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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7A
PHS Band students make District, All-State
Submitted by Pickens
High School Band
The Pickens High School
Bands have completed the
first round and final round of
auditions for District Honor
Bands and All-State audi
tions. The first-round audi
tions for our Georgia Music
Educators Association Dis
trict were held on December
11th at Pickens High School
as the host school for all of
the counties in our area. The
district includes schools in
Forsyth, Cherokee, Pickens,
Dawson, Gilmer, Fannin,
White, Rabun and Lumpkin
Counties.
The first-round audition
includes playing a prepared
piece, scales, and sight-read
ing. A minimum score must
be achieved in order to be
considered for the final All-
State audition.
After the first round of au
ditions, Pickens High School
had seven students advance
to the final All-State audition,
held at Union Grove High
School, on January 8, 2022.
These students are:
•Piper Duncan, Oboe
•Mary Forrester, Trombone
•Eli Galligan, Flute
•Eli Galligan, Horn
•Owen Galligan, Percussion
•Julianna Hampton, Bass
Clarinet
•Bryson Padgett, Eupho
nium
The results from the first
round are also used to select
our District-level Honor and
Clinic Bands. From these re
sults, these students were se
lected for the bands. They
will participate in a clinic at
Fannin County High School
in February.
•Mary Forrester, Trombone,
1st chair Honor Band
•Eli Galligan, Horn, 2nd
chair Honor Band
•Owen Galligan, Percussion,
2nd chair Honor Band
•Piper Duncan, Oboe, 1st
chair Clinic Band
•Jerry Knight, Clarinet, 10th
chair Clinic Band
•Levi Kuyper, Clarinet 23rd
chair Clinic Band
•Julianna Hampton, Bass
Clarinet, 5th chair Clinic
Band
•Bryson Padgett, Eupho
nium, 3rd chair Clinic Band
Finally, we had three stu
dents selected for All-State
level honors after auditions
were completed. They will
participate in the All-State
Band in Athens in March.
These students are:
•Eh Galligan, 1st chair hom,
11-12 Band
•Mary Forrester, 5th chair
hom, 11-12 Band
•Owen Galligan, 1st alternate
percussion, 11-12 Band
“This is a tremendous
honor for our students and to
have Eli, Mary, and Owen
score as high as they did
among the 1600 students that
auditioned for the All-State
Band is an amazing feat,”
said PHS Band Director
Michael Oubre. “ This shows
a lot of hard work, dedica
tion, and effort that goes into
preparing for auditions of this
kind. I am so proud of all of
them and all of the students
that auditioned for the first
and final round of auditions.
When they get better, it
makes the whole band better
and I am very thankful for
their work.”
All-State Band members (L-R) Owen Galligan, Eli Gal
ligan, Mary Forrester.
Second round audition students (L-R) Owen Galligan, Eli Galligan, Piper Duncan, Julianna Hampton, Mary Forrester, Bryson Padgett.
District Honor Band participants (L-R) Owen Galligan, Eli Galligan, Levi Kuyper, Piper Duncan,
Jerry Knight, Julianna Hampton, Mary Forrester, Bryson Padgett.
Georgia Mountains Hospice
Pickens County Queen Nominee
Melissa Jordan
I NEED YOUR VOTES
($100.00 equals 100 votes)
Georgia Mountains Hospice
Pickens County King Nominee
Josh Tippens
I NEED YOUR VOTES
($100.00 equals 100 votes)
You may vote at any time up until the day of the event by:
• Mailing votes to Georgia Mountains Hospice, 70 Caring
Way, Jasper, GA 30143
• Going to the website - https://mardiarasinthemountains.org
- go to the Pickens Queen Nominee to vote.
• Scan QR code
• or call Georgia Mountains Hospice office at 706-253-4100
or 800-692-7199.
For questions concerning the event contact Gina Pendley
at numbers above or Gpendley200@ellijay.com
You may vote at any time up until the day of the event by:
• Mailing votes to Georgia Mountains Hospice, 70 Caring
Way, Jasper, GA 30143
• Going to the website - https://mardiarasinthemountains.org
- go to the Pickens King Nominee to vote.
• Scan QR code
• or call Georgia Mountains Hospice office at 706-253-4100
or 800-692-7199.
For questions concerning the event contact Gina Pendley
at numbers above or Gpendley200@ellijay.com
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