2017-2018 Awards

Arbor Creek MS Eagle Band (6^th grade Beginner Band)

Unanimous Superior 1^st division ratings at McKinney Boyd HS Peak Festival

Superior 1^st division rating from NRH2O

Arbor Creek MS Symphonic Band, Director – Sarah Dempsky

Medal of Freedom - Barrett, Heroes Triumphant – Owens, Japanese Pictures - Mixon

Unanimous Superior 1^st division ratings at UIL concert and sight-reading

La Madre de los Gatos - Beck, Blue Ridge Reel – Balmages, Japanese Pictures - Mixon
Unanimous Superior 1^st division ratings at UNT Murchison Peak Festival

Arbor Creek MS Honors Band, Director – Rylon Guidry

Mozartesque March - Takahashi, Sheltering Sky - Mackey, Vesuvius - Ticheli

Unanimous Superior 1^st division ratings at UIL concert and sight-reading

Best in Class 1^st Runner Up, Beach Within Reach

*Performer at The 71^st Annual Midwest Clinic

Arbor Creek MS Jazz Band

Superior 1^st division rating & GRAND CHAMPION from NRH2O

Individual Honors

51 Students in the LISD All-District Band in 2017

64 Students in the Region 2 All-Region Band in 2017

LISD Outstanding Ensembles: Bassoon Quartet, Casey & Eloy Trumpet Duet, Trombone Ensemble, Low Brass Ensemble

LISD Outstanding Soloists: D’Marco DeLeon/oboe, Dylan Castillo/trombone, Ian Boggs/trombone, Casey Ivanoff/trumpet, David Vazquez/trumpet, Eloy Trevino/trumpet, Neel Vavilapalli/tuba

JOIN BAND!

5th Grade Students & Parents!
HERE'S HOW TO JOIN BAND:

1. Make BAND your #1 elective choice on schedule signup.
2. Schedule an appointment to try the instruments:
• Email Mr. Guidry - guidryr@lisd.net
3. Visit our "Future Members" section above to learn about which instruments you may be best fitted for. You can also read about the ACMS Band Program as a whole (click here).
4. Fill out & return the Student Information Sheet (click here) when you come to your appointment.
5. Have questions about your appointment & what's next? We answer most of them here: FAQ (click here)
6. After you've completed the above steps, make sure you come to our instrument & supply drive on Tuesday, May 29 in the ACMS Cafeteria. Times for each elementary school are listed on the FAQ document.

The Midwest Clinic - CHICAGO!

The Honors Band & guest conductors before our performance.

 Directors & guest conductors.

 Honors Band warming up on stage before the performance.

 Our (picture of our) professional picture.

 The bean in Millennium Park!

 The end of the performance!

 Hard Rock Cafe breakfast.

The 71st annual Midwest Clinic - over 17,000 in attendance!

All-District & All-Region Band results

1st Runner Up in TMEA CC Honor Band Contest

Congratulations once again to the 2016-2017 Honors Band on another monumental success! The Honors Band placed 2nd in the Texas Music Educators Association "honor band" state contest. We are so very proud of the progress that our young student musicians continue to make and amazed at their streak of superior performances starting with their Midwest Clinic application, to UIL, finishing with the Spring Concert recordings that will all go down in history. Congratulations to our friends at Killian MS, and good luck in your preparations for the TMEA Clinic & Convention in February!

Listen to the recordings here:
The Washington Post
Themes from Green Bushes
Suite Provencale