Silverado High School band prepares for competition — PHOTOS

The Silverado High School marching band sousaphone players Hunter Ballinger, left, and Dante Chandler, practice with the band on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Dante Chandler, sousaphone player with the Silverado High School marching band, takes a break during practice Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The Silverado High School marching band sousaphone players, including Dante Chandler, center, Hunter Ballinger, right, and Connor Hendrix, third left, run to take their positions during practice on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The Silverado High School marching band sousaphone players, including Connor Hendrix, left, and Hunter Ballinger, right, run to take their positions during practice on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The Silverado High School marching band sousaphone players Connor Hendrix, left, Dante Chandler and Hunter Ballinger, right, run to take their positions during practice on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

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