Mighty Cardinal Band Students Win Big at UIL Contest

On Tuesday, February 27th, Southside High School held the annual UIL solo & ensemble contest. We are happy to report that 47 “1st division: superior” medals were earned, including 7 soloists and 3 small ensembles qualifying for state solo & ensemble contest. Congratulations to the following students:

Class 1 solos: (highest difficulty)
Felipe Alvarado (jr)
Abigail Obregon (sr)
Jorge Garcia (soph)
Maribel Jaime (soph)
Juan Palma (jr, state qualifier)
John Matthew Duron (jr)
Alex Garcia (soph)
Kevin Sibson (sr)
Jose Rodriguez (sr)
Marcos Garcia Hernandez (soph, state qualifier)
Aiden Ramirez (soph, state qualifier)
Hilda Barrios (sr, state qualifier)
Heaven Salazar (sr, state qualifier)
Jocelyn Tapia  (sr, state qualifier)
Andrew Tapia  (sr, state qualifier)

Class 2 solos: (intermediate difficulty)
Alex Gonzales (soph)
Israel Cruz (jr)
Adolfo Garcia  (fr)
Erick Guzman (jr)
Edgar Garcia  (jr)
Roberto Calderon  (fr)
John Gonzalez  (soph)
Abel Salvador-Alarcon  (soph)
Brooklyn Simonson  (fr)
Nicholas Coronado  (jr)
Pearl Aguirre  (soph)
Christopher Munoz  (soph)
Caitlyn Olivo  (fr)

Class 3 solos: (introductory level)
Maria Mosqueda (fr)
Ethan Alaniz  (fr)
Celine Flores (soph)
Ash Rosales  (jr)

Class 1 ensembles: (highest difficulty)
Flute quartet (state qualifier): Nathalie Rendon (jr), Jaime Onofre (sr), Felipe Alvarado (jr), Abigail Obregon (sr)

Saxophone quartet (state qualifier): Erick Guzman (jr), Israel Cruz (jr), Fidel Macias, John Matthew Duron (jr)

Percussion ensemble (state qualifier): Ayannah Balderas (fr), Hilda Barrios (sr), Andrew Rangel (soph), Heaven Salazar (sr), Andrew Tapia (sr), Jocelyn Tapia (sr), Natalia Torres (sr)