Extracurricular Activities
Irondale has one of the most renowned marching bands in the state of Minnesota. Currently led by Bill Sucha, the Marching Knights have been bringing home top honors since the late 1980s at many state competitions. The band was the first Minnesota Marching Band State Champion at the 2005 Youth in Music championship held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. In 2010 the Irondale Marching Knights took first in the AA class at Bands of America.
The Irondale High School winter drumline and winter guard have had success at the state level. In 2009, the drumline was named the Minnesota state champions for the second year in a row, and the colorguard was named the Minnesota state champions for the 14th consecutive year. Both also frequently perform at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. The Winter Guard was crowned Schlastic Open Class World Champions in 2002 at WGI and the Winter Drumline was the 2003 Scholastic Open Class Bronze Medalists.
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