The Thomson High School Bulldog Brigade has doubled its number of participants in the District 10 Honor Band in February. Those selected to participate include:
Orion Palmer -- 9th chair clarinet
Luke Kellogg -- 10th chair clarinet
Clara McDaniel -- 11th chair clarinet
Jackson Rabun -- 2nd chair alto saxophone
Carly Ussery -- 6th chair alto saxophone
Amanda Davis -- 3rd chair Horn
Amy Weimar -- 7th chair Horn
Tiffany Timmerman -- 5th chair Horn
Amber Johnson -- 1st alternate bass clarinet
Steven Strouble -- 1st alternate tenor saxophone
Josh Coursey -- 2nd alternate Horn
Jeremy Timmerman -- 1st alternate Baritone
These students have been preparing for the past several months for the District Band and All State auditions.
The District Honor Band consists of many students from the Augusta area. Students must go through an audition process consisting of scales, solos and sight-reading. From the hundreds of students that audition, the most outstanding are chosen to participate in the band. All of students listed above were among the best in the region.
Thomson had two students that qualified for the All State audition this year: Amanda Davis and Tiffany Timmerman. Students who score high enough at the district level have the opportunity to try out for the All State Band. The All State band consists of students from the entire state of Georgia. If the students make the All State band they will be performing with the top band students from the entire state of Georgia.
