UPDATE Oct. 24:
Join the Ramily on the Berkner B-field on Sunday at 3 p.m. to send the band to San Antonio. (The send-off will be in the MAC if it rains.)
Enjoy this short video documenting the band’s UIL state qualification:
UPDATE Oct. 23:
Berkner, Lake Highlands, and Pearce all advanced to the finals of the area round, with RHS finishing just outside the top 12. The Mighty Ram Band scored well enough to qualify for the state competition next week at the Alamodome in San Antonio! Congratulations, to the Berkner band, and thank you to all of the band directors and band parents who support these students and give them this experience to SHINE! Every Child. Every Day!
Oct. 17
All four RISD marching bands have qualified for the Area B 6A contest to be held Saturday, Oct. 21, at Pennington Field in Bedford.
Bands earning a first division rating at their respective region marching assessments qualified for the area contest, and 34 marching bands from all across North Texas will participate in the Area B contest Saturday.
RISD Executive Director of Fine Arts Jeff Bradford said Area B is arguably the deepest and most difficult area contest in Texas for 6A marching ensembles.
In the preliminary round, bands will compete for a score and ranking from five different judges; two marching and three music. The top 12 scores from the prelims will compete in finals Saturday evening with the top six advancing to the state championships at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Bradford expects the Area B contest will yield some of the highest scoring bands in the state.
Congratulations to all the students, teachers, parents and fans! #RISDBelieves #RISDWeAreOne
RISD marching bands are set to perform at the following times on Saturday at Pennington Field in Bedford:
- Pearce High School — 9:15 a.m.
- Berkner High School — 1 p.m.
- Lake Highlands High School — 1:45 p.m.
- Richardson High School — 4:30 p.m.
