Marching Band: Briar Woods Falcon Regiment Sweeps Awards

(Nov. 15, 2012) - The Briar Woods High School Falcon Regiment Marching Band placed first in every category at the US Bands West Virginia Regional Competition earlier this fall in Charlestown, W.Va.

Music: Broad Run Marching Spartans Win State Championship

(Dec. 6, 2011) - The Broad Run High School Marching Spartans took first place on Nov. 5 at Glen Allen High School in the US Scholastic Band Association state championships. The Spartans are Virginia state champions for Class 2A, winning all captions: Best Percussion, Best Music, Best General Effect, Best Color Guard and Best Visual. Broad Run received a score of 92.35 -- just the second time in the Marching Band's existence that they scored above a 90. Their score was the second highest of all the Class A bands that competed on the afternoon.

Band: U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Selects Stone Bridge Drummer Racanelli

(Nov. 1, 2011) – Stone Bridge High School drummer Andre Racanelli has been selected to be a member of the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Racanelli will join an elite group of musicians who will perform during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and will be presented by American Family Insurance.