Congratulations to Riley W. (French Horn) for making the AMEA Central Region Honor Orchestra, and to Julianne A. (Flute), Jason L. (Oboe), Konrad H. (Trumpet) and Jonah W. (Percussion) for successfully making the AMEA Central Region Honor Band!!!!

Aaron M. is sitting in the “1st Alternate” position on Baritone Saxophone in the event that the position becomes available.

Congratulations to ALL of the students who auditioned for your hard work in audition preparations.

The event will be held on February 20-21 at Mountain View High School in Mesa. I will have more detailed information as we get closer to the event. I hope that many of you can come out and support these fine musicians in their achievement at this incredible band, orchestra and choir  honor festival!!!

Ladies & Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure, joy and pride that I introduce you to the 2014 ABODA State Division III Marching Band Champions…….the Mesquite High School “Wildcat Marching Band”!!!

Congratulations to the WMB for their FIRST PLACE performance at Glendale Community College on Saturday, November 15th for the ABODA State Championship. In addition, they also earned Outstanding Performance captions in the areas of Music and Auxiliary!

A huge “Thank You!!!” to all of the parents and volunteers that donated their time to help make this day possible. Also, thanks to all of those that gave us such a great homecoming on our late return to MHS!

Finally, an enormous “THANK YOU!” to the most amazing, creative and motivating staff members one could hope to work with: Ryan, Ryan, Dave, Jacquie, Anaiis, Amanda, David and Brian – you are THE BEST!!!

Here is the link to the Jolesch site to check-out the photos from the State Marching Festival at Mesquite HS on November 1st, 2014:

Jolesch Enterprises (ABODA Festival)

Here is the link to check out the photos from ASU Band Day. There are some GREAT action shots of these kids, check them out:

Rick Nelson AZ Photography (ASU Band Day)

SCORING RECAP SHEET

The Wildcat Marching Band took their “Every Which Way” show to California and worked their magic at the “Big Orange Classic” Marching Band Festival at Riverside City College.  The band earned the FIRST PLACE trophy in the 1A division, as well as Outstanding Performance captions in Music, Marching/Movement, General Effect and Colorguard (click on the “Scoring Recap Sheet” above to compare scores with other bands and divisions)!  This was the WMB’s first return to the Classic in five years and we had an incredible time!  The band was exhausted from their experiences at Knott’s Berry Farm, Downtown Disney and of course, RCC. But as hard as this group has worked this season, it was a great and rewarding trip traveling together.  Now, preparations for the final competition of the season…..the ABODA State Marching Band Championship at Glendale Community College on Saturday, November 15th. The band performs at 10:45am. If you can make it out, we’d love to hear your cheers!!!

WOW!!!!!!!

An amazing end to the marching band regular season yesterday with the State Festival hosted at Mesquite High School! The Wildcat Marching Band received not just a “Superior” rating, but a rating of “SUPERIOR WITH DISTINCTION”, meaning that all six judges gave them a Superior rating……like I said, AMAZING!!!!!

The band finished in FIRST PLACE in the State as one of only two groups to receive a Superior rating for the entire season. They also received Outstanding Performance captions in ALL FIVE areas (Music, Visual, General Effect, Percussion and Colorguard)!

By finishing in the “Top 10″ of the State, the WMB drew the seventh spot in the performance order for the championship. They will be performing at 10:45am at Glendale Community College on Saturday, November 15th in their quest for the first-place trophy at the ABODA State Marching Band Championship!!! But first, we will be competing next Saturday (11/8/14) at Riverside Community College at the “Big Orange Classic”. Good Luck Wildcats!!!!

A very special “Thank You!!!” to all of the parents, students and community members who helped to make yesterday’s festival a HUGE success! Nothing but high praises from all of the ABODA judges, technicians, and vendors for a smooth and successful festival.  Great Job Everyone!!!!

“Thanks!” to Kona Ice for their donation to the Wildcat Band Program from Saturday’s Festival

A huge “Congratulations!!!” goes out to the Wildcat Marching Band for their performance at the ASU Band Day at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday, October 25th. They received the First Place trophy in their division, as well as the “Dr. Robert ‘Coach’ Fleming Trophy” for the Outstanding Band Award in our division. In addition, they received Outstanding Performance captions in the areas of Music, Visual, General Effect and Percussion. Way to Rock Wildcats!!!!!!

Our next adjudicated performance will be at the ABODA State Marching Band Festival next Saturday (11/1) that we are hosting here at Mesquite High School. We still need plenty of volunteers to help run this festival. Please look at the post below from Mrs. Bingham and help us out by clicking on the link for the ABODA Sign-Up Sheet. Thank you for all of your incredidible support throughout this AMAZING season!

THREE-PEAT!!!!!

Congratulations to the Wildcat Marching Band as they continued their winning streak Saturday at the Williams Field High School Marching Invitational. They received an “Excellent” rating, took the first-place trophy for their division, continued to increase their score by another two points, and received caption awards in ALL FIVE CAPTIONS………AGAIN!!!!:

• Outstanding Music Performance
• Outstanding Visual Performance
• Outstanding General Effect
• Outstanding Percussion Performance
• Outstanding Colorguard Performance

WAY TO ROCK WILDCATS!!!!!

Congratulations, once again, to the Wildcat Marching Band for an INCREDIBLE showing at the Gilbert Invitational! The band received an “Excellent” rating (plus a 12-point jump in their score from two weeks ago!), and caption awards for:

• Outstanding Music Performance
• Outstanding Visual Performance
• Outstanding General Effect
• Outstanding Percussion Performance
• Outstanding Auxiliary Performance (Colorguard)

What an AMAZING day!!!!

GHS Invitational – 2014

Congratulations to the Wildcat Marching Band for an incredible showing at the RMC last Saturday! The band received an “Excellent” rating, and caption awards for:

• Outstanding Music Performance
• Outstanding Visual Performance
• Outstanding General Effect
• Outstanding Percussion Performance
• Outstanding Auxiliary Performance (Colorguard)

Thank you to EVERYONE that participated, helped out, and donated of themselves in some way for this event. The weather made things difficult, but we got through it successfully.