Best high school band
YOUR PICKS
You say, “I really tip my hat to Hillgrove for putting creative and amazing shows on the field, and also for growing and maturing so fast. Good job Hillgrove.”
3) Southwest DeKalb High School
5) Kennesaw Mountain High School
OUR PICKS
1) Southwest DeKalb High School
We say, “This powerhouse organization has a list of accomplishments miles long, including performing at the opening ceremony at the 1996 Olympics, starring in a reality television show and the movie ‘Drumline,’ and playing at the Tournament of Roses and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades.”
2) Kennesaw Mountain High School
4) Martin Luther King Jr. High School
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Fan of Band
August 24th, 2009
11:55 am
Hillgrove Band – Hillgrove High School. A new school whose program has really taken off.
Lassiter Band – One of the premier in Cobb County.
Gwen Williams
August 24th, 2009
1:05 pm
SouthWest Dekalb High School
Band Geek
August 24th, 2009
1:31 pm
Norcross…………….
Phillips
August 24th, 2009
2:20 pm
Forest Park High School Band!! The marching Panthers!
Kay
August 24th, 2009
2:32 pm
Hey, Gwen
I have to second you on Southwest DeKalb High School. I live in Clarkston right by Georgia Perimeter College and I get to hear all of the High School bands.
Lacey
August 24th, 2009
2:47 pm
Central Carroll High School :]
Alumini
August 24th, 2009
2:49 pm
Druid Hills Marching Red Devils and Dazzling Divas are the ONE !!!
bandmom
August 24th, 2009
2:54 pm
Flash of Crimson band from Forsyth Central High School rocks the house every year!
Susie
August 24th, 2009
2:54 pm
Redan High School!!! All the way!!!!
Marie
August 24th, 2009
2:55 pm
2008 Bands of America Results
01 – 87.45 – Kennesaw Mountain H.S., GA
02 – 86.45 – Harrison H.S., GA
03 – 83.70 – Lafayette H.S., LA
04 – 80.95 – Westminster H.S., MD
05 – 80.10 – Carlton J. Kell H.S., GA
06 – 79.55 – Walton H.S., GA
07 – 78.75 – Ooltewah H.S., TN
08 – 78.75 – Seminole H.S., FL
09 – 78.40 – Blue Springs H.S., MO
10 – 77.40 – Alan C. Pope H.S., GA
11 – 77.05 – Forsyth Central H.S., GA
12 – 74.55 – McEachern H.S., GA
Decatur's Finest
August 24th, 2009
2:59 pm
No Doubt about it, SWD all the way!!! We Rock the House!!!
Lauren
August 24th, 2009
3:01 pm
Pope!
Denise
August 24th, 2009
3:09 pm
Everybody knows that South West DeKalb High School is the best band in the south.
Denise
August 24th, 2009
3:09 pm
Everybody knows that South West DeKalb High School is the best band in the south.
Shauna
August 24th, 2009
3:10 pm
Redan High School. Go Raiders!!!!!!
Just a teacher
August 24th, 2009
3:15 pm
Fayette County High School Marching Tigers! I’d list their accolades, but there isn’t enough room.
b
August 24th, 2009
3:18 pm
East Coweta High
Dekalb Fan
August 24th, 2009
3:19 pm
I really like the Stephenson High School. Full of energy, class and a great sound.
JoeLaDuke
August 24th, 2009
3:20 pm
GA has the best high school bands period…..from corps style (Lassiter, Kennesaw Mountain, etc.) to show style (SWD, Redan, etc.)
Dacula
August 24th, 2009
3:20 pm
Dacula High School
Proud Chief
August 24th, 2009
3:23 pm
Sequoyah High School Band of Chiefs!!!!
Panther4Life
August 24th, 2009
3:24 pm
Southwest Dekalb marching Panthers. “We Rock The House”!!!!!
md
August 24th, 2009
3:28 pm
The mighty Bulldogs of B.T.WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. The BULLDOGS are back
Music Critic
August 24th, 2009
3:29 pm
The “Kings of Halftime” the MLK Lions. I like there sound, showmanship and most of all they perform with class. I don’t see that in SWD’s performances nor Stephenson. MLK is Truly the “Kings of Halftime”
william bell
August 24th, 2009
3:30 pm
Southwest Dekalb High School Band
Jenn
August 24th, 2009
3:31 pm
Harrison High School – They have the most class, harder music, and great leaders! Go HOYAS!
unknown
August 24th, 2009
3:31 pm
Redan High School Blue Thunder Marching Band…..Go Raiders….
petra
August 24th, 2009
3:32 pm
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Sean Taylor
August 24th, 2009
3:36 pm
Although I went to Sprayberry in the early 90’s, I’d begrudgingly have to say that right now, Lassiter, Harrison and Kennesaw Mountain are the three best bands I’ve seen in recent years. Lassiter has two BOA Grand Nationals Championship titles in recent memory and Kennesaw Mountain has come very close to winning it all.
I’d like to point out that Sprayberry came in 2nd in like 1981 or sometime around then and we probably could have whooped Lassiter and anybody else in 1991 and 1992.
Jarmal
August 24th, 2009
3:36 pm
The High, “Savannah High”
Lithonia Mom
August 24th, 2009
3:44 pm
The Lithonia High School Marching Bull Dawgs under the direction of Mr. David High! Go Bull Dawgs!!!!!
Not to be a hater, but SW DeKalb, Stephenson and Redan all employ the use of “horn holders” — fillers who dance and make the band look good, but theu can’t actually PLAY an instrument. All Lithonia Band members can actually PLAY — no horn holders in our band!
Pat
August 24th, 2009
3:44 pm
Walton High School – Watch them in the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2010!
DJ
August 24th, 2009
3:46 pm
East Paulding Raider Brigade!!!!
Corey
August 24th, 2009
3:46 pm
“We Rock The House”!!! Southwest Dekalb High all day
say what?
August 24th, 2009
3:51 pm
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LPC
August 24th, 2009
3:53 pm
Brookwood High School!!!!!!!
Karen Fountain
August 24th, 2009
4:00 pm
B E Mays High School Marching Raiders…enough said!
c/o 1992
Flute Section
carlton johnson
August 24th, 2009
4:05 pm
The awards over the last 15-20 years tell the story…Lassiter High.
Rebecca Riley
August 24th, 2009
4:08 pm
Without a doubt – Winder-Barrow High School Band – musicality and difficulty of the music they perform. The WBHS band would stand up to most college bands around the land.
Music Critic
August 24th, 2009
4:09 pm
MLK Lions are the “Kings of Halftime!”
Band Favorite
August 24th, 2009
4:09 pm
I’ll nominate the band once I see their academic ratings! All play and no work makes a school less desirable.
Charles
August 24th, 2009
4:11 pm
Kell has a long way to go to equal Lassiter or Kennesaw Mt.
Dazzling Diamond2000
August 24th, 2009
4:11 pm
Stephenson High School!! Go Jaguars!!!!!
Charles
August 24th, 2009
4:12 pm
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Jerome
August 24th, 2009
4:14 pm
Redan high school. P.S. If anyone list a band outside of Dekalb Co. They are not being honest or just hve no clue as to what a band should sould like
pmuckle
August 24th, 2009
4:17 pm
KOH KING OF HALFTIME
Ms. E
August 24th, 2009
4:24 pm
The “Kings of Halftime”, but of course!!!! M.L.K. Lions !!!
Grymm
August 24th, 2009
4:25 pm
While in highschool I had some serious battles with the football team.Yet I have to say Southwest Dekalb
Carla
August 24th, 2009
4:26 pm
Lithonia H.S. Goooooo Bulldogs!!!
Pogo
August 24th, 2009
4:27 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, from the Land of the Trembling Earth, it’s the Ware County High School Golden Gator Marching Band!