CANTON, Ill (WMBD) -- For Canton's high school marching band, it's all about fostering a culture centered around family.

"There's just a deep-rooted tradition of excellence (at Canton)," Bethany Freeser, Director of Bands at Canton said.

The tradition at Canton High School has laid the foundation for a special culture with its marching band program.

"The friendships and the family bonds that grow, it's incredible. Band is a different experience," Chase Driscoll, a senior drum major, said.

"I don't think there's anywhere else you can get that kind of community, and it's so great," Christopher Denning, a senior drum major, said.

"I've made some of my best friends in band because of my section and my co-drum majors," Leah Hill, a senior drum major, said. "They are people I never thought

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