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JONATHAN ALDER MARCHING BAND: (front row, from left) Megan Grigsby, Abigail Gordon, Carly Dubosh, Eleyna Berridge, Justine Kirkey, Kalie Rumor, Patrick Carlson, Griffin Brickner, Nick Cooperrider, Dustin Kitchen, Jacob Rutherford; (second row) Zack Zeis, Nick Rigney, Rachael Meyers, Kelsey Yoder, Mollie Arnott, Corey Bullerman, Brooke Baldwin, Madison Androw, Ben Yoder, Thomas Kisamore, Tadd Kimm, Shane Barker, Jonathan Herrick; (third row) Samantha English, Josh Becker, Madison Wells, Adam Wheelbarger, Caleb McClain, Mackenzie Moore, Randy Hay, Dillon Miller, Leo Daugherty, Tyler Smallwood, Lance Miller, Jacob Phipps; (fourth row) Ashley Ellis, Noel Gingerich, Derrick Nicol, Hally Kaho, Keitha Lear, Ashley Glass, Emily Hurst, Will Hanes, Tyler Poff, Megan Will; (fifth row) Kacie Grace, Katie Brobst, Shannon Kirkey, Hannah Beechy, Rachael Dumont, Brianna Tyndall, Madison Tuthill; (sixth row) Emily Sollars, Alexa Robinson, Kathryn Davis, Dalton Wells, Spencer Smith, Chris Haskins, Maddi Short, Josie Kaltenbach, Keely Wolfe, Benjamin Ciuca; (seventh row) Tyler Mitchel, Grant Phipps, Natalie Husek, Drew Harig, Lauren Sollars, Levi Yoder, Blake Li, Matthew Brickner; (back row) Matt Novak, Will Heinig, Lucas McClaskie, Director Paul Brunner, Scott Jones and James Lang.

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LONDON MARCHING BAND: (front row, from left) Victoria Newsome, Director Angie Fugate, Cheyenne Glover, Taylor Boyd, Kali Boyd, Hayden Conley, Shade Glover, Devan Jones, Anthony Davenport, Courtney McPeek, Alexandria Cootes; (second row) Megan Bond, Elizabeth Bennett, Mrs. Brent Fugate, Shaline Thomas, Kayla Martinez, Nathan Adkins, Carolyn Centerbury, Melanie Green, Wesley Seward, Carson Clawson, Alex Cox, Mariah Homeier, Bigina Newsome (guard instructor), Amanda Tobias; (third row) Andrew King, Jacob Brown, Johnnie Burns, Alex Davenport, Graham Ruesh, Sarah Siders, Daniel Pritchard, Clark Duffey, Susanna Lauer, Arielle Frederick, Laurissa Noble, Maddie Duffey, Angelia Coffey, Aaron To; (fourth row) Natasha Webb, Jessie Thompson, Kayley Murray, Jacob Handley, Izzy Lynch, Kylie Mathews, Grant Brooks, Hannah Myers, Haley Huff, Tayler Haimerl, Tessa Petrarca, Jessica Reed, Hayley Murray, Drew Wilhelm; (back row) Collin Tompson, Morgan Hastings, Joanne Davis, Sara Cavallaro, Robert Osborne, Brandon Thompson, Jonathon Gregg, Kyle Riegel, T.J. Ruesch, Andrew Brand, Natalie Thomas, Connor Osterloh, Adam Throckmorton and Shania Mitchell.

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MADISON-PLAINS MARCHING BAND: (front row, from left) Alexis Zaweski, Taylor Coleman, Zach Hayes, Brandon Gartin, Jesse Hunter, Joe Ballah, Lindsey Kreager, Emily Greenlee, Alexandra Bowman,  Cassandra Carter, Michael Adkins, Director Derek Scoles, Cyli Bishop; (second row) Hannah Plympton, Brittney Summers, Christian Penix, Kayla Phipps, Kelsi Lingerfelt, Haley Kitchen, Dathan Pollard, George Greenlee; (third row) Savannah Pollard, McKayla Stone, Amber Massie, Breeanna Marion, Kammilee Tipton, Ashley Teague, Courtney Martin, Erin Potts, Anthony Arnold, Samantha Shafer, Bailey Neal, Emily Davis, Chrislin Armentrout, Kari Green; (fourth row) Faith Kinney, James Lawless, Erin Carroll, Billy Briggs, Darrion Pollard, Christina Hunter, John Bowllinger, Sami Allen, David Eagle, Quinto Benedetti, Nathan Kazee, Jordi Verhoeven, Robert Pierce, Skylar Stewart; (fifth row) Lindsey Bennett, Noah Osborne, Derek Richardson, Destiny Bennett, Rachel Cordle, Casey Watson, Brandon Nelson, Brooke West, Luke Evers, Emily Storm, Austin Wilson, Shayne Swaggerty, Madelin Rhoades; (back row) Angel Greenlee, Savannah Stewart, Savannah Kessler, Joey Morlock, Gabe Jones, Caleb Montrose, Samuel Owens, Samuel Hunter, Brady Simmons, Ethan Fryer, Nick Cash, Evan Wilson and Jessica Peters. Not pictured: Cole Bradenburg, Rebecca Breen and Ross Higbee.

Messenger photo by Jeff Pfeil
WEST JEFFERSON MARCHING BAND: (front row, from left) Abby Arnold, Jay Ehrick, Nathan Sams, Zach Pearson, Katerina Bradfield, Delaney Mathew, Sarah Sturgill, Heidi Weber; (second row) Bethanny Maynard, Chris Daulton, Zachary Barnett, Daniel Hadidon, Garrett Beachy, Michelle Arteaga, Joe King, Lindsey Lightner; (third row) Cathy Hall, Michael Rose, Taylor Wetzel, Carrie Winstead, Miranda Hall, Kayla Hamilton-Lowe, Sebastian Hart, Jeff Kennedy; (fourth row) James Marcum, Brittany Queen, Ashley Russell, Lilly Watters, Kayla Willis, Sam Hall, Brie Mullins; (fifth row) Mackayla Culbertson, Grant Dersom, Philip McDowell, Philip Strait, Samantha Walton, Johnny Evans; (back row) Jarett Campbell, Keresa Murray, Elijah Neff, Bailee Patton, Brianne Popplewell, Corissa Winstead, Courtney Gusler and Nick Umbstaetter.

Messenger photo by Jeff Pfeil
One of the highlights of the Madison County Marching Band Festival, which took place Sept. 18 at West Jefferson High School, was when all four of the county’s bands played together under the direction of Ohio State University band director Jonathan Waters.

Kyle West, head drum major for The Ohio State University marching band, performs at the Madison County Marching Band Festival. The bands from each of the county’s public high schools—Plain City, London, Madison-Plains and West Jefferson—each performed their half-time shows then performed together.