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Our students welcomed MBUSD administration, faculty, and staff at Opening Day to kickoff the new school year. Marching Band joined Costa Cheer at the Pavilions Grand Opening in Hermosa Beach; and just last Friday, Band & Guard was literally on the field to witness Costa romp Redondo in the Battle

Varsity performed its show, The Twilight Zone, at the West Coast Winterguard competition held February 1 at Portola HS. With a score of 58.10, the team bested a pool of top ensembles from the greater San Diego Region.  The following weekend, Indoor Drumline premiered Between Here and Forever at the

Led by Marching Band Director d’Lainey Forrester, the parade team invites Costa students as well as rising freshmen from MBMS and Hermosa Valley to experience the thrill of marching with the 2024-25 Marching Band and Colorguard team. As it has for the last several years, Disneyland marked the joyous culmination

In concert band news, sophomore Iggy Im (flute/piccolo) earned selection to both All-State and All-Southern honor band ensembles for 2025. She recently traveled to the California All State Music Educators Conference (CASMEC) in Sacramento and was highlighted in piccolo features throughout a rousing Symphonic Band program. In February, she is

First, Marching Band & Colorguard traveled to the WBA Grand Championships in Fresno, earning the 2nd highest score in Music Ensemble out of 36 groups in Saturday’s Class Championships, ultimately finishing 5th in Sunday’s finale–Costa’s highest placement at WBA Grand Championships ever. The team, then, marched in two parades to

This past Saturday, MCHS Indoor Drumline completed their season by competing at the SCPA Championship Finals at CSU-San Bernardino, making it their 3rd consecutive Finals appearance. Only the top 12 teams get to compete at finals so it is an honor to be there. They finished the season in 9th

The Varsity Winter Guard had a successful and fun weekend competing in the WGI Power Regional in Palm Desert. They advanced to the second day of competition and placed 11 out of 25 teams in their division. The Varsity team is also competing in the WGASC at Monrovia High School. 

CONGRATULATIONS MCHS JAZZ 1 STUDENTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! This past weekend the MCHS Jazz 1 Band traveled to compete in the 2024 National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia and we had amazing results. MCHS Jazz Band finished FIRST place in the L-1 Large Ensemble Category Ewan McPhee (12th grade

The MCHS parade team marched in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Parade of Lights, leading Santa’s sleigh and closing out the parade. The band’s performance was reviewed by a panel of judges, and MCHS was awarded the Music Sweepstakes award and 2nd place Color Guard award. The Palos Verdes Mayor, Barbara