In 1947, the schools of Hamilton County held a Music Festival.
This event became an annual event.
There are photos of early South Hamilton bands starting on the next page.
The Seventh Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in the Randall High School Auditorium in 1954.
The Ninth Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in the Ellsworth School Gym in 1956.
The Tenth Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in Blairsburg in 1957.
(program below)
Another 1957 Event for the bands is seen below.
The musicians from the schools that would later become South Hamilton School
also participated in the State Music Contest held in Dayton in 1957.
The Eleventh Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in Webster City in 1958.
The Twelfth Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in Jewell in 1959.
The Fifteenth Annual Hamilton County Music Festival was held in the Stratford High School in 1962.
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