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Fox Chapel places first at marching band competition

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Fox Chapel Area High School clarinet players, freshman Julia Olivier, sophomores Theodore Ye and Patty W., and senior Ava W., perform at the PIMBA competition at Yough Senior High School September 27.

The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band won first place in the Class AA division at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association (PIMBA) competition held September 27, 2025, at Yough Senior High School. Additionally, the band also received awards for the highest music, general effect and visual scores in its division. The theme of this year’s show is “From the Ashes.”

The band is under the student direction of drum majors senior Sophia N. and junior Nadre D., and band directors/teachers Daryl Lesnik, Evan Hertrick, Joshua Branker and Karli Umholtz.

The Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band will be participating at the PIMBA competition at Mt. Lebanon High School and at the PIMBA Championships at Deer Lakes High School.