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Local students wrap band season at ECCC

The East Central Community College Wall O' Sound Marching Band will con clude its fall season Saturday with their show which has featured comic book memories. Ed Girling, director of bands, the Wall O' Sound's show this fall is titled "A Day at the Comic Book Store." The show fea tures tunes from favorite comic books. ''The show is packed with nostalgia and is sure to be a favorite with young and old," said Girling, also a former band director at Forest High School and Scott Central Attendance Center. "This is the show for all the secret nerds out there." The show opens with the band entering the field to "Hooked on a Feeling" from Guardians of the Galaxy, followed by the "Marvel Fanfare," the "Captain America March," and Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." The Centralettes dance line, feature twirler and color guard is in the spotlight on Michael Buble's version of"Spider Man." The drum feature is a medley ofTV's "Bat Man Theme," "Scooby Doo" and "The Big Bang Theory." The show closes with "Super Man," "The Dark Knight" and the new "Wonder Woman." Girling said that the inspiration came from "The Big Bang Theory" television show. "Sheldon and the gang stage scenes in the comic book store almost every episode," Girling said. "With the release

of several super hero movies in the past l 0 years, it seemed to be the right time to fea ture these tunes." The 2016 edition of the Wall O' Sound includes 170 members. The band performs at halftime of all ECCC home football games. A 50-piece Pep Band travels to the away games. Members of the 2016 Wall O' Sound Band from Scott County include: Emily Dykeman, Nicholas Monk Jr., Miriam Sanchez and Chandler Smith, all ofForest; Taylor Bone, Katie Boone, Elizabeth Crotwell, Adrianna Crout, Alexandria Crout, Anastasia Crout, Levi Culpepper, Zachary Emmons, Jabreshia lckom, Des tiny McClendon, Joseph Morgan, Jessica Reed, Katie Ware, Anderson Adcock, Javontea Body, Dustin Fisher, Jessica Gates, LaDarrius Jennings and Belle Yarbrough, all of Lake The band also includes Diana Buitra go, Akeyah Coleman, Caleb Franklin, Matthew Hall, Paden Horton, Aerian Kee ton and Jamie Sudduth, all of Morton Students from Scott Central Atten dance Center include Adam Anderson, Shamiya Bobbitt, Jeremy Collins, Mecke na Green, Douglas Kennedy, Natorious Ousey and Amber Self. Sebastopol natives Samantha Sistrunk and Brady Thrash have also participated in the band.

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