October 25th, 2025 – The last Saturday of October remains the only day left on the southern California band calendar to hold two major band reviews simultaneously. These prominent events are the Loara Band Review in Orange County and the Mt Carmel Band Review in San Diego County. Many dedicated SAML student leaders from across southern California had the valuable opportunity to represent their band programs and showcase their talents by performing at one of these two significant and highly competitive events. SAML Student Leaders truly excelled at both venues, earning numerous top awards and distinctions.

At the Loara Band Review, in the Military Division, impressive performances earned SAML student leaders four of the top five places, with M. Jenkins of Chino High School taking 1st place, followed closely by F. Osornio Llerenas of Magnolia High School, I. Cho of Eleanor Roosevelt High School, and S. Murty of Norco High School filling out the ranks from 3rd through 5th place. Meanwhile, in the Mace Division at the same event, 1st through 3rd places were awarded to E. Jaimes of Glendora High School, D. Perez of Foothill High School, and J. Salinas-Garcia of South El Monte High School, respectively, demonstrating a strong showing of talent and leadership.

Over at the Mt Carmel Band Review, in the Military Division, three of the top four placements were claimed by SAML student leaders: T. Trinidad of Olympian High School captured 1st place, S. Bourland of Santiago High School (Junior Varsity) earned 3rd place, and A. Tsutsumi of Santiago High School secured 4th place. In the Mace Division at Mt Carmel, Y. Guillermo of Garey High School proudly took 1st place, while Y. Morales of Pomona High School followed closely behind with a well-earned 2nd place finish. These results highlight the consistent excellence and leadership of SAML students across southern California’s marching band community.