History

THE Archive...

This is the COMPLETE history of the Elkhart High School BIG RED Band...or at least as complete as I can make it.  It's an on-going process and we want to make it as complete as possible.  A list of All-State Band members and UIL State Champion soloists is at the very bottom of the page.  If you know any information that is missing from this list, then please email me and let me know.  Any information can be useful.  Enjoy...

 
History of Elkhart Bands
 
2023-2024
J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Kayla Belew, Directors
Hannah Foster, Head Drum Major
ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Kollin Peiffer, percussion (10th Chair)
HS Band Enrollment: 54
 
2023 Marching Show Theme
Journey Through The Mystic Forest* ...original musical concept
                                                  ...written by Ian Grom  (originally titled "As The Forest Calls")
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2024 UIL Concert Contest Selections
March Phantasma...Standridge
As Twilight Falls...Sheldon
Joy...Ticheli
 
Awards
US Bands - Madisonville Showcase and Clinic
     2nd Place in Group I (72.500), Best in Class Music,
          Best Percussion & 9th Place Overall
Mineola Marching Festival
     15th Place Overall & 6th Place Overall Percussion
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 3A AREA D Marching Contest
     Finalist & 8th Place Overall
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest & Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division Concert
     1st Division Sight Reading
Sweepstakes Award Winners (9th)
 
Middle School Band
2024 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Command March...Edmondson
Medieval Legend...Story
Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination...Balmages
 
Awards

SoundPost Music Festival (May 9)

     Concert Rating

 

2024 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
???...???
 
Awards

SoundPost Music Festival (May 9)

     Concert Rating
 
 
2022-2023
J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Kayla Belew, Directors
Hannah Foster, Head Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Jazz Ensemble:  Jon Canaday, drumset (1st Chair);
ATSSB 3A  All-State Band:  Roberto Gonzalez, trombone (4th chair);
     Anthony Vargas, alto sax (3rd chair)
HS Band Enrollment: 58
 
2022 Marching Show Theme
Angels and Demons* ...based on Pavel Tchesnokov's Salvation is Created
                                                  ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2023 UIL Concert Contest Selections
Santiago...King
As Summer Was Just Beginning...Daehn
Steel...Standridge

Awards
US Bands - Madisonville Showcase and Clinic
     1st Place Group I Band (72.500), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion,
     Best Visual, and 7th overall
US Bands - AT&T Stadium Classic
     1st Place Group I Band (78.100), Best in Class Music, Best Overall Effect
     & Best Visual, Finalist & 8th Place overall
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 3A AREA D Marching Contest
     Finalist & 4th Place Overall
Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest
     6th Place & Best Tenorline in Standstill 2 - Red
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest & Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division Concert
     1st Division Sight Reading
ATSSB Region 8 Outstanding Performance Series (OPS)
     5th Place March (Santiago)
     3rd Place Concert (Steel) ...AREA Qualifier
     15th Place Concert (As Summer Was Just Beginning)
ATSSB AREA Outstanding Performance Series (OPS)
     4th Place Concert (Steel)
TMEA Region 8 Honor Band
     Top 3 in Region 8 - AREA Qualifier
Sweepstakes Award Winners (8th)
 
High School Jazz Ensemble
2023 Jazz Contest Selections
Alright, Okay, You Win...Wyche & Watts/Arr. Sweeney (TJC Jazz Fest.)
Ballad for a Blue Horn...Steinel (TJC Jazz Fest.)
Blue Bossa...Durham/Arr. Johnson (TJC Jazz Fest.)
Absoludicrous...Goodwin (SoundPost Music Fest.)
 
Awards/Performances
TJC Jazz Festival - March 2, 2023
Pre-Show Performance for the "Clay Cooper Country Express" Show in Branson, MO
          (Watch this jazz ensemble performance on our YouTube channel!!)
SoundPost Music Festival
     1st Division
 
Middle School Band
2023 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Norland March...Swearingen
The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages
Pinnacle...Grice
 
Awards

Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

     2nd Division Concert

     1st Division Sight Reading

 

2023 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
Brandy Station March...Edmondson
Phantom Ship...del Borgo
Fire's Fury...Balmages

Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

     2nd Division
 
***Due to a request by the Band Director/Superintendent, the UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 21 Music to UIL Region 8  Music during this year***  
 
2021-2022
J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Scott Haney, Directors
Alana Canaday, Head Drum Major
Asia Andrews, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Alana Canaday, Bb clarinet (10th Chair)
UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Jon Canaday, Tenor Drums
Band Enrollment: 61
 
2021 Marching Show Theme
Age Of Invention* ...original musical concept
                                                  ...written by Ian Grom & John Mapes
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2022 UIL Concert Contest Selections
Hillside March...Standridge
A Mother's Hymn...Smith
Colliding Visions...Balmages

Awards
Sunnyvale Marching Invitational
     1st Division, Finalist & 7th Place Overall 
US Bands - Burleson Showcase
     1st Place Group I Band (78.0), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion, Best Visual,
     Best Overall Effect, Finalist & 12th Overall
Mineola Marching Festival
     1st Division Band, 1st Division Percussion & 1st Division Drum Majors
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division
US Bands - Houston REMO Invitational
     1st Place Group I Band (79.3), Best in Class Music, Best Percussion, Best Visual,
     Best Overall Effect, Finalist & 10th Overall 
Lone Star Classic Drumline Contest
     6th Place in Standstill Red-2 
WGI - Houston Regional**
     2nd Place Indoor Winds & Finalists
WGI - Houston Regional**
     8th Place Indoor Percussion & Finalists
          National WGI I&E Solo Competition: Jon Canaday: 1st Place (Most Outstanding) Tenor Solo
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
 
**FIRST WGI Indoor Winds/Indoor Percussion groups in school history. 
 
High School Jazz Ensemble
2022 Jazz Contest Selections
Rhythm Bee...Ryan Fraley (TJC Jazz Festival)
Li'l Darlin'...Neal Hefti (TJC Jazz Festival)
Funkify the Revival...Ethan Freier (TJC Jazz Festival)
*Ladle Duel...Ryan Adamsons (SoundPost Music Festival)
   *Commissioned Original Work for the Elkhart HS Jazz Ensemble (2021-22)
         World Premiere:  Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ the Elkhart Bands Spring Concert
 
Awards
Best Ensemble Sound & "Killer Rhythm Section" at the TJC Jazz Festival
SoundPost Music Festival
    1st Division
 
Middle School Band
2022 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Night Fury...Chambers
Serengeti Dreams...Smith
 
Awards

Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    1st Division

 

2022 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
Thrill Ride...Balmages
Dark Adventure...Ford

Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

     2nd Division
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for next school year!
Old uniforms used for 2021 marching season, new uniforms were used for 2022 WGI events)
     (The "Hip Cape" Uniforms...)
     
2020-2021
J. Wes Canaday, Katherine May, & Scott Haney, Directors
Alana Canaday, Drum Major
ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Alana Canaday, bass clarinet (2nd Chair);
     Jon Canaday, percussion (7th Chair); Roger Gonzalez, F horn (3rd Chair)
UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Roger Gonzalez, F horn
HS Band Enrollment: 64
 
2020 Marching Show Theme
Ritual*  ...based on Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 
                                                  ...written and arranged by Randall D. Standridge
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2021 UIL Concert Contest Selections
Spartans of Tomorrow...Balent
Where Words End...Standridge
Moscow, 1941...Balmages

Awards
Mineola Marching Festival
     1st Division Band, 1st Division Drum Majors and 1st Division Percussion,
     Finalist, 2nd in Class 3A and 5th Overall
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
* Elkhart BIG RED Band chose not to attend the
     UIL Region 21 Marching Contest due to COVID-19
 
High School Jazz Ensemble
2021 Jazz Contest Selections
Slow Burn...Fraley
Autumn Leaves...Mercer/Kosma, Arr. Blair
 
Awards
SoundPost Music Festival
    1st Division
 
Middle School Band
2021 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Train Heading West (and other outdoor scenes)...Broege
 
Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

1st Division

 

2021 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
Atlantis...McGinty
Summit Fanfare...Owens

Awards

Pride of Texas Music Festival (Plano)

     1st Division

 

2019-2020
J. Wes Canaday, Jared Autrey & Katherine May, Directors
Leo Banuelos, Head Drum Major
Alana Canaday, Assistant Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 71
 
2019 Marching Show Theme
Heart*  ...Heartrate, Heartbreak, Heartbeat ...original musical concept 
                                                  ...written by Randall D. Standridge
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2020 UIL Concert Contest Selections
Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
 
Awards
Dogwood Classic Marching Festival
     1st Division
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     2nd in Class 3A (10th Overall)
Mineola Marching Festival
     1st Division Band, 1st Division Drum Majors & 1st Division Percussion
     2nd in Class 3A (12th Overall)
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 3A AREA C Marching Contest
     20th Place in preliminaries
 
UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
 
Middle School Band
2020 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
 
2020 Concert Contest Selections (7th Grade Band)
Did Not Attend...Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
 
***First official Elkhart Jazz Ensemble was offered as a class***
 
2018-2019
J. Wes Canaday, Jared Autrey & Katherine May, Directors
Seth Hoffman, Head Drum Major
Leo Banuelos & Dillan Broyles, Assistant Drum Majors
HS Band Enrollment: 67
 
2018 Marching Show Theme
Generation X*  ...X-Citement, X-pression, X-clamation...original musical concept 
                                                  ...written by Randall D. Standridge
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2019 UIL Concert Contest Selections
The Red Cape...Meredith
Blue and Green Music...Hazo
Hypnotic Fireflies...Balmages
 
Awards
Sunnyvale Marching Invitational
    Best In Class 3A Drum Majors & 18th Overall in preliminaries
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
Region 21 TMEA Honor Band Contest
     3rd Place 
 
Middle School Band
2019 Concert Contest Selections (8th Grade Band)
Kitty Hawk March...Huckaby
The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages
Armory...Standridge
 
Awards

Bullard Concert & Sight Reading Contest

    2nd Division Concert

    2nd Division Sight-Reading

 

2019 SoundPost Festival Selections (7th Grade Band)
The Tenth Planet...Story
Dance Celebrations...Smith

Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

    1st Division

 

2017-2018
J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
Andres Chicas, Head Drum Major
Leo Banuelos, Assistant Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 71
 
2017 Marching Show Theme
Cirque du Soleil: Quidam* ...Atmadja, Ninkou Latura, Quidam, Incantation
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2018 UIL Concert Selections
Fort Canterbury March...Holsinger
Yorkshire Ballad...Barnes
The Tears of Arizona (Pearl Harbor Remembered)...Balmages
 
Awards
Sunnyvale Marching Invitational
     17th Place in preliminaries
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     6th Place Overall
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division
 
Middle School Band
2018 UIL Concert Selections (8th Grade Band)
Laredo...Higgins
First Light...Ticheli
Fireball!...Beck
 
Awards

UIL Region 21 MS Concert & Sight Reading Contest

     3rd Division Concert

     2nd Division Sight Reading

 

2018 SoundPost Festival Selections (7th Grade Band)
Atlantis...McGinty
Count Rockula...Loest

Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

    1st Division

 

2016-2017
J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
Jacob Urbina, Head Drum Major
Andres Chicas, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB 3A All-State Band:  Briley Patterson, percussion (6th Chair);
     Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet (1st Chair)
UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet
HS Band Enrollment:  75
 
2016 Marching Show Theme
Soaring* ...Into The Clouds, One Day I'll Fly Away, & Generations
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2017 UIL Concert Selections
Darklands March...Standridge
As Twilight Falls...Sheldon
Fireball!...Beck
 
Awards
US Bands - Dallas Showcase
     3rd in Class Group I Band (75.463)
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     12th overall
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
     2nd Place & AREA Qualifier
TMEA Area Honor Band Contest
     4th Place 
Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest
     1st Place March (Darklands March) & AREA Advancement
     2nd Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) & AREA Advancement
     6th Place Concert Piece (As Twilight Falls)
Area E ATSSB OPS Contest
     3rd Place March (Darklands March)
     3rd Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) & STATE Advancement
Texas STATE ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series Contest
     11th Place Concert Piece (Fireball!) 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
Middle School Band
2017 SoundPost Festival Selections
Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination...Balmages
Adrenaline Rush...Foster
 
Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

    1st Division

Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest

     2nd Place Concert Piece (Adrenaline Rush) & AREA Advancement

     4th Place Concert Piece (Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination) 

Area E ATSSB OPS Contest

     5th Place Concert Piece (Adrenaline Rush)

 

2015-2016

J. Wes Canaday & Jared Autrey, Directors
Jacob Urbina, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 64
 
2015 Marching Show Theme
Believe* ...Land of Make Believe, Believe from "Polar Express", & Feel This Moment
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2016 UIL Concert Selections
Wings of Army...King
We Gather...Vertoske
Adrenaline Engines...Standridge
 
Awards
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     6th Place in preliminaries, Finalists & 7th Place OVERALL
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
 
Middle School Band
2016 SoundPost Festival Selections
Colliding Visions...Balmages
Voodoo Dance...del Borgo

Awards

SoundPost Music Festival

    1st Division

  

2014-2015
J. Wes Canaday, Director
Britanee Smith, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 57
 
2014 Marching Show Theme
The Eagles*  ...Take It Easy, Heartache Tonight, Desperado
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2015 UIL Concert Selections
The Thunderer...Sousa
Adagio For Winds...del Borgo
Abracadabra...Ticheli 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA Region 21 Honor Band
     1st Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA Area E Honor Band
     4th Place 
ATSSB Region 21 OPS
     4th Place March, 5th and 9th Place Concert 
 
 
Middle School Band
2015 SoundPost Festival Selections
Allied Honor...King/Swearingen
The Stars Asleep, The Break of Day...Margolis
Pinnacle...Grice
 
Awards
SoundPost Music Festival

     1st Division

***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 2A school to a 3A school during this year because of the addition of a 6A classification across the state.  The reclassification did not affect the standard level of performance as this change was NOT a result of student enrollment, but just a renaming of classifications.**

2013-2014
J. Wes Canaday, Director
Britanee Smith, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 53
 
2013 Marching Show Theme
From a Higher Somewhere - Coldplay* ...Clocks, Lost!, Viva la Vida 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2014 UIL Concert Selections
Sodermanland March...Ployhar
Earth Song...Ticheli
Butterfly's Ball...Fraley 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division
Region 21 ATSSB OPS Contest
     "Butterfly's Ball" 1st place & AREA Advancement
Area E ATSSB OPS Contest
     "Butterfly's Ball" 3rd place & STATE Advancement
Texas State ATSSB OPS Contest 
     "Butterfly's Ball" 3rd place 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
Middle School Band
2014 SoundPost Festival Selections
Fort Canterbury March...Holsinger
First Light...Ticheli
Fire Dance...Akey 
 
Awards
SoundPost Music Festival
    1st Division  
 
2012-2013
J. Wes Canaday, Director
Nathan Jensen, Drum Major
Taylor Brim, Field Conductor 
HS Band Enrollment: 53
 
2012 Marching Show Theme
The Music of STYX*  ...Mr. Roboto, AD 1928/Rockin' the Paradise, The Best of Times 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2013 UIL Concert Selections
Bonds Of Unity...K.L. King
Dusk...Bryant
Color...Margolis 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Contest
     1st Division & Best Color Guard
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest
     1st Division 
ATSSB Region 21 OPS Contest
     3rd Place March
     2nd Place Concert Piece "Dusk" & AREA Advancement
     8th Place Concert Piece "Color" 
ATSSB Area North OPS Contest 
     6th Place Concert Piece "Dusk"
TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
     3rd Place 
 
 
Middle School Band
2013 SoundPost Festival Selections
Alamo March...K.L. King
Our Kingsland Spring...Hazo
Flight Of Eagles...Del Borgo 
 
Awards
SoundPost Music Festival
    2nd Division 
 
2011-2012
J. Wes Canaday, Director
Ashley Moreno, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Ashley Moreno, flute (2nd Chair Symphonic) 
HS Band Enrollment: 55
 
2011 Marching Show Theme
The Music of Journey*  ...Any Way You Want It, Open Arms, Don't Stop Believin' 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2012 UIL Concert Selections
Prestissimo...King
An American Elegy...Ticheli
Ginger Marmalade...Benson 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Contest
     1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline 
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight Reading Contest 
     1st Division 
 
Middle School Band
2012 UIL Concert Selections
Command March...Edmondson
In The Bleak Midwinter...Holst/Bullock
Moscow, 1941...Balmages 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     4th Division Concert
     3rd Division Sight-Reading  
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
     (The "Contemporary Corps" Style Uniform...)
 
2010-2011
J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
Ashley Moreno, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Ashley Moreno, flute 
HS Band Enrollment: 48
 
2010 Marching Show Theme
The Music of Led Zeppelin*  ...Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Stairway to Heaven 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2011 UIL Concert Selections
Aces of the Air…King
Heaven's Light...Reineke
Mosaic...Paulus

Awards
Palestine Dogwood Classic
     Finalist & 3rd Place OVERALL 
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest 
     1st Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
ATSSB Region 21 OPS Contest
     3rd Place March 
     2nd Place Concert Piece & AREA Advancement
     3rd Place Concert Piece & AREA Advancement
ATSSB Area East OPS Contest
     7th and 8th Place Concert Pieces
TMEA Region 21 Honor Band Contest
     3rd Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA Area East Honor Band Contest 
     5th Place 
 
Middle School Band
2011 UIL Concert Selections
Kitty Hawk March…Edmondson
Voodoo Dance...Del Borgo
Dance Celebrations...Smith 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     3rd Division Concert
     1st Division Sight-Reading  
 
2009-2010
J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
Bonnie Brewer, Drum Major 
HS Band Enrollment: 54
 
2009 Marching Show Theme
The Music of Bon Jovi*  ...You Give Love a Bad Name, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Livin’ on a Prayer 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2010 UIL Concert Selections
Big Four March…King
In Heaven’s Air…Hazo
Comets in Winter Sky…McCarthy*
 
   *Shortly after this school year, I received the following email:
 
     "Dear Sir,
     I am Daniel McCarthy, composer of "Comets in Winter Sky…"
     I was just doing my BMI performance reports when I ran across
     your "Big Red Band" site. 

     Thought I would drop you a line and let you know that I went to
     Kindergarten at Elkhart Elementary… small world.

     Best,

     Daniel McCarthy
     Chair, Composition and Theory Department
     School of Music
     The University of Akron"
 
...cool, huh?

Awards
Palestine Dogwood Classic
     7th Place overall
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drum Major
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
Middle School Band
2010 UIL Concert Selections
Kitty Hawk March…Huckaby
Cahokia…Spears
Pevensey Castle…Sheldon 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division Concert
     3rd Division Sight-Reading   
 
2008-2009
J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
Nathan Trim, Drum Major
UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Rebecca Jensen, flute 
HS Band Enrollment: 50
 
2008 Marching Show Theme
Russian Encore*  ...Russian Sailor’s Dance, Music From “Red October”, Russian Easter Overture 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2009 UIL Concert Selections
Peacemaker…King
Radiant Moonbeams…Gillingham
Thematic Variations on Dona Nobis Pacem…Sudduth 
 
Awards
Palestine Dogwood Classic 
     1st Division & 2nd Place Overall 
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division, Best in Class & Best Drumline
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA Region 21 Honor Band
     1st Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA Area C Honor Band
     1st Place & State Advancement
TMEA State Honor Band 
     4th Place 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
Middle School Band
2009 UIL Concert Selections
Royal March…Kinyon
Fire Dance…Akey
Phantom Ship…Del Borgo 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division Concert
     2nd Division Sight-Reading  
 
2007-2008
J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
Jordan McCann, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Rebecca Jensen, flute (7th Chair Symphonic) 
HS Band Enrollment: 52
 
2007 Marching Show Theme
Heavy Metal*  ...Enter Sandman, Beverly Hills, Bang Your Head 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2008 UIL Concert Selections
Allied Honor…King/Swearingen
Cumberland Cross…Strommen
Tricycle…Boysen, Jr. 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division & Best Drumline
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest   
     2nd Division 
 
Middle School Band
2008 UIL Concert Selections
Advance Guard March…Nowak
In The Bleak Midwinter…Holst/Bullock
Pinnacle…Grice 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division Concert
     2nd Division Sight-Reading  
 
 
*HS Band changed from 8th-12th Grade "Composite" Band to a 9th-12th Grades "Varsity" Band.  Middle School UIL Contest Band consisted of both 7th & 8th graders.  
 
2006-2007
J. Wes Canaday & Katy Estrada, Directors
Brittany Laza, Head Drum Major
Jordan McCann, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Brittany Laza, trumpet (13th Chair Symphonic)
UIL TSSEC Outstanding Performer:  Brittany Laza, trumpet 
HS Band Enrollment: 72 (with 8th graders)
 
2006 Marching Show Theme
Music from The Incredibles*  ...The Glory Days, Saving Metroville, The Incredits 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2007 UIL Concert Selections
La Banda Nascenta…Sbraccia
The Stars Asleep, The Break of Day…Margolis
Marching Song…Holst/Moss  
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division, Best Drum Major & Best Drumline
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest   
     1st Division 
 
Middle School Band
2007 UIL Concert Selections
Omega March…Edmondson
Theme and Variations…Broege
Atlantis…McGinty  
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     3rd Division Concert
     1st Division Sight-Reading  
 
  
***UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 8 Music to UIL Region 21 Music during this year***  
 
2005-2006
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors (in the Fall)
J. Wes Canaday, Director (in the Spring)
Brittany Laza, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Alexis Allen, tenor saxophone (2nd Chair Concert);
     Jeffery Fogle, tuba (10th Chair Concert); Brittany Laza, trumpet (15th Chair Symphonic) 
HS Band Enrollment: 66 (with 8th graders)
 
2005 Marching Show Theme
Funky Flashback  ...Funkytown, One Moment in Time, Celebration 
 
2006 UIL Concert Selections
Alamo March…King
A Childhood Hymn…Holsinger
Encanto…Smith  
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching
     1st Division & Best Drum Major
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
     20th Place 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest   
     2nd Division 
 
Middle School Band
2006 UIL Concert Selections
Laredo…Higgins
Spring Song…Nowak
Medieval Legend…Story   
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division Concert
     2nd Division Sight-Reading  
 
 
*Band changed from 9th-12th Grade "Varsity" Band to 8th-12th Grade "Composite" Band.  Middle School UIL Contest Band consisted of 7th grade only.  
 
2004-2005
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
Brittany Laza, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Brittany Laza, trumpet (13th Chair Symphonic) 
HS Band Enrollment: 40
 
2004 Marching Show Theme
Rock, Latin, Swing:  A Tribute to Random Music! 
 
2005 UIL Concert Selections
Honor Roll March…Harris
Greenwillow Portrait…Williams
Catch The Wind...Hannickel 
 
Awards
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest 
     2nd Division   
 
Middle School Band
2005 UIL Concert Selections
Norland March…Edmondson
Song of Hope…Swearingen
Pinnacle…Grice   
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert & Sight Reading Contest
     2nd Division Concert
     1st Division Sight-Reading  
 
2003-2004
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
Bob Munroe, Drum Major 
HS Band Enrollment: 41
 
2003 Marching Show Theme
Phantom of the Opera*  ...originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
                                                  ...arranged by J. Wes Canaday
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2004 UIL Concert Selections
Rough Riders…King/Swearingen
Slane…Wagner
Serengeti Dreams…Smith  
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Competition
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 2A  Area D Marching Competition
     Finalist & 7th Place
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
Sweepstakes Award Winners (7th)
 
2002-2003
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
John P. Parker, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Monica Conaway, flute 
HS Band Enrollment: 41
 
2002 Marching Show Theme
Both Kinds of Music – Country & Western* ...Any Man of Mine, Wide Open Spaces, The Devil Went Down to Georgia
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2003 UIL Concert Selections
Circus Days…King/Schissel
Train Heading West…Broege
Battle of Jericho…Spinney  
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Competition
     1st Division, Best In Class & Best Drumline
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
     1st Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
     1st Place & STATE Advancement
TMEA 2A State Honor Band
     6th Place 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
     5th Place March
Sweepstakes Award Winners (6th)
 
2001-2002
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
Monica Conaway, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Steven Sparkman, trumpet 
HS Band Enrollment: 45
 
2001 Marching Show Theme
The Patriot*  ...Battle Hymn of the Republic, Excerpts from the movie “The Patriot" 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2002 UIL Concert Selections
Alamo…King
On A Hymnsong Of Phillip Bliss…Holsinger
Ballet Music from “Faust”…Gounod/Williams 
 
Awards
Teague Invitational Marching Competition
     1st Division & Best In Class
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
     Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
UIL 2A State Marching Competition
     14th Place
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
    1st Place Concert Piece 
Sweepstakes Award Winners (5th)
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
     (The "Boring Triangle" Style Uniform...)
 
2000-2001
Judy Holleman & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
Marta Starr, Head Drum Major
John P. Parker, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Carrie Trim, flute (7th Chair Concert) 
 
2000 Marching Show Theme
Tribute to Latin Jazz 
 
2001 UIL Concert Selections
Allied Honor…King
In The Shining Of The Stars…Sheldon
Contrasto Grosso, mvt. 1…de Haan  
 
Awards
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     1st Division & Best In Class
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
     1st Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
     1st Place & STATE Advancement
TMEA 2A State Honor Band
     5th Place 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
     1st Place Concert Piece, 2nd Place March & Finalist Concert Piece
Sweepstakes Award Winners (4th)
 
1999-2000
Darin Jolly, Cara Jolly  & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
Sarah Kennedy, Head Drum Major
Julia Sparkman, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Steven Sparkman, trumpet 
HS Band Enrollment: 54 (with select 8th graders)
 
1999 Marching Show Theme
The Planets*  ...Mars, Venus, Jupiter
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
2000 UIL Concert Selections
National Emblem…King
Prospect…LaPlante
Chant and Jubilo…McBeth 
 
Awards
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     1st Division & Best In Class
Fairfield Marching Invitational
     1st Division & Best In Class
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
     Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
UIL 2A State Marching Competition
     10th Place 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
     Finalist March
Sweepstakes Award Winners (3rd)
 
1998-1999
Darin Jolly, Cara Jolly & J. Wes Canaday, Directors
John Easterling, Head Drum Major
Sarah Kennedy, Assistant Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Billy Collins, tuba (2nd Chair Symphonic); John Easterling, snare drum
     (3rd Chair Symphonic); Gary Sherman, trombone (2nd Chair Concert) 
 
1998 Marching Show Theme
Blood Sweat and Tears*  ...More and More, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die, You've Made Me So Very Happy 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
1999 UIL Concert Selections
Emblem Of Unity…Richards
Salvation Is Created…Tschesnokoff/Houseknecht
Masque…McBeth  
 
Awards
Fairfield Marching Invitational
     1st Division & Best In Class
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     1st Division & Best In Class
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division 
Bands Of America Southwest Regional Championships
     2nd Place in Class A 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
     1st Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
     1st Place & STATE Advancement
TMEA 2A State Honor Band
     4th Place 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
     1st Place Concert Piece, Finalist March
Sweepstakes Award Winners (2nd)
 
1997-1998
Darin Jolly and Cara Jolly, Directors
Brandy Kennedy & Rachel Bolton, Drum Majors
ATSSB All-State Band:  Billy Collins, tuba; Weslie Collins, euphonium (1st Chair Symphonic);
     Gary Sherman, trombone 
 
1997 Marching Show Theme
Tribute to Maynard Ferguson* 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
1998 UIL Concert Selections
Trombone King…King/Paynter
Creed…Himes
Variation Overture…Williams 

Awards
Fairfield Marching Invitational
     1st Division & Best in Class
Cedar Creek Marching Festival
     1st Division & Best in Class
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division & AREA Qualifier
UIL 2A Area D Marching Competition
     Finalist, 1st Place & STATE Qualifier
UIL 2A State Marching Competition
     9th Place 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     3rd Division 
ATSSB State Outstanding Performance Series
     Finalist March  
 
1996-1997
Darin Jolly, Director 
Anthony Morrison, Drum Major
 
1996 Marching Show Theme
James Bond*  ...Secret Agent Man, Live and Let Die, James Bond 007 Theme 
                                                  (*watch on our YouTube channel!!!)
 
1997 UIL Concert Selections
United Nations…King/Swearingen
They Led My Lord Away…Gordon/Allen
Declaration Overture…Smith  
 
Awards
Fairfield Marching Invitational
     1st Division
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     1st Division 
Sam Houston State University Invitational Marching Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
TMEA 2A Region 8 Honor Band
     2nd Place & AREA Advancement
TMEA 2A Area D Honor Band
     1st Place & STATE Advancement
TMEA 2A State Honor Band
     5th Place 
Sweepstakes Award Winners (1st)**
 
** Sweepstakes award consists of a 1st Division at the UIL Marching, Concert and Sight-Reading 
     First Sweepstakes in school history!!
 
***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 3A school to a 2A school during this year***  
 
1995-1996
Eric Wharton, Director
Anthony Morrison, Drum Major
ATSSB All-State Band:  Crystal Nichols, flute* 
     *first All-State band member in Elkhart school history!
 
1995 Marching Show
Cortez, Peanut Brittle, Colors of the Wind 
 
1996 UIL Concert Selections
Henderson Field...King
Dier in De...Barker
Blue Ridge Rhapsody...Kinyon  
 
Awards
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest  
     2nd Division 
 
1994-1995
Eric Wharton, Director
Natalie Rainey, Drum Major 
 
1994 Marching Show
Bando Caliente, The Sweetest Thing, Mexican Hat Trick, See You in September 
 
1995 UIL Concert Selections
Fall River Overture...Sheldon 
 
Awards
UIL Region 8 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Concert Contest
     Best in Class 
Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Field Show
     Best in Class
Apple Blossom Festival in Canyon City Parade
     3rd Place 
UIL Region 8 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 8 Sight-Reading Contest 
     2nd Division 
 
***Due to a request by the Band Director/Superintendent, the UIL Realigned Elkhart HS from UIL Region 21 Music to UIL Region 8  Music during this year***  
 
1993-1994
Eric Wharton, Director
Lee Bost, Drum Major 
 
1993 Marching Show
Cheyenne, Ovation, Colorado Trail 
 
1994 UIL Concert Selections
Hosts of Freedom...King/Paynter
Portrait of a Clown...Ticheli
Prospect...LaPlante 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest  
     3rd Division 
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year!
     (The "Traditional Military" Style Uniform...)
 
1992-1993
Eric Wharton, Director
Miria Tilson, Drum Major 
 
1993 UIL Concert Selections
La Banda Nascenta…Sbraccia
Prelude to Act III to La Traviata...Verdi/Falcone
Creed...Himes 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest
     3rd Division 
Bluebonnet Festival in San Antonio
     1st Division & Best in Class
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     2nd Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest 
     2nd Division 
 
***UIL Reclassified Elkhart HS from a 2A school to a 3A school during this year***  
 
1991-1992
Michael Burns, Director
Michael Bratz, Drum Major 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     3rd Division 
UIL Region Sight-Reading Contest  
     3rd Division 
 
1990-1991
Charles Sander, Director
Michael Bratz, Drum Major 
 
1991 UIL Concert Selections
Eastern Seaboard March...Forsblad
Korean Folk Medley...Curnow
Dramatic Prelude...Smith 
 
Awards
Fairfield Marching Contest
     1st Division
Blinn Marching Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
1989-1990
Richard Smith, Director
Robin Sander, Drum Major 
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Concert Contest
     1st Division 
UIL Region 21 Sight-Reading Contest
     1st Division 
Mini Sweepstakes Award
 
1988-1989
Richard Smith, Director  
Robin Sander, Drum Major 
 
1987-1988
Tommy Ray, Director (in the Fall)
Richard Smith, Director (in the Spring)
Melanie Johnson, Drum Major  
 
1986-1987
Tommy Ray, Director
Jerri Fincher, Drum Major  
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year! 
     (The "70's Tuxedo Style" Uniforms...)
 
1985-1986
Tommy Ray, Director
Jeannie Fincher, Drum Major 
 
* The Elkhart High School Band were officially renamed the "BIG RED Band" during the 85-86 year.  
 
1984-1985
Dr. Pearson, Director
Anzener Morgan, Drum Major  
 
1983-1984
Steve Hart, Director
Leah Ellis & Anzener Morgan, Drum Majors
 
Awards
UIL Region 21 Marching Contest  
     3rd Division 
 
*Band changed from 7-12 HS Band to 8-12 HS Band.  The 7th Graders this year formed Elkhart's first Middle School Band.   
 
1982-1983
Steve Hart, Director
Jacques Williams, Drum Major 
 
*Band Switched from a modified Military Marching Style to Corps Marching Style 
 
1981-1982
Ron Bost, Director
Lisa Parker, Drum Major  
 
1980-1981
Ron Bost, Director
Cheri Pierson, Drum Major  
 
1979-1980
Ron Bost, Director
Danny Robbins, Drum Major  
 
1978-1979
Ron Bost, Director
Clara Cooper, Drum Major  
 
1977-1978
Ron Bost, Director
Erroll Tatum, Drum Major 
 
*Band Switched from a "Texas Southern" Marching Style to a modified Military Marching Style  
 
1976-1977
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Deanna Woody, Drum Major  
 
*Elkhart ISD purchased new Band Uniforms for this school year! 
     (The "EHS" Uniforms...)
 
1975-1976
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Nita Coleman, Drum Major  
 
1974-1975
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Joey Burris, Drum Major  
 
1973-1974
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Geri Lynn Durnell, Drum Major 
HS Band Enrollment: 64 
 
1972-1973
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Terry Warren, Drum Major  
HS Band Enrollment: 55
 
1971-1972
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Susan Steadman, Drum Major  
HS Band Enrollment: 48
 
1970-1971
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Nancy Easley, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 40
 
1969-1970
Elinor Cleveland, Director
Carla Cooper, Drum Major 
HS Band Enrollment: 59
 
Performances
Anderson County Fair
Band Day - Astrodome
Tyler Rose Parade
Lufkin Christmas Parade
Bluebonnet Bowl - Astrodome
Palestine Dogwood Parade
 
*Band Switched from Military Marching Style to a "Texas Southern" Marching Style.  
 
1968-1969
Preston Wohlford, Director
Vicki Burke, Drum Major  
 
1967-1968
Preston Wohlford, Director
Sandra Reeves, Drum Major  
 
1966-1967
Preston Wohlford, Director
Caron Murdock, Drum Major  
 
1965-1966
Preston Wohlford, Director
Judy Burke, Drum Major  
 
*The Lions Club donated $1000 for the purchase of new Band Uniforms for this school year!  
 
1964-1965
Preston Wohlford, Director
Joyce Starr, Drum Major  
 
1963-1964
Preston Wohlford, Director
Judy Burke, Drum Major  
 
1962-1963
Earnest F. Stapleton, Director
Linda Bostick, Drum Major  
 
1961-1962
Hal Connett, Director
Dwight Estes, Drum Major  
 
1960-1961
Leonard Oberhoff, Director
Claudene Patterson, Drum Major  
 
1959-1960
O.B. Wixon, Director  
Claudene Patterson, Drum Major  
 
1958-1959
Harold Barnett, Director
Mary Beth Gardner, Drum Major  
 
1957-1958
Lurlene Paxton, Director (in the Spring)     
Laura Moore, Drum Major
 
- There was no director in the Fall Semester.  The band was run by the drum major/students.
 
1956-1957
C.C. Monzingo, Director
Shirley Hortman, Drum Major  
 
1955-1956
Cullen (C.C.) Monzingo, Director
Mary Coleman, Drum Major  
 
1954-1955
C.C. Monzingo, Director
Fern Estes, Drum Major  
 
1953-1954
R.C. Hornburg, Director
Fern Estes, Drum Major  
 
1952-1953
R.C. Hornburg, Director
Bernice Coleman, Drum Major  
 
1951-1952
P.H. Wohlford, Director
Billie Ann Mosley & Mary Ann Morehead, Drum Majors  
 
1950-1951
P.H. Wohlford, Director
Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major  
 
1949-1950
Joseph Dunham, Director
Bessie Marie McDowell, Drum Major  
 
1948-1949
Barney Moore, Director  
 
1947-1948 
Arthur Lucas, Director 
Mary Ann Moore, Drum Major
 
1946-1947
W.K. Sides, Director
Veda Coleman, Drum Major
 
1945-1946
W.K. Sides, Director
Jonel Edmondson & Gladys Greer, Drum Majors  
 
1944-1945
W.K. Sides, Director  
 
1943-1944
W.K. Sides, Director  
 
1942-1943
W.K. Sides, Director  
 
1941-1942
W.K. Sides, Director
Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major  
 
1940-1941
W.K. Sides, Director
Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major  
 
1939-1940
W.K. Sides, Director
Mary Francis Knox, Drum Major
HS Band Enrollment: 32
 
Performances
Anderson County Fair
 
1938-1939
W.K. Sides, Director
 
1937-1938**
W.K. Sides, Director
Dora Katherine Adams, Drum Major
 
**The Elkhart Band was organized in September 1937
     The Band was simply known as the Elk Band.
 
 
ATSSB All State Band Members
Crystal Nichols, flute - 1996 (first All-State band member in school history)
Billy Collins, tuba - 1998
Weslie Collins, euphonium - 1998
Gary Sherman, trombone - 1998
Billy Collins, tuba - 1999
John Easterling, snare drum - 1999
Gary Sherman, trombone - 1999
Steven Sparkman, trumpet - 2000
Carrie Trim, flute - 2001
Steven Sparkman, trumpet - 2002
Monica Conaway, flute - 2003
Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2005
Alexis Allen, tenor saxophone - 2006
Jeffery Fogle, tuba - 2006
Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2006
Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2007
Rebecca Jensen, flute - 2008
Ashley Moreno, flute - 2011
Ashley Moreno, flute - 2012
Briley Patterson, percussion - 2017
Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet - 2017
Roger Gonzalez, F horn - 2021
Alana Canaday, bass clarinet - 2021
Jon Canaday, percussion - 2021
Alana Canaday, Bb clarinet - 2022
Jon Canaday, drum set (ATSSB Jazz) - 2023 
Roberto Gonzalez, trombone - 2023
Anthony Vargas, alto sax - 2023
Kollin Peiffer, percussion - 2024
 
UIL State Solo & Ensemble Outstanding Performers
Brittany Laza, trumpet - 2007
Rebecca Jensen, flute - 2009
Jacob Urbina, bass clarinet - 2017
Roger Gonzalez, F horn - 2021
Jon Canaday, marching tenors - 2022