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Daviess County Contest 2026: ✅ BMHS performed their best run of the season and earned 4th place in class 1A! They finish...
09/27/2026

Daviess County Contest 2026: ✅

BMHS performed their best run of the season and earned 4th place in class 1A! They finished out the regular season contests with a strong showing in a tough lineup of bands!

Next up we will be finishing the show and cleaning over the next 3 (school) weeks to prepare for State Regionals October 24 at Franklin-Simpson HS.

Great job, Bombers!

Wish the BMHS Marching Band luck as we head to the Daviess County HS Contest! Kids have worked hard adding to the show t...
09/26/2026

Wish the BMHS Marching Band luck as we head to the Daviess County HS Contest! Kids have worked hard adding to the show to his week - it’s ALMOST complete!

For the first time in recorded history (according to kyband.com going back to 2001) the Ballard Memorial High School Mar...
09/20/2026

For the first time in recorded history (according to kyband.com going back to 2001) the Ballard Memorial High School Marching band placed 1ST PLACE IN CLASS 1A at MSU Festival of Champions! Along with BEST COLOR GUARD IN CLASS 1A! (Only other time was 2021 when there were no other bands in the class.)

I’m so proud of these students and the parents/families that make it all happen. Proud really is an understatement!

The heat was rough again this week, but our band and volunteers were just incredible. Everyone was helping others, checking on kids who were struggling, and making sure they were okay. I saw carrying instruments for others, getting water, helping them stand/sit. True care and love for each other as a band family. It just doesn’t get better than that. As much as the first place feels great, seeing our community come together as a band to support each other is the TRUE win today.

Go Bombers!
Mr. Case

FOC! We are on our way to Festival of Champions at Murray State University! Wish our kids luck! Also, THANK YOU to the G...
09/19/2026

FOC!

We are on our way to Festival of Champions at Murray State University! Wish our kids luck!

Also, THANK YOU to the Giving Tree for providing our meal yesterday before the football game! We appreciate you!

Yesterday was a great, long, hot day! The students and volunteers showed incredible resilience and perseverance as we tr...
09/13/2026

Yesterday was a great, long, hot day! The students and volunteers showed incredible resilience and perseverance as we traveled to Madisonville for our first competition of the 2026 season. They put on a stellar performance and represented Ballard so well. We placed 3rd out of the 5 1A bands there! In addition to that, we scored 7 points higher than our 1st competition last year, and scored 1 point higher than our 2nd competition last year. We always strive to be better than we were last year, last month, last week, etc. This is a prime example of a goal being met, and we want to continue to raise the bar. We’re not done yet!

Ballard Memorial Marching Band is off to a very strong start, and I can’t wait to see what these students do next! Go Bombers!

*special thanks to our friends from Daviess County who offered to shuttle some of our students/volunteers back to the camp after our performance. We deeply appreciate their kindness!

First Competition and Football Game weekend! Wish us luck as we are off to Madisonville North Hopkins for our first comp...
09/12/2026

First Competition and Football Game weekend!

Wish us luck as we are off to Madisonville North Hopkins for our first competition of the 2026 season! BMHS marching band has been working so hard and they FINALLY got to perform last night and received their much deserved applause. Can’t wait to perform again tonight and show the band community how great these kids are!

The BMHS Marching Band needs your help! https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/XC010-VAR4 Please consider donating to the Ballard Ban...
08/27/2026

The BMHS Marching Band needs your help!

https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/XC010-VAR4

Please consider donating to the Ballard Band to help us fund our marching season! The goal is $200 per kid, or $6,200 overall. Even if you aren’t able to donate, it’d be a huge help to share the post to help get the word out!

When you go to the link, please type in the description marching band and if you are donating on behalf of a certain student! We also accept cash and check in person to the school!

Big camp day today! Very proud of the effort these band students gave! 8 hours under the sun in total, lots of work done...
08/23/2026

Big camp day today! Very proud of the effort these band students gave! 8 hours under the sun in total, lots of work done on the opener to get caught up on the week we were forced inside! 3 weeks until the first competition, lots of progress made and lots to go!

Super excited to have our drill writer Matt Bristow on the field with us this afternoon! We’ve never had a drill writer on the field helping to teach their own drill. Such a great experience for the students! Thanks to Matt for coming out from Owensboro!

Please join me in welcoming our new Color Guard Instructor: Lynniah Vandry! Lynniah is a Paducah native. She graduated f...
05/27/2026

Please join me in welcoming our new Color Guard Instructor: Lynniah Vandry!

Lynniah is a Paducah native. She graduated from McCracken County High School and currently attends SEMO where she is studying to receive her Bachelor in Music Education degree. She has served as a color guard captain of both the SEMO Pride of the Heartland Marching Band and Heartland Independent Winterguard.

Her experience as an oboe player, front ensemble performer, and color guard member in various ensembles make her an exciting addition to our team! Welcome to the Bomber Band Family!

2026 Graduation: ✅ (5/15/26)Wonderful celebration of the class of 2026 last night! Each of these seniors are special to ...
05/16/2026

2026 Graduation: ✅ (5/15/26)

Wonderful celebration of the class of 2026 last night! Each of these seniors are special to me because when I started at Ballard, they were halfway through their 7th grade year. They are the last group of students that were in the first marching show I ever taught back in 2021. They have excelled in all facets of music: Honor bands, Marching band, Jazz band, Solo & Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Assessment, and many in choir!

Another incredible accomplishment on their part is 3 out of 5 of the Salutatorian/Valedictorians were band seniors! They gave polished speeches and were honoring to the people they cared for.

They have all been a driving force into creating the culture of excellence that the Bomber Band has been fostering over the last 5 years. They have made a significant impact on our school, our band, and me.

Senior band members: thank you for your time, energy, effort, and joy that you have given to the Ballard band program. You will be missed, but I know you will continue to make significant impact wherever you choose to go!

Thank you for giving me the honor of being your band director, and I hope you can look back on your time at BMHS with a Halcyon Heart. 💚

Mr. Case

Chayton Gorostiza (valedictorian), Jolan Gorostiza (valedictorian), Izaak Mathis (salutatorian), Gavin Dowdy, Ethan Olmeda, Brady Slayden, Alex Hammonds, Jacey Sanders, Clayton Powell, Jacob Wilkins

*Thank you to the various sources of pictures: Travis Holder, Maria Dowdy, and possibly others I'm forgetting.

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