Bridgeland, Cy-Fair, Cypress Woods Bands Advance to State Contest
The Bridgeland, Cy-Fair and Cypress Woods high school marching bands will represent CFISD for the third consecutive year at the UIL State Marching Contest after being among the four ensembles selected to advance from the UIL Area I Marching Band Contest, held Nov. 2 at Cy-Fair FCU Stadium.
Bridgeland will make its fifth straight trip to the UIL State Marching Contest.
“We could not be prouder of our students and we’re excited for our community,” said Shawn McAnear, Bridgeland head band director. “It is truly an honor to advance and perform among the very best band programs at the Class 6A UIL State Marching Contest for a fifth consecutive time. Go Bears!”
The Cy-Fair High School marching band earned its third straight trip, and eighth overall, to the For Cy-Fair, the 2024 contest will mark the band’s third consecutive trip and eighth overall to San Antonio.
“We are so proud of our students for investing in a long-term goal and achieving it at a high level,” said John Nelson, Cy-Fair High School head band director. “Representing our community at the state level among so many other fine band programs is truly an honor!”
Cypress Woods earned its fifth straight trip and sixth overall to the state contest.
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“We are so incredibly proud of the Cypress Woods High School band and NOVA Dance Company students for advancing to the UIL State Marching Band Contest for a fifth time and having the opportunity to represent CFISD alongside Cy-Fair and Bridgeland high schools,” said T.J. Peterman, Cypress Woods head band director. “We are continuously inspired by the students’ grit, determination, resiliency, perseverance and graciousness in everything that they do, and look forward to celebrating their hard work in San Antonio next week.”
CFISD marching bands participated in the area contest, alongside bands from Alief ISD, Houston ISD, Katy ISD, Spring Branch ISD and Waller ISD. There were no final performances due to weather delays throughout the day.
“We are proud of all of our CFISD bands that performed last Saturday at the UIL Area I Marching Band Contest,” said John Morrison, director of fine arts. “Weather conditions during much of the day proved to be a challenge for several schools and our students handled those challenges head on and were able to deliver some really fantastic performances for the crowd.”
The Cypress Woods High School marching band earned its fifth consecutive bid, and sixth overall, to the The state competition for Class 6A is scheduled for Nov. 11-12 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The preliminary round will be Nov. 11, with Cypress Woods scheduled to perform at 9 a.m., Bridgeland slated for 1:30 p.m. and Cy-Fair scheduled to perform at 4 p.m.
The top 14 performing marching bands will return Oct. 12 for the state finals.
For more information about the state contest, including tickets and live streaming information, visit the UIL website.
Source: CFISD
