The ATSSB Outstanding Performance Series is a compact disc audition process designed to select the most outstanding Class C, CC, A, AA, and AAA concert band performances in the state of Texas each year.

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2006 OPS STATE COMPETITION RESULTS
RANK CLASS C SCHOOL DIRECTOR C MARCH SONG C MARCH
1 Orange Grove Jr. High School Emerico Perez  "Rough Riders", Karl King/James Swearingen
2 Bill Gravitt Jr. High School Jerry Rodriquez  "Alamada", Ernest Caneva
3 Clifton Middle School Brian Bronstad  "St. Petersburg March", Johnnie Vinson
4 Luling Jr. High School Varsity Tom Guyton  "Cheaspeake March", Q. Hilliard & C. Elledge
5 Buna Jr. High School Tami Goss  "Newcastle", Johnnie Vinson
6 White Oak Middle School Diane C. Schrumpf  "Omaha Beach", John Edmondson
7 Howe Middle School Mike Marsh  "March Zuma", John O'Reilly
8 Giddings Middle School Brian Stewart  "Ft. Canterbury", David Holsinger
9 Jim Ned Middle School Ralph Zamarippa, Jr.  "Monterey March", Pierre LaPlante
10 Union Grove Middle School Aaron Handorf  "Valley Forge", Karl King/James Swearingen

RANK CLASS C SCHOOL DIRECTOR C CONCERT SONG C CONCERT
1 Luling Jr. High School Varsity Tom Guyton  "Sakura", Michael Story
2 Orange Grove Jr. High School Emerico Perez  "Flight of Eagles", Elliot Del Borgo
3 Bill Gravitt Jr. High School Jerry Rodriquez  "Flight of Eagles", Elliot Del Borgo
4 Anahuac Middle School Kevin Heckaman  "Pinnacle", Rob Grice
5 Queen City Middle School Ron Williams  "Serengeti Dreams", R. W. Smith
6 Memorial Middle School (Winnsboro) Ben Scarborough  "Pinnacle", Rob Grice
7 Howe Middle School Mike Marsh  "Japanese Festival", Quincy Hilliard
8 Bill Gravitt Jr. High School Jerry Rodriquez  "A Childhood Hymn", David Holsinger
9 West Middle School Julie Cromar  "Medieval Legend",  Michael Story
10 Greenwood Middle School (Midland) Suzanne Rhynes  "Two British Folk Songs", Elliot Del Borgo
11 Krum Middle School Robert Brashears  "Westridge Overture", James Barnes
12 Lorena Middle School Carol Penoli  "Serengeti Dreams", R. W. Smith
13 Howe Middle School Mike Marsh  "Steppes of Russia", Elliot Del Borgo
14 Bowie Jr. High School Jim Clark  "Atlantis", Anne McGinty
15 Bowie Jr. High School Jim Clark  "Portrait of a Clown", Frank Ticheli

RANK CLASS CC SCHOOL DIRECTOR CC MARCH SONG CC MARCH
1 Wylie Middle School (Abilene) Jeannie Lunney  "Allied Honor",  Karl King/James Swearingen
2 Barbara Bush Middle School (Irving) Darrell Crowder  "Them Basses", G. H. Huffine
3 Cleveland Jr. High School Fred Otto, Jr.  "March of the Irish Guard", James Ployhar
4 Lindale Jr. High School Ben Davis  "Kiefer's Special", W. H. Kiefer
5 Canyon Jr. High School Mike Ellis  "Rough Riders", Karl King/James Swearingen
6 Seminole Jr. High School Karen Whitfield  "Streets of Madrid", John Moss
7 W. B. Green Middle School (La Feria) Raul L. Ramirez III  "Norland March", John Edmondson
8 Ida Diaz Jr. High School (Hidalgo) Julie P. Wilson  "Manhattan Beach", John P. Sousa
9 Pleasant Grove Middle School (Texarkana) Ed Grissom  "Spirit of America", Ken Harris
10 Sterling H. Fly Middle School (Crystal City) Joe Honstein  "Swashbuckler's March", Mark Williams

RANK CLASS CC SCHOOL DIRECTOR CC CONCERT SONG CC CONCERT
1 Barbara Bush Middle School (Irving) Darrell Crowder  "Lincolnshire Posy", Mvt. 1, P. Grainger/F. Fennell
2 Gilmer Jr. High School Brandon Garmon  "Tunbridge Meadows", Mark Williams
3 Cleveland Jr. High School Fred Otto, Jr.  "Two British Folk Songs", Elliot Del Borgo
4 Rusk Jr. High School Michael Miller  "Serengeti Dreams", R. W. Smith
5 Sterling H. Fly Jr. High School (Crystal City) Joe Honstein  "In the Bleak Midwinter", G. Holst/R. W. Smith
6 Argyle Middle School Chris Burk  "Barbarossa", William Himes
7 Gilmer Jr. High School Brandon Garmon  "Two British Folk Songs", Elliot Del Borgo
8 Sterling H. Fly Jr. High School (Crystal City) Joe Honstein  "Knights of Dunvegan", Richard Meyer
9 Needville Jr. High School Julie Amos  "Two British Folk Songs", Elliot Del Borgo
10 Wills Point Middle School Kim Manuel  "Quintology", Richard Meyer
11 Ida Diaz Jr. High School (Hidalgo) Julie P. Wilson  "The Steppes of Russia", Elliot Del Borgo
12 Wills Point Middle School Kim Manuel  "Highland Legend", John Moss
13 Wylie Middle School (Abilene) Jeannie Lunney  "Under An Irish Sky", Larry Neeck
14 Canyon Jr. High School Mike Ellis  "Deir in De", arr. Warren Barker
15 Lindale Jr. High School Ben K. Davis  "Ghost Fleet", Robert Sheldon

RANK CLASS A SCHOOL DIRECTOR A MARCH SONG A MARCH
1 Carlisle High School Scott Rhame  "Fiesta Flambeau", Frank Sturccio
2 Charlotte High School Ralph A. Unger  "Symbol of Honor", T. Mesang/Q. Hilliard
3 Sudan High School Ed Troyer  "Three Rivers March", Steve Hodges
4 Memphis High School Duncan Brown  "Melbourne March", John Edmondson
5 Summit Christian Academy (Cedar Park) Aimee Evans  "March of the Mutts", Larry Kerchner
6 McCamey High School Trey Singleton  "Monterey March", Pierre LaPlante
7 Holland High School Elizabeth Kriczky  "Ojo de Aquila", Everett Maxwell
8 Hamlin High School Michael Davis  "New South Wales March", John Edmondson

RANK CLASS A SCHOOL DIRECTOR A CONCERT SONG A CONCERT
1 Santo High School Tim Riley  "Shalom Chaverim", Timothy Johnson
2 Carlisle High School Scott Rhame  "Flight of Eagles", Elliot Del Borgo
3 Charlotte High School Ralph A. Unger  "Crest of Nobility", Robert Sheldon
4 Sudan High School Ed Troyer  "Awakening Hills", Richard Saucedo
5 Charlotte High School Ralph A. Unger  "Portrait of a Clown", Frank Ticheli
6 Carlisle High School Scott Rhame  "Cumberland Cross", Carl Strommen
7 Memphis High School Duncan Brown  "Kenya Contrasts", William Himes
8 Hamlin High School Michael Davis  "Sinfonia VI", Timothy Broege
9 McCamey High School Trey Singleton  "Blue Ridge Saga", James Swearingen
10 Petrolia High School Everett Hodges  "Pinnacle", Rob Grice
11 Summit Christian Academy (Cedar Park) Aimee Evans  "Portrait of a Clown", Frank Ticheli
12 McCamey High School Trey Singleton  "English Folk Suite", Elliot Del Borgo

RANK CLASS AA SCHOOL DIRECTOR AA MARCH SONG AA MARCH
1 Queen City High School Chris Brannan  "Lt. Commander", Karl King
2 Celina High School Russ Rutherford  "King Cotton", John P. Sousa
3 Troy High School Curt Hentrich  "Alamo March", Karl King/James Swearingen
4 Abernathy High School Matt Knight  "Spirit of the Fleet", William Owens
5 Tulia High School Matt Daily  "Chimes of Liberty", Goldman/Custer
6 Clifton High School Keith Zuehlke  "Emblem of Unity", J. J. Richards/James Swearingen
7 Grand Saline High School Kyle White  "King Cotton", John P. Sousa
8 Holliday High School Melanie Hadderton  "The Klaxon", Henry Fillmore/Frederick Fennell
9 Krum High School Carol Turner  "Santiago", Karl King
10 Ganado High School Patrick Flaniken  "Torch of Liberty", Karl King/James Swearingen

RANK CLASS AA SCHOOL DIRECTOR AA CONCERT SONG AA CONCERT
1 Celina High School Russ Rutherford  "Be Thou My Vision", David R. Gillingham
2 Celina High School Russ Rutherford  "Emperata Overture", Claude T. Smith
3 Queen City High School Chris Brannan  "Havendance", David Holsinger
4 Kountze High School Robert Fife  "Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta", Clifton Williams
5 Queen City High School Chris Brannan  "West Highlands Sojourn", Mvts. 2 & 3, Robert Sheldon
6 Somerville High School Carl Idlebird  "Ghost Fleet", Robert Sheldon
7 DeKalb High School Nicholas Durham  "Overture for Winds", Charles Carter
8 Somerville High School Carl Idlebird  "Pablo!", Richard Meyer
9 Holliday High School Melanie Hadderton  "Pablo!", Richard Meyer
10 Abernathy High School Matt Knight  "Blue Ridge Saga", James Swearingen
11 Troy High School Curt Hentrich  "An Irish Interlude", Warren Barker
12 Abernathy High School Matt Knight  "Tunbridge Meadows", Mark Williams
13 Reagan County High School (Big Lake) Robert Vetter  "Three Ayres from Gloucester", Mvts. 1 & 2, Hugh M. Stuart
14 Industrial High School (Vanderbilt) Stephen Henry  "An American Elegy", Frank Ticheli
15 Banquete High School Jim Culpepper  "Fire Dance", Douglas Akey

RANK CLASS AAA SCHOOL DIRECTOR AAA MARCH SONG AAA MARCH
1 Canton High School Rob Toups  "The Melody Shop", Karl King/Andrew Glover
2 New Boston High School Richard Lovelace  "Entry March of the Boyars", Johan Halvorsen/F. Fennell
3 Jasper High School Rusty Lay  "The Circus Bee", Henry Fillmore
4 Sanger High School Jim Wiggins  "Honey Boys On Parade", Edward Cupero/John Bourgeois
5 Port Isabel High School Scott Hartsfield  "The Big Cage", Karl King/Andrew Glover
6 Marion High School John Rauschuber  "Rough Riders", Karl King/James Swearingen
7 Greenwood High School (Midland) David Fortenberry  "The Belle of Chicago", J. P. Sousa/H. Gore
8 China Spring High School Greg Jones  "Manhattan Beach", John P. Sousa/K. Brion/L. Schissel
9 LaVernia High School Steve Giovanoni  "Allied Honor", Karl King/James Swearingen
10 Giddings High School Perry Morris  "Rough Riders", Karl King/James Swearingen

RANK CLASS AAA SCHOOL DIRECTOR AAA CONCERT SONG AAA CONCERT
1 Canton High School Rob Toups  "Symphony No. 2", "Apollo Unleashed", Mvt. 3, Frank Ticheli
2 Lindale High School Steven Moore  "Blue Shades", Frank Ticheli
3 New Boston High School Richard Lovelace  "The Hounds of Spring", Alfred Reed
4 New Boston High School Richard Lovelace  "Sarabande and Polka", Malcolm Arnold/John P. Paynter
5 Canton High School Rob Toups  "O Magnum Mysterium", Morton Lauridsen/Robert Reynolds
6 Cleveland High School Johathan Kelly  "Summer Dances", Brian Balmages
7 Wills Point High School John Young  "Pablo!", Richard Meyer
8 Sanger High School Jim Wiggins  "First Suite in F", Mvts. 1, 2, 3, 4, Thom Ritter George
9 Jasper High School Rusty Lay  "Incantation and Dance", John Barnes Chance
10 Greenwood High School (Midland) David Fortenberry  "Shepherd's Hey", Percy Grainger/Mark Rogers
11 Castleberry High School Dave Daniel  "Vaughan Williams Suite" 3 Mvts., Ralph Vaughan Williams
12 LaVernia High School Steve Giovanoni  "English Folk Song Suite", Mvt. 3, Ralph Vaughan Williams
13 Sanger High School Jim Wiggins  "Country Gardens", Percy Grainger/John P. Sousa/Keith Brion
14 Marion High School John Rauschuber  "Havendance", David Holsinger
15 Cooper High School (Lubbock) John Mayo  "Pablo!", Richard Meyer