A Day In The Life of McDonogh 35 High School Marching Band

Nigel Tapp gets help from Terry Williams Jr. while Darryl Cole helps Kendra Boseman with their McDonogh 35 Senior High School uniforms in the band room before they march with in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band room before the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band member Claudell Mcdonald waits in the band room before the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Assistant Director Damien Carter warms up the band before they parade in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band members Allen Kensey, Coby Mejia, Marvin Wroten Jr., Kyjuan Vessell on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band members Moezani Puckett and Demingo Taylor on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band’s Double Trouble Flag Team member Christine Warnsley on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Director Lawrence Rawlins and Assistant Director Damien Carter talk to the band before leaving for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Lyric Andrews, Marvin Wroten Jr., and Kendra Boseman ride the bus to the start of Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Eaglettes team members Kendra Norris, Nyja White and Brylyia Baptis joke around before they parade in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band warms up at the top of the parade route for Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Director Lawrence Rawlins talks with the trumpet section before they parade with Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band warms up at the top of the parade route for Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band members Veshawn Phillips (front) and Claudell McDonald get in a march battle with Landry-Walker High School during warm up at the top of the parade route for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Letter Carrier Daya Jones gets ready for their entrance in the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Dominique Washington looks at the crowd as they line up to join the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Drum Major Jaelyn Hill leads the band along Napolepon Ave for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

Antonio Barnes plays trombone for McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band member George Jackson and Christopher Perkins march in the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band director Lawrence Rawlins greets friends and family along the parade route during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Letter Carriers Shawnae Alexander, Daya Jones, Tiera Smith, and Erykah Adams during Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

Eaglette Brajanae Henderson dances down St. Charles with McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Majorette Mone’ Octave along St Charles Ave for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

Double Trouble Flag Team member Shynyra Waterhouse marches down St. Charles for McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

Daunte Hooker plays trombone for McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band drumers Joseph Parker and Shyra Waterhouse march down St. Charles during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Director Lawrence Rawlins talks with Terry Williams while marching down St Charles for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band member Theron Sanchez plays along St. Charles Ave. for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band parade in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band member Shyra Waterhouse sits down during a rare break during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band parade in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

Jahira Sanders, Kendra Boseman and Jaelyn Hill chat during a break in the parade for Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Drum Major Jaelyn Hill leads the band through the CBD during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band members Veshawn Phillips (front) and Claudell McDonald hold their school banner in the CBD during the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band Letter Carrier Amaia Cole in the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band parade in Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on February 24, 2019.

Band Drum Major Jaelyn Hill leads the McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching down Canal Street in the final stretch of the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

Moezani Puckett puts his head down after finishing Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019

Donnie Morris and Coby Mejia after the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.

McDonogh 35 Senior High School Marching Band members watch Helen Cox High School Marching Band pass their bus after the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade on February 24, 2019.