Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard President Michele Buzzi said this year’s 100 Family Tag Sale, held annually to support the band and guard, was “one of our biggest years yet.”

The tag sale was conducted at NHS on Saturday, September 26, in the school's cafeteria and in the cafeteria’s courtyard.

An hour into the event people were milling about the cafeteria and courtyard, searching through piles of clothes, inspecting bicycles for sale, and scanning other items, like toys.

Ms Buzzi said a large number of tag sale items had already been purchased and picked up by event goers within the first hour of the event.

Later that day the Marching Band & Guard went on to place second in a USBands competition at New Milford High School, earning a Best Music award. The Marching Band & Guard is set to participate in a USBands competition at Stratford’s Bunnell High School on Saturday, October 3.

The Marching Band & Guard is also preparing for its upcoming home show, the annual Joseph P. Grasso music festival, set for October 10.