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About The Grizzly Regiment
About The Grizzly Regiment
The Bear Creek High School Grizzly Regiment has a proud tradition of excellence. The Grizzly Regiment is an extracurricular ensemble consisting of woodwinds, brass, percussion, and color guard.
The band performs at all home football games as well as marching competitions throughout the August & September The Grizzly Regiment has consistently been near the top of its division at the Colorado Bandmasters Association State Marching Festival.
What Is High School Marching Band?
What Is High School Marching Band?
Marching band is so much more than marching!
Marching band is so much more than marching!
Every year, our director leads dozens of students, a small army of volunteers, and a creative team to produce spectacular themed show filled with music, movement, color, & story.
Although the show is performed during the halftime of most BCHS home varsity football games, the biggest part of marching band are the competitions!
Bear Creek's band competes in Colorado Bandmaster Association sanctioned competitions with other schools throughout the state to challenge ourselves to do the best we can and seek glory for our school.
If you've never been to a CBA competition, it is quite the experience! Every fifteen minutes, a band takes the field, sets up their equipment & props, performs, and then clears everything. A panel of national expert judges scores each group and provides constructive guidance. Over the course of the season, we focus on improving our performance to attain the highest scores possible! It's like musical performance art as a sport!
The Sections of the Bear Creek Grizzly Regiment
The Sections of the Bear Creek Grizzly Regiment
The Grizzly Regiment is divided into five sections:
Brass : Trumpets, trombones, tubas, baritones, etc
Woodwinds: Saxophones, flutes, clarinets, etc
Battery (Drumline): Snare drum, bass drum, quads, cymbals, etc.
Percussion (Pit): Mallets, keyboards, guitars, bass, rack percussion, etc
Color Guard: Flags, batons, "rifles", choreography
Each section has a student leader responsible for keeping their group unified and on-track.
Who Is Eligible To Participate
Who Is Eligible To Participate
All Bear Creek High School Students are eligible to participate in the Grizzly Regiment!
In addition, 7th & 8th grade students from Carmody Middle School, Bear Creek K-8, & other area middle schools are also eligible to participate in both the band or guard.
➡️ How to Participate in the Grizzly Regiment
➡️ How to Participate in the Grizzly Regiment
If you are interested in participating in Grizzly Regiment as musician or guard member, please fill out this form.
Participation in the Grizzly Regiment includes summer rehearsals beginning in late July, followed by after school/Saturday rehearsals 2-3x per week during the season, plus football game performance (typically Thursdays or Fridays) and competitions (typically Saturdays)
Bear Creek High School students must enroll in the Marching Band class for the First Semester. Wind/brass/percussion students must also participate in either Wind Ensemble or Concert Band during the Second Semester to remain eligible for the Grizzly Regiment. Color guard students are exempt from the class requirements.
Grizzly Regiment Participants are eligible to audition for Jeffco Honor and All State.
Important Upcoming Dates for the 2026 Season
Important Upcoming Dates for the 2026 Season
June 1st & June 2nd, 2026: Mini Camp @ BCHS 8am-12pm : At the mini camp, you'll learn about the show and determine how you plan to participate.
July 27th - July 31st, August 3rd-7th: 9am-4pm: Band Camp @ BCHS: We'll begin learning the show, the themes, and the choreography.
Fees
Fees
A marching band program is no small feat! Each season, the Grizzly Regiment produces a musical & visual program that is performed not only at Bear Creek's varsity home football games, but also at multiple front-range Colorado Bandmaster's Association sanctioned marching band competitions & state finals in September and October.
The costs associated offering such a program require that participants contribute a fee.
What Fees Cover
What Fees Cover
Bus transportation to events
Performance day meals & bus snacks
Specialist instructors
Uniforms & cleaning
Equipment repairs & maintenance
Performance production costs (materials for props/sets, fuel, & other associated expenses)
Program licensing
Fees are collected via CutTime. For the 2026 season, the fees are $450 for 9th-12th grade students and $250 for 7th & 8th graders.
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance
It it our priority that students wishing to participate in the program are able to, regardless of their household's financial means. Please contact our director if concerns about fees may preclude a student from participating. Fundraising opportunities to cover fees are available!
Family Volunteering
Family Volunteering
As you might imagine, it takes a small army of people to make each Grizzly Regiment performance happen; there will be abundant volunteer opportunities for families to support their students and the band. Volunteering for the Grizzly Regiment is not only a great way to spend meaningful time with your student during an important time of their life, but it's also a great way to meet other families and parents in the community.
Volunteer requests & signup information is regularly sent out to the families of enrolled students via CutTime. Contact our volunteer coordinator if you have any questions about volunteering with the Grizzly Regiment.
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