CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Family members and friends greeted members of the Harding University High School marching band like rock stars, when they returned home Wednesday evening. The band represented North Carolina in President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Parade. “It was amazing,” said student Jasmine Moore. She sent Eyewitness News several text messages and pictures from Washington, D.C. “I was walking down (the road). I looked to the left and there’s the president and his wife and that was the best part for me,” Moore said. Tandrea Gibson said the feeling was indescribable. She said everyone felt the significance of the day. “We were the first band from charlotte to march in inauguration parade for our first African American president,” Gibson said with excitement. The 108 students made it to Washington, D.C., because of the generosity of the community. They raised $50,000 for the trip.