All Utica Community Schools bands earn superior ratings

All four Utica Community Schools high school bands have taken top honors at a recent regional competition.

Eisenhower, Henry Ford, Utica and Stevenson bands received the top Division 1 ratings from judges at the annual Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association (MSBOA) District 16 Marching Band Festival.

The UCS bands earned honors for their half-time shows:
-Chieftain Marching Band – A Night On Broadway
-Falcon Marching Band – Welcome To The Jungle
-Eagle Marching Band – 2016: In Memoriam
-Titan Marching Band – Wizards & Magic

More than 1,300 students from Macomb and Oakland Counties performed at the festival.

Each school's performance was graded by three judges, one each for music, marching, and general effect.