The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has named Cleveland High School as the 2020 NFHS Performing Arts School of Excellence. CHS becomes the fifth annual winner of the award and the first recipient based in an urban setting.
CHS’s band, led by our own Gary Riler, has competed at the state festival and placed first or second in the PIL in each of the past five years.
The jazz band has been PIL runner-up each of the past four years and placed fifth at its respective 6A festival in 2017. The chamber music program has had ensembles record top-five state finishes in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
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