Award-Winning Musicians

Two Bulldog Band members named to All-State Band

La Porte High School is represented in both the brass and woodwind sections of the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band. It is the first time since 2015 that a La Porte band student has earned All-State honors. Bass clarinet player Brandon Garza and tuba player Tristan Chavez were named to the elite band after Jan. 7 auditions. To reach the milestone, they had to audition multiple times along with thousands of other band students from across Texas. The road to All-State began in July when audition music was released to students. In December they competed for a chair in the All-Region Band. A select few of those students advanced to All-Area, where they competed for All-State.

“All-State Band students are the top 0.1% of Texas band students. Tristan and Brandon have both worked diligently and competed at the highest level to represent our band program, school, and school district. We’re all very proud that they represent us as members of the All-State ensembles,” said interim band director Michael Lehmann.

The TMEA All-State Band performed in February at the organization’s annual clinic/convention in San Antonio.

Indoor drumline is state-bound!

On April 1, the La Porte Indoor Drumline competed at Cypress Ranch High School in the TCGC Indoor Drumline AREA Competition. Twenty-eight schools competed in their classification, and the La Porte Drumline took third place! The Mighty Bulldog Drumline now advances to the State championships, competing at Reed Arena at Texas A&M College Station on April 15. Results of the State championships were not available at press time.