Bridgeland, Cy-Fair, Cypress Woods Bands Qualify for State Contest
The Bridgeland, Cy-Fair and Cypress Woods high school marching bands will represent CFISD at the UIL State Marching Contest after being among the five bands selected to advance from the UIL Area I Marching Band Contest, held Oct. 29 at the Berry Center.
Cy-Fair will make its sixth overall trip to the UIL State Marching Contest after being named the Area I Marching Contest grand champion.
Bridgeland earned its third consecutive bid to the state competition.
The Bridgeland High School marching band earned its third consecutive bid to the UIL State Marching Contest, to be held Nov. 7-8 in the Alamodome in San Antonio. (Photo by Zach Muddiman)For Cypress Woods, the 2022 contest will mark the band’s third straight trip and fourth overall to San Antonio.
The Cypress Woods High School marching band earned its third consecutive bid to the UIL State Marching Contest, to be held Nov. 7-8 in the Alamodome in San Antonio. (Photo by Zach Muddiman)All 12 CFISD bands participated in the area competition preliminaries, and Bridgeland, Cy-Fair, Cypress Woods and Jersey Village were among the 10 out of 29 total ensembles chosen to advance to the area finals on Saturday night. The other finalists were Seven Lakes, Katy Taylor, Katy, Cinco Ranch, Tompkins and Jordan high schools.
Following the finals, the drum majors and color guard captains gathered on the field awaiting the results. As each state qualifier was read, the individuals celebrated and congratulated each other. The drum majors and color guard captains from Bridgeland, Cy-Fair and Cypress Woods joined together for photos.
“I am extremely proud of all of our CFISD high school marching bands for an exciting UIL competition season,” said John Morrison, director of fine arts. “We are grateful for the passionate teachers, students and parents to bring such fantastic performances to our community. We wish all the best to Bridgeland, Cy-Fair and Cypress Woods high schools as they chase their next best performance at the UIL State Marching Band Championships next week in San Antonio.”
The state competition for Class 6A is scheduled for Nov. 7-8 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The preliminary round will be Nov. 7, with Cypress Woods scheduled to perform at 10:15 a.m., Bridgeland slated for 11:30 a.m. and Cy-Fair is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m.
The top 14 performing marching bands will return Nov. 8 for the state finals.
For more information about the state contest, including tickets and live streaming information, visit the UIL website.
