Hale Repeats, Sanchez-Ortiz Earns First All-State Honors

Marking the ninth and 10th time that a Community High School student has done so, Jayden Hale and Briana Sanchez-Ortiz advanced to the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State bands.

Hale, a senior, has now earned his third All-State honor on the French Horn. Sanchez-Ortiz, a junior, earned her first All-State honor on the clarinet. Both students will perform as part of the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio next month.

You can catch all the CISD bands in their pre-UIL performances on Tuesday, March 3, at the CHS Auditorium.

Listed below are the 10 Community High School students who qualified for ATSSB bands, the instrument they played, and the years they qualified.

• 1997 ATSSB Symphonic Band, Trombone, David Stapp
• 2005 ATSSB Concert Band, Alto Clarinet, Nathan Blacketer
• 2005 ATSSB Symphonic Band, Tuba, Elias Berry
• 2006 ATSSB Symphonic Band, Also Clarinet, Nathan Blacketer
• 2006 ATSSB Concert Band, Tuba, Colten Chapman
• 2024 ATSSB Symphonic Band, Flute, Camden Croy
• 2024 ATSSB Symphonic Band, French Horn, Jayden Hale
• 2025 ATSSB Symphonic Band, French Horn, Jayden Hale
• 2026 ATSSB, French Horn, Jayden Hale
• 2026 ATSSB, Clarinet, Briana Sanchez-Ortiz