The Southwest High School Wind Ensemble placed 5th in the State Honors Band Competition. Way to go!
Check out the 2010 State Honor Band Results
The following students received recognition as 5A National Wind Band Soloists:
Congratulations to the SHS Drumline for receiving "Best Snare Line" and for receiving 9th place in the Standstill 2 Red Line at the Lone Star Drumline Contest on November 7th.
Congratulations to the 66 kids who made the FWISD District bands!
36 kids made the Wind Ensemble band, and 30 kids made theConcert band. 13 of the 18 first chairs were filled by Southwest students. We are proud of you all!
Congratulations to the 48 kids who made the All-Region bands!
24 kids made it to the Area level, making another record for the SHS band.
It's been an exciting week as the Southwest HS Raider Band placed 12th
in the state in the UIL 4A competition on November 3rd!
Way to go band!
We are proud to announce that 11 students of the 40 students accepted into the All-Region Jazz Band are from Southwest High School. The students in the top band have the opportunity to record their etudes and improvisational solos to be judged at the state level. We'd like to congratulate these students for their effort and achievement:
First Band:
Trevor Caballero - 2nd Chair Alto Sax
Eric Horsley - 1st Chair Tenor Sax
Torrean Johnson - 2nd Chair Tenor Sax
Jackson Duke - 1st Chair Bari Sax
Deion Lewis - 2nd Chair Trombone
Daniel Ramos - 3rd Chair Trombone
Matt Smith - 1st Chair Trumpet
Daniel Lopez - 2nd Chair Trumpet
Joey Vranus - 3rd Chair Trumpet
Dakota Cuttrell - 11th Chair Trumpet
Second Band:
Lawrence Lerma - 1st Chair Alto Sax
Alice Fuller - 1st Chair Bass Guitar
Andrea Lenear - 5th Chair Tenor Sax (Alternate)
Robert Washington - 8th Chair Alto Sax(4 accepted)
Madeline Stookey - 4th Chair Piano (2 accepted)