The following is a news release from Lubbock ISD:

Five Lubbock ISD band and choir students have recently earned all-state honors. Four as determined by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), and one from Estacado High School as recognized by the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB). The all-state performing groups represent the highest possible level of musical recognition in band, choir and orchestra in the State of Texas.

The students will perform at the TMEA Clinic and Convention in San Antonio, February 13-16.

The impact on academic achievement among all-state musicians is also noteworthy. TMEA indicates Texas All-State musicians have consistently scored about 22 percent higher than the national average and about 25 percent higher than the Texas average when looking at SAT composite scores. The Lubbock ISD All-State students are listed below.

Coronado High School Choir          
Sterling French – Tenor                                   

Estacado High School Band 
Nikolas Delacruz – Trombone                                                                                                                     

Lubbock High School Band
Dacia Hannel – Clarinet
Connie Liu – Piccolo

Monterey High School Choir
Caleb Cartwright – Tenor

(News release from the Lubbock Independent School District)