Legacy High School winter percussion ensemble honored by Broomfield council after state title and World Championships

BROOMFIELD ' The Broomfield City Council opened its May 26 meeting by recognizing the Legacy High School Winter Percussion Ensemble, which revived five years ago and has won the state championship each season since 2022 and performed at the World Championships in Dayton, Ohio in April 2026.

Council members praised the 37-member ensemble, thanked band directors and staff and invited the students and directors (named in presentation as Dave and Kathy Marvin, and school band leaders Dr. Brian Eert and Trey Tofoya) to the podium. Student speaker Jiren Whitaker described the ensemble as a close-knit, competitive program with unique performance opportunities; several council members recounted personal connections to marching band and congratulated the students.

The mayor and several council members invited the ensemble to stay for the meeting and posed for group photos. Communications staff also announced a new "Hometown Accomplishments" program to highlight community achievements and encouraged submissions for future recognition.