(La Porte, IN) - The La Porte High School Marching Band finished in 11th place in its return to the state finals over the weekend.
It’s the first year for Marching Band Director Mike Scheck, whose success reflected a desire from school officials to get the program back to the state finals after not making the cut since 2023.
Making the state finals every year almost seemed routine under Mickey Stisher, who retired in 2019 after more than 30-years as marching band director.
Scheck said he was pleased with the marching band’s performance in the state finals because La Porte was among the final programs chosen for the competition.
“We finished competitively, I think, in a really good spot,” he said.
Scheck was the marching band director at South Central High School before coming to La Porte this year.
“I’m super happy with how everything went and thankful for the opportunity to take over a program like this,” he said.
