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SRHS marching band advances to State

Colorful banners are unfurled as the Scripps Ranch High School Falcon Corps and Color performs in competition. (photo by John Gregory)

SRHS marching band advances to State

The Scripps Ranch High School (SRHS) Falcon Corps and Color Guard gained more awards and has qualified to compete in the State Championships on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Huntington Beach High School. The team captured second place at the Southern California Division 4A Championships in Irvine on Nov. 12 at Irvine High School. SRHS was second out of 22 bands in the division.

Before that, it won first place in Division 4A in overall, percussion and auxiliary; first place in tournament in music; and was first place overall winner of the entire tournament at the Spirit of Champions Marching Band Tournament in Temecula on Nov. 5.

SRHS hosted the Falcon Invitational on Oct. 29, winning first place in their division; first place in auxiliary (visual) for their division; first place of the entire tournament in high visual; and was first place winner of the entire tournament.

The team won first place in the 4A Division; first in high auxiliary and first in high percussion at the Valhalla Field Tournament on Oct 15.

(photo by John Gregory)