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Mario Aguirre

Passionate Percussionist,

Proud Principal,

Mighty Tiger

by Marissa Wallace

hen I started 7th grade, passion for music
I walked into the band and teaching; he
Whall I came to know managed to light
and love, and to my surprise, a fire under a
there was a man standing there bunch of middle
in my former director's spot. I school kids to
didn’t think much of him; if you be the best of
were to ask me what I thought of the best. Mr.
him right then and there, I would Aguirre made
have told you “Bald.” But to my sure not only to
surprise, I got to my spot behind create and build
my marimba and heard, “Hey! I great musicians
like the whole edgy cowboy thing but also great
you got going on there!” From that and wonderful
exact moment, I knew Mr. Mario people.
Aguirre was going to be someone
very, VERY special in my life. Mr. Growing up
with a mentor
Aguirre is dedicated not only to his attending Slaton himself and how
job but is completely dedicated to and influence like Mr. Aguirre was he “was the best percussionist
inspiring; there is no other word
his students and his love for music. Slaton has ever had." He became a
He always uplifted us, telling us to describe what it was like being father figure in all our lives, doing
taught by him. He inspired me to
what we did wrong and how we everything he could to make us
could improve, but he never put be the best player I could be, to feel heard and “be proud to be a
work hard to go past my limits.
us down. He made it very obvious Slaton Tiger.”
to us that he was, in fact, human. He also inspired me to become a Mario Aguirre was born in
band director. Mr. Aguirre told
He made mistakes, but he also Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico with
liked to have fun. He had a true us about his “Glory Days” of music built into his body and

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