The Mandeville High School Marching Band participates in several marching band festivals from the end of September through November, performing their halftime show. The band competes against groups from across the state and often travel across the Gulf Coast and often wins awards in: Guard, Percussion, Drum Major, and Overall Band. This year the Band will be joining the USBands Circuit and also going to competitions at Lakeshore HS, and Northshore HS.
The band also competes annually in the Marching Band State Championships hosted by Lafayette Music Company, typically on the first Saturday in November. Band are judged and ranked by out-of-state adjudicators. The MHS Band has won numerous awards including Best in Class in several captions.
2014 Show - Gettysburg
Band = I
Guard = I
Percussion = I
Drum Majors = I
Sweepstakes Award
Best Drum Majors Class AAAA
2018 Show - Fly
Band = I
Guard = II
Percussion = I
Drum Major = I
Most Outstanding Soloist
2013 Show - Afterworld
Band = I
Guard = I
Percussion = II
Drum Major = I
Best Drum Major Class AAAA
Most Outstanding Drum Major
2023 Show - The Loop
"All Superior Ratings"
Percussion 2nd Place Class AAAA
Percussion 3rd Place Overall
2024 Show - Bloom
Superior - Band, Guard
2022 Show - Emotion Overload
8th Place
"All Superior Ratings"
2015 Show - Vegas Live
Band = I
Guard = II
Percussion = II
Drum Majors = I
2019 - Web of Lies
Top 10, 5th Place in Finals
Band = I
Guard = I
Percussion = I
Drum Major = I
Sweepstakes Award
Best Drum Major Class AAAA
Best Drum Major Overall
2021 Show - Divided
"All Superior Ratings"
2017 Show - Heroes Fallen Not Forgotten
Band = II
Guard = I
Percussion = I
Drum Majors = I
2012 Show - Spartacus
Band = I
Guard = I
Percussion = III
Drum Major = I
2016 Show - Haunted
Band = II
Guard = I
Percussion = II
Drum Majors = I