HONORS & AWARDS since 2024

Field Show Band — “Puppet Master”

SEASON STATS

• Top 3 Overall (Cross-Divisions) for Western Washington Bands

• Ranked 2nd in AA in all of Washington [1st in other rankings due to the other band being considered AAA at times]

• 7th in AA across the PNW (WA/ID/OR) [6th in other rankings due to the other band being considered AAA at times]

• One of the Highest Scoring "Analog" Bands in the State {bands that don't use mics, sound effects, or excessive prop usage}

• HIGHEST SCORE: 75.28

Peninsula Classic

• AA Division (Largest Category at Event)

  • 1st — Music Ensemble

  • 1st — Music Individual

  • 1st — Percussion

  • 3rd — Visual Ensemble

  • 2nd — Auxiliary

  • 3rd — Music Effect

  • 3rd — Visual Effect

• High Music

• High Percussion

• Best Drum Major

• 2nd Place Overall Finals

Sunset Festival of Bands

• Division II (Largest Category at Event)

  • 3rd — Drum Major

  • 3rd — Music Ensemble

  • 2nd — Visual Individual

  • 3rd — Auxiliary Guard

• 3rd Place Overall Finals

West Salem Oregon Marching Band Festival (BOA/Music For All Affiliate)

• ALL-OPEN-CLASS COMPETITION

  • 3rd — Visual Effect 

  • 4th — General Effect

• 5th Place Overall Finals

Puget Sound Festival of Bands [Finale Washington State Competition]

• AA Division (A, AA, AAA, OPEN)

• Prelims 2nd Place AA Division (1st in Music Individual)

• Finals 3rd Place Overall in Music Effect 

• Finals 6th Place Overall of 17 Performing Bands

• Festival-wide "People's Choice Award" (audience favorite performance)

• UNNOFFICIAL: 'Broken Cymbal' Trophy [iykyk]

Panther Marching Band

• PEP HIGHLIGHTS: Over 60 minutes of memorized & choreographed tunes (30+ charts and 15+ cadences)

Honor Ensembles & Select Performances

Western International Band Clinic

PLU Honor Band

Tacoma Concert Band Side-by-Side

Tacoma Youth Symphony

Tacoma Junior Youth Symphony

Tacoma Wind Philharmonic

South Sound Symphonic Band (SSSB) Thomas E. Anderson Concerto Scholarship Performance

BLHS Spring Concerto Performance

VMEA Solo & Ensemble

Regional Winners (State Qualifiers)

First Alternates to State

Second Alternates to State

Festival Results

• __ Total Entries

• __ Superior (I) Ratings

• __ Excellent (II) Ratings

• __ Comments-Only Performance

• 0 III, IV, or V Ratings

WMEA/WIAA State Solo & Ensemble

3rd Place in State

Superior Ratings

Additional Student Honors

Willow Street Jazz Combo Festival

Washington Music Teachers Association

Field Show Band — “Phantasma” [student composed/designed show!]

NWAPA Kamiak Music in Motion

• AAA Division — 3rd Place

Harvest Festival of Bands

• AAA Division — 3rd Place

Auburn Veterans Day Parade

• AA Division — 2nd Place

• Music Category — 4th Place Overall

Auburn Veterans Day Field Show Competition

• AA Division — 2nd Place

Panther Marching Band

• Rodeo Parade — 1st Place

Honor Ensembles & Select Performances

Western International Band Clinic

• Josiah Marsh — Clarinet 3, Thunderbird — 10th Grade

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone, Firebird — 12th Grade

• Elliott McCarley — Alto Saxophone 2, Firebird — 11th Grade

• Bryson Brashears — Trombone 3, Sunbird— 11th Grade

• Emma Quaine — Flute 1, Phoenix — 10th Grade

• Aubrie Hare — Clarinet 3, Phoenix — 12th Grade

• Anna Daluz — Clarinet, 7th Alternate — 10th Grade

PLU Honor Band

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone — 12th Grade

• Aubrie Hare — Clarinet — 12th Grade

• Jacob Rennie — Alto Saxophone — 12th Grade

• Piper Fossum — Flute/Piccolo — 12th Grade

• Elliott McCarley — Bassoon — 11th Grade

• Jeffrey Dupuy — French Horn — 11th Grade

Tacoma Concert Band Side-by-Side

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone/Bass Trombone — 12th Grade

• Josiah Marsh — Clarinet — 10th Grade

Tacoma Youth Symphony

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone — 12th Grade

• Josiah Marsh — Clarinet/Bass Clarinet — 10th Grade

Tacoma Junior Youth Symphony

• Ezekiel Williams — French Horn — 9th Grade

• Eli Overla — French Horn — 9th Grade

Tacoma Wind Philharmonic

• Alexander DeMoss — Bassoon — 9th Grade

PLU Trombone Choir — WMEA Performance

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone/Bass Trombone — 12th Grade

South Sound Symphonic Band (SSSB) Thomas E. Anderson Concerto Scholarship Performance

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone — 12th Grade

BLHS Spring Concerto Performance

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone — 12th Grade

VMEA Solo & Ensemble

Regional Winners (State Qualifiers)

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone

• Ashwath Polali — Composition

• Squeek and Rumble — Small Brass Ensemble (Alexander Pitruzzella & Josiah Marsh)

First Alternates to State

• Beat Master-Bros — Small Percussion Ensemble (Max Hoopes & Ryan Jackson)

• Josiah Marsh — Alto/Bass Clarinet

• Saxiest Quintet — Large Woodwind Ensemble (Isac Sayasit, Jacob Rennie, Samuel Adamo, Lincoln Day & Elliott McCarley)

• Stone Cold — Small Brass Ensemble (Alexander Pitruzzella & Elliott McCarley)

• Josiah Marsh — Clarinet

Second Alternates to State

• Bryson Brashears — Trombone

• Max Hoopes — Mallets

Festival Results

• 34 Total Entries

• 16 Superior (I) Ratings

• 17 Excellent (II) Ratings

• 1 Comments-Only Performance

• 0 III, IV, or V Ratings

WMEA/WIAA State Solo & Ensemble

3rd Place in State

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone Solo — Superior — 3rd Place

• Squeek and Rumble — Small Brass Ensemble (Alexander Pitruzzella & Josiah Marsh) — Superior — 3rd Place

Superior Ratings

• Ashwath Polali — Composition — Superior

• Saxiest Quintet — Large Woodwind Ensemble (Isac Sayasit, Jacob Rennie, Samuel Adamo, Lincoln Day & Elliott McCarley) — Superior

• Josiah Marsh — Alto/Bass Clarinet Solo — Superior

Additional Student Honors

Willow Street Jazz Combo Festival

• Gage Kingdon — Distinguished Drum Solo Award

Washington Music Teachers Association

• Ashwath Polali — Honorable Mention, Composition

Field Show Band — “Finding the Hero Within”

Peninsula Classic

• A Division — 1st Place

• High Music

• High General Effect

Sunset Festival of Bands

• A Division — 3rd Place

Puget Sound Festival of Bands

• A Division — 3rd Place

Auburn Veterans Day

• A Division — 1st Place

• High Music

• Best Auxiliary

Honor Ensembles & Select Performances

NAfME All-Northwest Symphony Orchestra

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone — 11th Grade

WMEA All-State Concert Band

• Shea Dodgen — Trumpet — 10th Grade

WMEA All-State Orchestra

• Davis Jacobson — Trumpet — 12th Grade

Western International Band Clinic

• Shea Dodgen — Trumpet — 10th Grade

• Ziyu Liu — Flute — 10th Grade

• Emma Quaine — Flute — 9th Grade

• Zack Zbinden — Baritone — 12th Grade

PLU Honor Band

• Caden Ferguson — Percussion — 12th Grade

• Deric Bone — Baritone Saxophone — 12th Grade

• Aubrie Hare — Clarinet — 11th Grade

• Davis Jacobson — Trumpet — 12th Grade

• Jacob Ludlow — Percussion — 12th Grade

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone — 11th Grade

• Adrianne Siodina — Oboe — 12th Grade

UW Pacific Northwest Honor Band

• Adrianne Siodina — Oboe — 12th Grade

• Aubrie Hare — Clarinet — 11th Grade

• Isac Sayasit-Santos — Alto Saxophone — 11th Grade

Puyallup Valley Community Band (PVCB) Richard Powers Music Student Scholarship Award

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Bass Trombone — 11th Grade

VMEA Solo & Ensemble

Regional Winners (State Qualifiers)

• Alexander Pitruzzella & Davis Jacobson — Small Brass Ensemble (Trombone/Trumpet Duet)

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone Solo

First Alternates to State

• Josiah Marsh & Landon Fuller — Small Woodwind Ensemble (Bass Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone Duet)

• Cayleb Riggins — Multiple Percussion (Tenor/Quad Drums)

Second Alternates to State

• Lincoln Day, Elliott McCarley, Jacob Rennie & Isac Sayasit — Small Woodwind Ensemble (Saxophone Quartet)

• Josiah Marsh — Clarinet Solo

Festival Results

• 28 Total Entries

• 13 Superior (I) Ratings

• 14 Excellent (II) Ratings

• 1 Good (III) Rating

• 0 IV or V Ratings

WMEA/WIAA State Solo & Ensemble

Superior Ratings

• Alexander Pitruzzella & Davis Jacobson — Small Brass Ensemble (Trombone/Trumpet Duet) — Superior

• Alexander Pitruzzella — Trombone Solo — Superior
  Excellent Ratings

• Cayleb Riggins — Multiple Percussion (Tenor/Quad Drums) — Excellent

Additional Student Honors

CWU John Moawad Jazz Festival

• Josiah Marsh — Soloist Award

Washington Music Teachers Association

• Ashwath Polali — 1st Place, Composition