On the final day, band director Steve Wampler presented a number of awards for outstanding performances.

These awards were: Outstanding Rookie - Angela Hawke; Outstanding Brass - David Jacobson; Outstanding Woodwind - Megan Watzin; Outstanding Percussion - Brett Sauers; Outstanding Guard - Tiffany Underwood; Outstanding Music - Trumpet Section; Outstanding Marching - Percussion Section; Outstanding Attitude - Flute Section; Outstanding Section - Baritones; and the coveted Grand Champion of the March-Off - Josh Miles.

The marching band has a fantastic program planned for this fall. A show called "A Tribute to the Beatles" will be performed at halftime of each River Hill home football game.

The show will be performed under the direction of drum majors Megan Morales, Sheryl Kiernan and Matt Sauers and guard captains Tiffany Underwood and Marie LaFerrierre.

Home football games are scheduled for Sept. 8 and 22, and Oct. 6, 13, and 20. Each game begins at 2 p.m. in the stadium at the school on Route 108 in Clarksville.

To help support the music program, students will be selling the complete line of Tupperware products again this fall. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to be involved in any fund-raisers, contact a music student or Sue Zimmerman, president of the Music Boosters, at 301-854-0050.

You can also become a music patron, which will get you tickets to winter and spring concerts and an invitation to a special reception, along with your name (or company name) listed in concert programs.

This is a wonderful way to support music education. For further information on becoming a patron, contact Jane Slattery, chairwoman of the Patron Program, at 301-854-6897.