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Championship performance
WCHS band captures first place in Crossville
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Members of the Pioneer Pride Marching Band celebrate last weekend in Crossville after being named grand champion at the Stone Memorial Invitational. It was a triumphant last performance of the band's popular routine called "Bad Girls of Pop."
The Pioneer Pride Marching Band put together a performance that was a wrecking ball for the competition.WCHS claimed top honors last weekend as the band earned the title of grand champion during the Stone Memorial Invitational in Crossville. WCHS won with a performance called “Bad Girls of Pop,” which football fans have seen during halftime of Pioneer games. The routine features the songs “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus, “Starships” by Nicki Minaj, and “Applause” by Lady Gaga.“The team didn’t think I’d go through with the routine,” said band director Duane Farnham when the idea was under consideration.