Marching band places first in its first competition of the year

30187086186_6806bc1236_o — Courtesy of MCHS bands flickr Mira Costa’s marching band marches across Costa's field in its show its show “Trapped in Time,” which is about a broken clock that is eventually fixes after it progresses through a dysfunctional sense of time. Marching Band placed first in its first competition of the year yesterday at Royal High School in Simi Valley.

By Isabelle Chiu

Sports Editor

Mira Costa’s marching band placed first in its first competition of the year yesterday at Royal High School in Simi Valley.

Costa not only won first place in its division, but also won the High Visual Sweepstakes award, which is given to the school with the highest score out of all bands participating in the tournament, not just that band’s division. Marching Band’s next competition is on Oct. 22 at Hacienda Heights.

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“Everyone in the band was on top of their game this week, and we were extremely pleased with our performance tonight,” senior marching band flute section leader Elisse Friedman said. “No matter what score or placement we receive, it’s the feeling we get at the end of the show that really counts.”

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Costa performed its show “Trapped in Time,” which is about a broken clock that is eventually fixed after it progresses through a dysfunctional sense of time. In the performance, Friedman had a key flute solo.

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“[The flute solo] went really well,” Friedman said. “I loved feeling like I was walking in the steps of all the amazing seniors who had solos in previous years, like Tanner Yamada, Rhein Matlack and Katherine An.”