In their first competition of the year, at North Laurel High School, the HCHS band went up against several other bands. One of those bands was double their size! They received a score of 42.8 out of 70 overall at the competition. They beat seven other bands in music, in Color Guard, and in percussion.

The Harlan County High School Marching Band did a fantastic job at a competition in Bristol, TN at Tennessee High School where they went against 3 other bands in their class. There were 27 bands in attendance who were classified by band size, not school size. Harlan came in 2nd place in their class. The band also won the following awards: 1st Place in Drum Major (Chance Turner), 1st Place in Color Guard (Led by Katelyn McClure), 1st Place in Music, 2nd Place Visual, 2nd Place Effect, and Emily Perkins won Best Overall Soloist of the entire competition - beating 25 other bands! The staff, parents, and students are all very proud of the group. The Harlan County Marching Band came in 3rd Place at their last competition. They received the following trophies as well: 3rd Place in Drum Major, 3rd Place in Color guard, and 2nd Place in Percussion.

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This year the Harlan County High School Marching Black Bears started off the season with the Harlan Daily Enterprise Reader’s Choice award for the Best Local High School Band. The band directors are Kevin Shepherd, Jeremy Bell, and Felicia Shepherd. The award results from readers’ votes.