Athens ISD press release
Nineteen Athens High School students earned a place on the All-Region Band at auditions held in Rusk this Saturday. Thirteen of those individuals were also selected to advance to the area round of competition, with a chance to continue to the all-state level.
All-Region members are Yuvia Leon, Allison Martinez, Emily Werner, Breonna Jackson, Vernice Williams, Jessica Yancey, Kelsey Torres, Brian Lookabaugh, Jacob Ickes, Ben van der Colff, Jonathan Bywaters, Gerardo Godinez, Bryce Bowman, Russell Ingram, Mollie Davies, Dakota Lindsey, Alan Platt, Kolemann Dooley and Maria Garcia.
Those advancing to area are Leon, Martinez, Werner, Jackson, Lookabaugh, Ickes, van der Colff, Bywaters, Godinez, Ingram, Davies, Lindsey and Dooley.
In addition, Ingram and Dooley earned a place in the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Band. They will perform with the Honors Band in a Jan. 23 concert. All the honor band members will participate in a concert at Tyler Chapel Hill High School on Jan. 16. Congratulations, Pride of the Hornet Band.