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11-9-2023 2022-2023 Homecoming Highlights
An awesome Homecoming Football Game win and half-time Royalty Announcements made the night one to remember! The recognition given to our students who were chosen by their peers, and the honors bestowed on three community members chosen for their contributions to our schools and town made the night magical. If you missed it, check out the photos and read the highlights of those who got to be Lytle Pirate Royalty for the night.
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10-18-2023 Pirate Band is Going to Area
On last Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Pirate Band performed for the UIL Region Marching Contest in Hondo. The students performed extremely well, in what was possibly the best performance they have had all year long! In this performance they earned a 1st Division Rating from all three judges, which qualifies the band for their 6th consecutive trip to the UIL Area Marching Contest!
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10-10-2023 Best Pirate Band
Two Saturdays ago on September 30, 2023, the Pirate Band competed in a double-header competition. First at the Roughrider Competition at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio, and second at the Hill Country Marching Festival at Fredericksburg High School. While the day was exhausting, the students learned the level of hard work and exhaustion that goes into performing twice in one day – like when you make Finals at Area! Though the results weren’t exactly as we dreamed they would be, we all learned quite a bit that day, earning 4th place overall at both competitions. The sting of a 4th place finish at Roughrider burned even deeper when we found out that 2nd and 3rd place were only 1 point above 4th place.
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8-10-2023 2023 Back-To-School Convocation Celebration!
Our Lytle Pirate Convocation always feels like a family reunion. Returning Pirate Staff and newly hired Pirates come together to share hopes, dreams and goals for the new school year. Kicking off with performances from our talented band students, dancers and cheerleaders set the tone for LeeAnna Mask, President of our Lytle ISD Board of Trustees, to welcome everyone with encouraging words, "All our school programs had history-making success last year, and I'm certain we'll continue to build on that success this school year."
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5-30-2023 Band Gold and Silver Medalists
On February 5, 2023, High School Band students participated in Solo and Ensemble performance competitions, advancing to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Pflugerville. On Saturday, May 27, 2023, after the dust had barely settled from graduation, soloist Stefan Grigsby, a Junior, and quartet members Senior Cambri Davila, Junior Victoria Garcia, Senior Citlali Ferreira, and Senior Natalie Williams to Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest (TSSEC) held at Hendrickson High School.
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4-28-2023 2023 Marching Show Revewal and Other Band News!
Today we revealed the 2023-2024 Marching Band Show to our band students. We are incredibly excited about next year, and we are super proud of the Show Reveal that our students put together; so we wanted to share the video with everyone!
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3-8-2023 Pirate Band Receives 5th Consecutive Sweepstakes Award!
Yesterday, March 7, 2023, the Lytle Pirate Band attended UIL Concert and Sight Reading at Pleasanton High School. The students have been preparing their music since January, and they did not disappoint! The band earned 1s from all 3 judges on stage for their prepared music, and then they earned ones from all 3 judges in the Sight Reading room. This is the highest score that is possible to achieve! Earning a 1 at Concert and Sight Reading, in addition to the 1st division rating at the UIL Marching Contest in the fall fulfills the UIL requirements for the band to be considered a “Sweepstakes” band. This marks the 5th consecutive Sweepstakes Award that the Band has earned!
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2-26-2023 Junior High Region Band
On January 14, 2023, ten students earned a place in our Region 11 Junior High All-Region Band. This past Saturday, February 25, 2023, we traveled to Carrizo Springs where students practiced for 6 hours to put on an amazing concert for family and fellow band directors. Mr. Lopez and I had a great day with our students.
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02-27-2023 Pirate Band UIL Solo and Ensemble
On Saturday, February 18, 2023, five members of the Lytle Pirate Band traveled to Southwest High School to compete in UIL Solo and Ensemble. All students that attended received a 1st division rating, and most will be advancing to the State level of competition in May!
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1-26-2023 TEA Visits Lytle ISD
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 20+ senior level administrators from TEA, CEN and ESC-20 spent a full day visiting classrooms across Lytle and talking with teachers, coaches and administrators regarding our implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) on each campus. And…WOW
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1-17-2023 Junior High Band Region Honors
This past weekend, February 14, 2023, 26 students travelled to Pearsall for the Junior High All-Region Band auditions. The students competed against hundreds of students from around the Region for a chance to perform in the Junior High All-Region Band Clinic and Concert that will be held in February in Carrizo Springs.
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12-23-2022 Fine Arts Night is a Jolly Good Time!
On December 14, 2022, Lytle Collegiate High School hosted community members, students and their families, as well as local businesses and organizations to join us in appreciation of the Fine Arts. The career and technical education students in Culinary Arts prepared many appetizers and desserts for all to enjoy, in addition to barista-mixed drinks offered at the Jolly Roger Coffee Company.
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12-3-2022 Association of Texas Small School Bands Region Results
We had an incredible day at ATSSB Region Auditions, and have some students advancing to the Area round of Auditions!
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10-25-2022 Pirate Band Makes HISTORY!
Last Saturday, October 22, 2022, the Pirate Band competed at the 3A Area Marching Band Competition for the 5th consecutive time.
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10-18-2022 Pirate Band Earns 1st Division at UIL!
Last Saturday, October 15, 2022, the Pirate Band competed at the UIL Region 11 Marching Contest among 41 other bands. The students performed their best yet and brought spectators to their feet.
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10-9-2022 Pirate Band Places at Competition!
Yesterday, October 8, 2022, the Pirate Band traveled to Heroes Stadium to perform in the last Pre-UIL performance of the Marching season, at the 39th Annual Rough Rider Marching Competition.
