The Pinckneyville Band Parents hosted the 22^nd Annual “Mardi Gras” Field Show and Parade Contest on Saturday with some of the best weather of the fall.  Seventeen bands performed and competed in the event.  Belleville West Marching Band won the Grand Champion Award.  In the Field Show Contest in Class A 1^st Place went to Wesclin High School, while 2^nd place went to Nashville High School.  Wesclin won Outstanding Percussion and Outstanding Drum Major, while Nashville won Outstanding Color Guard.  In Class 2A, 1^st Place went to Mascoutah High School and 2^nd Place went to Freeburg High School.  Mascoutah also won Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Percussion and Outstanding Drum Major.  In Class 3A, 1^st Place went to Mehlville High School out of Missouri, while 2^nd Place went to Belleville West High School.  In the Parade Contest, in the Junior High Class, DuQuoin Middle School Band won 1^st Place in Outstanding Percussion and Outstanding Color Guard.  In Class A, 1^st Place went to Mascoutah and 2^nd Place went to Freeburg.  Mascoutah won Outstanding Color Guard, Outstanding Percussion and Outstanding Drum Major.