Lewisville Bands offer an extensive and comprehensive band program.

Academic Band:

• 6th Grade Beginning Band

• 7th Grade Intermediate Band

• 8th Grade Concert Band

• Middle School CPA Band (Honor Band)

• High School Fall Concert Band

• High School Spring Concert Band

Extracurricular Band:

• Marching Lions

• Indoor Percussion

• Winter Guard

• Middle School Jazz Band

• High School Jazz Band (Blue Cat Jazz)

• Drumline

• Brass Ensemble

Lewisville Bands are very active with the South Carolina Band Directors Association:

• All-State/Region Band

• Concert Performance Assessment

• Jazz Performance Assessment

• Solo and Ensemble Festival

Students are also given the opportunity to participate in university and college programs as well:

• Winthrop Invitational Band Clinic

• University of South Carolina Honor Band Clinic

• University of South Carolina Girl’s Jazz Day

• Limestone University Middle and High School Honor Band

• University of Georgia Jan Fest

• University of South Carolina Band Day (Marching)

Marching Band

*2021 2nd Place Overall- Olde English Festival of Bands; Best Colorguard

*2021 3rd Place - White Knoll Tournament of Bands

*2021 Blythewood Tournament - 3rd Place

*2021 South Carolina Band Directors Association 1A Marching Band State Finalists

*2022 2nd Place Overall- Olde English Festival of Bands

*2022 South Carolina Band Directors Association 1A Marching Band State Finalists

*2022 3rd Place C Phillip McIntyre Tournament of Bands

*2023 2nd Place Overall- Olde English Festival of Bands

*2023 2nd Place Overall - Fin Fest Tournament of Bands (2nd Place Guard, 2nd Place Percussion)

*2023 South Carolina Band Directors Association 1A Marching Band State Finalists

*2024 Henry Laurens Invitational SUPERIOR Percussion and Guard

*2024 Carolina Forest Coastal Classic: 1st Place Overall, 1st Place Percussion, 1st Place Color Guard, 1st Place Music, 1st Place GE, 2nd Place Visual

Concert Band

*2023 South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment - High School Wind Ensemble - EXCELLENT rating

First High School-Only participants for a CPA Performance since 2011

*2023 South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment - Middle School Concert Band - EXCELLENT rating

*2023 Lewisville Wind Ensemble (7th-12th) - Music in the Parks Festival - Pigeon Forge, TN - Excellent rating, 2nd Place - High School Division

*2023 LMS and LHS Bands - Chester County Honor Band (Arts Showcase)

*2024 South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment - High School Wind Ensemble - EXCELLENT rating

*2024 South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment - Middle School Concert Band - EXCELLENT rating

*2024 Chester County Honor Band participants

Solo and Ensemble Festival

2023

*Rayna Foster - SUPERIOR rating with Distinction (30/30) , Jessica McAulay - SUPERIOR rating (29/30), Brody Hinson - SUPERIOR rating (28/30), Abby Carter - SUPERIOR rating (28/30), Lewisville Chamber Ensemble - Large Ensemble (A Tindell, R Foster, A Cassels, A Etheredge, D Robinson, A Burris, P McWhirter, S Burris, K McBrayer, K Minard) -SUPERIOR rating (28/30), Kaylee Minard - SUPERIOR rating (27/30), Cassie Box - EXCELLENT RATING rating (24/30), Jessica McAulay and Cassie Box - EXCELLENT rating (23/30), Sam Crouch - EXCELLENT rating (23/30), Cassie Box and Lacie Levister - EXCELLENT rating (22/30), Kaylee Minard and Catie Carter - EXCELLENT rating (21/30)

2024

Rayna Foster - clarinet solo - SUPERIOR rating *with Distinction Perfect Score (2 consecutive years), Brody Hinson - flute solo - SUPERIOR rating , Asher McCrorey - flute solo - SUPERIOR rating, Neely Simpson - clarinet solo - SUPERIOR rating , Ansley Cassels - alto saxophone solo - SUPERIOR rating, Kaylee Minard - marimba solo -SUPERIOR rating, Knox McBrayer & Ansley Cassels - mixed duet - SUPERIOR rating, Page McWhirter & Anna Burris - trumpet duet - SUPERIOR rating, Neely Simpson & Serina Sizemore - woodwind duet - EXCELLENT rating, [Ensemble 1]Brody Hinson, Abby Carter, Rayna Foster, Ryan Duffen, Devaughn Robinson, Amare Wilks, Jacob Duffen - SUPERIOR rating, [Ensemble 2] Rayna Foster, Alexus Tindell, Emily Hinson, Ashlynn Etheredge, Knox McBrayer, Ryan Duffen - EXCELLENT rating

Mixed Trio – Jayla Ledford, Viviana Thiele, Brooklyn Bright – excellent rating, Duet – Nolan Pace and Tyler Pace – excellent rating (half a point away from a superior), Solo – Annabella Carr – superior rating, Solo – Kensey King - superior rating, Solo – Melody Yon - superior rating, Solo – Bre Schaffer - superior rating, Solo – Amelia Peoples - superior rating, Mixed Large Ensemble – Amelia Peoples, Bre Schaffer, Kensey King, Brooklyn Osborne, Charlie Sims, Caliapi Thiele, Zion Price, Carson Jackson - superior rating, Mixed Trio – Madison Garcia, Melody Yon, Saria Lewis - superior rating, Solo – Anna Burris - superior rating, Brass Quartet – Xavier Windham, Tyler Sloop, Sullivan Shive, Fenix Rivers – excellent rating

Region Band

2022

Margo Jackson (All-State callback), trumpet, 12th Grade, Knox McBrayer (All-State callback), trombone, 7th Grade, Ashlynn Etheredge, flute, 7th Grade, Rayna Foster, clarinet, 8th Grade

2023

*Rayna Foster, Brody Hinson, Knox McBrayer - 1st Chair Region Three, Ashlynn Etheredge - 3rd Chair Region Three

2024

*Anna Burris

Indoor Percussion

2022

*3rd Place Music - CWEA Rock Hill HS

*Finished 4th Place - CWEA Class PSN

*Promotoed

2023

*1st Place - CWEA - River Bluff - Class PSCN

*1st Place - CWEA - Indian Land - Class PSCN

*1st Place - CWEA - Easley - Class PSCN

*1st Place - CWES - Winthrop University - Class PSCN

*CHAMPIONS gold medalist - 1st Place CWEA (1st in school history)

2024

*Promoted to class PSCA

*3rd Pace - CWEA - Indian Land - Class PSCA

Winter Guard

2023

*3rd Place - Carolina Winter Ensemble Association - Indian Land - Class PSN

*1st Place Equipment, 2nd Place Movement - Rock Hill - Class PSN

*BRONZE medalist - 3rd Place CWEA (1st in school history)

2024

*Lewisville Middle School Cub Cadets inaugural year

Jazz Band

*2023 High School Jazz Band - 1st time participating in the South Carolina Band Directors Association Jazz Performance Assessment at Newberry College

*2023 Jazz Performance Assessment LHS - EXCELLENT rating

*2023 Jazz Performance Assessment LHS - Best Soloist: Ben Phillips

*2023 Jazz Performance Assessment LMS - SUPERIOR rating

*2023 Jazz Performance Assessment LMS - Best Soloist: Ashlynn Etheredge

*LMS Jazz Band - Chester County School District Board Meeting performance

*Combined Jazz Band invited to perform for the CCSD Support Staff Recognition (2023, 2024)

2024

*2024 Jazz Performance Assessment LHS - EXCELLENT rating

*2024 Jazz Performance Assessment Best Soloist - Brody Hinson

*2024 Jazz Performance Asesssment LMS - SUPERIOR rating

*2024 Jazz Performance Asesssment Best Soloist - Anna Burris

*2024 USC Girl's Jazz Day participation

*2024 USC Jazz Fesival -Best Soloist (Anna Burris -LMS), (Devaughn Robinson - LHS)

*Brody Hinson - piano - first LHS Student to audition for the SCBDA All-State Jazz Band

*2024 Guest Performers with the USC Swing Shift Band

Honor Band Clinics

*2021 Winthrop Invitational Band Clinic: Margo Jackson, Gavin Morrison, Jessica McAulay

*2021 Limestone University Honor Band Clinic - Rayna Foster, Ashlynn Etheredge, Knox McBrayer, Kaylee Minard, Joseph Hinson, Ansley Cassels, Autumn Burch, Samantha Applegate, Page McWhirter

*2022 Limestone University HS Honor Band: Jackson Hollis, Alicey Yang, Colin Reilly

*2022 University of South Carolina Honor Band: Jessica McAulay, Margo Jackson, Vinny Yang, Gavin Morrison, Jackson, Hollis

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*2022 University of Winthrop Invitational Band Clinic: Jessica McAulay, Adrianna Lechzier

*2022 Limestone University MS Honor Band Clinic: Knox McBrayer, Tristan Featherstone, Christian Featherstone, Dominic Garcia, DJ Dawkins, Ashlynn Etheredge, Emily Craig, Madison Garcia, Anna Burris, Asher McCrorey

*2023 University of Georgia Honor Band: Rayna Foster (HS), Knox McBrayer (MS)

*2023 Limestone University HS Honor Band Clinic: Brody Hinson, Alexus Tindell, Sam Crouch, Rayna Foster, Sam Burris, Page McWhirter, Lacie Levister, Kaylee Minard

*2023 University of South Carolina Honor Band Clinic: Jessica McAulay, Cassie Box, Brody Hinson

*2023 University of South Carolina Girls Jazz Day: Ansley Cassels, Jessica McAulay, Rayna Foster, Kaleigh Sheets, Kaylee Minard, Anna Burris, Cassie Box, Autumn Burch

*2023 Winthrop University Invitational Band Clinis: Knox McBrayer, Rayna Foster

*2024 Limestone University Honor Band Clinic: Brody Hinson, Devaughn Robinson, Page McWhirter, Joseph Hinson, Chief Cabbagestalk, Jacob Duffen, Ryan Duffen, Asher McCrorey, Dominic Garcia, Ashlynn Etheredge, Alexus Tinell, Kaylee Minard

Band/Music Scholarships

2022

Margo Jackson - Anderson University

2023

Jessica McAulay - Liberty University

Ben Phillips - Winthrop University - Guitar/Jazz

John Philip Sousa Award

2021 - Margo Jackson

2022 - Jessica McAulay

2023 - Joseph Hinson

2024 -

Louis Armstrong Award

2021 - Ben Philips

2022 - Margo Jackson

2023 - Ben Philips

2024 -

Director’s Award

2021 - NA

2022 - Gavin Morrison

2023 - Abby Carter

2024 -

Mitch Hopper Legacy Award

2022 - Margo Jackson

2023 - Jessica McAulay

2024 - no seniors

Our goals are to provide our Lewisville Band students:

• a safe learning environment

• a fun and rewarding experience

• encouragement and support

• a place to nurture one's musical abilities

• a venue for fostering self discipline, organization, leadership, commitment, dedication, and teamwork.