Forty-Four Wylie band students qualified for the Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition by earning Division 1 (Superior) ratings on their pieces at the regional competition. The state competition is June 2-3 in Austin. Another five soloists earned Division 1 ratings but did not advance to state, and six students earned Division 2 ratings at […]
Abilene Middle School/Junior High All-City Honors Band Results
On Monday, November 12th, the Wylie Junior High Pure Gold Band competed for the first time with Abilene ISD in the All-City Honor Band auditions. Wylie Junior High earned 29 spots in the Honor Band, including 7 first chairs. Congratulations to the following students who made the Honor Band – Averi Ohnheiser, flute Lexi […]
Senior Makes State In Band And Football
When Beau Bunnell made the varsity football team last year as a junior, he had a choice to make – play football or continue in the drumline. He chose not to choose. He decided to do both. “That was the year that the band decided that 7 a.m. practices were going to become standard,” Beau […]
October Busy For Pure Gold Band
The Wylie Pure Gold Marching Band has seen phenomenal success over the years, yet the program just keeps getting bigger and better. The band has grown to 215 students; the Band Boosters have expanded into a registered 501c3 nonprofit, and the month of October promises to be a very busy and, hopefully, successful month for […]
Pure Gold Gets Personal Trainer
Pure Gold Gets Bennie Wylie As Trainer The Wylie Pure Gold Band is all in on its goal of winning a state championship this year, so much so that band directors even got a personal trainer to work the band out during summer rehearsals. Personal trainer Bennie Wylie, who recently won the television show […]