2012-10-13 White Oak Band Classic

The 15th Annual White Oak Band Classic was held in Jacksonville, NC.

• AAAA 4th Place Class AAAA - 89.4 (5th out of 16 bands) - SUPERIOR
• AAAA 2nd Place Music Individual - SUPERIOR
• AAAA 4th Place Music Ensemble - SUPERIOR
• AAAA 4th Place Music Effect - SUPERIOR
• AAAA 4th Place Visual Performance
• AAAA 4th Place Visual Effect
• AAAA 2nd Place Drum Major - SUPERIOR (3rd highest of the day)
• AAAA 2nd Place Percussion - SUPERIOR (2nd highest of the day)
• AAAA 3rd Place Guard

2012 Music Performance Adjudication

Wind Ensemble received a SUPERIOR rating in level VI at the Music Performance Adjudication at Heritage HS.

Concert Band received a STRAIGHT SUPERIOR rating in level IV at the Music Performance Adjudication at Heritage HS.

We're very proud of their accomplishment. This marks the 6th time in school history that an HSHS Band has received a Superior Rating and the first time two bands have accomplished this feat in the same year.

Equally impressive with both ensembles were the comments they received about their professional demeanor. Good things are happening at Holly Springs, and we have some awesome kids. Special thanks to our administration and all of our faculty and staff who support the accomplishments of our students, and allow us to do what we do.

2012 All-State Bands

Congratulations to the following individuals who were selected to the 2012 All-State Bands.

Michael Bozdeck-Cubillos is the 2nd Tenor Sax alternate and 4th overall in the state. He was also the top scorer of the Central Region Tenor Saxophonists who auditioned.

Another feather in the cap of our tradition of excellence in our band program.

2012 Central All-Region Jazz Bands

Congratulations to the following individuals who were selected to the 2012 Central All-Region Jazz Bands. They will perform at the Durham School of the Arts on February 10 and 11.

Both of these students have qualified to audition for the All-State Jazz Band in March.

Jacob Classen and Kylo Balan also had excellent auditions and placed high on the alternate list for piano.

2012 Central All-District Band

Anson has qualified to audition for the All-State Band in March. This marks the 6th consecutive year that Holly Springs has qualified a student to audition for the All-State Band.

All of these students will perform in concert at Sanderson HS on Saturday, January 28, at 7 PM. The concert is FREE and open to the public.

2011-10-29 Christopher Newport University Captains Classic

A United States Scholastic Band Association event in Newport News, VA.

• 1st Place Class IIIA - 90.0 SUPERIOR
• AAA 1st Place Music Individual
• AAA 1st Place Music Ensemble
• AAA 1st Place Overall Effect - SUPERIOR
• AAA 1st Place Drum Major
• AAA 1st Place Percussion - SUPERIOR (HIGHEST SCORE OF THE DAY)
• AAA 1st Place Guard

2011-10-22 Lumberton Band Day

• A/AA Grand Champions - 85.3 - Superior Rating (5th Overall/15 bands)
• AA Class Champions
• AA 1st Place Music - Superior (4th overall)
• AA 1st Place Visual Performance - Superior
• AA 1st Place General Effect (4th overall)
• AA 1st Place Drum Major (3rd overall)
• AA 1st Place Percussion - Superior (4th overall)
• AA 1st Place Guard (5th overall)

2011-10-15 Fuquay-Varina Festival of Bands

in Fuquay-Varina, NC

• A/AA Grand Champions - Score of 84.85 - Superior Rating
• AA Class Champions
• AA 1st Place Music Performance Individual
• AA 1st Place Visual Performance
• AA 1st Place Music Effect
• AA 1st Place Visual Effect
• AA 2nd Place Percussion - Superior Rating
• AA 2nd Place Guard
• AA 3rd Place Music Ensemble

2011-09-24 Cleveland HS Band Critique and Competition

in Clayton, NC

• 3rd Place Class AA - Score of 79.1 - Excellent Rating
• 2nd Place Class AA Music Performance Individual
• 2nd Place Class AA Music Performance Ensemble
• 3rd Place Class AA Music Effect
• 3rd Place Class AA Visual Performance
• 3rd Place Class AA Visual Effect
• 3rd Place Class AA Percussion

2011 Central All-Region Jazz Band

Eli Wittmann qualified to audition for the All-State Jazz Band.

2011 Central All-District Band

Grant Credle qualified to audition for the NC All-State Honor's Band.

The following also scored high enough to be top alternates:

2010-10-31 - Cary Band Day

• 4th Place Class 3A (5th in A/AA/AAA out of 23 bands; 15th Overall)
• 2nd Place Music Class 3A
• 3rd Place Effect Class 3A
• 2nd Place Class 3A Percussion - Superior
• 2nd Place Class 3A Guard
• 4th Place Class 3A Drum Major - Superior

2010-10-16 - Fuquay-Varina Festival of Bands

• Reserve Band Grand Champion (1st in A/AA; 8th Overall)
• Class AA Champions
• 1st Place Music Class AA
• 1st Place Marching Class AA
• 1st Place Effect Class AA
• 1st Place Percussion Class AA
• 1st Place Guard Class AA
• Drum Major not awarded

2010-10-02 - Northern Nash Roundtable Tournament of Bands

• Overall Grand Champion
• Class AAA Champions
• 1st Place Music Class AAA
• 1st Place Effect Class AAA
• Marching, Percussion, Guard, and Drum Major not awarded due to wet conditions

2010-09-25 - Southeast Raleigh Band Bash

• A/AA Grand Champions (3rd Overall)
• Class AA Champions
• 1st Place Music Class AA
• 1st Place Marching Class AA
• 1st Place Effect Class AA
• 1st Place Percussion Class AA
• 1st Place Guard Class AA

2010 Central All-Region Jazz Band A

All Region Jazz Band Concert will take place on February 13, at Northern Guilford High School

2010 Central All-District Band

Grant and Anson have qualified to audition for the All-State Honor's Band on March 6)

2009-11-07 - BandBEAT at Ft. Mill, SC

2009-10-17 - Festival of Bands at Fuquay-Varina, NC

2009-09-26 - Panther Creek Invitational, Cary, NC

Class AA Champions

2009-03-29 - Atlantic Indoor Association Championships

Congratulations to the Winter Colorguard and Indoor Percussion Ensembles who are the 2009 Silver Medal (2nd place) recipients in Scholastic Novice and Scholastic Percussion Concert divisions of the Atlantic Indoor Association.  They earned these honors this past weekend at the Virginia/North Carolina Regional Circuit Championships.

2009-03-28 - Central District Bandmaster's Association Festival

Congratulations to the Concert Band who earned an Excellent Rating in Level IV, and to the Wind Ensemble who earned straight Superiors in Level V at the Central District Bandmaster's Association Concert Band Performance Adjudication.

Thank you to the Band Boosters, Band Students, Theater Tech students, Mr. Buttner, and Mr. Willis, who volunteered their time and space to make this event another success.  Over three days 45+ bands visited our campus.  Once again, I heard nothing but high praises from several directors and administration with how well run this festival has been the past two years.

We are certainly establishing ourselves as a model program of excellence both musically and organizationally in our area.  Special kudos to Pam Bagwell, Joyce Bubar, Charlie Dew, Leonard Schilling, Elana Murray, Barbara Masecar, and the custodial staff for going the extra mile to take care of all the little things that had to be done.

2009-03-08 - All-State Band

Congratulations to Adam Dunn (1st chair 11/12 alto sax), Brian Johnston (4th chair 11/12 alto sax), and Grant Credle (2nd chair 9/10 euphonium) who were all selected to the All-State Band Saturday. Anson Carroll was 2nd alternate on french horn. A fine showing for Holly Springs High School.

2009-03-08 - Brian Johnston selected 1st chair Alto-Sax in the All-State Jazz Band

Brian Johnston who was selected 1st chair Alto-Sax in the All-State Jazz Band yesterday. He will perform in Asheboro, April 3 and 4.

2009-01-24 - Brian Johnston selected to the All-Region Jazz Band A

Congratulations to Brian Johnston, who has been selected to the All-Region Jazz Band A on Alto Saxophone. He has also qualified to audition for the All-State Jazz Band in March.

2009-01-10 - Central All-District Bands

Saturday, 29 Golden Hawks band members auditioned for membership in the 2009 Central All-District Bands. From over 1,000 band students who auditioned, 6 of ours were selected. This is the most we've had selected in the 3 year history of our program. Congratulations to the following:

Also, the following placed in the top 3 among the alternates:

All of these students will perform along with the other fine musicians selected from Wake, Durham, Orange, Chapel Hill, Guilford, Alamance, Randolph, Franklin, Granville, and other counties in the All-District clinic at UNC-Chapel Hill, January 30 and 31.

The 11/12 Wind Ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Giraldi (UNC-Greensboro)

The 9/10 Wind Ensemble will be under the direction of Phillip Morgan (Wake Forest University)

The 9-12 Symphonic Band will be under the direction of Dr. Jerry Markoch (Athens Drive HS)

2008-10-25 - Ragsdale Band Festival

Congratulations to the Golden Hawks Regiment on their success at the Ragsdale Band Festival.

• 1st Place Percussion - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 1st Place Colorguard - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 1st Place Drum Major - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 3rd Place Visual Performance - Class AAA

2008-10-19 - Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands

Congratulations to the Golden Hawks Regiment who won the 2A Class Championship at the 20th Annual Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands. The band was also awarded the Pride of Fuquay award which goes to the organization that showcases the most discipline of the entire competition.

Awards earned on Saturday 10-18-08:

• 1st Place Class AA
• 1st Place Music Performance - Class AA
• 3rd Place Visual Performance - Class AA
• 3rd Place General Effect - Class AA
• 1st Place Percussion - Class AA (3rd highest score of the day)
• 2nd Place Colorguard - Class AA

The bands next performances will be on October 25. The band will be performing at HollyFest in the morning and Ragsdale High School (outside the Greensboro area) at 6:25 PM. Schedules and directions will come out later this week.

2008-10-04 - Northern Nash Annual Roundtable Contest

Saturday night at the 21st annual Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) competition, the Golden Hawks Regiment made school history by winning its 1st Overall Grand Championship and 1st Overall Superior Rating with the highest score of the day. Congratulations and thank you to all of the band members, staff, bus drivers, and band boosters who helped in some way to ensure this special moment.

The band placed 1st and earned SUPERIOR ratings in the following areas:

• Music Ensemble (highest score of the day)
• Visual Performance (highest score of the day)
• Percussion (highest score of the day)
• Drum Major (highest score of the day)

The band placed 1st and earned Excellent ratings in the following areas:

• Music Individual (highest score of the day)
• Overall Effect (highest score of the day, 1 point from Superior)
• Colorguard (2nd highest score of the day)

A great start everyone to the competitive season. The band will next perform on Homecoming night and will return to competion on October 18 at the 25th annual Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands.

2008-07-03 - Awards for Adam Dunn

Congratulations to Adam Dunn who performed in February with the Bands of America Honor Concert Band. He was selected as one of only 4 alto saxophonists in the United States to achieve this honor. He had the privilege of performing under the direction of Dr. Garry Green, Director of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Miami (FL). Adam’s name is listed as an ensemble member on the band's website www.musicforall.org.

Adam also was the winner of the North Carolina Solo Competition sponsored by the United States Marine Corps Band at Cherry Point (Havelock, NC). He had the opportunity to perform with them on May 17.

Furthermore, Adam was the proud recipient of the first Holly Springs High School Golden Hawks Award given by Principal Luther Johnson Jr. In presenting this award, Mr. Johnson stated that it was in recognition of outstanding work in the classroom (Adam has over a 4.0 GPA) and in the community with his many awards and honors in the past two years.

2008/04/23 - Central District Solo and Ensemble Festival

Congratulations to Brian Johnston, Adam Dunn, Michelle Chaffee, Cameron Faulconer and Catherine Murray who brought home 5 Superior ratings from the Central District Solo and Ensemble Festival.

2008/03/12 - Central District Band Festival

Congratulations to our Concert Band who earned a SUPERIOR rating, and our Wind Ensemble who earned an Excellent Rating in the festival. Both groups earned a Superior in Sight Reading.

Out of 42 bands that attended this year, 14 received Superior's. I'm very proud that one of our groups was amongst them. This was the first year that we entered in two different levels, and the older students performed a level higher than last year. They did well also. Both our groups represented Holly Springs HS very well in only our 2nd year of existence.

2008/03/09 - 2008 North Carolina All-State Honors Band

Congratulations to Brian Johnston who was selected to the 2008 North Carolina All-State Honor’s Band on Alto Saxophone.

2008/01/06 - 2008 Central All-District Bands Results

Yesterday, 12 Holly Springs HS Band Members auditioned for membership in the 2008 Central All-District Bands. Congratulations to the following students who gained membership in their respective ensembles.

Brian and Tyler have qualified to audition for the 2008 North Carolina Honors All-State Band.

In addition to this, special recognition is given to the following who placed as top 10 alternates on their instrument.

2007/10/06 - Edenton Peanut Festival, John A. Holmes HS

Class A

• 1st Place Music
• 1st Place Percussion
• 1st Place Drum Major (Superior)
• 2nd Place Marching
• 2nd Place General Effect
• 2nd Place Visual Ensemble
• 2nd Place Overall Class A (Excellent Rating)

2007/10/13 - White Oak Classic, White Oak HS, Jacksonville, NC

Class AA1

• 1st Place Marching and Maneuvering
• 1st Place Percussion
• 2nd Place Music
• 2nd Place General Effect
• 2nd Place Drum Major (Superior)
• 3rd Place Visual Ensemble
• 2nd Place Overall Class AA1 (Excellent Rating)
• 5th Place Overall Class A, AA1, AA2

2007/10/20 - Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands, Fuquay-Varina HS

Class AA

• 2nd Place Music
• 2nd Place Marching and Maneuvering
• 2nd Place Effect
• 2nd Place Visual Effect
• 2nd Place Visual Performance
• 2nd Place Overall Class AA
• 2nd Place Overall Class A/AA

2007/10/27 - Brick Capital Classic, Lee County HS, Sanford, NC

Class A1

• 1st Place Marching and Maneuvering (Superior)
• 1st Place General Effect
• 1st Place Percussion (Superior)
• 1st Place Visual Ensemble (Superior)
• 2nd Place Drum Major (Superior)
• 4th Place Music/Horn Line
• 1st Place Overall Class A1 (Excellent Rating)
• 1st Place Overall A1, A
• 7th Place Overall Band of the Day