Awards and Honors
 

Congratulations to all Colleton County Band students
for another successful year in 2006!

There are many measures of success for the Colleton County Band Program. Through the unrelenting pursuit of "excellence through music" by our directors and students, the Colleton County Bands have established a reputation for having the highest of standards and producing outstanding results. Sixth grade students from our 3 "feeder" schools come to us in droves, and can't wait to get in on the action.

More tangible than that are the awards the Program has received when performing as an ensemble at various festivals and competitions. Over the past 18 years, the Colleton County Junior Band have aced nearly every event they've entered, receiving superior ratings at the South Carolina Concert Festival, and the SCBDA's Outstanding Performance Award in 17 of those years.

Students also have opportunities for recognition of their individual performance skills at the Region, and All State Band auditions. When students are selected to one or more of these honor bands, they then have the privilege of attending the band clinic for that event, which culminates in a concert performance with all other selected students from the county, region, or state. It's a wonderful learning experience for the students and a memorable concert performance for students and families alike. Additionally, students may participate in the Solo & Ensemble Festival, the last competition of the school year, designed to recognize individual performance excellence, or that of small group ensembles.

The Junior Band has perform for numerous events over the years. Under the direction of Mr. Finigan, the band was selected to perform for the South Carolina Middle School convention at Myrtle Beach in 1992 which brought recognition from school officials throughout the state. They followed that by being selected to play at the South Carolina Music Educators In-Service Conference as featured performers the very next year in 1993. Both of these honors have helped to establish the Colleton County Band Program as one of the state's premier groups.
 

Concert Festival Ratings
      Excellent Ratings -  1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
      1993, 2005, 2006, 2008
     
       Superior Ratings -  1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
       2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Outstanding Performance Award
      1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
      1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005