Arts and Entertainment

Marching Band Debut

Zyanna Jindra • September 26, 2024

Drum Majors Hannah Jacobs (senior) and Michael Johnson (junior) lead the MCHS Marching Band onto the field for their Homecoming 2024 performance.

The Mason City Riverhawk Marching Bands’ Halftime Show featured the English rock band The Beatles.

Band members prepared and practiced five weeks to Get Back, released in 1969, Paperback Writer, released in 1966, and Hey Jude, released in 1968.

Their long-awaited debut will be during this Friday’s homecoming game directed by Mr. Kramer and Mr. Walker and led by drum majors Hannah Jacobs (senior) and Michael Johnson (junior).

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Zyanna Jindra, Writer

Zyanna Jindra is a sophomore at Mason City High School. She marches with the band on Friday nights and plays soccer, softball, and volleyball. Along with helping revive the Riverhawk Press, her goal is to make people talk about what's happening and get more in touch with events within the school community. A fun fact about her is that she loves trying new foods, and will always try something once.

Ja'Mariah Williams, Writer

Ja’Mariah Williams is a sophomore at MCHS. She’s been in Mason City for about 8 years. She loves food, music, and art. When she gets older, she plans on traveling so she can learn more about food, music, and art in different places around the world. So far, Ja’Mariah has been to Texas and her birth state of Illinois. Ja’Mariah’s biggest goal is to graduate and possibly get her AA degree while in high school. Afterward, she’d like to move out of Iowa and go to a 4-year Historically Black College University for real estate, OB/GYN, or business. Ja’Mariah wants to learn more about black culture. “I heard HBCUs are fun to go to and I can learn more than what is just taught during Black History Month.” Ja’Mariah is taking Journalism Class because she wants people to know what’s going on in their school and she likes taking pictures. She hopes it leads to building new connections and friendships and learning about the field of journalism.