Bands
One notable aspect of the school is its renowned Marching Band, a versatile collection of students with instrumentations ranging from the Brass to Percussion to the Woodwinds. A number of sections in the band have gone on to compete as a smaller unit themselves in addition to the rest of the band during festival season. In 2009's Marching Band Camp, the Clarinet Section was voted best section by the Band alumni for outstanding musicianship and marching versatility, although the Saxophones and Mellophones only lost by one and two votes respectively. Holt has competed in competitions at Grand Ledge, and the Band plays in Football Games in the Fall. After the Football season, the band splits into Concert Band for average players, and Symphonic Band for the good ones. In 2009 and 2010, Symphonic Band earned overall 1's in District Festival for the first time. Two other bands exist in Holt as well, and they are the Jazz and Pit Bands. The Pit Band plays backing music in plays and other auditorium events, meeting after school. The Jazz Band meets early every morning, and they play Jazz music from a variety of famous Jazz musicians, like Bob Shingles.
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