Congratulations to the Anchor Bay High School 9th Grade Cadet Band, 9th Grade Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble.  On Friday, March 5th and Saturday, March 6th, the bands participated in the District 16 MSBOA Band Festival hosted here at Anchor Bay High School.  The panel of four judges awarded the Concert Band with a Second Division rating, while the 9th Grade Cadet Band, 9th Grade Symphonic Band, Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble all turned in First Division ratings.  Of the 15 possible performance categories the Wind Ensemble received all A's, including an impressive collection of 11 A+'s.  The Symphonic Band was equally outstanding receiving all A-, A, and A+ marks in performance.  To listen to the recordings from MSBOA Festival, CLIKC HERE (Coming soon).

Also impressive was the parental and student support in hosting the festival at Anchor Bay High School.  Over the two-day festival, over 75 parent and student volunteers helped put on the enormous event by running concessions, parking buses and cars, guiding bands, ushering people into the auditorium, working the back stage and loading dock area, and creating the signage necessary to mark areas of importance.  The visitors and bands performing at the festival were impressed with our facility and the cordial nature of our community.

A HUGE thank you to the many parent volunteers, student volunteers, and AB staff that helped to make hosting the MSBOA Band Festival such a success!

Your efforts made the Anchor School District shine bright over the two-day event.  We all appreciate your dedication and effort for the students of the ABHS Instrumental Music Department.

With many thanks,

Ms. Dee & Mr. Visnaw

On Friday, February 12th, the Anchor Bay High School Jazz Ensemble took part in the 37th annual Phi Mu Alpha/Central Michigan University Jazz Weekend.  The festival featured over 50 high school jazz bands and combos from around the state of Michigan.

Congratulations to all Jazz Ensemble members!  As part of the group's overall outstanding performance, the ABHS Jazz Ensemble was recognized with the Outstanding Band Award in the Class AA division.  This was the second consecutive year, and the third time in the school's history that ABHS has received the top honor at this annual prestigious state-wide event.  This also puts ABHS in an elite category of schools that have one the award in back-to-back years. Also receiving recognition was the ABHS Rhythm Section of Adam Ribant, Justin Smith, Anna Anger, Chandler Foote, Steven Brancaleone, Eli Schwarz, Mike Carrothers, Adam Petrous, and Nick Reitman. These students were awarded the 1st Runner-Up Best Section Award.  This marks the 11th time in the past 13 years that Anchor Bay HS has received a major award at the Phi Mu Alpha/Central Michigan University Jazz Weekend.