Chisholm Trail Middle School CTMS Region Orchestra
Shout out to Ena Ishimaru who received Principal 2nd violin of the Middle School Symphony Orchestra last night at Region Orchestra.
The audition process started in October where she gained entry into the Region Orchestra. Last night, they had their first sectional and had a final audition to rank players in the group. She placed 1st in her division. This is a huge accomplishment,
CTMS Region Band Auditions
This weekend, the CTMS Band had students compete in the second round of Region Band auditions. 6 students earned placement in one of the Region Bands! The students are:
Melani Vanderschaaf – Flute – Region Symphonic Band
Hannah Schroeder – Clarinet – Region Concert Band
Richie Nguyen – Bass Clarinet – Region Concert Band
Joel Banderas – Euphonium – Region Concert Band
Diego Rangel – Tuba – Region Symphonic Band
Ethan Lau – Percussion – Region Concert Band
This is a huge honor that started two weeks ago with them competing against over 1000 students from our area at District Band Auditions. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication!
CTMS District Band
This weekend CTMS Band members competed in All-District Auditions. We had 14 students make district band and 7 advanced to All Region Auditions this coming weekend! We are so proud of all their hard work. The students are:
Melanie Vanderschaaf – Flute*
Hannah Schroeder – Clarinet*
John Meren – Clarinet*
Madelyn Pundsack – Clarinet
Richie Nugyen – Bass Clarinet
Alex Valseth – Trumpet*
Connor Kincaid – Trumpet
Ben Gobert – Trombone
Liam Fish – Trombone
Cody White – Bass Trombone
Joel Banderas – Euphonium*
Diego Rangel – Tuba*
Mattias Chacon – Tuba
Ethan Lau – Percussion*
* indicates advancing
CTMS Region Choir
On Saturday morning, Region 26 held Middle School Region Choir Auditions. This audition included schools from Round Rock, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Hutto, Manor, and more! There were over 400 auditionees, and Chisholm Trail Choir is so pleased to announce that we had three students selected to join the 2024 Region 26 Choirs!
Please join us in congratulating Owen Hyink, Nico Gallegos, and Mia Mielke on their incredible achievement!
CTMS Football News
Congratulations to the 7th B football team. They are the 2024 Round Rock ISD District Champions!
The Cougars had a record of 7-0 on the season. They outscored their opponents 224-40.
The 7th A football team ended their outstanding season 7-1 on the year and were second in Round Rock ISD. They outscored their opponents 231-66 on the season.
The coaches would like to thank the parents, students, and staff members for their support this season. Thanks to you all.
As a class the 7th grade Cougars were 14-1 on the season. This is more wins than any other class in the history of the school.
Go Cougs!
CTMS Cross Country News
Your Chisholm Trail Cougars competed on Saturday at the McNeil Invitational against more than 700 middle school runners from across the state. Cougars did not let an extremely hot day and difficult course slow them down. We had strong performances from Nishtha G and Will M, and in a field of 396 7th and 8th grade boys, Josiah P and Brendan H finished in the top 50 at 48th and 36th, and Miles B finished as the 2nd 7th grader and the 18th finisher overall!
We followed Saturday up with the District Meet at Walsh, where again both 7th and 8th graders compete in the field together. It is no joke that hard work pays off! Your Cougars dropped a combined total of 3 minutes and 50 seconds from season bests, with every athlete running a personal best time! Nishtha G put in an incredibly strong personal best and finished at 17:48. Quinn N and Will M both dropped a full minute from their personal bests with lights out races coming in at 16:11 and 15:54. Finishing with a season top speed of 10:10 and 20th place was Brendan H. Coming in 16th overall with a time of 13:01 was Josiah P. And leading the way for the Cougar boys and all 7th grade boys in the district was Miles B with a 5th place overall finish and a personal best time of 12:07!
Ms. McAlpine and Ms. Neary are beyond proud of the work and success of this team and all our early morning runners! We look forward to continuing to drop time and set new goals as we train throughout the year. If you’re interested in challenging yourself, increasing speed and stamina, or getting ready for future races, come check out Run Club!