Veterans Memorial Early College HS
Concert Bands Earned a Triple Sweepstakes at
UIL Concert and Sight Reading
On April 16 and 17, 2019, our Veterans Memorial ECHS Concert Bands competed at the UIL Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation in the Simon Sauceda Auditorium in Donna, Texas. Out many bands that competed, Veterans Memorial ECHS was the only 5A School in Region 28 that had three bands earn Superior Ratings in both Concert and Sight-reading for all 3 bands, earning each ensemble a Sweepstakes Trophy. Congratulations to the students on a job well done. Thank you to all the parents, campus staff, and administrators for supporting our wonderful students.
GO CHARGERS!!!!
GO CHARGERS!!!!
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Charger Band Students
Make History with
Record Breaking
7 All-Staters!!!
On January 12, 2019, our Mighty Charger Band students competed at the TMEA Area G audition at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. All the best musicians from South Texas including the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Del Rio, San Antonio, Victoria, and Corpus Christi area competed for the coveted All-State Placement. As having the most students advancing from Brownsville ISD and TMEA Region 28, Veterans Memorial Early College High School is proud to announce our students made history as breaking the record of the highest amount of All-State qualifiers in school history- Seven All-State Band Musicians.
A special congratulations to Edith Olivares and Hannah Valle for advancing from the All-State Recording Audition. Even though these two students placed 1st chair at Area, they had to go through a recorded audition against the top Area Students from the other seven areas in the State of Texas.
Veterans Memorial Early College HS would like to announce our first Oboe, Euphonium, and Percussion All-State Musicians in school history. This is also the first year in school history two trumpets advance together to All State.
These students will compete at the All-State Chair Placement at February 13, 2019 at the Henry B. Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. They will then perform with the best musicians from the State of Texas in the All-State Concert on Saturday, February, 16, 2019 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre.
Congratulations to the following students
1. Edith Olivares, Senior- 5A Piccolo (2nd Year All-Stater) 1st Chair in the State of Texas!!!
2. Hannah Valle, Senior- 5A Oboe (1st Oboe All-Stater in VMHS school history)
3. Adolfo Peña, Senior- 6A French Horn (2nd Year All-Stater)
4. Michael Arizmendi, Freshman- 5A Trumpet
5. Orlando Perez, Freshman- 5A Trumpet
6. Miguel Rodriguez, Sophomore- 5A Euphonium (1st Euphonium in VMHS school history)
7. Oscar Cantu, Junior- 6A Percussion (1st Percussionist in VMHS school history)
A special congratulations to Edith Olivares and Hannah Valle for advancing from the All-State Recording Audition. Even though these two students placed 1st chair at Area, they had to go through a recorded audition against the top Area Students from the other seven areas in the State of Texas.
Veterans Memorial Early College HS would like to announce our first Oboe, Euphonium, and Percussion All-State Musicians in school history. This is also the first year in school history two trumpets advance together to All State.
These students will compete at the All-State Chair Placement at February 13, 2019 at the Henry B. Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. They will then perform with the best musicians from the State of Texas in the All-State Concert on Saturday, February, 16, 2019 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre.
Congratulations to the following students
1. Edith Olivares, Senior- 5A Piccolo (2nd Year All-Stater) 1st Chair in the State of Texas!!!
2. Hannah Valle, Senior- 5A Oboe (1st Oboe All-Stater in VMHS school history)
3. Adolfo Peña, Senior- 6A French Horn (2nd Year All-Stater)
4. Michael Arizmendi, Freshman- 5A Trumpet
5. Orlando Perez, Freshman- 5A Trumpet
6. Miguel Rodriguez, Sophomore- 5A Euphonium (1st Euphonium in VMHS school history)
7. Oscar Cantu, Junior- 6A Percussion (1st Percussionist in VMHS school history)
Charger Trumpet Students Represent at
TMEA Region 28 Jazz Concert
Congratulations to our Mighty Charger Band trumpet students for participating at the TMEA Region 28 Jazz Concert on February, 9, 2019 at the Harlingen CISD Performing Arts Center. On September, 2019, our Charger Band Students competed against several of the top-notch jazz musicians in the Lower Rio Grande Valley at the TMEA Region 28 Jazz audition in Harlingen, Texas. The following students earned a spot in the TMEA Region 28 All-Region Jazz Band, where two students advanced to the Area Jazz Taping. During the Area audition, our two students competed against 120 of the best jazz trumpet students in the State of Texas. We are proud to announce both Area Qualifiers, advanced to the final round, where they were placed amongst the top 20 in the State of Texas. Michael Arizmendi, placed as the State alternate. The following students earned a spot in the TMEA All- Region Jazz Band:
Rafael Longoria | Alejandro Montoya | Michael Arizmendi | |
Congratulations Area Candidates
On Tuesday, November 27, our Charger Band Students competed at the TMEA Region 28 Pre-Area audition. These students competed against the top students from Brownsville and the east side of the Rio Grande Valley. We are proud to announce 17 of our students advanced to the TMEA Area G audition. Congratulations to the following students:
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Congratulations Charger Region Band Members!!!
On Saturday, November 17, our Mighty Charger Band Members tried out at the Texas Music Educators Association Region 28 Band Auditions held in Harlingen High School. We are pleased to announce that 36 of our Mighty Charger Band Students earned a chair in one of our region bands. In addition, we are pleased to announce that 4 students earned first chair at the region auditions.
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Charger Band Members
Break 1st Chair Record at
All-Region Orchestra
In a historic win for our Mighty Charger Band, these phenomenal students achieved a record-setting 6 First Chairs at the Texas Music Educators Association Region 28 Orchestra Audition. The available wind and percussion chairs are quite limited as the orchestra is primarily composed of string players. Having our Mighty Charger Band Members earned 1st chair on six out of the eleven available instruments is truly a historic accomplishment- one that beats all BISD and TMEA Region 28 records. On behalf of all the Veterans Memorial ECHS band directors, Charger Staff, and administration, we would like to congratulate the following students on their tremendous accomplishment.
 Edith Olivares- Piccolo  Michael Arizmendi- Trumpet |  Hannah Valle- Oboe  Alberto Guerrero- Bass Trombone |  Adolfo Peña- French Horn  Oscar Cantu- Percussion |
Congratulations to both Indoor Ensembles for a Successful Season
Congratulations to our Veterans Memorial ECHS Indoor Ensembles that performed phenomenal performances at the Texas Education Colorguard Association contests, earning each ensemble various awards and accolades. Way to go Chargers on an amazing season!!!
Congratulations TMEA 2018 All-State Band Members
Congratulations to the Veterans Memorial ECHS 2018 All-State Musicians. On January, 2018 these students were selected by auditioning at the TMEA Area G All-State Audition, where many students competed for a spot in the TMEA All-State Ensembles. The following 3 were selected as TMEA All-State Musicians, whom are the best musicians in the State of Texas. The following month, these students traveled to San Antonio, and competed at the TMEA All-State seating auditions, where every All-State musician auditioned for a top spot in the All-State Ensembles. Congratulations to the Following students on their historic accomphisment:
1. Adolfo Peña- Principal French Horn (1st Chair) 6A Symphonic Band
2. Edith Olivares- 3rd Chair Piccolo 5A Symphonic Band
3. Sinuhe Maldonado- 12 Chair Trumpet 5A Symphonic Band
1. Adolfo Peña- Principal French Horn (1st Chair) 6A Symphonic Band
2. Edith Olivares- 3rd Chair Piccolo 5A Symphonic Band
3. Sinuhe Maldonado- 12 Chair Trumpet 5A Symphonic Band
