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Andy found a really cool video I think any Star Wars fan will enjoy.
Happy Thanksgiving!

It's that time again! The Feast of Carols reservations are sure to sell out fast, so be ready November 4th with your reservations made and money collected.
Feast of Carols 2008 Reservation Form

Great show choir! Brian Stratton, Chris McMillian, and the Bryan/College Station Gospel created a concert that will not soon be forgotten. Be proud of your successful performance and how well you represented Bryan High School. If you missed the Gospel Concert Spot on KBTX click the embedded link.

On Saturday, September 27th the Bryan High Choirs competed in the Region 8 All-Region Choir Auditions in Waco. Twenty-six students earned places in the All-Region Choir.

In the 1st Soprano section earning positions were:

• Ashley Moore
• Grace Price
• Amanda Ford
• Natalie Hughes
• Kelsey Jenson

Earning positions in the 2nd Soprano section were:

• Lindsey Spiegleman
• Katie Mitchell
• Alyssa Eskelsen
• Mary Godfrey
• Taylor Erickson

In the 1st Alto section earning positions were:

• Carrie Owen
• Corina McMurray
• Katie Westmoreland

Earning positions in the 2nd Alto section were:

• Tiyena Prince
• Kelsi Cade
• Andrea Young
• Ashley Buchley
• Sara O'Dell

In the 1st Tenor section earning positions were:

• LaQuon Robinson
• Gustavo Elizondo
• Chris Ehresman

Earning a position in the 2nd Tenor section was:

• Ethan Ballard

In the 1st Bass section earning positions were:

• Keith Owen
• Ben Bracher
• Jacob Morrow

Earning a position in the 2nd Bass section was:

• Austin Hart

Congratulations to all those auditioned and to those who earned positions. You represented Bryan High well.

The Region Workshop scheduled for Saturday, September 13th has been postponed. Hurricane IKE has reminded us to think about the safety of others. Consider volunteering locally by going to www.standingready.com for information about local needs. Be safe and respect the storm.

Mr. Urbanek and I have some ramp jump crashes we will begin to share with the viewership of Bryan High Choir. Be kind with your comments.

The St. Olaf Choir sings a awesome rendition of Keith Hampton's "Praise His Holy Name".

Over Spring Break I went to Madrid, Spain to visit my cousin. While there I lost my blue tooth headset. I've been hoping it would turn up and have been to cheap to pick up a new one. Last night I was catching up with some old friends and grew weary of holding my phone up to my ear. I had a creative moment and invented the "Redneck Blue Tooth Headset". To experience this for yourself you need an addias headband and a phone with speaker phone on it.

Follow these instructions:

• Turn your phone to speaker.
• Turn down the volume to level 5.
• Turn your phone upside down, so that the ear piece is closest to your mouth.
• Secure the phone with your headband, then...
• Talk normally.

Enjoy your new redneck blue tooth headset!

My buddy Cody has created a really cool website for the Bryan High Choir. He is a self taught computer nerd and does this sort of thing for fun. He has a pretty cool website himself. Check it out the next time you're surfing the web. www.codysechelski.com

One of the goals of this site is to improve the way we get information to you the students and your parents and maybe save a few trees in the process. We also like having fun, so we'll try and keep you entertained with videos and blogs. Feel free to make comments and suggestions on things you want to see on your site and things you want your site to do.

Here's a quick explanation of each of links.

1. HOME - Displays the quintessential choir photo, mission statement, and a few basic navigate buttons.
2. ABOUT - Gives detailed information about Bryan High Choir and includes descriptions of the choirs, faculty, and how to audition.
3. NEWS - Contains Blogs from Mr. Medlock and Mr. Urbanek that would be of interest to most all viewers of this site.
4. EVENTS - Announces upcoming concerts, workshops, and auditions. The description will often include pertinent details and directions to the event.
5. MEMBERS - Includes access to practice tracks, documents, and announcements for Bryan High Choir students and parents.
6. PHOTOS - Displays pictures from school related and social gatherings of choir students.
7. VIDEOS - Contains recordings from various concerts and maybe random recordings of hippos with noodles on their back.
8. BLOGS - Writings on various subjects from Mr. Urbanek and Mr. Medlock.
9. LINKS - Includes short cuts to a variety of cool sites on several different subjects.
10. CONTACT - Allows for viewers to make comments/suggestions and obtain further information about the site.

Another cool feature allows you to link BryanHighChoir to your iGoogle page by using the RSS feed.

Have fun with the site and let us know what you think!

Mr. Medlock