2008
Jazz Ensemble
received "Best Overall Trombone Section" at the Enrico Fermi
High School Jazz Festival - Enfield, Conn.
Jazz Ensemble received "Best Overall
Trombone Section" at the Waterford High School Jazz Festival - Waterford,
Conn.
Heritage Music Festival - Philadelphia, PA
Concert Choir - Excellent Rating
Chamber Choir - Excellent Rating
Orchestra - Excellent
Jazz Ensemble - Superior Rating, Adjudicator's Award, Highest Scoring Jazz
Ensemble at the Festival!
Symphonic Band - Superior Rating, Adjudicator's Award, Outstanding Band Award,
Highest Scoring Band at the Festival, Festival of Gold Invitation 2009
Nick Corbo, 2008 Bass - Jazz Ensemble and Kyle Drevline -Choir received
Maestro Awards for their solos.
Instrumental Sweepstakes Award for highest combined score of Instrumental
Groups - Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band
Festival Sweepstakes Award for highest combined score of a school music
department!
Torrington, Connecticut was listed in
the "Best 100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on
an Internet survey.
2007
Marching Band
received 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in the Fall Foliage
Parade - North Adams, Mass.
Marching Band
received 1st Place Best
Appearing High School Band in the Bristol Mums Parade - Bristol, Conn.
String Orchestra receives 1st Place
and Best Overall Orchestra at the Festivals of Music in Boston, MA
Chamber Choir
received 2nd Place and their highest rating in ten years at the Festivals
of Music in Boston, MA.
Torrington, Connecticut was listed in
the "Best 100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on
an Internet survey.
Jazz Ensemble receives a Gold Medal at the
16th Annual Enrico Fermi High School Jazz Festival. THS was the only
high school to receive a Gold Medal
2006
Marching Band was selected to represent the
State of Connecticut in the 2006 National Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington,
D.C.
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey.
Mr. Splettstoeszer was named the Connecticut
Music Educators Association Secondary Educator of the Year
2005
Marching Band received 1st Place Best
Appearing High School Band in the Bristol Mums Parade - Bristol, Conn.
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey.
2004
Mr. Splettstoeszer was listed as School Band
and Orchestra's 50 Directors that make a
difference.
THS Music Technology was featured in the Fall
2004 issue of TI:ME Technology Institute for Music Educators
Marching Band received 1st Place Best
Appearing High School Band in the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey.
2003
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey.
2002
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey.
THS Music Technology program was
spotlighted in Roland Corporation's
Educational Newsletter "Instruments of Change"
THS
Music Technology Website was awarded the Golden
Web Award for education
Marching
Band received 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
Marching
Band selected to perform at Central Connecticut State
University Football Game
2001
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet survey. Torrington is the only city from Connecticut to
be listed on both the 2000 and 2001.
THS Music Technology Program was
the cover story of the April 2001 issue of School Band and Orchestra
Magazine
Jazz
Ensemble receives "Outstanding Trombone Section" at
the Southington High School "Knight of Jazz" High School Jazz
Festival
Marching
Band receives 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
Marching
Band receives 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Bristol Mums Parade
2000
Torrington,
Connecticut was listed in the "Best
100 Communities in America for Music Education" based on an
Internet Survey
THS Orchestra was selected to perform at the
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. THS was the
only Orchestra selected to perform at the Olympic Games
Jazz
Ensemble receives 1st Place, Outstanding Rhythm Section and
Eric Drucker Piano 01 received Outstanding Festival Soloist at the
Williamsburg, Virginia "Festivals of Music" Music Festival.
Marching
Band receives 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
1999
THS
Music Technology Program was the second school in the country
to be featured on the Music
Technology Learning Center Web Site
THS Music Department
selected as a Finalist in the GRAMMY Signature Schools Program.
Marching
Band receives 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
1998
Concert,
Jazz and Marching Bands were selected to represent the
State of Connecticut in the Washington Monument's 150th Anniversary
Celebration - Washington, D.C.
Marching
Band receives 1st Place Best Appearing High School Band in
the Southington Apple Harvest Parade
1997
Marching Band receives Superior Rating at
the Cleveland Ohio "Classic Music Festival" | 
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