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Senior Maia Suggs runs back to the band with their division 1 trophy from MSBOA festival.

Chieftain Marching Band continues seven-year division 1 streak

Natalie Garwood, Photography Editor • October 29, 2023

Senior Drum Majors Maia Suggs and Chloe Fasho stand with Junior Drum Majors Jaelyn Kaczmarczyk and Sean Mondello and Color Guard Captains senior Lauren Garwood and junior Allison Tuttle stand at attention...

Utica, Stevenson bands march in Peach Festival

Nathan Wunschl, Reporter • October 21, 2022

On Sept. 5, the Utica and Stevenson marching bands marched together for the very first time. The two marching bands participated in the Romeo Peach Festival side by side. This is a monumental event, as...

pic by Natalie Garwood Varsity Football player Tyler Powrozek is up and prepared to throw the football during the game.

Playing and parading

Alessandra Ivanaj, Reporter • September 28, 2022

The homecoming football game had the Utica football team against L’Anse Creuse. The students but things didn’t seem to go as planned. “We thought we were going to win,” sophomore Lauren Garwood...

Sophomore Keeps The Beat

February 8, 2022

Talent bursts from Utica’s doors once again. A young drummer by the name of Matthew Hardin is a sophomore who wants to start his own band. Matthew has played at multiple spots around town already, places...

UHSMB wins Marching Band of the Year

Abby Williams, Managing Editor • January 20, 2022

Utica’s marching band has won the WDIV 4Frenzy contest for the best marching band in the state for the second year in a row (excluding last year, as there was no contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The...

Audience giving the band a standing ovation after performance.

Utica Chieftain Marching Band’s first and last performance

Brooklynn Hathcock, Digital Editor in Chief • November 17, 2020

It was a big day for the Chieftain marching band, after COVID took away most of their season, they got the opportunity to have one performance on Oct. 25. View the whole show by pressing here. Still...

Band: Postponed or Canceled?

Abby Williams, Reporter • September 29, 2020

The future of the 2020-2021 marching band season is uncertain. The pandemic still has its grip on the globe, and it's hard enough for families to plan ahead in these troubling times, much less a marching...

Local schools come together to celebrate a shared love of music

Local schools come together to celebrate a shared love of music

Grace Leonardi, Online Reporter • October 15, 2019

The Utica Chieftain Marching Band joined Stevenson, Henry Ford II, and Eisenhower for the annual Band-A-rama. The four bands gather yearly at either Swinehart or Runkell Field and perform their current...

Marching on the beat

Marching on the beat

Brooklynn Hathcock, Online Reporter • September 18, 2019
Utica Marching Band benefited from the 2018 bond.

Marching band meeting

Raymond Altmann, Online Reporter • May 21, 2019

Band members learned about strict rules that will be enforced during the upcoming season, as well as information about next year's theme and summer activities. The Utica marching band hosted a meeting...

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