ELLISVILLE – Leading the Maroon Typhoon Marching Band at Jones College are four students: two returning sophomores and two new freshmen.
Returning sophomores to the drum major podium are music education major, Jessica Manning from Quitman who also plays alto saxophone, and Melania Sanders from Columbia.
Melania Sanders’ family tree also includes several JC Bobcats. Her sister, Kimberly, played trumpet in the JC band and convinced Melania to pick up the horn too. Her mother and her cousin came to JC, and Sanders said a lot of her friends have made Jones College their choice too. However, her rodeo skills and the agricultural opportunities at Jones are what sold Sanders on being a part of the Bobcat family.
While her career goal is to be a veterinarian, Sanders has been playing trumpet since sixth grade. She was the drum major for her last two years at Columbia High School and is also ready to take the field as a Maroon Typhoon Drum Major for her last season at Jones College.
The Jones College band also includes West Marion graduate Donna Cameron, who is a manager for the band.
