Avon High School is a 4-year high school in Avon, Hendricks County, Indiana.Marching bandThe marching band, Avon Marching Black and Gold, led by Jay Webb, Matt Harloff, and Robert Burns, was ranked number one in the state of Indiana by the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) seven years in a row (two times in Class B, five times in Class A). The winning streak ended during the ISSMA state championship on November 1, 2008, when they placed second. They again placed first in Class A on October 31, 2009 and the following year on October 30, 2010. The band has since won the ISSMA State Championship in 2013, marking their Tenth State Championship title. On November 15, 2008, they placed first for the first time in the school's history during Bands of America Grand National Championships, a national competition in which 80 to 90 high school marching bands compete every year. Avon scored a 97.75, out of a possible 100 points. On November 14, 2009, Avon successfully defended its title as BOA Grand National Champion, making them the first band since 1991 to win that title consecutively. On November 13, 2010, Avon once again defended their National title, making them the first band to win the title three consecutive times since Marian Catholic in 1989. The band has placed in the top 3 every year at Grand Nationals since 2007. The band has since won the ISSMA State Championship in 2013, marking their Tenth State Championship title on November 2, 2013In 2014 for back to back years Avon won the ISSMA State Championship. This now makes Avon's eleventh state championship title on November 8, 2014
