Andy Sealy, Director of Bands at Hebron High School in Carrolltown, Texas, will lead his 350-member marching band in the 2022 Rose Parade. Photo credit: musicforallll.org

Students in the Hebron Marching Band in Carrolltown, Texas, are all excited for their upcoming appearance in the 133rd Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2022. The 350-member group has been well-prepared by Hebron Director of Bands Andy Sealy.

Through his leadership, Andy strives to achieve the highest standards of music education and music performance, facilitate the musical enrichment of the students, and promote the significant role music plays in the cultural, intellectual, and social development of young adults. “Being extraordinary is doing the little things in your job at an unbelievable level,” declares Andy.

Since it was established in 1999, the Hebron Band has become one of the most respected high school bands in the country. In  2021, the group garnered the Exemplary High School Band award by the Texas Bandmasters Association. The band also earned nine straight appearances in the UIL Texas State Marching Band Contest, where they earned four Silver Medalist finishes (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2020). In addition, the band was awarded the Sudler Shield in 2011, and in 2015 they were selected by the Texas Chapter of the American School Band Directors Association to receive the 2015 Outstanding Program Award.

Andy has been a music educator at Hebron for 19 years. He earned his degrees from Texas Tech University and inaugurated his teaching career as middle school band director and high school assistant director in Iraan, Texas. Later he was an Assistant Band Director and junior high Band Director in Monahans, Texas. Prior to coming to Hebron in the Lewisville Independent School District,  Andy served as Director of Bands at Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas and at Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas.