▁several ▁Fort une ▁ 5 0 0 ▁companies ▁and ▁has ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁c ds ▁of ▁many ▁recording ▁artists . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁March ing ▁Blue ▁Th under ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁St omp ▁the ▁Y ard ▁ 2 : ▁Home coming , ▁ ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁performed ▁for ▁many ▁college ▁and ▁university ▁hal ft ime ▁shows , ▁including ▁the ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁Home coming ▁C ele br ation , ▁Jackson ▁State ▁University , ▁Beth une - Cook man ▁University , ▁Nor folk ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University . ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁major ▁international ▁events , ▁including ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Festival ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁China . ▁ ▁Among ▁traditional ▁march ing ▁bands , ▁the ▁March ing ▁Blue ▁Th under ▁is ▁currently ▁ranked ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast , ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁and ▁s its ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁ranked ▁" High ▁Ste pping " ▁high ▁school ▁march ing ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁band ▁continues ▁to ▁ear n ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁ann ually ▁in ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁tu ition ▁funds . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁The ▁Red an ▁baseball ▁program ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁producing ▁compet itive ▁athlet es ▁that ▁reach ▁el ite ▁levels ▁of ▁play . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁baseball ▁program ▁won ▁the ▁