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BISD excels at Region 5 All-State jazz audition

Congratulations to the BISD band members who competed in the Texas All-State Jazz Band audition and were selected as region jazz band members. Special recognition goes to those who qualified as an Area Candidate as they will continue the audition process in hopes of being selected to the Texas All-State Jazz Band. They are:
 
Haltom High: Ian Bassham, alto sax; England Nguyen, tenor trombone; Kamron Curry, bass trombone; and James Daley, bass guitar.
 
Richland High: Quinton Hackworth, alto sax; Tanner Reddoch, alto sax; Dylan White, baritone sax; Evan Milligan, baritone sax; Tylar Cravens, trumpet; Jonathan Duer, tenor trombone; and Colton Reddoch, drums.
 
Birdville High: Liam Rhodes, alto sax; Ian Worley, tenor sax; Katryna Parisi, tenor sax; Reece Neathery, tenor trombone; Jonathan Shier, trumpet; Jared Henry, trumpet; Matthew Edwards, trumpet; Jordan Amara, trumpet; and David Harris, drums.

 

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All-State choir first audition success for BISD choir members

Congratulations to the BISD high school singers who competed in the first round of Texas All-State Choir auditions and advanced to the second round of auditions in October. They are:
 
Haltom High: Haley Clark, alto; Katie Cooper, alto; Celina Bradley, alto; Abby Del Cristo, alto; Marcus Medina, bass; Cody Vital, bass; Brechon Plummer, soprano; Katlyn White, soprano; Lisi Greenlee, soprano; Alex Hawes, soprano; Tristan Langrehr, soprano; Marissa Suazo, soprano; Noah Brehm, tenor; Marion Deguzman, tenor; Stanley George, tenor; and Alejandro Narvaez, tenor.
 
Richland High:  Kendall Dobbins, soprano; Carlie Hager, soprano; Alivia Atkinson, soprano; Sarah Jones, soprano; Lacy Eagan, soprano; Chandler Welch, soprano; Caylee Blocker, alto; Moriah Khalil, alto; Ruth Kingsbury, alto; Sabrina Trotter, alto; Elisa Shiller, alto; Eunique Thomas-Belmonte, alto; Gabe Reyer, tenor; Matt Garner, tenor; Braden Kelley, tenor; Austin Jones, tenor; Nathan Short, tenor; Josh Watson, bass; and Alberto Alfaro, bass.
 
Birdville High: Hannah Detrick, soprano; Victoria Golden, soprano; Callie Dana, soprano; Audrey Hamm, soprano; Allecia Pipkin, soprano; Halie Moore, soprano; Emily Schuck, soprano; Erin Ruhlman, soprano; Sarah Boyd, alto; Lily Boswell, alto; Austin Perrin, tenor; Logan Perrin, tenor; Xavier Baker, tenor; Jared Burleson, tenor; Jet Coatney, tenor; Kiefer Detrick, bass; James Frazier, bass; Dennis Garman, bass; Sean Cazier, bass; and Jr. Gomez, bass.

 

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Congratulations to the 21 BISD musicians

Congratulations to the 21 BISD musicians for achieving the highest individual award a high school music student can attain in Texas by being selected to a Texas All State band or choir. These students will travel to San Antonio in February to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association convention. BISD’s 2014 All-State band members are: Haltom High – Audrey Calcote, French horn; Moises Correa, clarinet; Skyler Hill, clarinet; Jessica Lilley, E-flat clarinet; Shane Traylor, trumpet; and Jerry Turner, jazz trombone; Richland High – Drake Amador, baritone saxophone; Megan Barnhart, flute; Patrick Byars, jazz trumpet; Daniel Christiansen, trumpet; Jonathan Duer, tenor trombone; Haley Hoffman, English horn; Cody Reynolds, bassoon; and Taylor Wyatt, French horn. BISD’s 2014 All-State choir members are: Haltom High – Richie Del Christo, tenor 1; Richland High – Matt Garner, tenor 2; Sean Kelly, bass 1; and Eunique Thomas-Belmonte, alto 2; and Birdville High – Grace Hughes, soprano 1; Hannah Malkey, alto 1; and Ashley Rose, soprano 2.

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Congratulations to the 30 BISD high school band members

Congratulations to the 30 BISD high school band members selected as area candidates in the Texas All State Band competition. They will compete in the final round of auditions in January in pursuit of being named an All State member, the highest individual honor a high school musician can achieve in Texas. Area winners are: Birdville High – Alexandria LaMastra, Rebekah McCorkle, Shelby Salkar and Jesus Sanchez; Haltom High – Audrey Calcote, Daniel Carillo, Moises Correa, Skyler Hill, Monique Inthirath, Jessica Lilley, Christian Martinez, Abigail Panek and Shane Traylor; and Richland High – Jeremy Amador, Megan Barnhart, Jake Buckner, Daniel Christensen, Jacob Collins, Kara Conway, Tylar Cravens, Jonathan Duer, Dean Furrer, Nicole Griffin, Haley Hoffman, Christina Howell, Evan Milligan, Deanna Pierce, Cody Reynolds, Reece Waddell and Taylor Wyatt.

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Congratulations to the following BISD middle school choir students

Congratulations to the following BISD middle school choir students for being selected for one of the Region 5 All-Region choirs.  More than 800 students from Birdville, Mansfield, and Arlington school districts competed in the event. These students will perform a concert at Martin High School at 5 p.m. Nov. 16. Region 5 Middle School Mixed Choir: Haltom Middle – Valerie Esquivel, Thomas Jones, Kennan Lukacs and Darlena Vu; North Oaks Middle – Ellian Liburd and Alejandro Saucedo; North Richland Middle – Brooke Christoffersen, Alex Maclean, Dashaun White and D Williams; North Ridge Middle – Allison Burk, Dawson Byrnes and Sam Howell; Smithfield Middle – John Blamey, Ashlynn Butler, Harrison Caltagirone, Hannah Detrick, Trent Dutton, Darius Easter, Danielle Farnan, Kaleigh Farnan, Annie Flores, Seth Goff, Hannah Green, Libby Hutyra, Marliz Lopez, Kyle Mullen, Paul Maygan, Giang Pham, Nick Rothe, Jacob Schuck, Drake Sterling, Grace Turner, Harrison Woodson, Isabella Ybarra, Laurel Young and Kendra Zitzman; and Watauga Middle – Jakeem Acres, Bryan Alvarez and Shali Hartman. Region 5 Middle School Treble Choir: Haltom Middle – Magali Munoz; North Oaks Middle – Khalisa Esmail; North Richland Middle – Maggie Biggs, Haley Hanson, Hallie Havard, Adriana Marquez, Denise Moncado, Emily Patrick, Natalie Powell, Jayden Pratt and Jessika Rodriguez; North Ridge Middle – Hailey Frith, Maysen Garner, Alyssa Goeringer, Kyla Martinez, McKynzi Miller and Maggie Williams; Smithfield Middle – Alicia Blackburn, Cami Henyan, Kayley Hillhouse, Shannon Hudgins, Amy Little and Olivia Tefertiller; Watauga Middle – Denyce Bustillos, Cassandra Dominguez, Ivana Egenti, Aleysia Gaye, Sarah Lawson, Julianna Lipinski, Gabrielle Mallou, Melanie Martinez, Catherine Suazo and Shelby Winborne.