LAWRENCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND COLOR GUARD

WINS THE COVETED GRAND MASTER’S TROPHY AT

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA FIESTA BOWL NATIONAL BAND CHAMPIONSHIP

GLENDALE, Ariz.  The Lawrence Central High School Band and Color Guard from Indianapolis, Indiana, won the coveted Grand Master’s Trophy tonight at the 30th Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship.

             13 of the nation’s most elite high school marching bands from across the nation competed on Friday in an all-day music festival at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ.  Each band performed its best 10-minute field presentation in front of judges that evaluated musical and visual performances, auxiliary, percussion, drum majors and general overall effect.  

             “The stunning performances given by the bands tonight really made the judges’ decision difficult,” Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors Dick Stemple said.  “There is so much dedication and talent among the students that the audience was left in awe.  The presentations were just breathtaking.” 

             The 30^th Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship award winners are as follows:

GRAND MASTER

LAWRENCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND COLOR GUARD

           

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Grove City High School-Grove City, Ohio
THIRD PLACE	Dobyns-Bennett High School-Kingsport, Tennessee
FOURTH PLACE	Homestead High School-Ft. Wayne, Indiana
FIFTH PLACE	Lincoln Way East High School-Frankfort, Illinois

 DRUM MAJOR

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Lakeshore High School-Stevensville, Michigan

 PERCUSSION

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Dobyns-Bennett High School-Kingsport, Tennessee

 AUXILIARY

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Lincoln Way East High School-Frankfort, Illinois

 VISUAL PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Grove City High School-Grove City, Ohio

  GENERAL EFFECT

FIRST PLACE	Grove City High School-Grove City, Ohio
SECOND PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana

  

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

FIRST PLACE	Lawrence Central High School-Indianapolis, Indiana
SECOND PLACE	Grove City High School-Grove City, Ohio

 AUDIENCE APPEAL      

FIRST PLACE

Lincoln Way East High School-Frankfort, Illinois

OUTSTANDING PIT CREW

FIRST PLACE	Lakeshore High School-Stevensville, Michigan (TIE)
FIRST PLACE	Winter Park High School-Winter Park, Florida (TIE)

 For more information about the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship visit www.fiestabowl.org.