Parker High's Mighty Marching Bison won the Grand Champion Award at the All-City Marching Band Festival at Carver. All seven city high school bands earned superior ratings.

A.H. Parker High School’s Mighty Marching Bison won the top trophy at this year’s All-City Marching Band Festival, Birmingham City Schools said.

The band took the Dr. Frank E. Adams Sr. Grand Champion Award. All seven of the district’s high school bands performed at G.W. Carver High School, and each earned at least two superior ratings, the district said in its results announcement on Sunday.

The All-City Middle School Drumline opened the festival. The high school bands followed, and the day closed with all the bands together for two numbers.

The trophies

  • Grand Champion: Parker
  • Triple Crown Auxiliary Championship Award: Ramsay
  • General Effects Award: Carver
  • Best band, Division 1: Woodlawn
  • Best band, Division 2: Parker
  • Best band, Division 3: Huffman

The awards carry the names of Dr. Frank E. Adams Sr., Dr. Deborah Mayes and John H. McAphee Jr.

Superior ratings by school

The judges gave superior ratings in six categories. The district marked the top score in five of them:

  • Percussion: Ramsay
  • Majorettes: Ramsay
  • Color guard: Carver
  • Danceline: Wenonah
  • Drum majors: Huffman
School Superior ratings Categories
Ramsay 6 Band, percussion, majorettes, color guard, danceline, drum majors
Carver 4 Band, percussion, color guard, drum majors
Huffman 4 Band, percussion, majorettes, drum majors
Jackson-Olin 4 Percussion, majorettes, color guard, drum majors
Parker 4 Band, percussion, color guard, drum majors
Wenonah 3 Band, danceline, drum majors
Woodlawn 2 Band, drum majors

Counts are ours, from the district’s published list of superior ratings.

What it means for you

More on each school: Parker, Carver, Huffman, Jackson-Olin, Ramsay, Wenonah and Woodlawn. Friday night results are on our scoreboard.