The Matador Band completed their contest season by earning a top 7 area finals placement in the competitive UIL 5A Area D Marching Contest. During the fall season, the band earned unanimous 1st Division ratings at UIL Region Marching contest and two grand championships at Pre-UIL marching festivals. A special thank you to the numerous supporters throughout the fall. Congratulations to all on a terrific season!!

The Matador Band is under the direction of: Marc Telles, Samantha DiMatteo, David Witherspoon, Brad Samsen, and Heather Brown.

Taytum Rangel, 11th grade Seguin HS student, earned the prestigious recognition of being named a 2021 National Vocal Competition Finalist for the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. The ages of the finalists range from 8 to 24 years old and represent students from nearly 20 cities across the country. Rangel is one of only five finalists from the greater San Antonio area.

First, second, and third place winners will be selected in elementary/middle school, high school, and college/university categories during the December extravaganza. One student will be selected as the overall Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Grand Champion Vocalist.

Several SHS students earned awards at the Guadalupe County Fair for their outstanding artworks!

Briana Adams, second place, Photography – Catch All

Layla Ali, second place, Acrylic – Still Life

Claire Cason, second place, Watercolor – Animals

Alicia Chavez, third place, Photography – Catch All

Brittany Cisneros, third place, Watercolor

D’Angelo Clark, second place, Acrylic – Fantasy

Abryn Esquivel, second place, Photography – Leading Line

Aliana Garcia, Top Award, Photography – Details/Macro

Aliana Garcia, second place, Photography – Details/Macro

Raymundo Juarez, second place, Acrylic – Birds/Animals

Katalina Gaitan, first place, Acrylic – Fantasy

Jasmine Maldonado, third place, Photography – Details/Macro

Jasmine Maldonado, honorable mention, Acrylic – Birds/Animals

Raul Pinon, third place, Photography – Elements of Design

Zoe Seldon, first place, Watercolor – Animals

Janessa Solano, second place, Photography – Details/Macro

Tessa Velasquez, third place, Photography – Catch All

Morgan Williams, first place, Watercolor – Animals

Yaquelin Zavala, first place, Photography – Elements of Design

Yaquelin Zavala, second place, Photography – Details/Macro

Congratulations to all!

The Seguin HS Matador Theatre brought joy to thousands of students from across the school district. All K - 5 elementary students, and middle school theatre students, were transported to the high school to enjoy one of eleven spectacular performances of "Madagascar, Jr." The SHS Thespian Troupe also collected canned food during the event to donate to the local Christian Cupboard. Matador theatre is directed by Lydia Robles and Timothy Luna.

Way to go Matador Theatre!!

Barnes MS student Eleanor Crettenden, and Briesemeister MS students Olivia Busskohl and Katelynn Bates, won awards at the Texas State Junior Thespian Festival on October 23rd.

Crettenden won 3rd place in the Shakespearean Monologue event. The event included memorizing a Shakespearean monologue and performing it. The student then was asked to rewrite the monologue, translate it into modern English, and perform the new version. Congratulations Eleanor!

Busskohl and Bates received a 1st place award for costume design. The students had to be able to present and explain design choices as well as demonstrate an artistic and practical knowledge of costume design. Congratulations Katelynn and Olivia!

Seguin ISD will host a Middle School One-Act-Play Festival on 11/5 - 11/6 at the SHS Performing Arts Center. Come out and support these thespians as they perform and compete!

Contest organizer is Mr. Tommie Jackson, AJ Briesemeister MS Theatre Director.

Admission is free for this event.

Performance Schedule - November 6th, 2021

10:30 AM - Corbett Junior High School

11:30 AM - Marion Middle School

12:30 PM - Barnes Middle School

1:30 PM - Goodnight Middle School

2:30 PM -Miller Middle School

3:30 PM - Briesemeister Middle School

4:30 PM - Dobie Middle School

Awards will be announced afterwards

Location Information

Seguin High School Performing Arts Center

1315 E Cedar St.

Seguin, TX, 78155

Thirteen Seguin High School students have earned a position in the TMEA All-Region Choir! These students will perform in a clinic and concert with an All-Region choir on November 13th at Alamo Heights High School. Five of these students were chosen to advance to the Pre-Area round which will take place on November 30th. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians on this achievement!!

All-Region Mixed Choir:

Blake, Kevin *

Busskohl, Anna

Dean, Harrison *

Flores, Aidan

Hinton, Kayla

Kibbe, Robert *

Legore, Kaden *

Mays, Elizabeth *

Vasquez, Bryanna

(* = Advancing to Pre-Area)

All-Region Treble Choir:

Godina, Aryanna

Howard, Jada

Megason, Alex

Ranft, Kellie

Torres, Kaytie (Alternate)

Jason Adam

Director of Fine Arts

Email: jadam@seguin.k12.tx.us
Website: https://www.seguin.k12.tx.us/page/finearts.home
Location: 1315 East Cedar Street, Seguin, TX, USA
Phone: 830-401-8000
Twitter: @SeguinFineArts