Higgins Middle School’s combined seventh and eighth grade band program recently received the highest overall score at the Great East Festival in Springfield, the first time since 2008 that the program received the distinction. “The group earned a Platinum medal…with a score of 95/100,” Higgins Middle School Band Director Mike Giannopolo said. “I’m very proud of them. They … [Read more...] about Higgins band gets highest overall score in festival