Will Dea/Special to the Town Crier Homestead High School Might Mustang Marching Band performs at the Cupertino Tournament of the Bands Oct. 14. The band won the competition’s Grand Sweepstakes.

The Homestead High School Mighty Mustang Marching Band won the Grand Sweepstakes in the Cupertino Tournament of Bands Oct. 14, performing their 2006 field show “Flight Paths.”

Homestead scored 187.3 in the Grand Sweepstakes and swept the remaining four categories, the Field Show Sweepstakes, the Music Sweepstakes, the Marching Sweepstakes and the Showmanship Sweepstakes. Homestead also won first place in the parade portion of the tournament.

Earlier this month Homestead scored first place overall, first place in percussion and first place in auxiliary at the Modesto Invitational. Last year, the band tied for sixth place in the state for AAAAA bands (those with more than 140 members) at the Western Band Association California championship.

The Homestead marching band and color guard will perform its final show this season at 3 p.m. on Nov. 4 on the school’s football field. The jazz ensemble will also perform. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Music Boosters. Admission is $5 per person, $15 per family.

The band is also scheduled to march in the Festival of Lights parade in downtown Los Altos Nov. 29.