Music Education
The Bristol Virginia City Schools have been named to the Top 100 Communities for Music Education for 2007 and 2008.
Programs that helped the system reach this honor are Band and Chorus.
The Virginia High School band has won such awards as Grand Champion at "Drums Along the Blue Ridge" on October 21, 2006 in Bassett, VA and First Place at Crossroads Marching Band Festival on September 23, 2006 in Knoxville, TN. In 2007, the band finished 5th at the USSBA National Championships in Baltimore, MD. In 2010, the band won the USSBA Southern States Championship at Finely Stadium in Chattanooga, TN. They are currently under the direction of Mr. Tom Hopson who has been named Top Virginia Band Director of 2008. The VHS drumline competes in CIPA and WGI indoor drumline events from December-April. |-Virginia High School Band Competitive Shows
| Year | Show Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Legend of Zorro |
| 2004 | Journey of Soul and Sun |
| 2005 | Shades of Blue |
| 2006 | The Tango |
| 2007 | V-Bot |
| 2008 | The Contender |
| 2009 | The Balance Within |
| 2010 | First Flight |
| 2011 | Phenomenon |
| 2012 | Fusion |
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