The Big Winner: Alan Gillham and his sons picking up their grand prize TV .  Left to right, Austin, Ryan and Alan Gillham.
Charlotte Piontek with the Town Center Bank VISA Gift Card and Ed Thomas, Raffle Chairman.	Glen Katlein, quilt winner with Nancy Hughes, the quilt maker and Ed Thomas, Raffle Chairman.

2007 CHS Band Booster Raffle Winners

Alan Gillham - 57” Mitsubishi HDTV
Jack & Lilly Connor - Toshiba Laptop
Charlotte Piontek - $1,000 Town Center Bank Visa Gift Card
Maria Nolan - DIRECTV service for one year
Lupe Barron - iPod Package
Glen Katlein - Winner of the CHS Band quilt which was hand-made by Nancy Hughes

Thank you to all of you who bought (or sold) raffle tickets in support of the CHS Band!!!
Ed Thomas

The Coppell High School Band was part of the halftime performance starring Kelly Clarkson during the Cowboys vs Jets game at Texas Stadium on Thanksgiving Day.  This was the kickoff of the Annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive.  The entire halftime show was broadcast on national TV.  Below are links to pictures from the first day of rehearsal to the actual performance in Texas Stadium on Thanksgiving day where the temperature plummeted, it rained, it snowed, the wind blew... in short, everything we did not need to happen, happened as far as the weather was concerned but... WE MADE IT!  And it LOOKED GREAT!

It was good news, bad news for the Coppell High School Marching Band at the Bands of America competition in San Antonio. The bad news was that we did not make the finals. The good news is that our performance at BOA was the best performance in years. The band sounded great, they looked great and they were GREAT! There is more to this story and you will hear about it at the next booster meeting. Winning is great but it's not all important.

Time to say Thank You!
As with any undertaking of this nature, moving 300+ kids from Coppell to a far away location, it could not have happened without the efforts of dedicated band boosters. To those who drove the equipment trucks, the chaperones, and so many more who work quietly and often without public recognition for what they do, thanks to all of you! Everyone is important and everyone counts in making sure the band is ready to perform and safe during the trip.

Click here to view the pictures from BOA San Antonio.

We made it through the prelims and into the finals and wound up taking 7th place!  Marcus came in first and L. D. Bell second.  The competition was extremely tough.  Congratulations to all the band members on their performance in the finals and to Mr. Mason and his staff.

Thanks to all the band boosters who turned out for the competition.  To all those who helped make the day possible, the chaperones, the truck drivers, the uniform folks, spirit committee and so many more who work so hard to insure our band arrives safely and performs without a hitch.. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!  Now, let's get ready for Duncanville!  
Click here to see pictures from BOA Arlington

The Coppell High School Marching Band performed at the Mesquite Marching Contest on Saturday, October 6th and really wowed the crowd and the judges. We came away with the following awards: Number 1 Rating, Best Horn Line, Best Percussion, Best Color Guard, Best in Class and Best Overall! Congratulations to all of the students and band instructors on a wonderful performance. Thanks to all the band boosters who were in attendance. Your presence DOES make a difference.

Saturday September 22nd the entire percussion section performed at the HEB Drumline Contest.  Coppell was awarded 2nd place overall.  We also received the Outstanding Front Ensemble (pit) award! This is a major accomplishment!
The contest was held at Pennington Field in Bedford with 11 groups at the contest, some of which are ranked the number one and number two high school drum lines in the U.S. right now. 

Click here to see the pictures!

The weather cooperated and the 4th of July Parade came off dry and on time. It was hot and very muggy but well worth it to see the band again.  The only thing missing was Mr. Pace but he's enjoying retirement.  Click here to see a few pictures from the parade.

2007 Coppell High School All State Soloist
Ten Coppell High School Band students qualified for the elite All-State Band, selected after a series of auditions.  They are among 250 students selected to the Texas All State Band from more than 155,000 high school band students who competed statewide.  “These students are among the most excellent young musicians in the State and nation, earning a most prestigious honor,” said Mr. Scott Mason, CISD director of bands.  In fact, every year it is the All State band students who receive university scholarship letters from all over the country as their skills are recognized and admired.  Click here to read the full article