Newton Marching Eagles Band Classic

$10.00 for high school through adults
$5 for K through 8th grade
4 years and under are free

The Newton Marching Eagles Band Boosters invite you to participate in the 31st annual Marching Eagles Band Classic at Newton Community High School in Newton, Illinois. The Band Classic will be a late morning/early afternoon competition hosted on October 7, 2023. Bands will be classified based on school size. First, second, and third place trophies will be awarded in each class along with caption awards for drum major, color guard and percussion. A grand champion trophy will be presented and the traditional Ms Domineck crowd appeal award will also be presented.

For registration information and any other questions you may have, please email Jill Marble, Kelly Iffert, Robin Deckard, and Kristin Radke at newtonmarchingeaglesclassic@gmail.com.

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2023 Newton Marching Eagles Band Classic Performance Schedule

9:50 Star-Spangled Banner

10:00 1A Oblong
10:15 1A Okaw Valley
10:30 1A Sangamon Valley
10:45 3A Robinson

11:00 Break

11:15 2A Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond
11:30 2A Pinkneyville
11:45 2A Casey-Westfield
12:00 2A Maroa-Forsyth
12:15 2A Lawrenceville

12:30 Lunch

1:15 3A Paris
1:30 3A Mt. Carmel
1:45 3A Unity
2:00 3A Monticello

2:15 Break

2:30 4A Carterville
2:45 4A Effingham
3:00 4A Richland County

3:15 Newton (Exhibition)
3:30 Awards

Adjudicator Panel
Kenneth Steinsultz - Music
Danelle Larson - General Effect Music
Timothy Zifer - General Effect Visual
Amanda Hoover - Drum Major
Terrence Mayhue - Percussion
Brayton Mendenhall - Auxiliary
Adam Pearson - Visual Performance Ensemble