The First Colonial Patriot Percussion Ensemble is a cocurricular ensemble open to all musicians in the FCHS Performing Arts Department.  The Patriot Percussion Ensemble is a competitive ensemble, competing in the Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA) & Winter Guard International (WGI) circuits locally, regionally, & nationally.  The Patriot Percussion Ensemble rehearses multiples times per week November-April to learn a show, competing in the Scholastic Concert Percussion class at events.  Since formation, the VPE is undefeated in AIA class competition & won AIA North Championships in 2019 & 2020.

2017-2018 Season: "Thirst"

AIA Forest Park HS Competition
1st Place        Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA South County HS Competition
1st Place        Percussion Scholastic Concert A

2018-2019 Season: "Metroplex"

Arranger:  KJ Stafford
​Musical Selections:  "Metroplex" by Robert Sheldon, "Children's Hour of Dream" by Charles Mingus

AIA EC Glass HS Competition
1st Place       Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA Atlee HS Competition
1st Place      Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA Potomac HS Competition
1st Place     Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA North Championships at South County HS
​Gold Medal   Percussion Scholastic Concert A

2019-2020 Season: "Winter is Coming"

Arranger:  KJ Stafford
Musical Selections:  "Selections from the Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, "The Night King" by Ramin Djwadi, "Winter from the Four Seasons" by Vivaldi

AIA Patriot HS Competition
1st Place     Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA Mount Vernon HS Competition
1st Place     Percussion Scholastic Concert A

WGI Richmond Competition
2nd Place     Percussion Scholastic Concert A

AIA Potomac HS Competition
1st Place     Percussion Scholastic Concert A