2008-10-25 - Ragsdale Band Festival

Congratulations to the Golden Hawks Regiment on their success at the Ragsdale Band Festival.

• 1st Place Percussion - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 1st Place Colorguard - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 1st Place Drum Major - Class AAA (Superior/3rd highest of the day)
• 3rd Place Visual Performance - Class AAA

2008-10-19 - Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands

Congratulations to the Golden Hawks Regiment who won the 2A Class Championship at the 20th Annual Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands. The band was also awarded the Pride of Fuquay award which goes to the organization that showcases the most discipline of the entire competition.

Awards earned on Saturday 10-18-08:

• 1st Place Class AA
• 1st Place Music Performance - Class AA
• 3rd Place Visual Performance - Class AA
• 3rd Place General Effect - Class AA
• 1st Place Percussion - Class AA (3rd highest score of the day)
• 2nd Place Colorguard - Class AA

The bands next performances will be on October 25. The band will be performing at HollyFest in the morning and Ragsdale High School (outside the Greensboro area) at 6:25 PM. Schedules and directions will come out later this week.

2008-10-04 - Northern Nash Annual Roundtable Contest

Saturday night at the 21st annual Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) competition, the Golden Hawks Regiment made school history by winning its 1st Overall Grand Championship and 1st Overall Superior Rating with the highest score of the day. Congratulations and thank you to all of the band members, staff, bus drivers, and band boosters who helped in some way to ensure this special moment.

The band placed 1st and earned SUPERIOR ratings in the following areas:

• Music Ensemble (highest score of the day)
• Visual Performance (highest score of the day)
• Percussion (highest score of the day)
• Drum Major (highest score of the day)

The band placed 1st and earned Excellent ratings in the following areas:

• Music Individual (highest score of the day)
• Overall Effect (highest score of the day, 1 point from Superior)
• Colorguard (2nd highest score of the day)

A great start everyone to the competitive season. The band will next perform on Homecoming night and will return to competion on October 18 at the 25th annual Fuquay Varina Festival of Bands.

2008-07-03 - Awards for Adam Dunn

Congratulations to Adam Dunn who performed in February with the Bands of America Honor Concert Band. He was selected as one of only 4 alto saxophonists in the United States to achieve this honor. He had the privilege of performing under the direction of Dr. Garry Green, Director of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Miami (FL). Adam’s name is listed as an ensemble member on the band's website www.musicforall.org.

Adam also was the winner of the North Carolina Solo Competition sponsored by the United States Marine Corps Band at Cherry Point (Havelock, NC). He had the opportunity to perform with them on May 17.

Furthermore, Adam was the proud recipient of the first Holly Springs High School Golden Hawks Award given by Principal Luther Johnson Jr. In presenting this award, Mr. Johnson stated that it was in recognition of outstanding work in the classroom (Adam has over a 4.0 GPA) and in the community with his many awards and honors in the past two years.

2008/04/23 - Central District Solo and Ensemble Festival

Congratulations to Brian Johnston, Adam Dunn, Michelle Chaffee, Cameron Faulconer and Catherine Murray who brought home 5 Superior ratings from the Central District Solo and Ensemble Festival.

2008/03/12 - Central District Band Festival

Congratulations to our Concert Band who earned a SUPERIOR rating, and our Wind Ensemble who earned an Excellent Rating in the festival. Both groups earned a Superior in Sight Reading.

Out of 42 bands that attended this year, 14 received Superior's. I'm very proud that one of our groups was amongst them. This was the first year that we entered in two different levels, and the older students performed a level higher than last year. They did well also. Both our groups represented Holly Springs HS very well in only our 2nd year of existence.

2008/03/09 - 2008 North Carolina All-State Honors Band

Congratulations to Brian Johnston who was selected to the 2008 North Carolina All-State Honor’s Band on Alto Saxophone.

2008/01/06 - 2008 Central All-District Bands Results

Yesterday, 12 Holly Springs HS Band Members auditioned for membership in the 2008 Central All-District Bands. Congratulations to the following students who gained membership in their respective ensembles.

Brian and Tyler have qualified to audition for the 2008 North Carolina Honors All-State Band.

In addition to this, special recognition is given to the following who placed as top 10 alternates on their instrument.