HOMECOMING

It was a great week for the Roughneck Band!  We were able to debut the rest of Part 2 of our show, marking the halfway point!  These students continue to work hard and improve every day.

As you heard announced after the halftime show on Friday, our Section of the Week was our flute section.  Have you seen those fantastic flute angles?!  Also announced was our "Pumpjack Award" winner, Kaytlin Clausen, who is a member of our cornet section.  As a freshman, Kaytlin has the passion and leadership presence of an upperclassman, and she does a wonderful job of leading by example.  Our Rookie of the Week is Bethany Honesto!  Bethany an 8th grade cornet player who puts in the extra time to be great!  And finally, this week's Outstanding Leader is Peyton Richardson.  Being a student leader comes with many challenges, and Peyton takes them head-on challenge head on!

Congratulations to Kaytlin, Bethany, Peyton, and the flute section!

SHOUT OUTS
The shout out for this week goes to the fantastic band staff that I get to work with every day.  Ashley Blount brings a unique passion and energy to our office and our rehearsals, as well as a fresh approach and new ideas for the changing art of marching band.  Mack Bibb's unmatched wisdom and wit keep our feet on the ground, and we all hope to be as good of a teacher as he is some day.  Tricia Nevarez is, in my opinion, the very best color guard instructor around!  Amber Mauldin helps with color guard, is a bus sponsor, and anything else you might imagine a band director's wife being a part of.  Tristan Nock and John Rogers work wonders with our battery and pit percussion!

These are some of my favorite people in the world, and the Roughneck Band is what it is because of the efforts of these individuals.  They love kids and they love what we do!

GAME DAY INFO
This week is an away game in Wink!  If the weather cooperates and we are able to rehearse outside this week, we hope to have Part 3 of the show on the field!  As always, itinerary information has been sent to each band student's school email account.

​Have a great week!