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East Haven High School Co-Op Marching Band Are Champions

They'll be competing in the national championships.

Written by Jeryl Massini-Ryan

EAST HAVEN, CT — The East Haven High School Co-Op Marching Band won both CT State and New England Championships for their group, 2A. The event is the USBands New England States Championship. It was held at Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain, CT on Saturday, October 28th.

Their show was entitled "Milestones." There were a total of six bands that competed in their group. They won with a score of 91.725, and they won the following four out of five Caption Awards:Best MusicBest VisualsBest Color GuardBest Percussion

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They will be competing at USBands A Class National Championships this coming Saturday, in Allentown, PA. There will be 15 Group 2A bands, including them.

Photos are courtesy of Valerie Baggot and Claudia Murtagh.

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