
Whitt presented the Louis Armstrong award to Serenity Burgess. The Sousa award is the most prestigious nationwide prize in the school band field. The John Philip Sousa Band Award recognizes those young musicians displaying superior musicianship, leadership, dependability, loyalty, cooperation, and other qualities of conduct which school instrumental music programs strive to impart.


Awards were handed out at the annual DCHS Fighting Tiger Band banquet Saturday (May 6) for leadership, servanthood, rookie, for most improved, other recognitions.īand Director Don Whitt presented Gavin Conger with the top award of the night, the John Phillip Sousa award.
