It was an incredible showing for the Dahlstrom Middle School Choir in this year’s Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 18 Choir auditions. A record-setting twenty-two of Director Tanna Bills’ Mustang Choir members swept to places in the Region Choir. The DMS contingent traditionally score...

The Dahlstrom Middle School Band earned a dozen chairs in the All-Region Band and three chairs in the All-Region Orchestra. Thirty-six Mustang band members initially earned All-District honors, and 24 of those qualified for Region auditions. The All-Region Orchestra honorees included Jackie Gibson, ...

By Moses Leos III During her tenure as a coach at Dahlstrom Middle School, Traci Hightower always knew Gabby Bosquez’s raw ability and work ethic made her an athlete to beat at a track meet. Several years later, Hightower, who is now the head cross country coach at Hays High, helped guide Bosquez to...

Submitted report   Auditioning at Lockhart Middle School, a total of 35 Dahlstrom Band members landed chairs in the All-District Band, with 15 of those honorees qualifying to advance to Region Band auditions the following weekend. A full list of DMS All-District Band members follows (*Asterisk denot...

By Kim Hilsenbeck The Carpenter Hill Elementary School (CHES) cafeteria was buzzing with excitement Friday afternoon as students from Carpenter Hill’s Saturn V/STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology and Math) and Dahlstrom Middle School’s GTT programs awaited the arrival of U.S. Congressman Lamar Sm...