MIFFLINTOWN — You’ve seen the Dr. Rick commercials for Progressive insurance. Those annoying spoofs where the adult children are on adventures and turning into versions of their parents. Their parenta-life coach is on a mission to combat parentamorphosis and break them from their old-age habits.

The Juniata County Marching Band has revered that maternal and paternal behavior with this year’s show theme, “Party Like Your Parents.”

The band has assembled a variety of well-known hits such as “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. from the 1980s. Other show tunes include “Hard to Handle” by the Black Crowes from the 1990s, along with “Toxic” by Britney Spears from the 2000s and “Party Anthem Rock” by LMFAO from the 2010s.

“This year we actually had a good collection of songs we wanted to do, the challenge was finding a common thread to link things together,” said Brad Eargle, the Juniata High School music director.

“Some years, the theme is there and we’re looking for pieces, and other years we’re searching for a theme,” Eargle added. “As always, there were more pieces on the short list, but those four taught a lot of what we wanted to cover this fall and challenged the kids appropriately.”

The marching band’s numbers have grown to 61 this year.

So far, so good, Eargle said. “The kids have grown a lot since the beginning of summer and are really playing and marching the show well. We graduated a lot of production last year, so I was a little curious to see who would step up and fill some of those spots this year. I’ve been pleased with how well we’ve been able to move forward.”

The drum majors this year are seniors Jacee Price and Kennedy Seigler-Lewis.

The highlight of the marching band season is a planned trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., in June 2026. Eargle said the trip had become a tradition and the band marches in the Disney parade every four years.

Other members of the Juniata County Marching Band include:

Flutes: Elliatt Brown, senior; Allison Burdge, sophomore; Kayla Gelnett, senior; Shylynn Hile, senior; Lillian Leach, freshman; Hope Miller, junior; and Gracie Myers, freshman;

Clarinet: Lillian Allen, senior; Marissa Erhard, senior; Hannah Ehrisman, senior; Carolyn Heidenreich, sophomore; Chloe Whisler, sophomore; Natalee Wolfe, junior; and Anna Wolaver, freshman;

Alto Saxophone: Madison Copeland, junior; Blaine Imes, senior; Lily Poorman, senior; Josh Martin, senior; Kaelyn Walter, junior; and Nevaeh Hess, freshman;

Tenor Saxophone: Lisa Goodling, freshman; Yaa Serwaa, junior; and Josh Swartz;

Baritone Saxophone: Asher Wriglesworth, junior; and Jackson Imes, freshman;

Mellophone: Selena Mayall-Marker, junior; and Kiersten Varner, senior;

Trumpet: Cadence Austin, freshman; Jake Foltz, senior; Nolan Imes, junior; Hudson Soccio, sophomore; and Mathew Mayberry, freshman;

Trombone: Hayden Cook, senior; Liv Foltz, junior; Sage Kauffman, junior; and Chloe Swartz, senior;

Baritone: Alex Rutherford, freshman;

Tuba: Addison Eby, junior; and David Mayall-Marker, sophomore;

Percussion: Alivia Auker, senior; Luke Erhard, sophomore; Myles Graf, sophomore; Paul Imes, freshman; Aubree Kauffman, freshman; John Randolph, sophomore; and Tyler Zimmerman, freshman;

Silk: Riley Apple, junior; Carolyn Dressler, senior; Julia Martin, junior; Bethany Walton, sophomore; and Tahkoma Martin, sophomore;

Majorette: Selena Fultz, sophomore; Miley Gifford, junior; Miley Hack, senior; Calla Mianulli, junior; Addison Rutherford, senior; Lailah Jade Sweigart, freshman; and Ella Zimmerman, freshman; and

Manager: Laylah Reichenbach, senior.