The Junction City High School Blue Jay Marching Band earned a ‘one’ or superior rating at the Central States Marching Festival in Manhattan last Saturday.

T. J. Taylor, Band Director, said they were graded in five captions. “Of those five, four of them also received a ‘one’ rating. That’s how they calculate the overall rating.”  The band received a ‘two’ for the music score, while the other captions including marching, flags, percussion, and general effect all received a ‘one’ rating.

There are 144 members in the band.