Marching Band Finishes Strong!

By: Elizabeth Guelpa

The 2019 season of the LAHS Marching Band has been brought to a close. The show, Kusama: See Forever, went through many changes throughout its season. Through seven competitions, the band truly improved the whole way through. The Griffins placed third both days of WBA Championships 3A division with a score of 89.45 the first day and 90.30 the second, earning the Bronze Medal at combined 1A-2A-3A Championship Finals. The band placed at nearly every competition and through its evolution they brought the show to life. This season truly showed how far a band can come. The instructors and students put in hours and hours of hard work to bring this show together and finish strong. A complete recap of scores can be found HERE!

Way to go griffins!

2019 Marching Band Preview

The 2019 Field Show production is based on the art of Yayoi Kusama. Kusama’s art included her fascination with dots. She is also known for her infinity room and obliteration room installations. The repertoire for the show is entirely original, written by Rob Stein with percussion by our own Ezekiel Lanser.

We are excited to announce the 2019 Field Leadership Team and our Band Council:

Annalise Gonzalez - Drum Major

Juliana Hernandez - Assistant Drum Major

Ranyn McDiarmid and Elizabeth Tsamous - Color Guard Captains

Scott Hassler - Brass Captain; Carlos Barcelo - Woodwind Captain

Luke Friedrichs - Battery Percussion Captain; Connor Coleman - Front Ensemble Captain

Jessica Liu - Council President

Sarah Remland - Vice President of Recruiting

Caitlin Arellano - Vice President of Production

Angela Kang - Secretary

Madeline Monreal and Elizabeth Guelpa - Public Relations and Social Media

Callista Rodriguez and Ashley Kim - Uniform Managers

Tristan Morris and Marcos Valencia - Equipment Managers.

This season, the marching band will be performing at all of the home football games, and a special performance at halftime of our homecoming game. They will also perform their competitive show at half time of several games. The band is once again in the Western Bands Association (WBA) and will be competing on:

October 12, 19

November 2, 9, 16, Championship 23-24

Come see the 2019 Marching Griffins at our November 18th Championship Send-off show at John Barnes Field (LAHS) at 6:00pm

Fall 2018 Recap

In Fall 2018, the Los Alamitos High School Marching Band completed their season undefeated in the Western Band Association (WBA) 3A division with their show entitled “LA OFRENDA.” They were also FINALISTS in the Bands of America SoCal Ragional at LA Valley College. The weekend before Thanksgiving, the band went to Bakersfield, CA for WBA finals, however the competition was cancelled due to poor air quality. With the finals shut down, many schools put together exhibition shows. The Los Al band went to Rowland High School and were able to put on one final performance in front of their peers. Great Season Griffins!

For season results, CLICK HERE

Drum Line off to a Great STAAARRRT at SCPA Monrovia!

Congratulations to the Los Al Drum Line for their great start to the 2019 season at SCPA Monrovia HS, taking home 2nd place honors in the Scholastic Open Division! Their show entitled “Mutiny on Dark Waters” is going to be EPIC!

Drum Line finishes strong in SCPA Championship FInals!

The members of the drum line put on a spectacular performance finishing off the 2017 season at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday, April 15, 2017, earning 5th place in the Scholastic Open division.  Check out the scores HERE!

To see the finals performance, click HERE!

Go Griffins!

Color Guard Earns 1st Place at Arcadia HS!

The color guard finished off the regular season with an impressive 1st place finish at the WGASC Arcadia HS competition on Saturday, April 15, 2017.  Performing their show, "Cosmic Love", the guard will be in action in WGASC Championships on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Fountain Valley HS at 10:24am.  Check out www.wgasc.org for more information.

Go Griffins!

Griffins All-Americans perform in San Antonio!

Uploaded by USAAAMB on 2017-01-07.

Four outstanding Griffins perform with the US Army All-American Marching Band in San Antonio, TX, representing Los Alamitos HS among the nation’s top senior marching band students.  Preston Crandall, Brendan Fox, Eriq Perez, and Kevin Tamashiro were selected from among hundreds of candidates to join the 125-member unit to perform at halftime of the prestigious US Army All-American high school football game.   Students spent a week working with some of the top educators in the country to put together the halftime show.  

Go Griffins!

Indoor Color Guard Official Schedule

The Indoor Color Guard will be in action at the following events.  Check the calendar for performance times as they become available.

• 2/4/17 @ Bellflower HS
• 2/25/17 @ Marina HS
• 3/11/17 @ WGI Regional, Ayala HS
• 4/8/17 @ Mayfair HS
• 4/15/17 @ Arcadia HS
• 4/22/17 @ WGASC Championships, Location TB

Indoor Drum Line Official Schedule

The Indoor Drum Line will be in action at the following events.  Check the calendar for performance times as they become available.

• 2/25/17 @ Damien HS
• 3/18/17 @ Rancho Cucamonga HS
• 4/2/17 @ Colony HS
• 4/9/17 @ SCPA Championship Prelims - Coussoulis Arena, UC San Bernardino
• 4/15/17 @ SCPA Championship Finals, Citizens Bank Arena, Ontari 

Griffins earn bronze medal at WBA finals!

The Los Al Marching Griffins earned the Bronze medal at the annual Western Bands Association Championship Finals, outscoring 34 bands in the combined 1-2-3 divisions.  The Griffins also earned the High Percussion Award, capping an undefeated season for the percussion section! 

Go Griffins!

Uploaded by Pei-Fen Tamashiro on 2016-11-22.

Griffins invited to London 2017-2018!

London New Year's Day Parade

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Davis, visited the Marching Griffins with an official invitation to perform in the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade.  The annual event takes place in central London, home of Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Cathedral.  The parade draws around a million spectators annually.  The Griffins will also participate in concert performances including Cadogan Hall, home of the Royal Philharmonic. 

Go Griffins!