Wesley Walsh is a Senior Chemical Engineering Major. She's worked hard to balance her educational responsibilities with the demands of being a Black Fox with the Marching Storm. Wesley has been a competitive dancer from a very young age, and has many accomplishments under her belt such as performing with her competitive dance team [...]
Ms. Zachery has just completed her 10th season as Head Director of the Black Foxes Dance Line. There's no better way to celebrate her accomplishments than being featured in the book "HBCU Made", compiled and edited by Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. Ms. Rascoe reached out to Ms. Zachery after reading [...]
Music Performance can be and extremely challenging major at any University, but Travis J. Higgins, a graduate of the Department of Music at Prairie View A&M and a Marching Storm alum has taken every opportunity to establish himself as a premier Trumpet performer. Travis is currently living in Connecticut where he is being called on [...]
Jesse Milan is a section leader of the Marching Storm Drum Line (MSD) within the Marching Storm. This past summer Jesse was fortunate to be selected by PepsiCo as a Data Analysis Intern at its facility in Frisco, TX. Understanding the importance of securing internships in the technology field, Jesse worked hard to take advantage [...]
We are always proud of our Marching Storm members that go on to do great things. Many do not know that a large share of our Marching Storm members are Engineering majors. Former Euphonium player and member of Category 5 Drum Majors was highlighted by STEM Global Action. Founded by Dr. Calvin Mackie, a New [...]
Associate Director of Bands, Prof. Brandon Hopkins has been with the Marching Storm since 2015. During his matriculation at South Carolina State University he was inducted into the Zeta Eta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity and since then, has used the platform to support the mission of Marching Bands. He serves as [...]
Prairie View A&M University and the Marching Storm are leading the way in the adoption and use of technology in the Marching Arts. The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) is an organization of collegiate band directors from schools across the nation who gather yearly to attend workshops and networking events organized by sponsors (www.cbdna.org). [...]
The National HBCU Auxiliary and Dance Directors' Association (HBCUADD) is the brain child of Black Foxes Director, Shawn Zachery. She is the founder and current Executive Director of this new organization, created to address the needs of HBCU performance team coaches and the performers, as well. "It's been an idea of mine for well over [...]
Texas Dance Educators' Association (TDEA) is a yearly event bringing together elementary, middle and high school dance educators from across Texas to Houston for its annual conference. The conference also hosts the annual Texas All-State Dance Team. This was the 2nd year Black Foxes Director, Mrs. Shawn Zachery and the Black Foxes were invited to [...]
Marching bands are very popular in the Bahamas. They represent official organizations and are used to recruit young students, keep them off the street, and give them a way forward to a college education. The Bahama Brass Band in Nassau sponsored a recruiting event for graduating high school students and also used the event to [...]
