Four BHS band students rise to All-State

Nathan Straus Photos All-State, L-R: Jessica Scott, Taylor Cramer, Jake Brooks, Kaylan McGaughey.

On December 8 the Brownsboro High and Junior High School bands attended competition for the All-Region band. The high school competition was held at Rusk High School in Rusk, Texas, while the junior high band competed at Jacksonville High School.

Jeff Russell, band director, said 12 junior high students were placed in the junior high All-Region Band. Up to 26 of the young high school musicians placed in the All-Region band, and 11 achieved All-Area.

"I'm real proud of these students, " Russell said. "They worked very hard."

In these competitions, each student competed against students from other schools in the east Texas area. At the High School level, the top players in each section were selected to go to the All-Area competition, Russell said.

All-Area took place at Chapel Hill High School on January 5th. Here, the students competed with students from five other regions for the prestigious title of All-State.

All-Area. Back row, L-R: Justin Payne, Jeremy Miller, Tarah Thornton, Marla Pollard, Kate Griffin. Front row, L-R: Jessica Scott, Taylor Cramer, Jake Brooks, Kaylan McGaughey, Julie Travis, Amanda Parker.

"All-State is the highest honor a band student can get," Russell said.

The four students chosen for All-State band were: Jessica Scott, Taylor Cramer, Jake Brooks and Kaylan McGaughey.

These four students will spend five days in San Antonio preparing for a performance at the Texas Music Educator Association Convention on February 16. Congratulations to these students for all of there hard work.

High School All-Region band players. Back row, L-R: Justin Vause, Chris Radford, Jeremy Miller, Kelsey Head, Krys McLean, Daniel Hawkins, Brittany Weaver, Sarah Hogue. Middle row, L-R: Justin Payne, Preston Reid, Tarah Thornton, Megan Micheaux, Marla Pollard, Kate Griffin, Macy Pollard. Front row, L-R: Jessica Scott, Taylor Cramer, Julie Travis, Kaylan McGaughey, Jake Brooks, Amanda Parker, Callie Boozer. Not Pictured: Jordan McCallie, Jordan Thomas, Clay Maddox, Kasey Cliver. Junior high All-Region. Back row, L-R: Jordynn Conner, Trey Volentine, James Pace, Antonio Gomez, Hunter Payne. Middle row, L-R: Christina Nipper, Chelsey Fowler, Alison Owen, Lucas Lemons. Front row, L-R: Megann Hagmann, Kara Barrett, Kelsey Parker.