Recent Accomplishments and Awards

 
2024-2025

POP!

featuring the music of: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyonce, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Stephen Sondheim, Lady Gaga, and “Wicked”

 

“The Conquest” Marching Band Competition, Acworth, GA

  • 1st in Class 5A

  • 1st in Gold Division

  • Overall Grand Champion

  • Outstanding Music, Visual, General Effect, and Drum Major Awards

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Carrollton Legacy of Champions, Carrollton, GA

 

  • 1st in Open Class

  • 1st in Gold Division

  • Overall Grand Champion

  • Don Hall Music Award Winner

 
 
2023-2024

Deja Fugue

featuring the music of: Johann Sebastian Bach, Top Gun, Pachelbel, The Beatles, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Linkin Park

 

“The Conquest” Marching Band Competition, Acworth, GA

  • 1st in Class 5A

  • 2nd in Gold Division

  • Outstanding Music and Visual Awards in Gold Division

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McEachern Marching Invitational, Powder Springs, GA

 

  • Overall Grand Champion

  • 1st in Class 4A

  • 1st in Gold Division

2022-2023

Heavy Metals

featuring the music of: Metallica, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath

 

Carrollton Legacy of Champions, Carrollton, GA

  • Overall Grand Champion

  • 1st in Class AAA

  • 1st in Silver Division

  • Don Hall Outstanding Music Award

  • 2nd place Percussion Silver Division

  • 3rd place Color Guard Silver Division

 

Branch Classic, Flowery Branch, GA

  • 1st in Class AAA

  • 1st in Silver Division

  • 2nd place overall

  • 1st place Color Guard, Percussion, and Music in Silver Division

 

North Georgia Marching Band Championships, Cumming, GA

  • 1st in Class AAA

  • 1st in Silver Division

  • 2nd place overall

 
2021-2022

Ohana

featuring the music of: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Sunday Manoa & Disney’s Moana

 

Southern Invitational Music Festival, Marietta, GA

  • 1st in Class AAAAA

  • Outstanding Music

  • Outstanding Visual

  • Outstanding General Effect

  • Outstanding Percussion

  • Outstanding Drum Major

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Northwest Georgia Marching Championship, White, GA

  • 1st in Mixed Class

  • Outstanding Music

  • Outstanding Visual

  • Outstanding General Effect

  • Outstanding Percussion

  • Outstanding Drum Major

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LaFayette Marching Classic, Fayetteville, GA

 

  • 2nd place overall

  • Outstanding Percussion

  • Outstanding Drum Major in Open Class

 
2020-2021

In The Game

“Opening” from Super Mario 64, “Bob-Omb Battlefield,” “Delfino Plaza,” “Aquatic Ambiance,” “Overworld,” “Piranha Plant Lullaby,” “Underworld,” and “Rainbow Road”

 

No competitions this year.

 
2019-2020

The One, and Only, Queen

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 mvt. 2, Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 mvt. 1, David Holsinger’s “In the Spring, at the Time when Kings go off to War,” and Queen’s “Love of my Life,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Will Rock You,” “Killer Queen,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and “We are the Champions”

 

Legacy of Champions, Carrollton, GA

  • 2nd place overall, 1st in class AAAA 

  • Outstanding Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion, and Drum Major

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BOA, Powder Springs Regional

  • 13th place overall

  • 2nd in class AA

2018 - 2019

Open Your Eyes

 

Featuring the music of Michael Markowski’s“Joyride,” Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” and Michael Torke’s “Bright Blue Music”

 

Valhalla Classic - Newnan GA

  • 1st place overall 

  • Overall High Music

  • Overall High General Effect

  • Overall High Percussion

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BOA Canton, OH regional

  • 4th place overall

  • 3rd in class AA

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Georgia State Marching Band Championship

  • 6th place overall

  • 1st in class AAAA

 
2017 - 2018

Peace of the Puzzle

Featuring the music of Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” “War” from the movie “Avatar” (music by James Horner), “What a Wonderful World,” and Gavin Greenaway’s “Reflections of Earth”

 

BOA Powder Springs Regional

  • 5th place overall

  • 2nd in class AA

  • Outstanding Music in Class AA

  • Outstanding Visual in Class AA,

 

BandBeat Rock Hill - South Carolina

  • 2nd place overall

  • 2nd in class AAA

2016-2017

Seasons of Love

Featuring the music of Copland’s “AppalachianSpring,” Vivaldi’s “Summer” from “The Four Seasons,” Whitacre’s “October,” and
Rutter’s “Gloria”

 

BOA - Jacksonville State University

  • 6th place overall at BOA

  • 3rd in Class AA

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McEachern Marching Invitational

  • 4th place overall

  • 2nd place in Class AAA

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BOA Atlanta Super Regional

  • 19th place overall

  •  4th place in Class AA

2015 - 2016

WindWorks

Featuring the music of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Barber’s “Medea’s Dance of Vengeance,” Bach’s “Air” and Torke’s “Javelin”

 

Milton High School White Columns Invitational

  • 1st place overall

  • Overall Outstanding Music in Class AAA

  • Overall General Effect in Class AAA

  • Overall Color Guard in Class AAA

  • Overall Drum Majors in Class AAA

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Sprayberry Southern Invitational

  • 1st place overall

  • Grand Champion in Gold Division

  • 1st in class

  • Outstanding Music in Class

  • Outstanding General Effect in Class

  • Outstanding Visual in Class 

  • Outstanding Color Guard in Class

  • Outstanding Percussion in Class

  • Outstanding Drum Majors in Class

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BOA Jacksonville State University Regional

  • 4th place overall

  • 1st in class AA

  • Outstanding Music in class AA 

  • General Effect in class AA

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Percussion Ensemble  performs at Percussive Arts Society International Convention in San Antonio, TX

 
2014 - 2015

Keep It Simple

 Featuring the music of Aaron Copland’s“Appalachian Spring,” John Adams’ “Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” J.S. Bach’s Prelude from “Cello Suite No. 1,” and Leslie Bricusse’s “Pure Imagination”

Milton High School White Columns Invitational

  • 3rd place overall

  • 1st in class AAA

  • Outstanding Music in class AAA

  • Outstanding General Effect in class AAA

  • Outstanding Color Guard in class AAA

  • Outstanding Drum Majors in Class AAA

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Sprayberry Southern Invitational

  • 2nd place overall

  • Grand Champion in Gold Division

  • 1st in class

  • Outstanding Music in class

  • Outstanding General Effect in class

  • Outstanding Visual in class

  • Outstanding Color Guard in class

  • Outstanding Percussion in class

  • Oustanding Drum Majors in Class

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BOA Jacksonville State University Regional

  • 8th place overall

  • 1st in class AA

  • Outstanding Music in class AA

 
2013 - 2014

Hunted

 Featuring the music of Prokofiev’s “Alexander Nevsky,” music from Final Fantasy, and music from “The Bourne Supremacy”

BOA Powder Springs

  • 9th Overall

 

WCU Tournament of Champions

  • 9th Overall

2012 - 2013

Reflect

 Featuring the music of David Gillingham’s “Stained Glass,” Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” and music from “The Dark Knight” by Hans Zimmer

 

BOA Jacksonville State University

  • 8th place overall

  • 2nd place in Class AA

 

WCU Tournament of Champions

  • 2nd place overall

  • 1st in class

  • 2nd place Drum Majors

  • 3rd place Color Guard

 
2011 - 2012

Barriers

Featuring the music of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and David Gillingham’s “With Heart and Voice”

 

BOA JacksonvilleState University

  • 2nd place overall

  • 2nd place in class AA

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McEachern Invitational

  • 2nd place overall

  • 1st place in class AAA

  • High Percussion Award

  • Drum Major Award

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BOA Atlanta

  • 15th place overall

  • 3rd place in class AA