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The final listening sessions for State Honor Band will take place tomorrow morning at the TBA conference. 5A Finalists Wakeland HS, Frisco Aledo HS, Aledo Colleyville Heritage HS, Grapevine-Colleyville Kaufman HS, Kaufman Cedar Park HS, Leander Rouse HS, Leander Roma HS, Roma Friendswood HS, Friendswood 3A Finalists Bushland HS, Bushland Commerce HS, Commerce New Diana HS, New Diana Troy HS, Troy Westwood HS, Westwood Howe HS, Howe Santa Gertrudis Academy HS, Santa Gertrudis Raymondville ECHS, Raymondville Anahuac HS, Anahuac Hitchcock HS, Hitchcock 3C Finalists Faubion MS, McKinney Aledo MS, Aledo Coppell MS North, Coppell Walsh MS, Round Rock Tex Hill MS, North East Cedar Park MS, Leander Kleb IS, Klein Knox JH, Conroe Dulles MS, Fort Bend Berry Miller JH, Pearland 1C Finalists Olney MS, Olney Applied Learning Academy, Fort Worth Mineola MS, Mineola New Diana MS, New Diana Union Grove JH, Union Grove Westwood JH, Westwood William B. Travis Academy, Dallas West Rusk JH, West Rusk Howe MS, Howe Santa Gertrudis MS, Santa Gertrudis Brewster School, Edinburg Mauriceville MS, Little Cypress-Mauriceville

Lebanon Trail will be attending. Confirmed via Music for All website.

Some updates to the lineup: Frisco Independence will attend this contest, and McKinney North has dropped this contest in favor of Melissa Showcase.

Per Denton ISD Fine Arts calendar, Braswell will be attending this contest! In addition, McKinney North will go here instead of WMI.

Sachse’s new assistant was announced this morning: Ryan King, previously with North Forney HS.

Colleyville Heritage is attending! I am interested in seeing how they will place here.

Sachse was a program that for almost twenty years was in the state bubble, but could never take the next step. With two recent state appearances, that narrative has changed, and now they have a very decorated director leading the fort. I don't think they will have a hard time finding a good replacement. And with the level of talent coming up from their feeder middle school these next couple of years, I think this program isn't going anywhere, and is here to stay as a consistent state qualifier in both the marching and concert band worlds.

Considering that the Melissa Band has not updated their website since March, my guess is that Community dropped this contest.

Area hearings are continuing through today, the 24th. A couple of areas have already finished, but as new info comes in, I will update below! Here is the compiled list of areas and who is advancing to the state level. Area A 5A Amarillo HS, Amarillo ISD 3C Nimitz MS, Ector County ISD Area B 5A Wakeland HS, Frisco ISD Aledo HS, Aledo ISD Colleyville Heritage HS, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Grapevine HS, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD 3C Faubion MS, McKinney ISD Aledo MS, Aledo ISD McLean MS, Fort Worth ISD Coppell MS North, Coppell ISD Area AB 3A Bushland HS, Bushland ISD Breckenridge HS, Breckenridge ISD City View JH/HS, City View ISD Holliday HS, Holliday ISD 1C Olney MS, Olney ISD Applied Learning Academy, Fort Worth ISD Area C 5A Argyle HS, Argyle ISD Kaufman HS, Kaufman ISD 3C Killian MS, Lewisville ISD Hudson MS, Garland ISD Area D 5A A&M Consolidated HS, College Station ISD Weiss HS, Pflugerville ISD 3C Red Oak MS, Red Oak ISD Walsh MS, Round Rock ISD Area CD 3A Bowie HS, Bowie ISD Commerce HS, Commerce ISD Grand Saline HS, Grand Saline ISD New Diana HS, New Diana ISD Troy HS, Troy ISD Westwood HS, Westwood ISD West Rusk HS, West Rusk ISD Howe HS, Howe ISD 1C Mineola MS, Mineola ISD New Diana MS, New Diana ISD Union Grove JH, Union Grove ISD Westwood JH, Westwood ISD William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard MS, Dallas ISD West Rusk JH, West Rusk ISD Howe MS, Howe ISD Area E 5A Cedar Park HS, Leander ISD Rouse HS, Leander ISD 3C Canyon Ridge MS, Leander ISD Cedar Park MS, Leander ISD Tex Hill MS, North East ISD Area G 5A PSJA North ECHS, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Roma HS, Roma ISD Rivera ECHS, Brownsville ISD 3C Herrera MS, United ISD - Laredo South MS, Edinburg CISD Area EG 3A Poth HS, Poth ISD Robert G. Cole HS, Fort Sam Houston ISD Santa Gertrudis Academy, Santa Gertrudis ISD Raymondville ECHS, Raymondville ISD Florence HS, Florence ISD 1C Santa Gertrudis MS, Santa Gertrudis ISD Brewster School, Edinburg CISD Area F 5A Port Neches-Groves HS, Port Neches-Groves ISD Brenham HS, Brenham ISD 3C Kleb IS, Klein ISD Knox JH, Conroe ISD Krimmel IS, Klein ISD Area H 5A Friendswood HS, Friendswood ISD Barbers Hill HS, Barbers Hill ISD 3C Dulles MS, Fort Bend ISD League City IS, Clear Creek ISD Berry Miller JH, Pearland ISD Pearland JH West, Pearland ISD Area FH 3A 1 band TBD 1C 1 band TBD

Allen will be attending per their calendar

Yeah, Region 25 split up their contests. 6A and the Plano NVs are on October 11, 2A/3A/4A is October 15, and 5A is October 18. The 3A bands in this region get two weekends before Area.

I am curious about the music selections for this one - this could be a fun show!

I'm surprised Wylie still has this on their calendar - Region 25 6A contest is the same day (October 11).

Commerce will be attending

Waxahachie ISD a few months back announced a second high school — Waxahachie Creek — to be opening in 2027. Could also make things interesting on how they will split the student body.