Congratulations to Union class of 2021 Senior Xavier Williams who was recently named recipient of the Oklahoma State Superintendent Award for Arts Excellence. Xavier is a 3-year member of the Oklahoma All-State Band, 3 year member of the Union High School Wind Ensemble, served 3 years as a Renegade Regiment section leader, including his senior year serving on the executive student leadership team. Additionally, Xavier earned the distinction of being named a 2021 Mr. Union finalist. Williams plans to attend the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 2021, studying music education and performing in the Pride of Oklahoma.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE: "Brain Structures Differ between Musicians and Non-Musicians"
Perhaps of interest to band student and parents, a 2003 study published by the Journal of Neuroscience examines the brain structures of musicians and non-musicians.
2019-2020 All-District and All-State Honor Band Rosters
2020 HONOR BAND ROSTERS
O.M.E.A. All-State Honor Band Members & Alternates
Blake Chilcoat
Keaton Cissell
Evan Grim
Ben Edwards
Jorge Escalera
Alan Liu
Alex Moyer
Cassidy Prag
Abigail Ren
Kyle Shanahan
Xavier Williams
NBDA All-District High School Members & Alternates
Ramiro Banda, Eliana Hall, Nichole Rains, Scott Bell, Anna Hemm, David RectorCourtney BloomLauryn HueyAbigail RenNicholas BremerAnnelise HuynhDestiny ReyesFrancisco CaballeroChance JacksonJenesis ReyesNieava CarreraJennifer JangJameson Reynolds-MyersRafeael CastellanosSarah JarvisJacob RhodesAnna ChekachkovaThad JarvisEmma SeayBlake ChilcoatAmelia KannonKyle ShanahanHayden ChilcoatJake KelleyAnnie SmithKeaton CissellTristan KilmerDylan SneedKyler CrissingerJacob LiebermanCarly TateMatthew DeerdoffAlan LiuMatthew TateZander DesJardinsAshlyn LudwigMorgan TateBenjamin EdwardsMason McClainMikayla WallaceJorge EscaleraAlex MoyerXavier WilliamsAlexander EtchisonAbhi NarayananEvan XiaoCadence GarciaEmily NguyenJackson YeatsEvan GrimIsabel OrrisonCaey PiercyCassidy Prag
