Forty-three Middle School Students Earn All-Valley Honors

Forty-three Los Fresnos CISD middle school band members earned a chair in the 2014 All-Valley Band during Region 28 competition Jan. 18 in San Benito.

Thousands of students from schools throughout the Valley tried out, and these 43 students came out on top of their sections to earn the bragging rights of being called the “Best in the Valley.”

The 43 will attend a clinic Friday and Saturday and will be among the All-Valley performers at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Harlingen Performing Arts Center.

Los Cuates Middle School led the Los Fresnos CISD schools with 32 students earning All-Valley honors. The number was more than any other middle school in Region 28, and was a record for Los Fresnos CISD.

Three students – Yamila De La Rosa from Los Cuates Middle School, Edric Salazar from Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Ben Garcia from Resaca Middle School – earned first chair honors in the Honor Band.

Receiving All-Valley recognition were:

Los Cuates Middle School
Honors Band
John Davidson: 4th Chair Cornet
Yamila De La Rosa: 1st Chair Cornet
Vanessa De Leon: 7th Chair Clarinet
Elena Gamboa: 5th Chair Euphonium
Reagan Garza: 2nd Chair Alto Saxophone
Cassie Lozano: 9th Chair Flute
Alex Martinez: 2nd Chair Bassoon
Daniel Moya: 8th Chair Cornet
George Tully: 4th Chair Euphonium
Second Band (Symphonic Winds and Wind Symphony)
Aixa Araguz: 6th Chair Flute
Lorna Camarillo: 6th Chair Alto Saxophone
Christine Castillo: 3rd Chair Clarinet
Tiffany Coria: 4th Chair French Horn
Gabriela Echiveste: 6th Chair Clarinet
Angela Flores: 1st Chair Clarinet
Isaac Garcia: 2nd Chair Bari Saxophone
Juana Garcia: 3rd Chair Flute
Corbin Garza: 3rd Chair Cornet
Samantha Gonzalez: 5th Chair French Horn
Martin Gutierrez: 14th Chair Clarinet
Gabby Hurtado: 1st Chair Euphonium
Noe Leon: 11th Chair Clarinet
Misael Marquez: 9th Chair Cornet
Shyann McCord: 6th Chair French Horn
Angelica Moreno: 6th Chair Percussion
Edgar Muller: 2nd Chair Tuba
Samantha Padilla: 15th Chair Clarinet
Mariah Sanchez: 1st Chair French Horn
Jose Trujillo: 1st Chair Tuba
Lisha Vela: 3rd Chair Bass Clarinet
Abigail Villanueva: 2nd Chair French Horn
Mario Zuniga: 3rd Chair Cornet
Alternates
Kimberly Cuellar: Cornet
Anthony Martinez: Bass Clarinet
Liberty Memorial Middle School
Honors Band
Edric Salazar: 1st Chair Percussion
Maria Juarez: 14th Chair Clarinet
Second Band (Symphonic Winds and Wind Symphony)
Jenna Capps: 9th Chair Clarinet SW
Jose Carlos: 4th Chair Baritone SW
Jonathan Mendoza: 12th Chair Clarinet WS
Adrian Perales: 5th Chair Tuba WS
Resaca Middle School
Honors Band
Ben Garcia: 1st Chair Contra Clarinet
David Arredondo: 2nd Chair Horn
Second Band (Symphonic Winds and Wind Symphony)
Faviola Ajuha: 5th Chair Cornet SW
Fernando Deleon: 10th Chair Clarinet WS
Lidya Leija: 2nd Chair Euphonium, Baritone WS