Upland Highland Regiment
Upland High School's marching band, known as the Upland Highland Regiment, is one of the most successful marching band programs in California. With a consistent year-to-year size of over 220 students, the Regiment competes in the highest-level divisions of local competitive marching band circuits. The Regiment has received numerous first place and sweepstakes awards in Bands Of America, Western Band Association, and SCSBOA events and field tournaments. The Regiment has been a finalist every year it has competed in WBA Regional Championships, from 2004 through 2012, with several undefeated seasons. In 2006, the Regiment took part in the prestigious Bands of America Grand National Championships, where they placed among the top 20 bands in the nation.
On January 1, 2011, the Regiment marched in the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade. That same fall, the band was named 2011 Utah Bands of America regional champion.
Internal programs of the band itself consist of a fall semester marching program which competes in six to seven competitions around the Western United States, primarily in California. This semester also includes two local parades - the Upland Independence Day Parade and the Upland Christmas Parade. During the spring semester, the Regiment's percussion program participates in several SCPA competitions, and the colorguard takes part in the upper classes of a competitive WGI circuit. Upland's Varsity Colorguard ranks among the top five open class colorguards in the United States, and the number one open class colorguard in the state of California.
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