MARCHING ARTS

MARCHING BAND

The LOS AL Marching Band is an award-winning, active, contemporary outdoor performance ensemble open to all winds, percussion, and color guard students in the Fall Semester. The band begins rehearsals in the summer, and meets 3 days per week in the fall during 7th period. Performances include school and community events, football games, and regional marching band competitions. In recent years, several students have been selected to the prestigious US Army All-American Marching Band. Recent travel includes the Hawaii Invitational Music Festival and the London New Year’s Day Parade 2017-2018. Many of our students go on to perform with top college marching bands and drum and bugle corps.

The Indoor Drum Line is a dynamic, contemporary, competitive percussion performance ensemble open to students by audition only. In the fall, the drum line performs as an integral musical unit of the Marching Band featuring marching battery drums and a front ensemble. In the winter and spring, the group competes in local, regional, and national competitions. Rehearsals are three days per week beginning in December and competitions are weekends in February - April. Recent trips have included Dayton, OH for the WGI World Championships in Spring 2014, and Spring 2019, and LONDON for the 2018 New Years Day Parade. SCPA Scholastic Open Champions in 2019, the Griffins placed 5th in the nation at World Championships.

INDOOR DRUMLINE

COLOR GUARD

The LAHS Color Guard is competitive, athletic dance theater using props as a visual expression of musical performance. This group is open to all interested students, regardless of dance skill level. This ensemble begins work in the summer and competes as a integral component of the Marching Band in the fall rehearsing three days per week and weekend competitions in October - November. In the winter and spring, the group competes in local, regional, and national indoor competitions. Rehearsals are held three days per week during the season, and weekend competitions take place February - April. Recent trips include WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH in spring 2016. The Griffins will be attending the 2020 WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH in the spring.