Tarpon Springs High School Leadership Conservatory for the Arts
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Awards and Recognition
 


The Tarpon Springs High School Leadership Conservatory for the Arts is rich in achievement:

  • 2010 BOA Grand Nationals
    1st Place, AAA Division "Paranormal"

  • 2010 BOA Atlanta Super-Regionals
    Grand Champions "Paranormal"

  • 2010 WGI World Championships
    Winter Guard Silver Medalists at Dayton, Ohio

  • 2010 Masters of Music Festival
    Top Honors at Chicago Symphony Hall

  • 2010 National Jazz Honors Project
    Mark of Excellence

  • 2009 BOA BOA Super-Regionals
    Grand Champions, "The Trilogy"

  • 2009 National Concert Cup at Lincoln Center
    1st Place, Lincoln Center/Alice Tulley Hall, New York City

  • 2009 Lakeside Jazz Festival
    Grand Champion (Port Orange, FL)

  • 2008 Sudler Shield Award by the John Philip Sousa Foundation
    "Marching Band's Finest Honor"

  • 2008 BOA Grand Nationals
    National Finalist, AAA Division
    7th place overall out of 90 bands


  • 2008 BOA Orlando Regional
    1st Place, AAA Division
    Grand Champion

  • 2008 Seminole Sound Spectacular
    Grand Champion

  • 2008 East Lake Classic Invitational
    Grand Champion

  • 2008 Cavalcade of Music, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    1st Place


  • 2007 FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival
    100+ Superior Medals
    Winter Guard Straight Superiors

  • 2007 WGI West Palm Beach Regional
    Winter Guard Scholastic World Class Finalist
    Concert Percussion Ensemble 1st Place

  • 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
    Wind Ensemble I Straight Superiors
    13 Consecutive years

  • 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
    Wind Ensemble II Superior Rating
    Only 2nd Ensemble to receive Superior rating in the entire district
  • 2007 FBA District Jazz Festival
    Jazz Ensemble I Straight Superiors
    Jazz Ensemble II Straight Superiors

  • 2007 FBA Solo and Ensemble Festival
    100+ Superior Medals
    Winter Guard Straight Superiors

  • 2007 WGI West Palm Beach Regional
    Winter Guard Scholastic World Class Finalist
    Concert Percussion Ensemble 1st Place

  • 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
    Wind Ensemble I Straight Superiors
    13 Consecutive years

  • 2007 FBA District Concert Festival
    Wind Ensemble II Superior Rating
    Only 2nd Ensemble to receive Superior rating in the entire district

  • 2007 WGI Tampa Regional
    Winter Guard Scholastic World Class Finalist

  • 2007 North Texas State University Jazz Festival
    Dallas, Texas
    Only Jazz Ensemble from Florida invited to perform

  • 2007 John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center
    National Band and Orchestra Festival, Washington DC
    Gold Rating
    One of 5 Scholastic Wind Ensembles selected nationally to perform
  • Bands of America Grand Nationals
    RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
    5 time - AA National Champions
    Most Outstanding Music (Class AA)
    Most Outstanding Visual (Class AA)
    Most Outstanding General Effect (Class AA)
    Grand National Finalist 9 Consecutive appearances
  • 2006 Bands Of America
    Atlanta Regional
    Olympic Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
    Grand Champions
    AA Division - 1st Place
    Most Outstanding Music (Class AA)
    Most Outstanding Visual (Finals &Class AA)
    Most Outstanding General Effect (Finals & Class AA)
  • 2006 Bands Of America
    Florida Regional
    Tropicana Dome, St. Petersburg

    Grand Champions
    AA Division - 1st Place
    Most Outstanding Music (Finals & Class AA)
    Most Outstanding Visual (Finals & Class AA)
    Most Outstanding General Effect (Finals & Class AA)

  • 2006 Seminole Sound Spectacular
    Grand Champions
    1st Place Gold Division
    Best Color Guard Auxiliary
    Best Drum Major
    Best Woodwinds
    Best Brass

  • 2006 Florida Bandmasters District Marching Band Festival
    Straight Superiors 13 Consecutive Years
  • One of 7 high school symphonic bands in the nation to perform at The National Band Festival in Carnegie Hall, New York City in 2005 and 2000.
  • One of 6 symphonic bands in the nation to perform at The 2003 San Francisco International Wind Festival San Francisco, California.
  • One of 14 symphonic bands selected to perform at The 2001 National Concert Band Festival Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • The Marching Band is the Bands of America Grand Nationals Marching Band Division AA National Champion for 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • The Jazz Ensemble is the 2002 and 2005 Lakeside Jazz Festival Grand Champions and has achieved 12 years of consecutive straight Superior ratings at The Florida Bandmasters Association district and state Jazz Festival.
  • The Winter Guard/Dance Ensemble are the Winter Guard International World Championship Finalists for 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. The Winter Guard is the only scholastic World Class Winter Guard in the history of Pinellas County to make the Finals at the World Championship in Dayton, Ohio.
Tarpon Springs High School Leadership Conservatory for the Arts
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Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
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