For most marching band kids in Columbia, the marching season comes to a close around early November. But not for some members of the drumlines in Columbia Public Schools. In late July, a year-long opportunity...
Saturday, December 2nd, junior Matthew Barnes walked into Hickman High School, ready for his All-State Band audition. Working up to this point, Barnes put in a lot of time and effort in order to bring...
On October 24, Hickman’s Marching Band received a $32,000 donation from a former administrator and band advocate, Gerald L. McCollum. The directors of the band had no word of the donation before this...
“Because we’re taking behavior out of the grade, we want to put it somewhere else,” said Hickman teacher Stacy Throckmorton. “Because now if you turn something in late, [while] you may not be able...
