LISD Solo Contest - Feb. 2018
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Solo contest on Feb. 10!
The following students earned an OUTSTANDING SOLOIST Award:
Esther L. - Flute Joey R. - Trumpet
Minhyuk K. - Clarinet Michael Y. - Trombone
Gabriel V. - Alto Sax Nathan C. - Marimba
Gavin M. - Bassoon Kunju M. - Snare
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Solo contest on Feb. 10!
The following students earned an OUTSTANDING SOLOIST Award:
Esther L. - Flute Joey R. - Trumpet
Minhyuk K. - Clarinet Michael Y. - Trombone
Gabriel V. - Alto Sax Nathan C. - Marimba
Gavin M. - Bassoon Kunju M. - Snare
LISD Solo Contest - Feb. 2017
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Solo contest on Feb. 4!
The following students earned an OUTSTANDING SOLOIST Award:
Hannah B. - Flute Michael Y. - Trombone
Joshua E. - Clarinet Grant P. - Tuba
Yvonne K. - Clarinet Shashank I. - Marimba
Joey R. - Trumpet Nick W. - Marimba
Commended Winner - Mark of Excellence

National Wind Band Honors (click to view full results)
The 2015-2016 McKamy Honor Winds has been named a COMMENDED WINNER by the National Wind Band Honor Project again!
Many of the finest bands in the nation entered in the competition with over 235 entries through submitted recording in multiple classifications. Honor Winds submitted Choreography by Sheldon & Arabian Dances by Balmages. We are extremely proud of all students in the program for this achievement. Congratulations to all!
The 2015-2016 McKamy Honor Winds has been named a COMMENDED WINNER by the National Wind Band Honor Project again!
Many of the finest bands in the nation entered in the competition with over 235 entries through submitted recording in multiple classifications. Honor Winds submitted Choreography by Sheldon & Arabian Dances by Balmages. We are extremely proud of all students in the program for this achievement. Congratulations to all!
LISD Solo Contest - Feb. 2016
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Solo contest on Feb. 6!
The following students earned an OUTSTANDING SOLOIST Award:
Hanna C. - Clarinet (Honorable Mention) Grant Pressler - Tuba
Joshua E. - Clarinet Miranda Smith - Horn
Yvonne K. - Clarinet
Congratulations to all students who performed at the Solo contest on Feb. 6!
The following students earned an OUTSTANDING SOLOIST Award:
Hanna C. - Clarinet (Honorable Mention) Grant Pressler - Tuba
Joshua E. - Clarinet Miranda Smith - Horn
Yvonne K. - Clarinet
Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for the All-District Band. We are proud of the hard work and progress put forth by many students. Way to go to the following students who earned a chair in the 2016 All-District Band!
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Congratulations to the following McKamy Band students that earned a chair in one of the 2016 All-Region Bands. With 21 schools encompassing Lewisville ISD, Southlake ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and over 1100 students auditioning, these students rose to the top! We are very proud of all students that went through the process and are glad to see the improvement made by everyone!
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LISD Solo Contest 2015
Congratulations to all students who competed in the LISD Solo contest on Feb. 8!
We are very pleased with the performances and comments students received!
The following students received an Outstanding Soloist from their room:
Ayna M. - Flute Kyle W. - Alto Sax Adam H. - Tuba
Hanna C. - Clarinet Samuel K. - Trumpet Saket P. - Percussion
Chaeryn Y. - Clarinet Colin L. - Trumpet
We are very pleased with the performances and comments students received!
The following students received an Outstanding Soloist from their room:
Ayna M. - Flute Kyle W. - Alto Sax Adam H. - Tuba
Hanna C. - Clarinet Samuel K. - Trumpet Saket P. - Percussion
Chaeryn Y. - Clarinet Colin L. - Trumpet
All-Region Success! (2013-2014)

Congratulations to the following McKamy Band students that earned a chair in one of the All-Region Bands. With 21 schools encompassing Lewisville ISD, Southlake ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and over 1000 students auditioning, these students rose to the top! We are very proud of all students that went through the process and are glad to see the improvement made by everyone!
Flute Bassoon Trumpet
Catherine Ku Teja Gorantla Samuel Kim
Ayna Molina Noah Kubala
Mayuri Prasad (7) Contra Bass Clarinet Miranda Wilson
Megha Kolli (7) Dylan Humphries
French Horn
Oboe Alto Saxophone Riley McMinimy
Garrett Day Drupad Annapureddy Preston Handel
Kyle Winter
Bb Clarinet Trombone
Jin Lee Tenor Saxophone Paul Young
Andrew Cui Brandon Williams (7) Deanne Padayhag
Henry Liu (7)
Amanda Yancy (7) Tuba
Gia Lee (7) Wyatt Smith
Hanna Chang (7)
Flute Bassoon Trumpet
Catherine Ku Teja Gorantla Samuel Kim
Ayna Molina Noah Kubala
Mayuri Prasad (7) Contra Bass Clarinet Miranda Wilson
Megha Kolli (7) Dylan Humphries
French Horn
Oboe Alto Saxophone Riley McMinimy
Garrett Day Drupad Annapureddy Preston Handel
Kyle Winter
Bb Clarinet Trombone
Jin Lee Tenor Saxophone Paul Young
Andrew Cui Brandon Williams (7) Deanne Padayhag
Henry Liu (7)
Amanda Yancy (7) Tuba
Gia Lee (7) Wyatt Smith
Hanna Chang (7)
All-District Success! (2013-2014)

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for the All-District Band. We are proud of the hard work and progress put forth by many students. Way to go to the following students who earned a chair in the 2013 All-District Band!
Flute Tenor Sax
Lauren Restino Brandon Williams
Ayna Molina
Sarah Wood Trumpet
Kylie Butterfield Noah Kubala
Roselyn Hoskisson (7) Miranda Wilson
Mayuri Prasad (7) Drew Kennedy
Samuel Kim (7)
Clarinet Tyler Wood (7)
Jin Lee
Andrew Cui French Horn
Henry Liu (7) Riley McMinimy
Conoor Dailey (7) Preston Handel
Hanna Chang (7) Jason Christensen (7)
Amanda Yancey (7) Osama Asad (7)
Sanchith Shanmuga (7)
Gia Lee (7)
Trombone
Bass Clarinet Paul Young
Taye Chadwell (7) Berkley Stovall (7)
Contra Clarinet Euphonium
Dylan Humphries Jacob Steele
Andrew Liquigan (7)
Bassoon
Lauren Stanley (7) Tuba
Yashwant Vallapereddy (7) Wyatt Smith
Sean Amick (7)
Alto Saxophone Neel Sheth (7)
William Moss (7)
Kyle Winter (7)
Flute Tenor Sax
Lauren Restino Brandon Williams
Ayna Molina
Sarah Wood Trumpet
Kylie Butterfield Noah Kubala
Roselyn Hoskisson (7) Miranda Wilson
Mayuri Prasad (7) Drew Kennedy
Samuel Kim (7)
Clarinet Tyler Wood (7)
Jin Lee
Andrew Cui French Horn
Henry Liu (7) Riley McMinimy
Conoor Dailey (7) Preston Handel
Hanna Chang (7) Jason Christensen (7)
Amanda Yancey (7) Osama Asad (7)
Sanchith Shanmuga (7)
Gia Lee (7)
Trombone
Bass Clarinet Paul Young
Taye Chadwell (7) Berkley Stovall (7)
Contra Clarinet Euphonium
Dylan Humphries Jacob Steele
Andrew Liquigan (7)
Bassoon
Lauren Stanley (7) Tuba
Yashwant Vallapereddy (7) Wyatt Smith
Sean Amick (7)
Alto Saxophone Neel Sheth (7)
William Moss (7)
Kyle Winter (7)
McKamy Band earns 10th in the State! (2012-2013)
Congratulations to the McKamy Honor Winds for earning 10th in state at the CCC TMEA Honor Band process! The McKamy Honor Winds advanced from the Region and Area levels to advance to state. We are extremely proud of the band staff and students on this outstanding achievement!
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