Staff Photo by Rodney Murray

The McNairy Central High School Band placed 5th in the 2011 Division II Marching Band State Championship at Independence High School in Thompson’s Station, Tenn. last Saturday.  The MCHS Percussion section placed 1st in state with a score of 96 and won the coveted “Traveling Snare” Award for the first time in school history.  The band also placed in the top five in the preliminary competition with Percussion winning 1st place in the preliminary competition with a score of 94.5.