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DHS Marching Wildcats Band We are the Jimmy C Draughn Marching Band

The Draughn Band would like to thank Pizza Hut of Valdese for helping us fuel up our Marching Wildcats for a successful ...
10/26/2026

The Draughn Band would like to thank Pizza Hut of Valdese for helping us fuel up our Marching Wildcats for a successful competition on Saturday! Getting 19 pizzas ready for 60 hungry teenagers on a busy Saturday is no easy task! We appreciate you! 🍕

The J.C. Draughn High School Marching Band traveled to East Burke yesterday for the 33rd Annual Cavalier Classic Band co...
10/25/2026

The J.C. Draughn High School Marching Band traveled to East Burke yesterday for the 33rd Annual Cavalier Classic Band competition and brought home 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 more trophies to add to their collection! If you're keeping count, that's 14🏆 for the season!

Competing in Class 4A, the Marching Wildcats ended their marching season strong, earning the following awards against tough competition:

🏆 3rd Place Drum Major
🏆 3rd Place Percussion
🏆 3rd Place Color Guard
🏆 3rd Place General Effect
🏆 3rd Place Music
🏆 3rd Place Overall in Class 4A

Congratulations to band director Avery Gifford and the Draughn High School Marching Wildcats on an excellent 2026 marching season! Thank you to our band friends and families, Band Boosters, and the Draughn admin team for all of your support this season! It's great to be a Wildcat! 💛🖤

10/24/2026

📢 Heads up Marching Wildcats families:

We hope you can all make it to East Burke to cheer on our Marching Wildcats as they perform at 5:56 this evening. Please plan on arriving to East Burke early, as spectator parking is by the gym rather than by the stadium. East Burke is running shuttles or you can walk, but you will want to allow for extra time.

See you soon! Let’s go, Wildcats! 💛🖤

📣 East Burke Competition InformationWe hope everyone will be able to come out at support our Marching Wildcats at the la...
10/22/2026

📣 East Burke Competition Information

We hope everyone will be able to come out at support our Marching Wildcats at the last competition of the season this Saturday, October 24, at East Burke! You can find all the details about the day below!

⏰ Students, check the schedule from Mr. Gifford for call time and other details!
⏰ Families, there's a schedule tailored for you!
⏰ Make sure to check out the full competition schedule!

Gates open at 11:30 am. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for school-age children 5, and children 5 and under are FREE!

We'll see you Saturday as our Marching Wildcats end this year's competition season STRONG! 💛🖤

Thank you to Firehouse Subs of Hickory by the Valley Hills Mall for donating two trays of subs to help us feed our Marc...
10/18/2026

Thank you to Firehouse Subs of Hickory by the Valley Hills Mall for donating two trays of subs to help us feed our Marching Wildcats before the Freedom competition yesterday! 😋

We appreciate your support! 💛🖤

It was a GREAT day to be a Marching Wildcat! 🎉tThe J.C. Draughn High School Marching Band travelled to Freedom High Scho...
10/18/2026

It was a GREAT day to be a Marching Wildcat! 🎉t

The J.C. Draughn High School Marching Band travelled to Freedom High School today for the 38th Annual Freedom Classic Tournament of Bands. Competing in Class 3A, the Marching Wildcats brought home not 🏆 ...not 🏆🏆 ...not 🏆🏆🏆...but 🏆🏆🏆🏆 trophies!

🏆 Third Place Drum Major
🏆 Third Place Color Guard
🏆 Second Place Percussion
🏆 Third Place Band Overall, Class 3A

The band finished the day with a score of 86.465, which is an awesome score! Congratulations on a job well done, Marching Wildcats! 👏👏👏

3 competitions down, 1 to go! The Draughn Marching Band will wrap up competition season next Saturday at East Burke--make plans now to come out and cheer them on! 💛🖤

🇺🇸 Freedom Competition InformationWe hope everyone enjoyed the weekend off and than none of our band family had too much...
10/12/2026

🇺🇸 Freedom Competition Information

We hope everyone enjoyed the weekend off and than none of our band family had too much damage from the rain. Now it's time to get back to it with the Freedom Classic this Saturday, October 17, at Freedom High School! We hope everyone will be able to come out at support our Marching Wildcats! You can find all the details about the day below! ⬇️

⏰ Students, check the itinerary from Mr. Gifford for call time and other details!
⏰ Families, there's also a schedule tailored just for you!

🇺🇸 Competition Details:
Gates open at 9:30 am. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 5-12, and 5 and under are FREE! Full concessions will open at 11am. Credit/debit cards will be accepted but have back-up cash just in case there are issues with the wifi. All patrons will receive a download link with the program for FREE!

📍Review the map of the event before you head over on Saturday!

🍕 Check out concession items and prices to help plan your day!

Any additional information or changes will be shared here and on the Band app. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! 💛🖤

🖤🩶Come out tomorrow and support your future Wildcats! 🩶🖤
10/11/2026

🖤🩶Come out tomorrow and support your future Wildcats! 🩶🖤

‼️Additional Information for Tonight & Tomorrow: Fundraiser, Show Shirts, Volunteers Needed‼️💵 September Calendar Fundra...
10/02/2026

‼️Additional Information for Tonight & Tomorrow:
Fundraiser, Show Shirts, Volunteers Needed‼️

💵 September Calendar Fundraiser

Still have donation money to turn in? Bring it to the Band Boosters' 50/50 table tonight! We've already made $1,265 with only 4 kids who have turned in money so far, but with around 60 band members, we can do even better!

For last week's competition, just the payment to the drivers was $550. That doesn't include mileage at $2/mile or registration fees, so every donation helps--whether is $1 or $100! Thank you for supporting our Marching Wildcats!

👕 Show Shirts Available for Purchase!

We have a few additional short sleeved Show Shirts available. If you would like to purchase one, please come to the Band Boosters' table tonight! First come, first served! Small to XL: $14; 2X: $18

Sizes Available:
3 Small
4 Medium
3 Large
2 XL
1 2X

💪 Volunteers Needed for Pit Crew--Tonight & Tomorrow!

We need 10 volunteers to help unload the trailer and prep the field for the halftime tonight and at the competition tomorrow. If your muscles are willing and able, please sign up on the Band app! Have a volunteer who's not on the Band app? You can add their name to the volunteer sign up!

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709 Lovelady Road
Valdese, NC
28690

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+18288794200

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