December 08th, 2025

AMB WEEKLY UPDATE 12-8-2025

Greetings Eagle Family! We have tremendous news to share with all of you!

TMEA REGION BAND RESULTS: This last Friday and Saturday, selected band students participated in this year’s All-Region Band auditions. We are pleased to announce that we had 40 students who earned a chair in the district, region or area. Out of those students, 28 students ranked high enough to earn a chair in the TMEA Region 33 All-Region Band Clinic and Concert this Friday and Saturday. And then of those students, eight students were at the top of the room and will continue on to TMEA Area Auditions in January. 

Please congratulate the following band students!
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A'Aryah Franklin, Bb Clarinet, Symphonic Winds
Aiden Johnson, Bari Sax, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Aiden Quinones, Bb Clarinet, Symphonic Winds
Alexis Davis, Flute, Philharmonic Winds
Anna Le Sueur, Bassoon, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Ava Seastrunk, Flute, Symphonic Winds
Brandon Abante, Bari Sax, Philharmonic Winds
Brody Illikman, Bb Clarinet, District
Bryson Greene, Tenor sax, Philharmonic Winds
Camryn Birdow, Bb Clarinet, District
Carson Nebeker, Trumpet, District
Cassidy Franklin, Bb Clarinet, Symphonic Winds
Christopher Garcia, Percussion, District
Edgar Acosta, Flute, Symphonic Winds
Elizabeth Gonzalez, Flute,District
Evan Salas, Trumpet, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Gabriel Benavidez, Percussion, Symphonic Winds
Gabriel Jimenez, F Horn, District
Hanna Dowies, Flute, Philharmonic Winds
Haziel Espejo, Bb Clarinet, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Henry Lazarus, English Horn, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Jason Berg, Alto Sax, Philharmonic Winds
Jayna Kagezi, Trumpet, Philharmonic Winds, 6A Area
Kathleen Kushnerick, Flute, Philharmonic Winds
Matthew Beltran, Tenor Trombone, Philharmonic Winds
Matthew Schoen, F Horn, Philharmonic Winds
Max Eskelund, Bassoon, District
Micah Kesner, Tenor sax, Symphonic Winds
Nicolas Garza, F Horn, Philharmonic Winds
Noah Petty, Tuba, District
Omar Duran Mavo, Flute, Symphonic Winds
Omar Noubani, Trumpet, District
Owen Salas, Euphonium, Wind Ensemble,6A Area
Ricardo Garcia, Bass Clarinet, District
Ryan Davis, Tuba, District
Samuel Ennett, Oboe, Wind Ensemble, 6A Area
Savannah Figueroa, Bb Clarinet, District
Sophie Twogood, Bb Clarinet, Symphonic Winds
Sterling Haynes, Tenor Trombone, Symphonic Winds
Valerie Velasco, F Horn, Symphonic Winds

If you are a student who made the TMEA Region Band, your folder was given to you in class. That folder contains all the information on rehearsal times and performance times for your ensemble. You will be responsible for independent travel to and from the event on Friday and Saturday.

A lot of this week's update is similar to last week's. Here is the schedule leading up to the winter break:

• December 8: Symphonic Band Rehearsal 4:00 to 6:00
• December 9: Concert Band Rehearsal 3:15 to 4:15
• December 10: Wind Symphony 3:15 to 5:00
• December 11: Band Winter Concert, starts at 7:30 PM in the auditorium
• December 12-13 TMEA Region Band Clinic (for those who made the region band)

BAND FEES AND FINALS: If you still owe fees to the band program, you will be unable to exempt finals. Your name was submitted to the bookkeeper as a student with outstanding fees to a school program. The band fees were due by the first football game of August. Since we are in December, we need to start trying really hard to take care of these payments which were due for the program. Until then, any student who has outstanding fees will not be able to exempt final exams. Once fees are paid, then the name gets cleared with the campus bookkeeper.

​​WINTER CONCERT: DEC 11 THURSDAY - FULL BAND WINTER CONCERT, 7:30PM in the Auditorium! All are welcome to attend!

• Band hall will be open after school
• 6:15-6:50 Symphonic Band call-time (3rd period class) warm-up in Band Hall
• 6:15-6:50 Wind Symphony call-time (4th period class) warm-up in Orchestra Room
• 7:00-7:20 Wind Ensemble call-time (5th period class) warm-up quickly in band hall (20 mins)
• 7:00-7:20 Concert Band call-time (6th Period class) warm-up on stage
• All percussionists (1st period class) will warm-up with their current concert band class from the above times.
• 7:20 All-Call for all bands to the auditorium
• 7:30 CONCERT BEGINS, Doors will open for guests at 7:00. Best place to park is at the band hall doors 32 and glass doors 33 for the concert. 
• Concert Attire: Black pants, black socks, black shoes. Tops are ultra mega festive - santa hats, reindeer antlers, Christmas lights, the ugliest Christmas sweater you can find. You are encouraged to have fun with it.
• Concert should end around 8:30-ish