MPHS Band Honors Student With Awards
The Mount Pleasant Goin’ Gold Band
recently presented awards to this year’s outstanding members.
The John Phillip Sousa Band Award was
presented to Lauren Eckstein. The Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award
was earned by Edgar DeJesus.
Most Outstanding Awards were also presented in instrument categories. Kayla Ellermann and Audrey Myers were honored as Most Outstanding High Woodwind while Garrett Trickey earned Most Outstanding Low Woodwind. In the brass instruments, Tommy Martin and Jonathan Montoya were named Most Outstanding High Brass. Jared Hill and Rigoberto Villa received the Most Outstanding Low Brass Award. Cody Russell was named Most Outstanding Percussion and Akeem Young earned Most Outstanding Color Guard.
The band also presented Most Improved Awards to Chassie Green and Kemberly Meriwether.
"I am very proud of all these students," said MPHS Band Director Richard Ecksetin. "They have worked very hard throughout the year. We will miss the seniors who are levaing us, but we have a great group of younger musicians coming along. I look forward to great things from them as well."
Pictured are:
Sousa and Armstrong: Eckstein and DeJesus;
MostImp: Meriwether, Green
OutstandYear: Standing (l-r) Soto, Hester, Rudnik, Gomez; Kneeling: Landeros, Eckstein
MostOutst: Standing (l-r) Trickey, Ellermann, Martin, Hill, Villa; kneeling: Montoya, Myers, Russell. Not Pictured: Young
