Awards and Honors

2018-2019 Awards and Honors

VBODA Virginia Honor Band

  • 19th in school history

VMEA Blue Ribbon Music Department

  • 12th in school history

“Woodbridge Invitational” Marching Competition
Woodbridge High School
September 15, 2018

  • Second place – Class 4A
  • VBODA Score: 74.3
  • Best Visual
  • Best Drum Majors
  • Best Color Guard
  • 8th overall out of 16 bands on the day (7.7 off of Grand Champion)

“Emerald Classic” Marching Competition
Riverbend High School
September 29th, 2018

  • Second place – Class 4A
  • VBODA Score: 88.35
  • Best General Effect
  • Best Visual
  • Runner up to Grand Champion (by .05 points)
  • 2nd overall out of 18 bands on the day

“Charlottesville Cavalcade” Marching Competition
Charlottesville High School
October 6th, 2018

  • Third place – Group 3
  • VMBC Score: 67.5
  • VBODA (Adjusted Score): 83.75
  • 6th overall out of 21 bands on the day (3.4 off of Grand Champion)

“Parade of Champions” Marching Competition
James Madison University
October 20th, 2018

  • Ninth Place – Class 4A
  • BOA Score: 66.95
  • 3rd ranking Music Average

VBODA State Marching Assessment
Massaponax High School
October. 27th, 2018

  • Superior Rating
  • Straight ones (Unanimous Superior ratings from each judge)

All-State Jazz Ensemble

  • Lanie Niide – 2nd overall in Virginia – Jazz Piano

District 14 Honor Band

  • 14 students accepted
  • 2 students All-State eligible

AIA
Mt. Vernon High School
February 16, 2019

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 4th place
    • Score: 73.75
  • Indoor Color Guard – Class CGSRA2, 4th place
    • Score: 52.28

AIA
Woodgrove High School
March 9, 2019

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 1st place
    • Score: 83.95
  • Indoor Color Guard – Class CGSRA2, 6th place
    • Score 55.95

AIA
Potomac High School
March 16, 2019

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 2nd place
    • Score: 77.15
  • Indoor Color Guard – Class CGSRA2, 2nd place
    • Score: 62.58

District 14 Concert Band Assessment

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
    • Stage: 1-1-2, Sight Reading: 1
  • Concert Band – Superior Rating
    • Stage: 1-1-1, Sight Reading: 2

AIA
South County High School
March 23, 2019

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 2nd place
    • Score: 80.45
  • Indoor Color Guard – Class CGSRA2, 2nd place
    • Score: 65.65

AIA Percussion Championships
South County High School
March 20, 2019

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 3rd place (8 units in competition), Bronze Medal
    • Score: 83.20
  • Indoor Color Guard – Class CGSRA2, 8th place (17 units in competition)
    • Score: 62.58

Chantilly Jazz Festival

  • Jazz Ensemble – Excellent Rating
  • Jazz Combo – Excellent Rating
Awards and Honors

2017-2018 Awards and Honors

VBODA Virginia Honor Band

  • 18th in school history

​”Hot Rod Classic” Marching Competition
CD Hylton Classic
Sept. 23, 2017

  • First place – Class 4A (5 bands in class)
  • VBODA Score: 84.7
  • Best General Effect
  • Best Drum Majors
  • Best Color Guard (Auxiliary)
  • 4th overall out of 19 bands on the full day

“Battle on the Blue Ridge” Marching Competition
Millbrook High School
Sept. 30th, 2017

  • Third place – Navy Class (5 bands in class)
  • VBODA Score: 78.39
  • 5th overall out of 23 bands on the day

“Rock Ridge Band Day” Marching Competition

  • Second place – Class 3A (4 bands in class)
  • VBODA Score: 83.73
  • Best Music
  • Best General Effect
  • Best Percussion

“Parade of Champions” Marching Competition
James Madison University
Oct. 21st, 2017

  • Third place – Class 4A (9 bands in class)
  • BOA Score: 77.05
  • 2nd ranking Music Average
  • 4th ranking Visual Average
  • 4th ranking General Effect Average

VBODA State Marching Assessment
Massaponax High School

  • Superior Rating
    • Straight Ones (Unanimous Superior Ratings from each judge)

District 14 Concert Band Assessment

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
    • Straight Ones (Unanimous Superior ratings from each judge)
    • Stage: 1-1-1, Sight Reading: 1
  • Concert Band – Excellent Rating
    • Stage: 1-2-2, Sight Reading: 2

All-State Jazz Ensemble

  • Skylar DeGroot – 2nd overall in Virginia – Jazz Trombone

District 14 Honor Band

  • 22 students accepted
  • 6 students All-State eligible

AIA
Woodbridge High School
February 10, 2018

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 1st place

AIA
Forest Park High School
February 17, 2018

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 2nd place

AIA
Potomac High School
March 3, 2018

  • Indoor Drumline – Class PSRA, 2nd place

Indoor Percussion – Season Improvement

  • First Event Score: 73.800
  • Final Event Score: 81.975
  • Total Point Improvement: +8.175

All-State Band and Orchestra

  • Skylar DeGroot – 7th Trombone overall in the state of Virginia
  • Carlos Rodriguez – 8th Tuba overall in the state of Virginia

Indoor Color Guard – Season Accomplishments

  • First Event Score: 40.470
  • Final Event Score: 58.755
  • Total Point Improvement: +18.285

Chantilly Jazz Festival

  • Jazz Ensemble – Excellent Rating
  • Jazz Combo – Superior Rating, 3rd place HS Combo Division
Awards and Honors

2016-2017 Awards and Honors

Virginia Honor Band

  • 17th in school history

VMEA Blue Ribbon School

  • 11th in school history

JMU Marching Royal Dukes
Sherando High School

  • Sherando hosted the Marching Royal Dukes of James Madison University on Sept. 9th.  They performed an exhibition show, then a side by side performance with other District 14 high school band members, along with SHS

Battle on the Blue Ridge Marching Competition
Millbrook High School

  • Navy Class
    • 2nd place out of 4 bands (VBODA score of 72.03)
    • “Best Music”, Navy Class
    • “Best Percussion”, Navy Class
  • 3rd place overall out of 11 bands competing.

Blast in the Draft Marching Competition
Stuarts Draft High School

  • Class 4A (Blast score of 85.0)
    • 2nd place out of 4 bands
    • “Best General Effect”, Class 4A
  • 2nd place overall out of 21 bands competing.

JMU Jazz Ensemble
Sherando High School

  • Oct. 18th, 2016
  • Sherando hosted the Jazz Ensemble, the premiere jazz group from James Madison University.  They performed several pieces for our students in an informal concert, and also worked with our students in several small masterclass sessions.

Parade of Champions
James Madison University

  • 4th place out of 10 bands, Class 4A
  • 3rd ranked General Effect, 3rd ranked Percussion
  • First top 5 placement in any class since 2006
  • BOA score of 74.75

VBODA State Marching Assessment
Massaponax High School

  • Superior Rating (“straight 1’s”, unanimous superior ratings by all judges)
  • Overall VBODA score of 93.3

All-VA Jazz Ensemble
VMEA Conference

  • Jacob Carpenter, Trumpet
  • Skylar DeGroot, Trombone

All-District 14 Honor Band

  • 20 students selected overall
  • 6 students eligible for All-VA Band and Orchestra Auditions

Indoor Drumline

  • 1st place Class PSRA @ MVHS, 2/18/17
  • 3rd place Class PSRA @ WGHD, 3/11/17

Indoor Winter Guard

  • Class CGSRA2 @ MVHS, 2/18/17
  • Class CGSRA2 @ WGHS, 3/11/17

All-VA Band and Orchestra

  • Jacob Carpenter, Trumpet, Concert Band, 18th overall
  • Skylar DeGroot, Trombone, Concert Band, 10th overall

District 14 Concert Assessment

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
  • Concert Band – Superior Rating

Chantilly Jazz Festival

  • Jazz Combo – Excellent Rating
  • Jazz Ensemble – Excellent Rating
Awards and Honors

2015-2016 Awards and Honors

VMEA Blue Ribbon School

  • 10th time in school history

Concert Band Assessment

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
  • Concert Band – Excellent Rating

Marching Band

  • 3rd Place, “Navy” Class – “Battle on the Blue Ridge” competition
  • 3rd Place, Class AAAA – “Oakton Classic” competition
  • Excellent Rating @ VBODA Marching Band Assessment

Chantilly Jazz Festival

  • Jazz Combo – Excellent Rating
  • Jazz Ensemble – Excellent Rating

District 14 Honor Band

  • 26 students selected to VBODA All-District 14 Honor Band

Indoor Percussion

  • 4th Place, Class SRA – Powhatan HS AIA Competition

Indoor Color Guard

  • 5th Place, Class SRA2 – Powhatan HS AIA Competition
Awards and Honors

2014-2015 Awards and Honors

Virginia Honor Band

  • 16th time in school history

VMEA Blue Ribbon School

  • 9th time in school history

District Concert Band Assessment

  • Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
  • Concert Band – Excellent Rating

Marching Band

  • Superior Rating at VBODA State Marching Band Assessment
  • 1st Place Class AAAAA, 2nd Place Overall – Shenandoah Valley Invitational
  • 2nd Place Class AAAAA – Millbrook Invitational
  • 2nd Place Class AAAAA, 3rd place overall – Woodbridge Invitational

District 14 Honor Band

  • 30 students selected

All State Band and Orchestra

  • Jeffery Elrick – 11th chair Clarinet in the VBODA All-Virginia Symphonic Band
  • Ryan Cerrone – 1st chair Alto Saxophone in the VBODA All-Virginia Concert Band

2015 Fiesta-Val Invitational Festival, Williamsburg, VA

  • 1st Place Symphonic Band – Superior Rating
  • 1st Place Concert Band – Excellent Rating
  • 1st Place Jazz Ensemble – Superior Rating
  • Overall Concert Band Champion
  • Overall Jazz Champion
  • Overall Grand Champion