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Bragging Rights 2006-2007
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If you see any of the listed students please congratulate them on a "JOB WELL DONE!"
2006-2007 Sweepstakes Winners!
Congratulations to both the
Marion High School Band and the Marion Middle School Band!
ATSSB Area Band Contest On Saturday Jan. 6, fifteen Marion band students traveled to Corpus Christi to compete in the ATSSB Area Band Contest. Elena Nogel placed 3rd on French Horn and Rocky Gonzales placed 2nd on Tuba, they both were selected for All-State Band. Congratulations! This is a significant achievement considering only 46 of 400 students were selected for the All-State Band. The other Marion Results were:
Region Band Competition Results We thought our past bands were the tops seems like none of them can touch this years band! On Monday, November 27th, 48 Marion Band students competed in the Region 12 Band Auditions, shares Band Director, John Rauschuber. Out of the 317 students that auditioned, the Marion Bulldog Band had 32 students selected to the All-Region Bands! Of these 32 students selected, 15 were selected to the All-Area Band. Both of these accomplishments are records for the Marion Bulldog Band! Marion had the most students selected to the Region XII All-Region Band (La Vernia was second w/24) and we also had the most students selected to advance to the All-Area auditions. (Luling was second w/10).
The following students
were selected to the All-Region Band: Mr. Rauschuber and Ms. Brown
3rd Annual East Central Golden Hornet
Band Invitational Marching Contest - Saturday, September 20, 2006 The results were as follows: Thanks to all the Chaperones and Pit Crew members that helped with our competition today. We hope you enjoyed your day and hope you will help us again! GO BAND!!!!!
28th Annual Drums Along the Medina Marching Contest -
Saturday, October 7, 2006 Here are the results:
Class A
Class AA Guadalupe County Fair Parade - Friday, October 13,
2006 Harlendale Marching Festival -
Saturday, October 14, 2006 UIL Region Marching Contest - Monday,
October 16, 2006
UIL Area E 3A
Marching Band Contest - Saturday, October 28, 2006- Calallen High
School, Corpus Christi, Texas Excitement filled both buses as we started out on a trip to Calallen High School to compete against the top bands in our area. These bands won region and made it to the UIL Area E 3A competition. We relaxed, watched movies, talked and cut up on the 3 hour bus ride to Georgetown. We stopped and ate lunch at Nueces Street Grill, paid for by the Marion Band Boosters, Inc. Thank you Marion Band Boosters! With our bellies full, we went on over to Georgetown and practiced for a couple of hours. Loading the buses, we were back on the road for the last 45 minutes of the trip. Anxiety filled the buses and we couldn't wait to get on the field and show them exactly what the Marion Bulldog Band was made of! We drew a preliminary march time of 430 pm, with 2 other bands to perform after us before the results for the top 10 were announced. We all waited anxiously as the bands from all the region sat in the visitors bleachers and parents and onlookers sat in the home bleachers. The students, full of energy and waiting on the results, began doing the wave, and the parents would answer back with our own. They yelled the spirit chants and we yelled back, this went on for 30 minutes until a silence fell on the crowd. Results were in and they began by giving every band a participation award for being the Best of the Best in South Texas, Area E. Now down to the final 10 bands to compete. The band directors of the final 10 had been called to the judges box to draw numbers for the Final Performance Schedule. So here are the final 10 as they times were drawn:
7:30 - Medina Marion Students went back to the bus and we "Rode the Pony" Congratulations Marion Band for making it into the final 10 for Area Competition. We found out that we placed 9th in the top 10. We knew we had to step up our game if we were going to get one of those top five spots to go on to compete at State. The students ate dinner from subway, provided by the Marion High School Administration. Thank You Administration! Some of the students went back onto the buses and rested, while others walked around and spied on the competition. Since we were going to be the last band to march, we felt that we drew our lucky number. Mr. R called everyone together, gave them a pep talk and pointed out some of the things that needed to be polished in the final performance. I can tell you, there was definitely some stiff competition as the band parents sat in the bleachers and watched the first 9 bands perform. But that was alright, we don't mind stiff competition. It's finally our turn. Last but not least, and we performed our hearts out and gave the judges a show they would never forget. We nailed it and had a superb performance! After waiting anxiously for 30 minutes for the results to be announced, the judges were finally ready. and the Top 5 bands moving on to compete at this years 2006-2007 State Competition are: *Drum Roll Please* 1. Hidalgo Of course, we were all devastated that Marion didn't make the final 5, but alternate is a good place to be and we actually moved up from 9th place out of 25 bands to 6th place out of the top 10. I must say that is pretty dang impressive! Of course we aren't expecting any of the bands to not make it, but you never know and it'll keep us on our toes! Watch out 2008-2009! We are gonna be State Bound again Baby! Way to go band, and if you see any of the Marion High School Band students, give them a big pat on the back for a job well done!
Congratulations Bulldog
Marching Band The Bulldog
Band captured 1st place at both contests beating out other 3A State
marching powerhouse bands like Carrizo Springs, Pearsall, Hondo and
LaVernia. Our Color Guard took 2nd place at the East Central Contest as well. The Marching Band received the award for "Best Playing Marching Band" at the Guadalupe County Fair Parade. The Marching Band also competed at the Edna Cowboy Marching Invitational on Saturday, October 8. They received 2nd place and took home the "Best Drumline" award.
On Monday, October 17, the Marion Bulldog Band performed at the Region
XII UIL Marching Contest at Alamo Stadium. The Bulldog Band performed
their heart out and earned a Division One rating from all three judges.
This year's show is titled "Strength and Honor," music from the movie Gladiator. Comments received
from the judges were: "Outstanding musical performance," "Great work on
such hard music and drill," "This is an outstanding band!" "Your
community should be proud to have a great band." This ends the marching
competition season for the Bulldog Band. What an awesome way to end it!
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