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WTAP's Band of the Week is Eastern Local Schools' Marching Band.

Band of the Week: Eastern Local Schools Marching Band

Updated: Nov. 21, 2024 at 7:50 PM EST
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By Logan Riggenbach
WTAP's Band of the Week is Eastern Local Schools' Marching Band.
With 25 band members, the Ravenswood Marching Band brings a unique show with it called...

Band of the Week: Ravenswood Marching Band

Updated: Nov. 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM EST
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By Payton Brooker
With 25 band members, the Ravenswood Marching Band brings a unique show with it called Feathers and Flames.
WTAP's Band of the Week is the Wirt County High School Marching Tigers

Band of the Week: Wirt County High School Marching Tigers

Updated: Nov. 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST
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By Logan Riggenbach
WTAP's Band of the Week is the Wirt County High School Marching Tigers.
WTAP's Band of the Week is the Fort Frye Marching Cadets.

Band of the Week: Fort Frye High School Marching Cadets

Updated: Oct. 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT
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By Logan Riggenbach
WTAP's Band of the Week is the Fort Frye Marching Cadets.
Belpre High School's the Pride of Belpre was chosen as this week's Band of the Week.

Band of the Week: Belpre High School Marching Band

Updated: Oct. 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM EDT
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By Logan Riggenbach
Belpre High School's the Pride of Belpre was chosen as this week's Band of the Week.
This week's Academic Achiever of the Week plans to join a ROTC program in college.

Academic Achiever: Briley Hupp

Updated: Oct. 10, 2024 at 9:38 AM EDT
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By Payton Brooker
This week's Academic Achiever of the Week plans to join a ROTC program in college.
The Wildcat Marching Band will return to band competitions for the first time in several years.

Band of the Week: Waterford High School Marching Band

Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT
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By Logan Riggenbach
The Wildcat Marching Band will return to band competitions for the first time in several years.
This week's Band of the Week is the St. Marys Blue Devils Marching Band

Band of the Week: St. Marys High School Marching Band

Updated: Sep. 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM EDT
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By Logan Riggenbach
This week's Band of the Week is the St. Marys Blue Devils Marching Band.
Mason O'Donnell discusses his future plans of going into engineering and how he participates...

Academic Achiever: Mason O’Donnell

Updated: Sep. 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM EDT
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By Payton Brooker
Mason O'Donnell discusses his future plans of going into engineering and how he participates in the band at Warren.
Parkersburg South band

Band of the Week: Parkersburg South

Updated: Sep. 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM EDT
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By Kheron Alston
The Parkersburg South band is growing larger and larger each year.
With 57 members strong, the Warren Marching Band is ready for another successful season.

Band of the Week: Warren High School Marching Band

Updated: Sep. 12, 2024 at 8:39 PM EDT
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By Payton Brooker
With 57 members strong, the Warren Marching Band is ready for another successful season.
The band director at Frontier Middle/High School says the numbers continue to improve.

Band of the Week: Frontier Marching Band

Updated: Sep. 5, 2024 at 6:04 PM EDT
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By Payton Brooker
The band director at Frontier Middle/High School says the numbers continue to improve.
Williamstown High School band was chosen as this week's Band of the Week

Band of the Week: Williamstown High School Band

Updated: Aug. 30, 2024 at 10:29 AM EDT
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By Logan Riggenbach
This week's Band of the Week is the Williamstown High School band.
The marching band is made up of 42 members.

Band of the Week: The Warren Marching Warriors

Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
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By Jacob Krantz
The Marching Warriors is made up of 42 members.
Pride of Williamstown continues growing and improving under Corra

Pride of Williamstown continues growing and improving under Jed Corra

Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 7:16 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
The Pride of Williamstown is growing in size and in quality.
Ravenswood HS band continue spooky halftime show tradition

Ravenswood HS band continue spooky halftime show tradition

Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:26 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
The Ravenswood high school band is providing a spooky and chilling sound for their halftime show audiences.
Band of the Week: St. Marys High School

Band of the Week: St. Marys High School

Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 5:29 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
This week for the WTAP Band of the Week we head up to Pleasants County.
Band of the Week: Frontier HS marching band

Band of the Week: Frontier HS marching band

Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
Frontier high school's marching band finds a way to play through how it feels to grow up and the uncertainty of what's to come.
Wall of Sound gets change in culture and playing style

Wall of Sound gets change in culture and playing style

Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 5:53 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
Every once in a while, a musical instrument needs a tune up. Marching bands are no different. The person leading the Marietta Wall of Sound is using his second year to bring the group a new look.
Waterford HS Band lets the show go on despite the small band size

Waterford HS Band lets the show go on despite the small band size

Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:28 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
Not all bands are created equally, but they all work hard to make a big noise. Waterford High School's marching band pushes through their lack of band size to put on a halftime show.
Big Blue Machine and Marching Warriors come together to perform

Big Blue Machine and Marching Warriors come together to perform

Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 3:59 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
This week’s Band of the Week is taking some cues from some of the biggest women in music.
Big Reds band seniors help guide underclassmen before leaving

Big Reds band seniors help guide underclassmen before leaving

Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:03 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
With the Crosstown Showdown only a day away, we take you to Parkersburg HS where the Big Red band plays.
Small group of Parkersburg South band seniors mentoring underclassmen for the future

Small group of Parkersburg South band seniors mentoring underclassmen for the future

Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 4:23 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
The Parkersburg South HS band is the first of the two bands being featured in a special edition of bands of the week with the Crosstown Rivalry coming soon.
Fort Frye band pushes through member and instrument shortage

Fort Frye band pushes through member and instrument shortage

Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 4:41 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
A small band with big goals is working to overcome some challenges this season.
BAND OF THE WEEK: Williamstown HS band director gives students new mindset and sound

Band of the Week: Williamstown band director gives students new mindset and sound

Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 5:12 PM EDT
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By Mitchell Blahut
The Williamstown high school band has seen a change in culture and structure since its band director started in 2019. And because of that, the band is growing, and its sound is improving.
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