Awards and Honors

2022-2023 Awards and Honors

VBODA Virginia Honor Band

  • ​21st in school history

“Emerald Classic” Marching Competition
Riverbend High School
September 24, 2022

  • 5th Place Overall (out of 15 Bands)
  • Score: 75
  • 1st Place Visual Performance
  • 1st Place Percussion
  • 3rd Place Drum Majors
  • 5th Place Color Guard
  • 5th Place Music Performance
  • 5th Place General Effect

Shenandoah Valley Marching Invitational
Harrisonburg High School
October 8, 2022

Preliminary Round Results – Group 5

  • VMBC Score: 86.3
  • 1st Place, Group 5 (3rd Overall)
  • 2nd Place Visual, Group 5 (6th Overall)
  • 1st Place Percussion, Group 5 (2nd Overall)
  • 1st Place Color Guard, Group 5 (1st Overall)
  • 2nd Place Music, Group 5 (3rd Overall)
  • 1st Place General Effect, Group 5 (2nd Overall)

Finals Round Results – Overall

  • VMBC Score: 85.8
  • 3rd Place Overall
  • 1st Place Color Guard
  • 2nd Place Music
  • 2nd Place Percussion
  • 4th Place Visual
  • 6th Place General Effect

VBODA State Marching Assessment
Massaponax High School
October 22, 2022

  • Rating: Superior
  • Straight ones (Unanimous Superior ratings from each judge)
  • 6th Straight Year of Unanimous Superior Ratings at VBODA Marching Assessment

“Parade of Champions” Marching Competition
James Madison University
October 29, 2022

  • 6th Place Overall, Class 6A
  • Score: 91.43 (less than 4 points away from 1st place)
  • Highest score of the season
  • Highest score ever at “Parade of Champions”

All-State Jazz Ensemble

  • Alex Kilkus – Jazz Tenor Saxophone

AIA Competition
Forest Park High School
January 28, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSRA1, 1st Place Overall (out of 8 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 80.68 (Highest score in school history)
    • 2nd Place – Movement
    • 1st Place – Equipment
    • 1st Place – Design
    • 2nd Place – General Effect
    • **Promoted** to Class CGSA3
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSRA, 1st Place Overall
    • AIA Score – 70.90
    • 2nd Place – Music
    • 1st Place – Music Effect
    • 1st Place – Visual
    • 1st Place – Visual Effect
    • **Promoted** to Class PSA
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All District Band – VMEA District 14
February 4, 2023

Fourteen Sherando students performed with other members of the VMEA District 14. After just one and a half days of rehearsal together, they performed a fantastic concert!

AIA Competition
Patriot High School
February 4, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 1st Place Overall (out of 7 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 60.09
    • 4th Place – Movement
    • 4th Place – Equipment
    • 1st Place – Design
    • 1st Place – General Effect

AIA Competition
Mt. Vernon High School
February 18, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 3rd Place Overall (out of 11 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 67.00
    • 3rd Place – Movement
    • 5th Place – Equipment
    • 2nd Place – Design
    • 3rd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 4th Place Overall
    • AIA Score – 71.00
    • 6th Place – Music
    • 4th Place – Music Effect
    • 5th Place – Visual
    • 1st Place – Visual Effect

AIA Competition
Woodgrove High School
February 25, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 3rd Place Overall (out of 11 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 64.070
    • 3rd Place – Movement
    • 4th Place – Equipment
    • 1st Place – Design
    • 3rd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 3rd Place Overall (out of 8 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 69.850
    • 7th Place – Music
    • 2nd Place – Music Effect
    • 7th Place – Visual
    • 3rd Place – Visual Effect

District 14 Concert Band Assessment
Skyline High School –
March 4, 2023

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
    • Stage: 1 – 1 – 1
    • Sight Reading: 2
  • Concert Band – Excellent Rating
    • “Stage:” 2 – 2 – 2
    • Sight Reading: 2

AIA Competition
Sherando High School – Sherando Showcase
March 11, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 1st Place Overall (out of 3 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 67.5
    • 1st Place – Movement
    • 1st Place – Equipment
    • 1st Place – Design
    • 1st Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 3rd Place Overall (out of 4 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 73.65
    • 2nd Place – Music
    • 3rd Place – Music Effect
    • 3rd Place – Visual
    • 3rd Place – Visual Effect

AIA Competition
South County High School
March 25, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3, 2nd Place Overall (out of 8 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 77.18
    • 2nd Place – Movement
    • 2nd Place – Equipment
    • 4th Place – Design
    • 2nd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 6th Place Overall (out of 10 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 77.7
    • 6th Place – Music
    • 9th Place – Music Effect
    • 6th Place – Visual
    • 5th Place – Visual Effect

AIA North Championships
Hampton Coliseum
April 1-2, 2023

  • Winter Guard
    • Class CGSA3 – White Round, 2nd Place Overall (out of 8 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 75.310
    • 1st Place – Movement
    • 2nd Place – Equipment
    • 2nd Place – Design
    • 2nd Place – General Effect
  • Indoor Percussion
    • Class PSA, 10th Place Overall (out of 12 units competing)
    • AIA Score – 74.525
    • 11th Place – Music
    • 11th Place – Music Effect
    • 10th Place – Visual
    • 8th Place – Visual Effect

Chantilly Jazz Festival
Chantilly High School
May 11-13, 2023

  • Jazz Combo – Excellent Rating
    • Score: 84.7
  • Jazz Ensemble – Superior Rating
    • Score: 86.3