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Vote in The State’s poll for the best high school marching band in the Midlands

The Dreher High School marching band performs earlier this school year. Dreher was named the best high school marching band in the Midlands by a State readers’ poll.
The Dreher High School marching band performs earlier this school year. Dreher was named the best high school marching band in the Midlands by a State readers’ poll. Courtesy of the Dreher Band Booster Club

By early next month, we should know which high school marching bands are state champions in South Carolina. But that shouldn’t stop you from picking your favorites a few weeks early.

The State has put together a list of the Midlands’ top marching bands for you to vote on ahead of the kickoff of the South Carolina state championships, which begin next weekend with preliminaries in Classes 1A to 4A on Oct. 22.Class 5A bands will have preliminary and final rounds the following Saturday at Irmo High School.

Vote in the poll below before midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 19, and we’ll announce the winner of our poll next week.

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Bristow Marchant covers local government, schools and community in Lexington County for The State. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2007. He has almost 20 years of experience covering South Carolina at the Clinton Chronicle, Sumter Item and Rock Hill Herald. He joined The State in 2016. Bristow has won numerous awards, most recently the S.C. Press Association’s 2024 education reporting award.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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