The DCHS Fighting Tiger band honored it’s finest Saturday evening during the annual banquet held at the High School.
The awards are as follows:
Marching Band Top 10
#1 Dalton Vaughn
#2 Kristen Campbell
#3 Devon Owens
#4 Briana Vidal
#5 Gatlin Dougherty
#6 Courtney Caldwell
#7 Heather Vidal
#8 Megan Cantrell
#9 Renny Mason
#10 Hannah Cantrell
Marching Band Student Selected Awards:
Best Musician – Kristen Campbell
Best Marcher –Heather Vidal
Most Improved Musician – Caleb Rowland
Most Improved Marcher – Tristen Young
Most Athletic Color Guard – Megan Cantrell
Best Color Guard Performer – Martha Martin
Most Dedicated Color Guard – Renny Mason
Most Improved Color Guard – Alli Sobotka
Most Dedicated – Elizabeth Lasser
Best All Around – Dalton Vaughn
Band Queen – Kristen Campbell
Director’s Awards
Musicianship Award – Hannah Cantrell, Elizabeth Lasser, Kristen Campbell, Emma Rigsby, Gatlin Dougherty, Dalton Vaughn
Most Improved Musician Award – Yesenia Cintron, Erika Brown, Dillan Day
Most Improved Color Guard – Samantha Hayes
Color Guard Spirit Award – Ben Mahaffey
Color Guard Leadership Award – Renny Mason
Best All-Around Percussionist – Dalton Vaughn
Positive Mental Attitude Award – Sarah Cantrell
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Emma Rigsby
John Philip Sousa Award – Heather Vidal
The Fowler Stanton Leadership Award – Renny Mason
Meanwhile, the Spring Concert is set for Tuesday, May 8th and Alumni are invited to return to perform with the band. Please prepare your music ahead of time since there will only be one rehearsal to prepare the concert. If you are interested, contact Band Director Jonathan Wright at jwright1@k12tn.net or you can contact him through the Facebook page. The program will feature a “Pops” concert with music by Coldplay, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, etc.
The performance begins at 7:00 p.m.. Warm up will begin at 6:00 p.m.. An evening rehearsal will be Thursday May 3rd from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.. A meet and greet will be held at 6:00 p.m. for everyone to catch up. If you are interested in performing, let Mr. Wright know and he will have copies of the music for you to pick up and prepare.
You can visit the band online at www.dekalbband.com and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DekalbBand
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