every year, capital high students have been selected, by audition, to be in one of several honors groups, including the west virginia all-state chorus, the west virginia all-state orchestra, the west virginia all-state band, the kanawha county all-county chorus, the kanawha county all-county orchestra, the kanawha county all-county band, the kanawha county all-county jazz band, the wvu honor band, the wvu honor orchestra, the virginia tech honor band, and other honors groups throughout west virginia.