The Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) Band was represented at the recent UIL regional solo and ensemble contest quite well with students bringing home 73 medals by earning a first division rating on their performances.
The following students performed Class 1 solos and/or ensembles (collegiate level) and received the first division rating; qualifying them to advance to the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble competition that will be held at UT-Austin in late May.
Students advancing to state UIL from the VMHS band are: Noel Barsenas, Christyn Cavazos, Christian Contreras, Michael De la Garza, Victoria Escamilla, Noah Flores, Valeria Flores, Alexandra Galvez, Iris Garcia, Tomas Garcia, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Deandra Guevara, Cassandra Gutierrez, Jaime Hernandez, Amanda Juarez, Juan Trinidad Lara, Rebecca Muniz, Sarai Muniz, Valeria Munoz, Ixtaccihuatl Obregon, Matthew Perez-Garcia, Jose Ramirez, Kevin Robles, John Schmidt, Kellen Shults, Judith Tijerina, Daniel Trevino, Gabriel Trevino, Andrea Uribe, Daniel Vallejo, and Marcoantonio Vasquez. Other students who also earned a first division rating for their performances are: Luis Alvarez, Adam Barrera, Matthew Cantu, Evelyn Cassiano, Jack Cavazos, Dariany Ceja, Andrea Davila, Robert Garcia, Lauren Hernandez, Valorie Moreno, Reynaldo Ochoa, Jonah Perez, Rolando Ramirez, Brenda Rangel, Mark Rios, Micael Rodriguez, Emily Salinas, Mia Sanchez, and Andrew Silva. Matthew Cantu, Andrea Davila, and Elleana Requenez earned first division ratings on their ensemble performance.
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