Indoor rehearsal is under way

As a result of rain, the band rehearsed indoors at the Sheraton Fairplex on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Quarters were tight, and there was a lot of sound. The group finished rehearsing the field show “Rock U” by 7:45 p.m. EST (4:45 p.m. PST) and began rehearsing...

Marching in Memory

Beverly Pruett and her daughter Linita drove from their home in Forest City on Monday, Dec. 20, to Cullowhee to watch the WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band at its last rehearsal before traveling to California to participate in the 2011 Tournament of Roses...
Slideshow: Band hits the highway

Slideshow: Band hits the highway

Mark Haskett, Western Carolina University photographer, and Jarrett Frazier, WCU student, took photos on Sunday, Dec. 19, as the band practiced marching on a stretch of highway near campus – N.C. 107 – to prepare for the Rose Parade on Jan. 1. Spectators,...