The Albertville High School Aggie Band has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase the band’s talents to millions of Americans on a national stage.

In a recent social media post, Dr. Taylor Cash, Director of Bands for Albertville City Schools, said the band will be traveling to Washington to march in the 2025 Presidential Inaugural Parade on Jan. 20.

“We’re excited to take about 350 kids with us. Such a huge event in our nation. So we’re excited,” said Cash. “We’re going to have somewhere between 8 to 10 buses full of kids heading up to our nation’s capital. This will be the first-ever time for the band to be invited to perform in this parade. So we’re really excited for our students to have another great opportunity.

“We are really excited to see these students on television in front of millions of people around the world.”

With nearly 300 students, including the Southern Stars Danceline and Aggie Color Guard, the “Aggie” Band makes up 25% of the high school’s population.

They are unique because all students are welcome in the band program, no matter their musical ability. There are no tryouts to be a member of this band program and they strive to teach every student at their level.

The band receives an incredible amount of support from the school system and
community including breaking ground on a nearly 25,000 square-foot band facility this month.

The inaugural parade won’t be the first time the Aggie band has been in the spotlight. Prior to their most recent invite, the band took part in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., and in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

“We hope you’ll tune in and that you’ll wish us luck as we set out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Cash said.

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten