DeRidder High Shines on World Stage: Band Director, Two Students Perform at Rose Parade - American Press

DeRidder High shines on world stage: Band director, two students perform at Rose Parade

By Ashlyn Little Three members of the DeRidder community were featured prominently during the recent 5.5-mile 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Aaron Theall, director of bands at DeRidder High School, performed with the “Saluting America’s Band Directors” — a band made up of more than 300 band directors from across North America. The band was accompanied by a colorful float that had animated band members on it. DeRidder High senior Jonah Wal…

DeRidder High shines on world stage: Band director, two students perform at Rose Parade - American Press

Three members of the DeRidder community were featured prominently during the recent 5.5-mile 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Aaron Theall, director of bands at DeRidder High School, performed with the “Saluting America’s Band Directors” — a band made up of more than 300 band directors from across North America. The band was accompanied by a colorful float that had animated band members on it. DeRidder High senior Jonah Walker, who plays dr…

High Ridge teen performs in Rose Parade in Pasadena

High Ridge teenager Jace Long was one of just a handful of local students selected to play with the Bands of America Honor Band in the 2026 Rose Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif.

Local band directors represent Southeast Ohio in 2026 Rose Parade – Athens County Independent

Aaron Backes and Terry Robb at the 2026 Rose Parade. Photo courtesy of Aaron Backes. ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Local band directors from Athens City Schools and Nelsonville-York City Schools were among several hundred from across the nation who marched in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day.  Aaron Backes, band director of Athens City Schools, and Terry Robb, retired director of Nelsonville-York High School, attended as a part…

Spirit of the Tiger at 2026 Rose Bowl Parade

Two Chipley High School (CHS) students, junior Addison Heming and senior Audrey Stephens, traveled to Pasadena, California, at the end of December to practice and perform with the Bands of America Honor Band for the 2026 Rose Parade. Both are members of the CHS Spirit of the Tiger Band. Heming is currently in her sixth year of playing trombone, and Stephens is serving her third year as a color guard captain, participating all four years in high …