By Brittany Titus
Round Table editor
Middletown High School’s Marching Knights will march their way down the streets of Middletown, Braddock Heights and Myersville. With their hats in hand, uniforms shining in the sun and glowing smiles on their faces, don’t be surprised when they come knocking on your door.
The Marching Knights will be doing their annual “Tag Day” on Nov. 20 and 21. Tag Day is a fund raiser in which students will be asking for donations to support the band. Tag Day has been held since 1996 and the event is very successful.
Some of the money does go toward students to help pay for their spring trip to New York or other events. Students need to pay $200 for the trip, so Tag Day is the perfect choice to fundraise for this money.
Students like Tag Day because they earn money and have a chance to be with their friends and help the band out.
“It is fun being with friends and collecting money. It really helps the band a lot,” said Middletown High School sophomore Ryan Nau.
The Marching Knights hope for big donations but know that it will decrease this year because of the economy.
MHS sophomore Tisa Mullins said, “I think it will be successful because it has in the past couple of years; however, with the economy, the amount donated may decrease this year. It definitely will not pay for the whole trip, but it will help with our expenses.”
Marching Knights seniors normally aren’t involved in Tag Day since they won’t be returning next year. But since the band is going to New York, it changes their attitudes about becoming more involved.
MHS senior Noah Denier said,” I want to go to New York so the money from Tag Day will help pay for it. I wasn’t going to do it because I won’t be here next year, but I want to support the band and raise money for New York.”
While in New York, the band will tour Ground Zero, Battery Park and the WTC Memorial. The students will have a chance to eat lunch at South Street Market and see an afternoon performance of “Mary Poppins.”
After the Broadway performance, the students will shop around Times Square and finish off will a dinner at Bubba Gump’s. Although the band will not be performing in New York, students think that the trip will be very beneficial.
Contributors who donate $100 or more will be recognized on a plaque in the MHS band room. Tag Day is also tax deductible so by donating it also helps the contributor as well.
“The band is awesome and people will want to help the band out by giving us money on Tag Day,” said MHS sophomore Maggie Miller.