- Congratulations to the MPC members of the All-City Honor Bands that performed this weekend - Jaden Oberkrom (Boles), Matthew Sanders (Boles), Nick Hendrix (Young), Ryan Watkins (9th), Luke Hall (10th), Joey Washburn (10th), Thaddeus Blankenship (11th), Will Carson (11th), Neil Klug (11th), Mamoon Siddiqui (11th), Blake Brown (12th), Chris Diaz (12th)
will be Friday, February 8th - Saturday, February 9th, 2008. Thank you in advance for your support of the MPC - Boles JH, Young JH, and Martin HS Percussion Studios!
- Happy New Year! Congratulations to NEIL KLUG for an outstanding showing at the All-Area auditions - 7th chair!
- Congratulations to NEIL KLUG, All-Region Honor Band - 3rd Chair / ADVANCED to the All - Area Honor Band Audition. Congratulations to JOEY WASHBURN, All-Region Honor Band - 12th Chair. Congratulations to RYAN WATKINS, 9th Grade All-Region Honor Band - 4th Chair. Congratulations to DYLAN HERZOG, 9th Grade All-Region Honor Band - Alternate. Congratulations to everyone that advanced to todays phase II audition.
December 4th - CONGRATULATIONS to the members of the studio that ADVANCED to the 5A All-District Band. These students will audition for the All-Region Band this Saturday at Lamar HS.
(Only 11 students overall from each of 3 audition rooms advanced to All-District. There were over 40 students per room)
Neil Klug - 4th Chair in Room 3
Joey Washburn - 7th Chair in Room 3
Chris Diaz - 10th Chair in Room 1
Honorable Mention:
Mamoon Siddiqui - 12th Chair in Room 1
Will Carson - 12th Chair in Room 2
Stephen Wicker - 13th Chair in Room 1
Ryan Watkins - 13th Chair in Room 2
November 20th - Congratulations to the 2007 All-City Percussionists:
Thad Blankenship - 1st Chair - 11th/12th
Joey Washburn - 1st Chair - 9th/10th
Neil Klug - 2nd Chair - 11th/12th
Chris Diaz - 3rd Chair - 11th/12th
Luke Hall - 3rd Chair - 9th/10th
Will Carson - 4th Chair - 11th/12th
Blake Brown - 5th Chair - 11th/12th
Mamoon Siddiqui - 6th Chair - 11th/12th
Ryan Watkins - 7th Chair - 9th/10th
Kyle Thrush - alternate - 11th/12th
November 19th - Today select members of the 9th and 10th grade percussion studio will audition for the 2007 All-City 9/10 Honor Band at Martin HS. Auditions begin at approximately 5:15pm.
November 11th - Congratulations to the WD for earning 5th place honors at the 2007 Lonestar Classic. The WD competed with 25 other units in their class, including Leander HS (4th), Coppell (3rd), Georgetown (2nd), and Round Rock (1st). Congratulations to all of the members of the drumline and front ensemble on a great season!!!! Thank you drumline parents for your help, support, and for the letting the staff work with your kids!!! Thank you Pit Crew for once again assisting the WD, the best pit crew in all of Texas!
November 7th - The James Martin HS Warrior Drumline will compete at the Lone Star Classic on Saturday, November 10th at Goldsmith Stadium on Main Street in Lewisville, TX. The line will perform at 4:36pm in the Standstill I division.
ItineraryPerformance Schedule
October 1st - Congratulations to the Warrior Drumline for earning 3rd place honors in the AAA standstill class at the Plano Drumline Competition with a score of 89.67. A first place tie was awarded Colleyville Heritage HS (2005 AAA Champion) and Georgetown HS (2006 PAS Standstill National Champion). Competition was fierce, and the WD stepped up to the challenge with a great performance securing a 3rd place finish (2nd place on one judge's tote) with one of the highest scores the WD has achieved at Plano in recent years. Congratulations to all of the members and special thanks to the Pit Crew for their help the day of the competition and to all of the drumline parents for their continued support!
September 24th - The Plano Drumline Competition schedule has been released. Martin performs at 8:00pm. Visit the front page for our daily itinerary, directions to Clark Stadium, and the full performance schedule.
September 17th - Everyone make sure your calendars are marked. We are officially registered for the
Plano Drumline Contest on Saturday, September 29th. We expect to learn of our performance and report times shortly after the 19th of September.
August 19th - Congrats everyone on a very successful band camp! The members have worked very hard, and the show is coming together very well. Enjoy your final week of summer break this week!
August 2nd - We are having an extremely productive camp so far. Thank you for your hard work! This will make you even happier regarding next week - the band WILL NOT rehearse in the evening next Friday, August 10th, so will be taking that night OFF!! Enjoy - go to a movie, or spend time at home with family and friends. Thanks!
July 24th - Just a reminder to everyone that August 6th - 10th camp will be 8am - 12noon for the JV Drumline, and 5 - 9pm for the Varsity Drumline. Also, JV Drumline is to attend the Percussion Camp, August 1st - 3rd, from 8am - noon ONLY. If you have any questions please email Mr. Carbone.
July 23rd - Off again to judge DCI tonight and will be back mid-day tomorrow. Dennis Carty will be with the morning sectional groups - JV and front ensemble. Have a great day!
July 19th - The All-State / Region Etudes have been released!
Click here for more information, or go directly to the
Etudes and Performance Guidelines.
July 15th - I returned today from a short DCI judging stint in TN and GA. Some great drumlines this year! Anyhow, I added this announcements page as a quick reference and check for the latest announcements and/or information. This should be the first page that members and parents check when they visit the site. Parents or Staff - If you have any information that you would like for me to post here, just send me an email and I will do so ASAP. Sectionals this Tuesday. Mr. Hil will be the instructor in charge. I will be at the University of North Texas for the Conductors Collegium. Have a great week! - Mr. C