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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