Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. JALC's performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located at West 60th Street and Broadway in New York City, slightly south of the main Lincoln Center campus and directly adjacent to Columbus Circle. Frederick P....
in New York City
New York City
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. The festival is aimed at encouraging young musicians to play music by Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
and other various jazz artists. All festival events are housed at JALC's Frederick P. Rose Hall. The current festival director is Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
, renowned jazz trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Festival Membership
Every year, the festival offers a membership package to high school and secondary school band directors around North America and in American schools around the world. The essential components of the package consist of original Duke Ellington transcription charts, their corresponding recordings by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and other materials.In 2007, 5,400 transcribed Duke Ellington scores were distributed along with other reference materials to American and Canadian schools worldwide.
Application and Audition
Each year, a maximum of six Duke Ellington jazz charts are released and auditioning bands must record three of them for competition entry. To submit an application for competition in the actual festival, band directors may choose to record their band playing the music under a written criteria. The audition recordings are then sent to Lincoln Center, where a judging panel picks the top fifteen bands through a blind screening process. Bands are also given the option of sending tapes in for 'comments only'. This means that the recordings will not be scored, but will have adjudicator comments sent back to the director for band improvement.For the 2008-2009 year, Jazz at Lincoln Center released three Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King...
charts, along with three other Ellington compositions. This was the first time in festival history that the repertoire was opened up to works composed by someone outside of Ellington's orchestra. Similarly, for the 2010 festival, the repertoire will include three works from Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records...
.
To ensure fairer opportunities for bands new to the process, only the top five of the bands that participated in the past two years are selected to return. Once the finalists are announced, clinicians are sent to each of the finalist schools to provide an in-depth jazz workshop and refine the bands for competition. The clinicians are usually members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
The competition also allows bands composed of students from multiple schools to enter as "conglomerate groups". These bands are grouped into Category C of the competition, and the winner of the Conglomerate Band Award receives a free workshop from a clinician from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Competition and Festival
In May, each finalist band goes to New York CityNew York City
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to compete in the festival. Upon arrival at the center, every band is designated a festival mentor, who will act as a clinician and guide during the competition. Mentors are usually members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, but may not be the same as the in-school workshop clinicians. These mentors will help make final preparations with the bands before their performances.
On the first night of the festival, a jam session
Jam session
Jam sessions are often used by musicians to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session. Jam sessions may be based upon existing songs or forms, may be loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one...
is held following a welcome banquet. A list of the songs to be played at the jam session is sent to schools beforehand to help participating students prepare. The song repertoire usually consists of ten popular jazz standards well-known to the jazz community. Students who wish to improve or show their improvisation skills are encouraged to attend. It is common during these jam sessions for members of JALC to perform with the students, though only one is actually designated as playing with them. Wynton Marsalis also participates, though randomly.
Following all student performances, the top three bands are announced at Rose Theater. Each of the final three bands play at the festival concert later that night, along with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The concert is held at Avery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall, in New York City and is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic, with a capacity of 2,738 seats.-History:...
, home of the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
. During each of the final bands' performances, Marsalis will usually play as a guest artist with all three bands. However, this was not the case in 2006 as Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator renowned for both his highly virtuosic command of the instrument and for his expertise in the field of music education...
took this honor due to an apparent mouth problem with Marsalis. After the performances, an awards ceremony names the top three placing bands, and an honorable mention is given to the fourth place band. Outstanding soloists and horn sections are also recognized during the ceremony.
Regional Festivals
Beginning in early 2006, JALC announced the debut of the festival's first regional. The regional festivals are non-competitive and offer high school jazz bands of different levels the opportunity to play Ellington's music while also receiving professional feedback.Student Essay Contest
Along with musical competition, the festival also offers an essay contest for jazz students. Students are asked to compose a 500-word essay that details their experience with jazz music. The winner of the competition is awarded a trip to New York to attend the festival and share their essay with finalist bands. The top three essay finalists are all awarded a variety of items, ranging from jazz recordings to musical scores.Competing Bands
The Essentially Ellington Competition was originally open only to high school bands east of the Mississippi, but in 1999 bands across the US and Canada were allowed to enter as well. Several bands from the Seattle area have been repeat finalists, including Roosevelt High School, Garfield High School, Shorewood High School, Newport High School, Edmonds-Woodway High School and Mountlake Terrace High school. Agoura High School, from Agoura Hills, California, has also produced seven finalist ensembles in six consecutive years. The Lovett SchoolThe Lovett School
The Lovett School is a coeducational, kindergarten through twelfth grade independent school located in north Atlanta, Georgia.-History:In September 1926, Mrs. Eva Edwards Lovett, an innovative educator who emphasized the development of the whole child, officially began The Lovett School with 20...
from Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
and their renowned Ellington Jazz Band has also made numerous appearances to the festival. Also, the Champaign Central High School
Champaign Central High School
Champaign Central High School is a high school located in Champaign, Illinois. It has 1,385 students in grades 9-12. The principal is Joe Williams. It is part of the Champaign Unit 4 School District school system. Its sports teams are the Central Maroons....
jazz ensemble, out of Central Illinois, has been to the event twice since 2005, making their repeat performance in 2008. Along with St. Charles East, they are one of only two bands from Illinois to do so, and the only band from Illinois to do so within a 4 year span http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/ee/f_winners09.html. There has also been one Canadian band from River East Collegiate (in Winnipeg, Manitoba) to merit an invitation to the festival four times since '03.
In 2008 five of the fifteen bands to compete were from the greater Seattle area. Acknowledging the Northwest's dominance at Ellington, Marsalis said, his tongue only half in cheek, "I'm challenging you all to do something about Seattle and Washington."
Here is a list of all bands, by state, that have competed.
Essentially Ellington Participants
(# of schools from state/ # of accumulated years participating / # of awards)
Alabama (1, 1, 0)
Grissom High School – Huntsville, AL
1999
California (6, 22, 4)
Agoura High School
Agoura High School
Agoura High School is a public high school in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District...
– Agoura Hills, CA
2004, 2005, 2006 (H.M.), 2007 (2nd), 2009, 2011
Agoura High School (Jazz A) – Agoura Hills, CA
2007, 2008
Albany High School
Albany High School (Albany, California)
Albany High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Albany, California. Educating students in grades 9–12, the school has an enrollment of 1293 students. The school mascot is a cougar and the school colors are red and white...
– Albany, CA
2010
Calabasas High School
Calabasas High School
Calabasas High School is a four-year high school in Calabasas, California, United States.Calabasas High School, which serves Calabasas,and portions of West Hills, Los Angeles, California is one of three high schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District Calabasas High School is a four-year...
– Calabasas, CA
2003, 2006, 2009
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts is a Visual and Performing Arts high school located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1984, the public, tuition-free school offers both college preparatory courses and...
– Los Angeles, CA
2003 (3rd), 2006, 2009
Rio Americano High School
Rio Americano High School
Rio Americano High School, colloquially known as Rio, is an American public high school in Sacramento, California, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the San Juan Unified School District. Brian T. Ginter is the principal...
– Sacramento, CA
2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
SF Jazz All-Star High School Ensemble – San Francisco, CA
2002, 2003 (H.M.)
Colorado (1, 2)
Denver School of the Arts
Denver School of the Arts
The Denver School of the Arts was founded in 1991 as part of the Denver Public School District. It was a pioneer of the magnet school concept.-History:...
– Denver, CO
1999, 2004
Connecticut (4, 18, 6)
Connecticut Youth Jazz Workshop – Middletown, CT
2000, 2002
Greenwich High School
Greenwich High School
Greenwich High School is a four-year public high school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The school is part of the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 2,700 students....
– Greenwich, CT
1996, 2003, 2007
Guilford High School
Guilford High School (Connecticut)
Guilford High School is a four-year public high school in Guilford, Connecticut. According to the school website,College Board Scholastic Assessment Test and Connecticut Academic Performance Tests results for GHS students are consistently above state, regional and national averages...
– Guilford, CT
1997, 1998 (H.M.), 1999, 2003
William H. Hall High School – West Harford, CT
1997 (3rd), 1998 (1st), 1999 (2nd), 2000 (1st), 2001 (H.M.), 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011
Florida (5, 15, 11)
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School for the Arts – West Palm Beach, FL
1998
Dillard Center for the Arts – Fort Lauderdale, FL
2010 (2nd), 2011 (1st)
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is a magnet high school in the San Marco neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. The school opened in the 1922 as a primary school specifically for African American students. The school is named after local civil rights activist, Douglas Anderson...
– Jacksonville, FL
2004, 2006 (1st), 2008
Howard W. Blake High School
Howard W. Blake High School
Howard W. Blake High School formerly known as Don Thompson Vocational High School is a public high school in located in Tampa, Florida. In 1997, the school moved to its current location.-School history:...
– Tampa, FL
1999 (H.M.)
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami, Florida with dual-enrollment programs in visual arts, dance, theatre, musical theatre, instrumental music, and vocal music. Both the college and the high school are accredited by the Southern Association of...
– Miami, FL
2000 (2nd), 2002 (3rd), 2003 (2nd), 2004 (H.M.), 2005 (1st), 2009 (H.M.), 2010, 2011 (H.M.)
Georgia (1, 4, 2)
The Lovett School
The Lovett School
The Lovett School is a coeducational, kindergarten through twelfth grade independent school located in north Atlanta, Georgia.-History:In September 1926, Mrs. Eva Edwards Lovett, an innovative educator who emphasized the development of the whole child, officially began The Lovett School with 20...
– Atlanta, GA
2000, 2001 (3rd), 2004 (H.M.), 2010
Illinois (11, 13, 1)
Champaign Central High School
Champaign Central High School
Champaign Central High School is a high school located in Champaign, Illinois. It has 1,385 students in grades 9-12. The principal is Joe Williams. It is part of the Champaign Unit 4 School District school system. Its sports teams are the Central Maroons....
– Champaign, IL
2005, 2008
DeKalb High School– DeKalb, IL
2008
Downers Grove South High School – Downers Grove, IL
2011
East St. Louis High School – East St. Louis, IL
2011
Lake Zurich High School – Lake Zurich, IL
2006
Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Mill Street in the northern-central part of Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
– Naperville, IL
2000
St. Charles High School
St. Charles East High School
Saint Charles East High School is a public four-year high school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Saint Charles North High School....
– St. Charles, IL
1998, 2000
St. Charles East High School
St. Charles East High School
Saint Charles East High School is a public four-year high school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Saint Charles North High School....
– St. Charles, IL
2003
St. Charles North High School
St. Charles North High School
Saint Charles North High School, or SCN, is a public four-year high school, located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
– St. Charles, IL
2004, 2011
Thornton Township High School
Thornton Township High School
Thornton Township High School, often simply referred to as Thornton is a public high school founded in 1899. The school is located in Harvey, Illinois one of the south suburbs of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The school is one of three schools administered by Thornton Township High Schools...
– Harvey, IL
2002
Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage
DuPage County, Illinois
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 916,924, White Americans made up 77.9% of Dupage County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 70.5% of the population. Black Americans made up 4.6% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.3% of Dupage County's population...
– Wheaton, IL
2001 (H.M.)
Indiana (1, 1, 0)
Southport High School
Southport High School
Southport High School is a high school located at 971 East Banta Road in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Located in Perry Township, on the south side of the city, Southport is a part of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township....
– Indianapolis, IN
1999
Iowa (3, 4, 0)
North Scott High School
North Scott High School
North Scott High School is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Eldridge, Iowa. The school is part of the North Scott Community School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in grades nine through 12....
– Eldridge, IA
2009
Sioux City North High School
Sioux City North High School
North High School is a public secondary school located in Sioux City, Iowa with an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students...
– Sioux City, IA
2006
Valley High School – West Des Moines, IA
1999, 2011
Kansas (1, 2, 0)
Shawnee Mission East High School
Shawnee Mission East High School
Shawnee Mission East High School is a public secondary school in Prairie Village, Kansas, USA for grades 9–12. It is one of five schools operated by Unified School District 512....
– Prairie Village, KS
2001, 2006
Maryland (1, 1, 0)
Arundel High School
Arundel High School
Arundel High School is a public high school located in Gambrills in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.The school is part of the Anne Arundel County Public School system, and is the primary high school for Gambrills and portions of the Odenton and Crofton areas. Originally, the school was the Anne...
– Gambrills, MD
2001
Massachusetts (5, 25, 10)
Foxboro High School – Foxboro, MA
1997 (1st), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (H.M.), 2000 (H.M.), 2001 (H.M.), 2002, 2003, 2004 (2nd), 2005, 2007 (3rd), 2009, 2010 (3rd), 2011
King Philip Regional High School
King Philip Regional High School
King Philip Regional High School is a regional high school in Massachusetts drawing students from three towns: Wrentham, Norfolk and Plainville...
– Wrentham, MA
2002, 2007 (H.M.), 2010
Lexington High School
Lexington High School (Massachusetts)
Lexington High School is a public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It teaches grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Minuteman.In 2008 it was ranked by the Boston Globe as one of the top three high schools in the state....
– Lexington, MA
1998 (H.M.), 1999, 2003, 2006
Medfield High School
Medfield High School
Medfield High School is a public high school located in Medfield, Massachusetts, and in the Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is one of five public schools in the school system. The student to faculty ratio at the high school is 14-1, which is consistent with the state average...
– Medfield, MA
2005, 2008
Wellesley High School
Wellesley High School
Wellesley High School is a public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, executing grades 9 through 12. Its current principal is Dr. Andrew Keough, who assumed the position in 2007 after the retirement of Ms. Rena Mirkin. Its two assistant principals are Lynne Novogroski and Nora Curran...
– Wellesley, MA
2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
Michigan (1, 2, 0)
Interlochen Arts Academy – Interlochen, MI
1998, 2003
Missouri (1,1,0)
Grandview High School – Grandview, MO
2007
Nebraska (1, 1, 0)
Lincoln Southeast High School
Lincoln Southeast High School
Lincoln Southeast High School is a public secondary-education school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. Opening September 25, 1955 under the direction of Principal Hazel G. Scott with an enrollment of 652 students in grades 7-12, Southeast...
– Lincoln, NE
1999
New Jersey (1, 1, 0)
Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two high schools in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, as part of the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District. The school serves students in grades 9-12 who live in the eastern half of Parsippany-Troy Hills...
– Parsippany, NJ
1996
New York (16, 32, 8)
315 All-Stars – Greater Syracuse, NY
2001 (1st), 2002, 2003 (H.M.)
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (New York City)
Adlai E. Stevenson High School was a New York City public high school located at 1980 Lafayette Avenue, in the Soundview section of the Bronx....
– Bronx, NY
1996 (3rd)
Brentwood High School
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)
Brentwood High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, New York. It is one of the largest high schools in New York State, on the southern shore of Suffolk County, Long Island. Richard Loeschner is the current principal.-1951-1980:...
– Brentwood, NY
1996, 1997
Canandaigua Academy
Canandaigua Academy
Canandaigua Academy is the name of a high school located in Canandaigua, New York which is part of the Canandaigua City School District. The school was named a national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in 1996. Donald Raw, Jr. is the Superintendent of Schools...
– Canandaigua, NY
1996
Eastman Youth Jazz Ensemble – Rochester, NY
2003
Fieldston High School – Riverdale, NY
1996
Honeoye Falls-Lima High School – Honeoye Falls, NY
1996 (2nd), 1997 (H.M.), 2004, 2007
Honeoye Falls-Perinton Jazz Ensemble – Honeoye Falls, NY
1999
Kingston High School
Kingston High School (Kingston, New York)
Kingston High School is a comprehensive four-year school with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students and staff located on Broadway in Kingston, New York.-Campus layout:...
– Kingston, NY
2009
Laurens High School – Laurens, NY
1996
LaGuardia High School for Music, Art and the Performing Arts – New York, NY
1996 (1st), 1997 (2nd), 1998, 1999, 2000 (H.M.), 2002, 2005, 2010
Miller Place High School
Miller Place High School
Miller Place High School is a public high school in the Miller Place Union Free School District along the north shore of Long Island, New York, United States. It is the only high school in the district and contains grades 9-12...
– Miller Place, NY
1996
Penfield High School
Penfield High School
Penfield High School is a public high school located in Penfield, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. It offers a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades 9-12. The principal is Dr...
– Penfield, NY
1997, 1998, 1999
Rochester Area High School Jazz Ensemble – Honeoye Falls, NY
2000
West Genesee High School
West Genesee High School
West Genesee High School , is an American public high school in Camillus, New York serving ninth through twelfth grade students. The school is part of the West Genesee Central School District....
– Camillus, NY
1997
Williamsville East High School
Williamsville East High School
Williamsville East High School is one of the three Williamsville high schools located in the Williamsville Central School District in Williamsville, New York...
– East Amherst, NY
1999, 2007
Ohio (2, 2, 0)
Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra – Columbus, OH
2002
Westerville South High School – Westerville, OH
2004
Oregon (1, 1, 0)
Arts & Communications Magnet Academy – Beaverton, OR
2005
Pennsylvania (3, 6, 1)
Pennsbury High School
Pennsbury High School
Pennsbury High School is a public high school located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, in the United States.With 3,591 students enrolled for the 2009-2010 school year, Pennsbury High School is the largest high school in Bucks County, and the teneth largest high school in the state of Pennsylvania...
– Fairless Hills, PA
1997 (H.M.)
State College Area High School
State College Area High School
State College Area High School is the only public high school in the State College Area School District. Located within walking distance of Penn State University, the school offers a wide and diverse selection of electives, and is known for its academic, athletic, and musical prominence.State High...
– State College, PA
1998, 1999, 2006, 2009
Upper Darby High School
Upper Darby High School
Upper Darby High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, PA, having been established in 1895...
– Upper Darby, PA
1998
Rhode Island (1, 2, 0)
Barrington High School
Barrington High School (Barrington, Rhode Island)
Barrington High School is located in Barrington, Rhode Island. Its Principal is Joseph Hurley, who assumed the office following the retirement of former principal John Gray...
– Barrington, RI
1998, 2000
Tennessee (1, 1, 0)
Hume-Fogg Academic High School – Nashville, TN
1998
Texas (5, 8, 1)
Carroll Senior High School
Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, Texas)
Carroll Senior High School is a public secondary school in Southlake, Texas. It is located in the Carroll Independent School District.-History:...
– Southlake, TX
2007, 2010
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a secondary school located at 4001 Stanford Street in the Montrose district of Houston, Texas. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District....
– Houston, TX
1999 (3rd)
Plano Senior High School
Plano Senior High School
Plano Senior High School is a public secondary school in Plano, Texas, USA, serving students in grades 11–12. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes...
– Plano, TX
2005, 2010
Stephen F. Austin High School
Austin High School (Austin, Texas)
Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, and was the first public high school in the state of Texas....
– Austin, TX
2008
Temple High School – Temple, TX
2004, 2011
Virginia (2, 3, 0)
Chantilly High School
Chantilly High School
Chantilly High School is a high school located in the Chantilly CDP in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system.-Overview:...
– Chantilly, VA
1997, 1998
McLean High School
McLean High School
McLean High School is a public secondary school located in McLean, Virginia. It is located on 1633 Davidson Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools....
– McLean, VA
1997
Washington (11, 44, 24)
Battle Ground High School
Battle Ground High School
Battle Ground High School is a public high school in Battle Ground, Washington. It is part of the Battle Ground School District in Clark County, located in the southwest region of the state of Washington. Prairie High School is also a high school in the Battle Ground School District.Battle Ground...
– Battle Ground, WA
2006 (2nd)
Edmonds-Woodway High School – Edmonds, WA
2003, 2007, 2010
Garfield High School
Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington)
James A. Garfield High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA.Located along 23rd Avenue between E. Alder and E. Jefferson Streets in Seattle's urban Central District, Garfield draws students from all over the city...
– Seattle, WA
1999 (H.M.), 2000 (H.M.), 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2005, 2006 (3rd), 2007, 2008 (2nd), 2009 (1st), 2010 (1st)
Kentlake High School
Kentlake High School
Kentlake High School is a public high school, of more than 2,000 Students in Kent, Washington, USA. It is part of the Kent School District.-History:...
– Kent, WA
2001
Kentridge High School
Kentridge High School
Kentridge High School, located on in Kent, Washington, is the second-oldest and second-largest high school by area in the Kent School District...
– Kent, WA
1999
Mead High School – Spokane, WA
2004, 2007
Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrace High School
Mountlake Terrace High School is a public high school in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, and is part of the Edmonds School District. The school is also known for its high-performing student newspaper and its jazz band...
– Mountlake Terrace, WA
2000, 2002 (H.M.), 2005 (3rd), 2008, 2011 (3rd)
Newport High School – Bellevue, WA
2001, 2006, 2009
Roosevelt High School – Seattle, WA
1999, 2000 (3rd), 2001 (2nd), 2002 (1st), 2004, 2005 (2nd), 2006, 2007 (1st), 2008 (1st), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (H.M.), 2011 (2nd)
Shorewood High School – Shoreline, WA
2000, 2001, 2005 (H.M.), 2008 (H.M.)
South Whidbey High School – Langley, WA
2008
West Virginia (1, 1, 0)
Fairmont Senior High School
Fairmont Senior High School
Fairmont Senior High School is a historic secondary school located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The school serves grades nine through twelve and is part of the Marion County School District...
– Fairmont, WV
1997
Wisconsin (6, 17, 4)
Badger Union High School – Lake Geneva, WI
2009
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit Memorial High School
Beloit Memorial High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school in Beloit, Wisconsin. The average class size is 28 students with an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students and 130 full-time certified staff. 80% of the students continue their education after graduation.The school's...
– Beloit, WI
2009
Eau Claire Memorial High School – Eau Claire, WI
1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009 (3rd), 2010
Pulaski High School
Pulaski High School
Pulaski High School is a public high school in Pulaski, Wisconsin, in Brown County, Wisconsin, that serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school has an enrollment of 1160. The former high school building is now the Pulaski Community Middle School...
– Pulaski, WI
2001
Sun Prairie High School
Sun Prairie High School
Sun Prairie High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The school is administered by the Sun Prairie Area School District. In 2008-2009, there were 146 teachers and 1,802 students at Sun Prairie High School. SPHS is a WIAA Division 1 school...
– Sun Prairie, WI
1998 (3rd), 2000, 2001, 2004 (3rd), 2008 (3rd), 2011
Wauwatosa East High School
Wauwatosa East High School
Wauwatosa East High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wauwatosa School District. The school was originally known as Wauwatosa Senior High School until the opening of Wauwatosa West High School in September of 1961. The...
– Wauwatosa, WI
2010
Canada (1, 5, 0)
River East Collegiate
River East Collegiate
River East Collegiate is a public high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that belongs to the River East Transcona School Division....
– Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011