Navy Memorial.  Also participated in a wreath laying ceremony and the Tomb of The Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetary

NWCC

• 2001 best in class band, Best overall percussion, color guard, percussion and drum major, Reserve Grand Champion

Hoover Invitational, Hoover, Alabama

• 2001 Best in class band, percussion

Contest of Champions, Murfreesboro, TN

• 2002 Participant
• 3rd Place Class AA
• 2003 Participant
• 21st place overall

Red Carpet Invitational, Vicksburg, MS

• 2002 Best in class band
• 2002 Best overall percussion

Dixie Marching Band Championships, Booneville, MS

• 2003 3rd Place Class 6A