About US

     Mill Creek High School is located northeast of Atlanta in a rapidly growing section of Northern Gwinnett county.  MCHS opened its doors in the fall of 2004 and has quickly grew into a 7A high school serving nearly 4000 students in the Hamilton Mill area. Since the school opening, the Mill Creek Band program has experienced exponential growth in enrollment and has established a tradition of excellence in all aspects of the band program with superior performances in marching, concert and jazz mediums.  The students enrolled in the band program participate in curricular and co-curricular offerings that include 4 concert bands, the Pride of Mill Creek Marching Band, Jazz Band, chamber ensembles, multiple percussion ensembles, and three Winter Guards. 

program highlights

The Pride of Mill Creek Marching Band (POMC) has earned competitive success and helped to establish a sense of identity and pride in our school. We have had the amazing opportunity of performing in the New York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, London New Year’s Day Parade, Frascati Street Parade in Italy, Paris New Year’s Day Parade, Big Bay Balloon Parade and the Holiday Bowl Halftime Performance. The Pride of Mill Creek consistently receives superior ratings in festivals and competitions. POMC earned the title of Grand Champions at the Blue Ridge Marching Competition, White Columns Invitational and Eagle’s Nest Invitational. For many years, POMC has been a Bands of America (BOA) Regional Finalists and AAAA Class Champions. We have been awarded Grand Champions in Drum Majors, Percussion and Color Guard as well as earning distinctions in Outstanding Visual, General Effect and Musical Effect. 

The symphonic programs at Mill Creek has earned a high level of respect around the state and region through its consistent Superior rated performances at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation.  The Mill Creek Wind Ensemble has given invited, guest performances at the 2017 Georgia Music Educator’s Association In Service Conference, 2015 and 2017 Music for All Southeastern Concert Band Festival, Columbus State University, Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, and at the 2011 University of Georgia Janfest. March of 2019, the Winds Ensemble attended the Music for All National Festival at Clowes. This National Festival is considered the nation's premier non-competitive festival for scholastic instrumental music ensembles. Student musicians will participate in music education workshops and perform at top venues, receiving evaluation and feedback from a panel of renowned conductors and clinicians. In addition to group achievements, MCHS band students have been chosen through competitive audition to be members of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program, the GMEA District Thirteen Honor Band, and the GMEA All-State Band. The MCHS Jazz Band maintains a busy schedule in the winter and spring performing around the community.  
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The Pageantry Arts programs of the MCHS Band program have also enjoyed an outstanding level of success in their activities.  The MCHS Winter Guard was formed in the Winter of 2007, and in their first year of existence group earned a Silver Medal at the Southern Association of Performing Artists (SAPA) Championships held in Macon, GA.  Since its inception, the Winter Guard program at Mill Creek has grown to include over seventy students and has been a multi-year Winter Guard International World Championship Finalist and SAPA Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists.  

SEE THE PROGRAM

​Concert
CONCERT ensembles, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE & JAZZ BAND

Marching 
PRIDE OF MILL CREEK BAND & COLOR GUARD

PAGEANTRY
Winter GUARD