page_title: Española Valley High School
section_title: Band
hierarchical_section_title: Española Valley High School / Extracurricular activities / Music program / Band
caption_attribution_description: English: Lobby/Main Foyer of Española Valley High School
context_page_description: Española Valley High School is a Title-1 public senior high school of the Española Public Schools District, located in Española, New Mexico. Nearly 3/4ths of the student body is made up of Hispanic students.
  The school is located within the city limits in Fairview, a small suburb community in the southern part of Rio Arriba County. EVHS also serves the communities of Alcalde, Velarde as well as the northern part of Santa Fe County, including Chimayo, Santa Cruz, and Sombrillo. EVHS also attracts commuter students from other school districts and neighboring towns such as Dixon, Pojoaque and Santa Fe. For 2016–17, the student enrollment is 1,150 students.
  The school's athletic teams are referred to as the Sundevils, which is also the school's mascot.
context_section_description: Española Valley High's Band "Sound of Northern New Mexico", led by Robert Felix, was nationally renowned. Throughout the 1980s the band attended many competitions,  including many college bowl games. In 1984, the Band attended the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, the band was sent an invitation from the committee, a first for the parade. EVHS is only 1 out of 4 schools in New Mexico to attend and march in the Rose Parade.
caption: Memorabilia from the 1984 Tournament of Roses parade hang in the EVHS entry area
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