The DGS Marching Mustangs are making history on the competitive performance field this fall. The Marching Mustangs won Class 2A at the Prospect High School Knight of Champions Show, earning outstanding caption awards for Color Guard and Best Music. The band finished in second place overall out of 20 performing bands during this highly competitive event.Recapping the season, the Marching Mustangs are indeed making history this fall on the competitive marching field. Here is the story of their success thus far:September 11
At the Lake Park Lancer Joust, the Marching Mustangs finished first place in Class AA, 5th overall in preliminary competition, earning caption awards for Best Guard and Best Music and Best General Effect. The Marching Mustangs finished in 8th place during the evening finals event.
September 18
At the Morton Invitational, the Marching Mustangs were name Grand Champion of this event, which featured 13 performing bands. The Marching Mustangs earned caption awards for Best Music and Best Visual.
October 2
At the Prospect Knight of Champions, the Marching Mustangs earned 1st place in Class AA, 2nd place overall out of 20 bands, also earning caption awards for Best Music and Best Visual.
Remaining performances
The Marching Mustangs have 2 remaining competitions on their schedule, October 16 at The University of Illinois and October 23 at the Illinois State University. Locally, audience members have two remaining opportunities to view the Marching Mustangs this season. The group will perform on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 9:15 PM at the Mustang Music Bowl and Friday, October 15 before and at halftime of the varsity football game which begins at 7:30 PM. Both events are held in the DGS stadium.
