GCHS Marching Stampede Takes Top Rating at Competition

The Garden City High School Marching Stampede competed at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Marching Band Festival on Tuesday, October 20, at Great Bend. The band received a Superior – One rating at the competition.  Five judges were on hand to rate each performance.

This wrapped up the season for the Marching Stampede. During the season, the band competed at the Central States Marching Festival at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, in September, where they received a Superior rating.  The band also competed at the High Plains Marching Festival at Fort Hays State University in Hays on October 19, 2026, and received a Superior rating. 

Ryan Partin is the band director, and Zoey Isom is the assistant band director at Garden City High School.