Mansfield ISD Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 18

JROTC Team Named Grand Champion, Advance to Nationals T he Mansfield High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) earned a spot to compete at one of the largest army-only talent contests in the nation. The young musicians were recognized at the Feb. 27 school board meeting. MISD Students Chosen as All-State Musicians E ighteen Mansfield ISD Fine Arts students have proven they are among the top high school musicians in Texas. Ten choir students and eight band students were named All-State musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). According to TMEA, it is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Out of 68,000 students who auditioned, approximately 1,700 students were selected to perform in one of 15 ensembles at the annual TMEA Conference in San Antonio. At the annual 5 th Brigade JROTC Drill Team Championships held in San Antonio, the Mansfield High team was named the Grand Champion, which is the highest honor given. Trophies were also earned for other categories such as inspection, regulation and exhibition. The cadets will now advance to the 2018 U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC National Drill Championships. The national competition will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on April 14. Winners of the Army Nationals have the chance to go on to compete in the Grand Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida in May. The Mansfield High School JROTC team is coached by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Kinnel. Lt. Col. Patrick Easley is the senior army instructor in charge of the Mansfield High program. Congratulations to the following MISD Fine Arts students: Lake Ridge High School Mansfield High School Dillon Akerman, freshman - percussion Emma Bailey, senior - soprano 1 Lisandro Atencio, junior - percussion Nicole Barbeau, junior - soprano 2 Joseph Huynh, junior - bass clarinet Camryn Martinez, senior - alto 1 Kaleb Patterson, senior - tuba Aramide Ogunmekan, sophomore - alto 2 Scott Sanders, junior - French horn Caden Puempel, senior - tenor 1 Reagan Young, sophomore - alto 1 Legacy High School Stacie Morton, sophomore - soprano 1 Summit High School Justin Gomez, senior - baritone saxophone Jacob Hanes, senior - bass 1 Justin Lymburner, junior - cornet/trumpet Stephanie Nguyen, sophomore - piccolo Angel Reeve, junior - soprano 2 Mackenzie Rieter, senior - soprano 1 The Mansfield High School men’s choir was also selected to perform at the annual conference after judges reviewed a submitted recording. The group was one of the only high school men’s choirs to perform. 16 Mansfield School & Family Mansfield School & Family 17