ELLISVILLE – The “Golden Era,” Jones College’s Homecoming 2024 theme will be on full display with the Typhoon Marching Band debuting its new uniforms to its largest crowd on Homecoming Saturday, October 19. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the Terrell Tisdale Library and circles downtown Ellisville, ending on Bush Ave. in front of the M.P. Bush Fine Arts Building. The band’s final performance on Homecoming Saturday is during the Homecoming Court at half-time presentation and through the end of the football game between East Central Community College and Jones College, which begins at 2 p.m.
“It’s been about 11 years since the band has had new uniforms,” explained Director of Bands, Dr. Ben Burge. “I think these new uniforms are beautiful and I’m very excited to be one of the groups on campus wearing the new colors, Cardinal and Vegas Gold. The band was one of the catalysts for that change when Dr. Jesse Smith (JC President) shared the new color scheme with us while we were looking for a new uniform design. He thought the Typhoon would be a great way to spotlight the new campus colors.”
The Typhoon marched into the Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field on September 19, at the football game with Co-Lin and were greeted with a warm welcome. Jones College Typhoon members were also glowing with pride.
“I absolutely love them!” exclaimed Touch of Gold co-captain, Sadie Jones of Taylorsville. “I love the new, ‘old’ Cats logo, and the Vegas Gold and Cardinal colors go really good together.”
Sophomore tuba player from Ellisville, Leo Norman believes the new uniforms also inspire a better show performance.
“It is definitely the best uniform we’ve had in a few years. The colors blend well together, and I love the new logo,” said Norman. “The old uniforms were kind of confusing being cut off really high on the top, there was a lot of black and there is no black in these uniforms. They look clean, sharp and just beautiful!”
The overall “look” of the new uniforms resembles Iowa State’s, with a few little touches, like gold sprinkled in the cardinal color plumes on top of the hats, and the added side sash with the word, “Typhoon” is a favorite amongst current and older band members. Hannah Latham, a sophomore drum major from Sandersville thinks the new uniforms look great on the field, as is the consensus with sophomore drum major, Braden Yarber of Ellisville.
“They are incredible! I am so happy with how they turned out because they look so much cleaner than just the plain black that we had,” said Yarber. “They turned out beautifully!”
Besides the annual Christmas parades, the Typhoon’s last performance during a home football game will be Thursday, October 24, 2024.
