About the Director
Larry Brown is taking the helm of the Marching Yellow Jackets this year after the retirement of longtime band director Michael Clark. Originally from Chattanooga, Brown loves going home to visit as often as possible with his mother, sister and nephew, who still live there, and you can often find him cheering for the Mocs.
Brown has been in the Calhoun area for nearly 20 years and has taught in both Gordon County and Calhoun City Schools. “I’m still an active performer,” said Brown. “I believe it’s good for the band to see that their director still pursues his or her instrument.”
Brown loves going to the mountains and hiking and has found several good hikes within an hour’s drive of Calhoun.
Brown will be assisted this year by co-director Sara Knapp.
About the Show
The Calhoun High School Marching Band program this year is comprised of several upbeat tunes sure to get fans out of their seat. “First we are playing ‘All My Life’ by the Foo Fighters,” said Brown. “This is an intense song that has a lot of energy and lot of sound. We will follow that up with ‘Play That Funky Music’, by Wild Cherry, to honor Mr. Clark and the years he and his family dedicated to building the CHS band into what it is today. Michael loved this tune on the field and I hope he enjoys what we’ve done with it this year.
“Our drum line will then play an original drum break entitled ‘Diddles-R-Us’, composed by our percussion instructor, Robert Melville,” said Brown. “Our fantastic color guard and national champion majorette line will be featured next in the Beatle’s ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, followed by our closing number, ‘House of the Rising Sun’, written by the Animals. This year’s show has a lot of emotion and energy tied to it. I hope those who get to see it enjoy it.”
The band will continue with tradition this year and will be taking its bi-annual trip to Orlando, Florida in the Spring. Up to 150 students will spend Spring Break enjoy- ing the theme parks on this three-day trip. Be sure to look out for the Marching Yellow Jackets annual produce sale to help them raise necessary funds.
Roster
Drum Major: Sarah Green Flute: Andrea Banks, Linsy Gomez, Brooke Kendrick, Karen Lopez, Christina Luna, Cambria Manning, Samantha Story, Danielle Charles, Marissa Fife, Estefany Garduno, Luis Gutierrez, LeAnna Johnson, Brooke Landry, Autumn Lively, Bhavi Patel, Priya Patel, Trinity Reyes, Nancy Rodriguez, Christopher Vargas, Stephanie Vigil, Yesenia Garcia, Morgan Henson, Sydney Hull, Sierra Maddox, Nicole Oriol, Angie Perez, Genesis Quintos, Anna Rich, Teresa Vicente, Adriana Canchola, Olivia Freeman, Soraya Graves, McKenzee Holt, Jollie Jackson, Lydia Jaime, Erica Landry, Floe Maddox, Melanie Matul, Mary Grace Osborne, Khushi N Patel, Khushi R Patel, Khushi B Patel, Anjely Reyna, Emily Scoggins, Nathaniel Stockman, Yamileth Valdiva Clarinet: Cristal Anguiano, Monica Gurrusquieta, Maddy Duke, Chloe Gibson, Miriam Orellana, Disha Patel, Demiyah Dublin, Kimberly Easley, Gaby Flores, Rashad Fuller, Kimberly Gonzalez, Heidi Guerrero, Alexandra Kirkland, Brendi Lucas, Rosa Martinez, Marcela Miranda, Anabelle Poarch, Lesly Simon, Yecica Vicente, Ryan Bagley, Ricky Castillo, Drew Erickman, Baylee Long, Auroa Lopez, Isabel Morfin, Anahi Ramirez, Francella Vasquez, Gracyn Bagley, Cecilia Banda, Emilee Cornelison, Yolanie Cotto, Kennedy Denmon, Daisy Garcia, Chantel Jackson, Kaylee Kuehne, Gracie Smith, Emilee Watson Alto Saxophone: Bryson Parker, Gerson Ramos, Guillermo Brito, Lizeth Cornejo, Amberly Dortch, Alan Jaramillo, Phoebe Jude, Sam Magnicheri, Regan Moorehead, Armando Nieves, Jacob Edwards, Valery Florian, Randall Forster, Austin Greeson, Gabe Harmon, Reid McGaskey, Jacob Robertson, Daniel Barrios, Miles Bright, Owen Gilreath, Shelby Green, Luke Peden, Brittany Pelico, Sheila Perez, Zelia Rangel, Alex Repp, Melissa Villanueva, Katie Dao, Addison Dortch, Kaden Mashburn, Caleb McFarland, Joshua Roberston, Sarai Rosales Tenor Saxophone: Anderson Trumpet: Stephen Causby, Erin Dimeler, Joanna Foley, Tristen Martin, Kim Parker, Nishik Patel, Patrick Subers, Rebecca Alonzo, Jameson Bell, Ethan Brown, Priscilla Camacho, Gavin Handley, Kaden Krupp, Michelle Mondragon, Matt Myers, Karina Paxtor, Louis Reyes, Logan Rigney, Nestor Silva, Danny Aguirre, Seth Causby, Fatima Gurrusquieta, Jadasia Harrison, Nick Hull, Markie Hutzler, Yovani Merida, Cristian Pena, Ruth Rosales, Austin Garner, Matthew Bouchard, Conner Handley, Alex Martin, Kevin Miranda, Erika Morales, Jeremy Moso, Isaiah Ramos, Alan Avila, Andrea Brito, Ariana Chavez, Ruby Christian, Annelise Conway, Audrik Delgado, Ana Diaz, Cecilia Gallegos, Julio Garcia, Cole Greeson, Albert He, Geovani Hernadez, Jorge Jaramillo, Noah Jones, Ty Ly, John Reid, Tate Warren Mellophone: Carley Foster, Melissa Gutierrez, Catherine Sosa, Angie Donis, Cynthia Hernandea, Nicky Rood, Xiomara Senteno Riley