Awards (2011 - 2019)

 

2018-2019 School Year

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Marching Season

“Red, White & Bleu”, Drum Majors Diego Acosta Argueta, Zoey Birman, Jordan Meyer

• Virginia Honor Band

• Shenandoah Valley Marching Invitational: 5th place, Group 4

• Parade of Champions, James Madison University: 10th place, Group 5A

• Battle of the Blue Ride: 3rd place overall

• VBODA: Superior Rating

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Concert Season

• District Assessment ratings

Symphonic Band – Good 

Symphonic Winds - Excellent

Wind Ensemble – Excellent

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2017-2018 School Year

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Marching Season

“From Dusk til Dawn”, Drum Majors Diego Acosta Argueta, Allison Bliss, Allen Truong

• USBands Maryland State Championships: 1st place all captions group 6A

• Battle of the Blue Ridge: 3rd place overall

• Indoor Guard and Drumline show titled “The Curse”

• VBODA: Superior Rating

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Concert Season

• District Assessment ratings

Symphonic Band – Superior 

Wind Ensemble – Superior

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2016-2017 School Year 

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Marching Season

"Jungle", Drum Majors Kevin Archambeault, Emma Wilson, Cale Witmer

• Oakton HS: 4th place overall

• Parade of Champions, James Madison University: 11th place overall

• Indoor Drumline show titled “Demons and Angels”

• Indoor Guard show titled “Lost Boys”

• VBODA: Superior Rating

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Concert Season

• District Assessment ratings

Symphonic Band – Excellent 

Wind Ensemble – Excellent

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2015-2016 School Year 

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Marching Season

Rain or Shine, Drum Majors:  Julia Picchiottino, Sarah Otih and Peter Trapp

• 19th annual Showcase of Bands hosted at Herndon High School

• Towson University - Prelims - 1st place all captions group 6A

• Towson University - Finals: 3rd against all bands, best percussion against all bands

• Loudoun Valley HS, First place all captions group 5A, best percussion and guard for whole day

• VBODA State Marching Assessment, Patriot High School, Superior Rating

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Concert Season

• District Assessment, South Lakes HS

Symphonic Band – Excellent  rating

Wind Ensemble – Excellent rating

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HHS Winter Indoor Drumline - Scholastic Regional A Division

• Indoor Drumline show titled “Bring the Heat”

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Winter Guard – Scholastic Regional A2 Division

• Indoor Guard show titled “Lord of the Dance”

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2014-2015 School Year –  Virginia Honor Band (3rd year in a row)

 

Marching Season

The Final Frontier, Drum Majors:  Braden Cuttler, Julia Picchiottino and Peter Trapp

• 18th annual Showcase of Bands hosted at Herndon High School

• Loudoun Valley HS, 1st place in 4A

• Parade of Champions, James Madison University, 7th Place

• VBODA State Marching Assessment, Patriot High School, Superior Rating

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Concert Season

• District Assessment, Washington & Lee HS

Symphonic Band – Excellent  rating

Wind Ensemble – Superior rating

• VBODA Jazz Assessment, Chantilly HS – Excellent Rating

 

HHS Winter Indoor Drumline - Scholastic Regional A Division

•  AIA Preliminaries at Robinson HS, 2nd place

• AIA Finals at Robinson HS, 3rd place

 

Winter Guard – Scholastic Regional A2 Division

Show Name – Scarecrow

• AIA Regional Competition at Mt Vernon HS, 7th place

• AIA Regional Competition hosted by TJ at South County HS, 3rd place

• AIA Regional Competition at Freedom HS, 2nd place

• AIA Regional Competition at Broad Run HS, 5th place

• AIA Regional Championship, 6th place in Preliminaries; 7th place in Finals

 

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2013-2014 School Year – Virginia Honor Band

 

Marching Season

Star-Crossed, Drum Majors: Dasha Bradfield, Holly Novak, Blake Morgan

• 17th annual Showcase of Bands hosted at Herndon High School

• Caroline Invitational, Caroline, Virginia, 2nd place in 5A

• Arundel High School, Arundel, Maryland, 1st place 6 Open Band in all Captions

• Chesapeake Challenge, Towson, Maryland, 1st place 6 Open Band in all captions, grand champion music

• VBODA State Marching Assessment, Millbrook High School, Superior Ratings from all judges

• 2013 Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade, Honolulu, Hawaii

Grand Champion

 

Concert Season

• District Assessment, Wakefield HS

Symphonic Band – Excellent  rating

Wind Ensemble – Superior rating

• Chantilly Jazz Festival – Excellent rating

 

Winter Drumline – Percussion Scholastic Regional A

• West Potomac HS – 2nd in all captions

• Mills Godwin HS, Richmond, VA – 2nd in all captions

• Woodbridge HS- 2nd in General Effect and Visual 5th overall

• FINALS at Freedom HS  – 3rd in music and 4th overall

 

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2012-2013 School Year – Virginia Honor Band

 

Marching Season

Songs of the Northern Seas, Drum Majors:  Dasha Bradfield, Jessie Horting, Blake Morgan

• Millbrooke High School, 3rd place

• 16th annual Showcase of Bands hosted at Herndon High School

• Parade of Champions, James Madison University, 5th place

• VBODA State Marching Assessment, Battlefield High School, Superior ratings from all judges

 

Concert Season

• District Assessment, South Lakes High School

Symphonic Band – Excellent  rating

Wind Ensemble – Superior rating

• OrlandoFest, Universal Studios

Symphonic Band – 2nd place, Superior rating

Wind Ensemble – 1st place, Superior rating

• Jazz Band – 1st place, Excellent Rating

• Percussion Ensemble – 1st place, Superior rating

 

Winter Drumline – Percussion Scholastic Regional A

 

• West Potomac high School – 1st place

• Mills E. Godwin High School – 1st place

• Freedom High School in Loudoun County – 2nd place

• Hayfield High School in Fairfax, – 1st place

 

 

2011-2012 School Year

 

Marching Season

 

Lost and found, Drum Majors: Adam Trapp and Leann Poirier

• Midlothian High School Showcase of Bands, 1st place in all captions Class AAA, Superior Rating

• 15th annual Showcase of Bands hosted at Herndon High

• USSBA Southeastern Virginia Regional, Sportsplex Stadium, Virginia Beach, score of 81.063

• VBODA State Assessment, Superior Rating (inside due to snow)

 

Concert Season

 

• District Assessment, Madison High School

Symphonic Band – Excellent rating

Wind Ensemble – Good rating

• VBODA Jazz Assessment, Colonial Forge High School – Superior Rating

• Spring trip to Chicago, IL