March 8, 2026 Tickets Please!

 

We are so excited to share the success of the Harrisonburg City Combined Schools Winterguard this season!

This is only the second year of the program, and the growth we have seen has been remarkable. The team is made up of 7th–12th graders from Harrisonburg City Public Schools, including Rocktown High School, Harrisonburg High School, Skyline Middle School, and Thomas Harrison Middle School.

We opened the season in Scholastic Regional A2 (SRA2) at AIA Forest Park on February 7, earning a score of 70.76 and placing first, finishing six points ahead of second place. Because of that performance, we were reclassified up to Scholastic Regional A1 (SRA1).

Two weeks later, the team competed at AIA Woodgrove in SRA1 and earned an 80.24, nearly a ten point jump in just two weeks. Once again, we placed first and finished six points ahead of second place.

At AIA South County, we competed in Scholastic A3 on a new set of scoring sheets and earned a score of 77.61, placing first out of 16 groups and finishing about five points ahead of second place.

Because of a previously scheduled band trip to Universal, we will unfortunately not be able to attend AIA Championships this season. If given the opportunity, these students would likely have been competing at AIA Championships in their new class, Scholastic A2, with a strong possibility of medaling.

Winning first place at every competition while being reclassified, or “bumped,” into a new class each time is a huge achievement. Being bumped three times in a single season is rare, and to do that in just our second year says so much about the commitment these students have made to each other and to this program. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and the way they have supported one another all season!!

Thank you!!

Claire, Al, Carly, Jerry, Taylor, Jessica, Robert, Aniyah, Natalya, Chloe, Kim, Lana, Thai, Carlos, Elizabeth, Daniel, Laura, JR, and the JMU Nuance Winterguard teams!! Thank you for supporting this program and these students!

Thank you to all of the parents and friends who have supported us along the way. We are so grateful!!

Lastly, thank you to the Atlantic Indoor Association for fostering the growth and improvement of these young performers!