Mount Pleasant Junior High School band students traveled to Pine Tree High School on Saturday, November 9 to audition for the TMEA Region IV MS/JH All-Region Band. Eight were selected for the All-Region Band, three in the Symphonic Band and five in the Concert Band. And for one student, Joshua Pantoja, this would be the second year in a row to be selected for the All-Region band.

Students who qualified for the All-Region Bands include:

Symphonic Band:

Joshua Pantoja (Bb Clarinet, 2nd chair), David Rojas (Trumpet, 4th chair), and Julian Herrera (Trombone, 3rd chair)

Concert Band:

Nathan Standefer (Flute, 8th chair), Cristal Leyva (Bb Clarinet, 4th chair), Jimena Aguado (Bass Clarinet, 3rd chair), Hannah Martinez (Trumpet, 6th chair), and Julian Chavez (Percussion, 7th chair).

” These students have invested an extensive amount of time and effort to prepare for these auditions,” said MPJH Band Director, Karen Luckett. “We have been preparing for auditions since the first week of school; our hard work has paid off. I am so proud of these students and blessed to teach such fine musicians.”

The junior high and high school All-Region bands will perform in a clinic and concert at Paris Junior High School on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The MPJH band is directed by Karen Luckett and Chris Richard.

Photo:

MPJH members of the 2024 All-Region Band

1st row (L to R) Cristal Leyva, Hannah Martinez, Nathan Standefer, David Rojas

2nd row (L to R) Joshua Pantoja, Jimena Aguado, Julian Herrera, Julian Chavez