Awards and Honors

VBODA Virginia Honor Band

  • ​22nd in school history

“Blast in the Draft” Marching Competition
Stuarts Draft High School
September 16, 2023

  • Score: 83.0
  • 3rd Place Overall (out of 20 bands)
  • 1st Place Music
  • 1st Place Percussion
  • 3rd Place Color Guard
  • 3rd Place Visual
  • 6th Place General Effect

“Parade of Champions” Marching Competition
James Madison University
October 7, 2023

  • 4th Place – Class 5A (out of 7 bands)
  • 6th Place Overall (out of 45 bands)
  • 1st Place Visual General Effect
  • 2nd Place Individual Visual Performance
  • 2nd Place Percussion Performance
  • 3rd Place General Effect Overall
  • 3rd Place Visual Performance Overall
  • 5th Place Music Performance Overall

VBODA State Marching Assessment
Massaponax High School
October 21, 2023

  • Rating: Superior
  • Straight ones (Unanimous Superior ratings from each judge)
  • 7th Straight Year of Unanimous Superior Ratings at VBODA Marching Assessment

VMBC State Championships
Liberty University
October 28, 2023

Preliminary Round Results – Group 4 Class (7 groups competing)

  • VMBC Score: 90.425 (1.85 from 1st Place)
  • 4th Place Overall
  • 3rd Place Ensemble Music
  • 3rd Place General Effect Music
  • 4th Place Percussion Performance
  • 4th Place Color Guard Performance

Championship Finals Results

  • VMBC Score: 88.463
  • 11th Place Overall (out of 13 finalist bands)
  • 9th Place Visual Performance
  • 10th Place Music Overall
  • 10th Place General Effect Music

AIA Competition
Forest Park High School
February 3, 2024

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 3rd Place Overall (out of 11 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 57.79
    • 4th Place – Equipment
    • 4th Place – Movement
    • 5th Place – Design
    • 5th Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 1st Place Overall
    • AIA Score – 66.45
    • 2nd Place – Music
    • 1st Place – Music Effect
    • 1st Place – Visual
    • 1st Place – Visual Effect

AIA Competition
Woodgrove High School
February 24, 2024

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 3rd Place Overall (out of 5 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 60.33
    • 3rd Place – Equipment
    • 5th Place – Movement
    • 2nd Place – Design
    • 2nd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 5th Place Overall (out of 9 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 73.45
    • 5th Place – Music
    • 4th Place – Music Effect
    • 6th Place – Visual
    • 4th Place – Visual Effect

AIA Competition
Sherando High School
Sherando Showcase
March 9, 2024

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 2rd Place Overall (out of 5 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 70.77
    • 2nd Place – Equipment
    • 2nd Place – Movement
    • 1st Place – Design
    • 2nd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 2nd Place Overall (out of 7 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 77.30
    • 2nd Place – Music
    • 1st Place – Music Effect
    • 3rd Place – Visual
    • 2nd Place – Visual Effect

AIA Competition
South County High School
March 23, 2024

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 7th Place Overall (out of 14 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 71.60
    • 8th Place – Equipment
    • 11th Place – Movement
    • 6th Place – Design
    • 5th Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 4th Place Overall (out of 14 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 77.40
    • 3rd Place – Music
    • 5th Place – Music Effect
    • 2nd Place – Visual
    • 7th Place – Visual Effect

AIA North Championships
Hampton Coliseum
April 6-7, 2024

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3
      • 4th Place (out of 9 units in Blue Round)
      • 5th Place Overall (18 units in class)
    • AIA Score – 76.255
    • 4th Place – Equipment
    • 6th Place – Movement
    • 3rd Place – Design
    • 3rd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 9th Place Overall (out of 17 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 75.175
    • 8th Place – Music
    • 8th Place – Music Effect
    • 14th Place – Visual
    • 17th Place – Visual Effect