ASH GROVE, Mo. — A familiar face in Ash Grove will be part of one of the country’s most iconic parades.
Michelle Carter, the band director at Ash Grove High School, will be part of the Band Directors Marching Band at the 2026 Rose Parade, the New Year’s Day staple that is aired across America before the Rose Bowl Game.
In a Facebook post from Ash Grove High School, Carter is one of 300 being recognized in the group and will be playing the sousaphone.
According to a bio about the Band Directors Marching Band on the Tournament of Roses website, the group is an “all-adult band including music educators from across the United States and Mexico. Band members are all band directors…