Murray County Central is a school district in southwestern Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

. Both the elementary school

Elementary school

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 (West Elementary-2640 Forest Avenue, Slayton, MN 56172), and the high school

High school

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 (Central HS) are located in Slayton.

Slayton, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,072 people, 914 households, and 556 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,163.3 people per square mile . There were 1,022 housing units at an average density of 573.8 per square mile...

 The principal of the grades 7-12, as well as the superintendent, is Summer Pankonen. The principal of elementary students is Sally Berg.

Marching Band

Murray County Central's marching band is an award-winning band that competes in multiple competitions throughout the Midwest. In 2009 they traveled to Disney World in Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, and marched in the famous Disney World Parade. In 2010 they received a first place trophy at the Tri-State Band Festival held in Luverne, Minnesota

Luverne, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,617 people, 1,968 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.1 people per square mile . There were 2,161 housing units at an average density of 634.7 per square mile...

, as well as a second place trophy at the Festival of Bands Competition in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...

, ranking as the highest placing public school in Class A competition. They are under the direction of Elizabeth Ennenga.