SAINT JAMES SPEECH &
DEBATE STUDENTS QUALIFY
25 MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC STUDENTS FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
SELECTED FOR HONOR BANDS
The Alabama Bandmasters Association selects students for its honor
bands through a rigorous audition process, and this year a record
number of students from Montgomery Catholic’s middle and high
school band programs earned spots in both the District VI and State
Honor Bands. 12 students from the middle school and 13 students from
the high school were chosen to perform in the ABA District VI Honor
Bands, and of those, 3 middle school students and 11 high school
students will represent Montgomery Catholicin the All-State Honor
Bands.
Montgomery Catholic recently unveiled a new performing arts
classroom facility at the middle and high school campus. The new
building houses the band, choral, and drama departments and features
classrooms for band and chorus, individual practice rooms, instrument
storage, and offices for staff. There is also a student center that serves as
a gathering space to facilitate club meetings and other Activities.
The last weekend in February, the Saint James
Speech & Debate students who qualified to
participate in the Deep South District Qualifier
Tournament competed at Huntingdon College
and Montgomery Academy vying for National
Speech & Debate Tournament bids. At the
district competition, Senior Gabe Robbins won
first place in Humorous Interpretation and a
bid to the national tournament. Additionally,
Senior Trevor Otis won second place in
International Extemporaneous Speaking and
first place in Big Questions Debate – securing
his bid to the national tournament. Both of
these students will represent their school
and the state of Alabama at the national
tournament this summer in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Middle School District VI Honor Band Members: Ella An, Aidan Blum,
Hunter Dailey, Sarah Ellis, David Huston, John Scott Jackson, Anna
Lathram, Monica Nguyen, Izzy Priori, Keveen Ramirez, Peter Riello,
and Hannah Traff.
Middle School All-State Honor Band Members: Aidan Blum, Hunter
Dailey, and John Scott Jackson
High School District VI Honor Band Members: Michael Algarin, Ryan
Avery, Mason Branam, Bobby Crawford, Mai Ellington, Angela Gier,
Victoria Hall, Ashley Hayes, Theo Hornsby, Jackson Ingalls, Maddy
Kille, Jackson Penso, and Josie Smith.
High School All-State Honor Band Members: Michael Algarin, Ryan
Avery, Bobby Crawford, Mai Ellington, Angela Gier, Victoria Hall,
Ashley Hayes, Theo Hornsby, Jackson Ingalls, Maddy Kille, and
Jackson Penso.
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JEFF DAVIS FEEDER
SCHOOL VISIT
Jeff Davis High’s Counseling Department
recently held its Feeder School Visit.
Middle school students from Brewbaker
and McKee middle schools visited JD with
their chaperones to learn about courses and
opportunities for involvement. This was the
Sixth Annual Empire Strikes Back Feeder
Symposium for rising Ninth-graders.
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