Forty-one Gold First Division rating medals were collected by Texas High School band students during the Region IV UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest held on February 7 in Sulphur Springs, TX. Twenty-two were for solo performances and 19 were earned for ensemble performances. Twenty-one of these students will now advance to the Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest which will be held in Austin in May.
Selected medalists were: Noah Addie, Mario Aguilar, Christian Allen, Emma Allen, Matthew Allen, Skylar Allen, Jaylund Battle, Conner Black, Martha Bratcher, Lucy Castaneda, Madaline Criddle, Tien Doan, Chris Gilliland, Haley Greer, Cassidy Harris, Kyasia Hawkins, Alex Holt, Caden Jean, Grey Johnson, Kamryn Johnson, Molly Laird, Josh Lauterbach, Lillian Lovett, Cameron Maynard, Jalena McDermott, Hope McDonald, Ana Moreno, Guillermo Pass, Jhovany Perez, Madisyn Points, Shailee Poole, Andrew Reed, Gabrielle Reed, Reed Russell, Julia Ryden, Macy Sloan, Jack Smith, Ameilia Stansbury, Kaylor Ward, Jenna Woodard and Kate Woodard.