West Texas Fair and Rodeo Parade - 1st place marching band.
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UIL Marching Contest
  1^st Division!

UIL Solo and Ensemble

On Saturday, February 23, members of the Jim Ned High School Band participated in the UIL Region 16 Solo and Ensemble Competition at Abilene High School. Below is a list of the students that participated and their results.

Flute Solo - Patricia Ramirez – Superior Rating

Flute Solo – Tara Warren – Excellent Rating

Flute Solo – Juliann Kelley – Superior Rating

Flute Solo – Megan Molina – Good Rating

Clarinet Solo – Aubree Clapp – Excellent Rating

Clarinet Solo – Travis Clapp – Superior Rating

Alto Sax Solo – Jessica Loving -  Superior Rating*

Alto Sax Solo – Josh Robinson – Excellent Rating

Bari Sax Solo - Catherine Pace – Superior Rating

Trumpet Solo – Cierra Berry – Excellent Rating

Trumpet Solo – Tiffany Bartick – Superior Rating

French Horn Solo – Kayla Smith – Good Rating

French Horn Solo – Jessa Yarbrough – Superior Rating

French Horn Solo – Josh Bailey – Superior Rating*

Euphonium Solo – Josh Hill – Superior Rating

Snare Solo – Josh Gee – Excellent Rating

Snare Solo – Garrett Pope – Excellent Rating

Snare Solo – Marshall McClure – Excellent Rating

Timpani Solo – Doug Walker – Superior Rating

Multiple Percussion Solo – Jarrod Light – Superior Rating *

Marimba Solo – Kadee Miles – Excellent Rating

Marimba Solo – Jada Yarbrough – Superior Rating*

Ensembles

Trumpet Trio – Bryan Schule, Everett Steward, Nate Wake – Superior Rating*

Brass Sextet with Timpani – Bryan Schulle, Everett Steward, Candace McClure, Josh Hill, Brandon Jones, Evelyn Sullivan, Jada Yarbrough – Superior Rating*

Flute Choir – Nathaniel Brown, Reba Cook, Hanah Keith, Patricia Ramirez, Tara Warren, Mariah Woehl – Superior Rating *

Flute Quartet – Nathaniel Brown, Joshlyn Dendy, Hanah Keith, Mariah Woehl – Superior Rating*

Clarinet Quartet – Travis Clapp, Selina Correa, Alex Hernandez, Mimi Sanchez – Superior Rating*

Saxophone Quartet – Dakota Davis, Shanna Laird, Jessica Loving, Catherine Pace – Superior Rating*

French Horn Quartet – Josh Bailey, Jessa Yarbrough, Kayla Smith, Kirsten Grun – Excellent Rating

Percussion Quartet – Josh Howeth, Jarrod Light, Marshall McClure, Doug Walker- Superior Rating *

The band had 4 solos and 7 ensembles qualify for the UIL State Solo and Ensemble on May 24. A total of 31 students will be going to San Marcos in May for this contest. It shows great dedication and commitment for these students to have spent countless hours preparing these solos and ensembles. By preparing a solo or ensemble, students improve on their playing ability. This preparation will help make the band better. If the Superior Rating has an *, then they qualified by memorizing their solo or ensembles making a superior rating.

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