Desert Ridge High School Marching Band Places Third In 2019 Arizona State Marching Band Championships
November 16, 2019 The Desert Ridge High School Marching Band…
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Here are some photos of your Desert Ridge High School Marching Band from Friday night's AWAY game at Red Mountain High School.
While the games and competitions have ended for the season, the band will be involved in several community-driven events through the end of the year.
The photos from this past weekend's events have been uploaded to the galleries on our website.
Enjoy!
Photos by Steven Valinski
Yesterday, your Desert Ridge High School Marching Band competed in the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association - ABODA 2019 Arizona State Marching Band Championships at Glendale Community College.
This concluded the competition portion of the marching band season. The band, staff, volunteers and parents worked hard to make 2019 a successful year for our band.
The results are impressive…#3 overall in the State of Arizona and Color Guard taking #1 in their caption (Auxiliary).
Please join us in congratulating the band and color guard for their amazing season!
Next Saturday is Gilbert Days Parade!!
Call Time: 6:20 AM
Leave: 7:00 AM
Return around 11:00 or so
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Congratulations to our color guard for getting first at State Championships and the DRHS marching band for getting third overall!
Thank you to the members for trusting in new processes this year - you have all grown so much this season and your staff is so proud. Thank you to our band parents for all your support!
Less than a week until our winter guard season kicks off!
Reminder that the workshops next week are open to any DRHS or DRJHS students - no experience required! So if you have a sibling or friend who doesn't play an instrument but wants to do marching band, send them our way to get a head start on next season! Or if you play an instrument and want to try something new, come try it out! All you need is a willingness to learn!*
*Willingness to let go of a flag when we toss is also helpful 😉The Desert Ridge Winter Guard will be holding preseason hands-on clinics on November 18-19 from 6:30-9:00 PM in the DRHS band room!
These clinics are a chance for prospective members to try out color guard before we start our first rehearsals. We will be teaching flag and dance basics, as well as a short, introductory level routine!
No color guard, band, or dance experience is necessary to attend these clinics! If you are interested in these clinics, please also consider joining us for the student and parent international session on November 11 at 6:00 PM in the band room!
We discovered (after everyone left 😳) that winter guard packets handed out at the meeting today did not include the season schedule! I apologize for the inconvenience, we will have them at the clinics! If you would like a copy sooner, please feel free to message this page or reach out to the email listed in the guard packet.
