Smith Middle School Band

05/25/2023

New adventures await…

We are hard at work preparing for our transition to an Intermediate Campus. We will use this page to communicate about ALL things SMITH. Thank you for visiting our page!

05/24/2023

The band hall door closes for the last time. Thanks to all the students, parents, teachers, staff, and community that have contributed to 16 years of

05/22/2023

SMS Band,
-If you have a school-owned instrument at home, you MUST bring it back to school on Tuesday, May 23. We have to store items before construction begins on Wednesday.
-If you have a personal or rental instrument at school, you MUST take it home on Tuesday, May 23.
-If you are intending to return an instrument to the Bandwagon, it MUST be placed in Practice Room 3 by 8:30 AM on Tuesday, May 23.
-Band directors will not have access to the band hall after school releases on Wednesday, May 24. Band directors cannot be held responsible for items left in the band hall. Instruments left in the band hall will be assumed to be property of CISD.

05/20/2023

05/19/2023

Mr. Carter won at golf with a score of 42 (par 35)!

05/19/2023

Marches of the Armed Forces

05/19/2023

Simba!

05/17/2023

We had our end of the year Band Celebration today! 16 years of the Smith Band has been awesome! Please continue to read to hear what was shared with our students:
It has been a great year at SMS! I’m so happy with how we have finished our time as the Smith MS Band! You are the finale to 16 years of incredible music making. To recap our year:
We had several students make IHB and the All-Region Band
Tons of kids earned a 1st division on their solo
The Jazz Ensemble performed in Houston at a conference
The Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble earned UIL Sweepstakes awards. The Symphonic Band earned their 10th and Wind Ensemble earned their 15th! That’s 25 Sweepstakes for the SMS Bands!
The Jazz Ensemble earned Outstanding MS Jazz Band at the Eastland Jazz Festival and 1st runner-up in the middle school division of the Tarleton Jazz Festival. Two students earned outstanding soloist awards at the Tarleton Jazz Festival, too.

Over the course of the last 16 years, we’ve had numerous students earn positions in IHB and All-Region. We’ve earned 1st divisions at various festivals as well as “Best in Class” awards. The Smith Bands have performed at Tarleton State University, Texas Christian University, Texas Lutheran University, and the University of North Texas. We’ve played at Fort Hood, the Alamo, and inside the Texas State Capitol. The Wind Ensemble was recognized with a national award in 2020 with the National Wind Band Honors “Mark of Excellence” Award. It’s easy to estimate that in 16 years the SMS Bands have given over 200 performances having played well over 400 pieces of music!

I’m so blessed to have been the band director at Smith for its entire 16 years! I am proud of the hundreds of students I’ve gotten to teach here. On day one, we started our band motto: Superior Standards ~ Superior Success. Every student has lived to this and that’s why we’ve accomplished so much.

As Cleburne ISD transitions next year to the new realignment, I am transitioning to a new position, as well. This was the most difficult decision I’ve ever been faced with, but an opportunity to lead the band program at Howard JH in Waxahachie ISD has presented itself and I will be teaching there next year. I wish nothing but the best for the Golden Pride Band program which has been my home for 16 years. We will all have new beginnings next year, whether you will be a freshman at CHS or a 7th or 8th grader at WMS. I’m so happy to celebrate all of our successes today and looking forward to our future, wherever that may be! I will miss you all - students, parents, and the community!

05/16/2023

We just had the final rehearsals of the Smith Middle School Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. The. Last.

We look forward to seeing you at tonight’s Spring Concert at the Cleburne Conference Center at 7pm.

05/15/2023

Final Countdown

05/06/2023

Wind Ensemble at Picnic in the Park