AHS DRUMLINE
ALUMNI
The Oldest Drumline in Texas certainly has a large group of alumni out there! Where are the graduates of the AHS Drumline, and what are they doing now? Please send any missing information to Mr. McKnight and please spread the word about this site !
S = Snare, T = Tenors, B = Bass, C = Cymbals, P = Pit, DC = Drum Captain
Classes of 1926-1998 ?? -- If you have any of this information, please email !
Class of 1979
| Kim Klempnauer | T |
Marched tenors 1977-1979 under the direction of Bill Spencer. The drumline would stand on the field during the halftime show, until the spelled out AHS. |
Class of 1987
| Julia Lee |
Happened along the website while browsing the internet. Did not have an organized drumline like we have now, but was in the band under the direction of Mr. Mayfield. |
Class of 1993
| Chris Carillo | S |
Marched snare, Drum Captain. U.S. Marine Corps 1993-1999. District Sales Manager for Econolite in Anaheim, CA. |
Class of 1999
| Skipper Cathey | S,DC |
Graduated from Texas Tech in '04 as Music Ed Major, Asst. Band Director at Lehman High School in Hays CISD. |
catheys@hayscisd.net |
Class of 2000
| Lisa Lana | P, C | Denver, Colorado | |
| Chase Jimenez | P, C | ||
| Whitney Mills | P,B | Graduated from ACU in 2004 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Married Josh Kasinger on May 31, 2002. They have a son named Jordan, and now Whitney is a stay-at-home mom. | whitneyleigh82@yahoo.com |
| Ryan Porche | S,T | Graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2004 - Now a Worship Minister in Memphis, TN. All-State Band member. | ryanporche@hotmail.com |
| Christina Priest | B | ||
| Julee Duwe | S,DC | Graduated from Belmont University in December 2003 with a BBA in Music Business with an emphasis in Recording Technology. Now working as a freelance Production Coordinator for Revolution Pictures in Nashville, TN doing music videos and commercials. | julee@revolutionpictures.com |
| more? |
Class of 2001
| Jennifer Boyden | P | Graduated from McMurry with a Music Ed degree -hired as Band Director at Hawley High School, Hawley, Tx. Married Dean Webber...finally. | |
| Chris Brannan | T | Graduated in 2005 from ACU with a Music Ed degree - married April Yarbrough 5/14/05. Hired as percussion instructor at Boyd High School, McKinney, Tx. | crb01a@acu.edu |
| David Gilly | P,T,S | Graduated 2005 and entered medical school at UT in Galveston, Tx. Married June 2006. | |
| Ashley Harlow | P | Harding University | |
| David McKnight | P,S | Graduated 2005 from HSU with a Music Ed degree - married Angela Colson 12/18/04. Hired as percussion instructor at AHS. | david.mcknight@abileneisd.org |
| Jeffrey Rasco | S,DC | Graduated 2005 from ACU. All-State Band member. | |
| Michelle Tucci | P,C | Mississippi State University | mlt133@msstate.edu |
| Austin Weber | P,B,T | Austin area | |
| more? |
Class of 2002
| Alan Letz | S,DC | Texas A&M University, working for Hewlett Packard. | |
| Aaron Rector | T | Abilene Christian University | |
| Megan Thomson | P | ||
| Dean Webber | T | Graduated from McMurry University with a Music Ed degree - hired as Assistant Band Director at Cisco High School, Cisco, Tx. Finally married Jennifer Boyden. | dwbravo@yahoo.com |
Class of 2003
| Meagan Berry | P | Texas A&M University | |
| Ashley Dunn | S,DC | Harding University | |
| Casie Hardin | P | Married to Tyler burton. | pitster03@yahoo.com |
| Nick Sarabia | S | Tarleton
State Univ., Music Performance with a BA in Music Ed. |
tsudrumr@yahoo.com |
Class of 2004
| Clinton Best | C | Texas Tech | |
| T.J. Escobedo | S | Firefighter in the military, currently stationed in England | |
| John Faison | T,DC | ||
| Andrew Garcia | P,C | Midwestern State Univ., Wichita Falls | drmcor04@aol.com |
| Annie Lin | P | Texas Tech - premed (maybe) | aznshortie86@hotmail.com |
| Travis Lowery | S | Music Ed/Vocal Major at Univ of North Texas | trl0042@unt.edu |
Class of 2005
| Tyler Burton | S,DC | Attending school in North Dakota, married Casie Hardin. | |
| Caitlin Clark | P | Hardin-Simmons University | |
| Elise Hurst | B,S | Cisco Junior College | |
| Emory McAndrews | P,C | Angelo State University | emsother@aol.com |
Class of 2006
| Garrison Hartline | S | Music Major at Abilene Christian University | |
| Katie McCracken | S,DC | Texas Tech University | |
| Steven Rodriguez | T | ||
| Fan Wang | B | ||
| Shay Watson | T |
Class of 2007
| Bubba Weckwerth | B,DC | Hardin-Simmons University | |
| Stacie Donaghey | P | Abilene Christian University, Biology Major | |
| James Collinsworth | T | Hardin-Simmons University | |
| Steven Peterson | C | Abilene Christian University | |
| Chelcie Beaver | P | Nursing |
Questions ? Email Mr. McKnight
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