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Courtesy Veronica Cantu,

(Laredo, Tx)- The United Independent School District Fine Arts Department is proud to announce that four students from Alexander High School and three students from United High School have qualified for the U.I.L. State Music Competition.  The students had to try out at the highly competitive Area Auditions that were held recently in Alice , Texas which qualified them to move on to this next level of competition.  Now the students are making plans to attend the Texas Music Educators Association Conference in San Antonio in February where they will perform for judges, in front of a large audience, at the Lila Cockrell Theater to present their respective musical pieces. 

The State qualifiers from Alexander High School are:

Kelly Jieun Lee, 12^th grade, Bb Clarinet and second year All-State

Niza Garcia, 10^th grade, French Horn

Edgar De La Concha, 10^th grade, French Horn

James Serna, 10^th grade, Percussion

State qualifiers from United High School are

 Victor Espinoza, 11^th grade, Alto Saxophone

Johnny Gonzalez, 12^th grade, Bass Clarinet and second year All-State

Christian Chavez, 12^th grade, Trumpet and second year All-State

Jose Valenzuela and John Mallon are the Band Directors for Alexander and United High Schools , respectively. 

Best of luck to these talented students!