Congratulations go to the the students in the Pocono Mountain West HS Marching Band. The were able to hold on to a 5th place Gold Medal finish in last night's Atlantic (www.tob.org) Coast Group II Championships in Dover, Delaware. The competition was one of the closest races ever- West was only a mere 0.8 points from 2nd place!
There were 68 bands competing in Group II this year and the top 25 competed in Dover. PM East finished in 17th place.
The Panthers increased their score by another 2.5 points (95.15) and won special awards for Best Woodwinds and Overall General Effect- Music. Drum Major Michael Shelter placed 2nd and the brass section was ranked 4th.
