Congratulations to the following students for their hard work at the 2025 UIL Solo and Ensemble contest. The students who competed (listed alphabetically) are:

• • Madison Avery (clarinet) - Division 1 (Superior), Williams' "Viktor's Tale" from "The Terminal"

  • Izayah Barajas (tenor saxophone) - Division 1 (Superior), Händel's "March" from "Scipio"

  • Natalie Doudna (trumpet) - Division 2 (Excellent), Grundman's "Conversation for Cornet"

  • Angela Pintor (flute) - Division 2 (Excellent), Debussy's "Syrinx"

Congratulations to the following students who made the All-Region bands:

• • Hannah Davis - Honor Band

  • Madison Avery - Symphonic Band

  • Miranda Montoya - Concert Band

  • Isaac Carrales-Rodriguez - Honor Band

  • Xzavier Hinojos - Symphonic Band

  • Aimee Vega - Symphonic Band

  • Christopher Rios-Mendoza - Concert Band 

  • Mason Decker - Honor Band

  • Billy White - Concert Band

  • Arturo Ramirez-Ortiz - Concert Band

  • Jordan Lockett - Concert Band

Congratulations to the following for advancing to Area and for placing so well in the auditions:

• • Hannah Davis - 16th chair

  • Aimee Vega - 9th chair

  • Mason Decker - 11th chair

  • Jordan Lockett - 14th chair

  • Arturo Ramirez-Ortiz - 13th chair

Well done to all students who auditioned!

Awards
Your Chieftain Band performed well despite the severe inclement weather, which led to equipment malfunctions and the inability of some instrumentalists with delicate instruments to perform. We are proud of their season and all its successes!

Awards
Your Chieftain Band earned straight division 1's (superior) from all judges. This means they advance to Area contest in Amarillo from November 1-2. Wish them luck as they prepare over the coming two weeks!

Awards
The band had a great experience at the US Bands San Angelo Regional Marching Contest. They earned second place in Group II, as well as an impressive Best Visuals in Group II. Our new Freshmen got to see what a contest experience is like, from uniform preparation through to unload at the Band Hall. The entire process ran smoothly (and I don’t think I have EVER seen a group of kids SO excited to eat at Cici’s Pizza before…).

Performance

I heard many supportive comments from the audience. One overheard conversation involved an audience member saying, “A mariachi feature?! That’s it - Lake View killed it.” Other comments were of a similar, kind tone. The kids should be very proud of themselves for such a good, energy-filled performance. The judges were all very impressed with their work, and gave a lot of valuable feedback.

Concessions

Thank you to everyone who donated - we exceeded our expectations and I hear from the Boosters that we made a good profit from the event. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, we filled all volunteer time slots and it helped the event run smoothly.