Penn Marching Kingsmen place ninth at State

Penn High School’s marching band, the Marching Kingsmen, placed ninth in the state at the ISSMA State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

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Avon placed first in the event.

Penn qualified for the State Finals for the first time since 2019.

Penn students and staff put in about 300 after-school rehearsal hours during the marching band season. Nearly100 parents volunteered in some capacity, often taking on large managerial roles.

The Marching Kingsmen also placed in the finals of the Bands of America Northwest Ohio Regional this season.

Penn’s performances this season have included:

• “Don’t Speak” by Gwen and Eric Stefani
• “Symphony no. 10” by Dmitri Shostakovich
• “Heart-Shaped Box” by Kurt Cobain
• “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Modest Mussorgsky

D.J. Landoll serves as the Band Director, with Sabin Martinez and Aaron Griesser the assistant directors.

The Penn Marching Kingsmen have placed in the Indiana State Finals Contest 21 times and have been a Bands of America Regional Finalist five times.  The band has also performed in the Orange Bowl Parade, the Fiesta Bowl Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Tournament of Roses Parade, and the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, which they will attend once again this November.

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