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Summit Band Gets Jazzy

3/7/2017

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The Summit Band hosted an evening of great music, food and fun at Summit High School on Saturday, March 4. The evening started with a concert by Wester Middle School's Jazz Band - the only middle school jazz band in Mansfield ISD. Summit Band students played a rousing set of tunes including Soul Man, Five Foot Two and the annual tradition closer: The Chicken. Click the link below to find the Summit Band Booster Media YouTube page where all the performances are loaded.

In addition to being a blast to attend - the event, which includes a silent auction, is an annual fundraiser for the Summit Band.
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Summit Band Gives Back to the Community

1/30/2017

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Members of the Summit High School Band are beginning the New Year with a service project to improve our community.

A team of band members met at 10:00 a.m. on January 28 to launch the Summit High School Band’s roadside cleanup project along Highway 157 (Cooper Street) from Highway 287 northbound to Harris Road.

Last semester, the Summit High School Band applied for and received official approval to join the Texas Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program. The effort is led by junior Connor Neugent who is the vice president of community service for the Summit Band Council.

There are nearly 3,800 volunteer groups associated with Texas’ Adopt-a-Highway program. Volunteers are required to perform four pickups a year to stay active in the program.

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Summit Band Members Advance to State

1/9/2017

 
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Congratulations to the Summit Band Members who competed at the Area competition in Coppell on Saturday, January 7 and advanced to the 2017 All-State Band!

Isaiah Blackmon- 5A French Horn 
Isabella Garcia- 5A French Horn
Andy Dodge- 5A Euphonium
Nick Rood- 6A Tuba
Justin Gomez - 5A Baritone Saxophone

​This is the highest musical achievement a high school musician can achieve in the State of Texas. Summit had the most All-Staters of any school in both our school District, and our Region. All 19 of the students auditioning represented the band program well. Several just missed earning a spot by 1 or 2 chairs. 

These band members will have the honor of working with some of the best musicians and directors in the state, culminating in a performance at the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio the second week in February. The TMEA conference is the largest music educators convention in the nation.

The breakdown Mansfield ISD is below:

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Summit Band Students Set Sights on All-State Band

12/13/2016

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Nineteen Summit High School band students are preparing to compete for the highest honor a Texas music student can achieve: a chair in the 2017 All-State Band. The students, who play a variety of instruments, advanced to Area competition after successful auditions in Region Phase I and Region Phase II contests the week of December 5.

​The Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the annual competition which requires students play a selection of music before a panel of judges who rank each instrument.  The most accomplished musicians will be selected to play in an All-State Band during a trip to Austin for the annual state TMEA Clinic and Convention. There, students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally-recognized conductors and perform before thousands of attendees.


Congratulations to the following Summit High School Band Students on their success and good luck at Area competition on Saturday, January 7!

Ariana Lozano, Tenor Saxophone
Cynai Hayes, Tuba
Courtney Truong, Flute
Nick Dok, English Horn
Tiffany Yang, Bassoon
Vanessa Bahena, Clarinet
Kiyana Forrest, Eb Clarinet
Ethan Phan, Clarinet
Justin Gomez, Baritone Saxophone
Grant Jewell, Trumpet
Justin Lymburner, Trumpet
Isaiah Blackmon, French horn
Isabella Garcia, French horn
Connor Neugent, French horn
X’Zauvea Gadlin, Trombone
Jackson Morin, Bass Trombone
Andy Dodge, Euphonium
David Dodge, Tuba
Nick Rood, Tuba

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Summit Band Receives Top Rating at UIL Competition

10/20/2016

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The Summit Marching Band ended its competitive marching season with the University Interscholastic League (UIL) contest on Tuesday. Schools from across Region V came to Newsom Stadium in Mansfield to perform for the judges and receive their ratings. Unlike other contests, bands are not ranked in numerical order at Region. Instead they receive a rating - Division I, II, III - based upon their performance.

Summit received the highest rating from all three judges - a Division I - capping an extremely successful marching season. 
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(See cumulative awards below)
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Photo credit: Mark Carter
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Summit Band Takes 3rd Place at Wylie Marching Contest

10/16/2016

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The Summit Jaguar Marching Band competed against more than 20 other bands Saturday in the Wylie Marching Invitational. In preliminary competition, Summit received Outstanding Music and Outstanding Guard caption awards and placed 3rd in class and 5th overall.

In the finals competition, Summit Band's guard again took first place and the band moved up two spots to take third in overall competition placing behind Lake Ridge and North Mesquite High Schools - which were 1st and 2nd respectively.

See scoring for prelims and finals.
Photo credit: John Mowry
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Summit Takes 4th Place at Tournament of Champions in Carrollton

10/7/2016

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The Summit High School Marching Band took fourth place in at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton with its ‘Escape from Plato's Cave' program Saturday in the Tournament of Champions marching competition.  

The newly-debuted closing movement with its powerful music, headlamps and surprise costume change by the colorguard was a crowd pleaser.

Summit placed behind Frisco Centennial, Richland and Duncanville who came in third, second and first respectively.  Making it to the top five in this competition is a major step for the Summit Band - which placed 10th in the same contest one year ago. 
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The contest drew a field of 20 bands. Summit's toughest competition came from fellow Class I entries: Arlington High School (6A), Duncanville (6A), Lewisville (6A), Richland (5A), Sherman (5A), McKinney Boyd (6A), McKinney High School (6A), J.J. Pearce (Richardson) (6A), and Centennial (Frisco) (5A).

​Find complete scoring here.

Photo credit: John Mowry
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Summit Band Places 3rd Overall at Midlothian Contst

10/2/2016

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The Summit Jaguar Marching Band was among 13 bands who competed in the Midlothian Marching Contest on Saturday, October 1. 

The Summit Band debuted their shako 'crowns' during this performance. The hats, crafted by members of our booster club,  combine a matte black fabric and a shiny, royal blue fabric that catches the lights during the evening show. The band also wore their head lamps for the first time this season. The lights added a powerful visual at a critical point in the performance.

​The Summit band placed second in the preliminary round and came in third overall in the finals. Waxahachie placed first, Highland Park took second and Lake Ridge, the only other Mansfield high school to compete, took sixth.
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Summit Band Takes Top Spot at Mansfield Marching Contest

9/28/2016

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Last Saturday's Preview of Champions contest in Mansfield marked the first marching competition of the season for the Summit Jaguar Marching Band. The competition was interrupted twice by rain delays. Judges, seeing more rain in the forecast, shortened the contest and used the preliminary round to determine the winners.

Summit claimed first place in its division and first place overall at the competition. Summit also took home awards for best marching, best music and best soloist.

Mansfield Lake Ridge and Fort Worth Southwest rounded out the top three.
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Photo Credit: John Mowry
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