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 PPE has established a tradition of excellence in AIA class competition & won AIA North Championships in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2025
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
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
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
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
2021-2022 Season: "1UP"
Arranger: KJ Stafford
Musical Selections: "Korobeiniki" (Theme from Tetris), "Theme of Love" from Final Fantasy IV, "Dragonborn" from Skyrim
AIA Jefferson Forest
2nd Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
WGI Richmond Regional
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Powhatan
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
WGI World Percussion Championships in Dayton, Ohio
8th Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
Musical Selections: "Korobeiniki" (Theme from Tetris), "Theme of Love" from Final Fantasy IV, "Dragonborn" from Skyrim
AIA Jefferson Forest
2nd Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
WGI Richmond Regional
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA Powhatan
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
WGI World Percussion Championships in Dayton, Ohio
8th Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
2022-2023 Season: "A Night That Never ends"
AIA Grassfield
2nd Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA James river @ Clover hill
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
2nd Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA James river @ Clover hill
1st Place Percussion Scholastic Concert A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic Concert A
2024-2025 Season: "The Queens Gambit"
Arranger: KJ Stafford
Musical Selections: "Everybody Want to Rule The World" by Tears for Fears, "Waltz No.2" by Shostakovich
AIA Landstown
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA Midlothian
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA James River
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic A
Musical Selections: "Everybody Want to Rule The World" by Tears for Fears, "Waltz No.2" by Shostakovich
AIA Landstown
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA Midlothian
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA James River
1st Place Percussion Scholastic A
AIA North Championships at Hampton Coliseum
Gold Medal Percussion Scholastic A