Awards and Honors
The Air Academy High School Marching Band has been named grand champion, champion, or sweepstakes champion in over 50 marching band festivals/competition over the past decade.
2018 Rose Parade® Participating Band
Bands of America
• 2016 St. Louis Super Regional – Finalist
• 2015 St. Louis Super Regional – Finalist- AA class champion
• 2013 St. Louis Super Regional – Finalist
• 2011 San Antonio Super Regional- AA class champion
• 2007 El Paso, TX Regional – Finalist- AAclasschampion – 2nd place overall
• 2006 Flagstaff, AZ Regional – Finalist – AAclasschampion -5th place overall
Colorado Bandmasters Association (CBA)
• 12 – CBA State Marching Band Championships
o 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017,2018
o 30 Year consecutive state finalist
o 25 CBA Southern Region Championships
Festival Grand Champion Awards
- Armed Forces Invitational Grand Champion 2010 and 2011
- Cañon City Music & Blossom Festival Sweepstakes Winner 1995, 2013, 2014
o 1st place parade
o 1st place percussion
o 1st place color guard
• Colorado West Marching Band Festival Sweepstakes Winner – 2014
o 1st place parade
o 1st place field show
- Douglas County Marching Invitational 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
- Legacy Marching Band Festival Grand Champion 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Pomona Marching Band Festival Grand Champion 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Woodland Park Marching Invitational Grand Champion 2013 & 2014
- Zia Marching Festival, University of New Mexico Grand Champion 2009 and 2012
- Harrison Marching Invitational 2018, 2016, 2017 Parade Competition
- Cañon City Music & Blossom Festival Parade Champion 1995, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Colorado State Fair Parade Champion 1991 & 2017
- Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade 2017
- Colorado West Festival Parade Champion 2014