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Strike up the bands!
Wednesday, 24 October 2007

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Director Jim Rhodes and Assistant Director Misty Hoelscher, lower right, celebrate along with members of the Forsan High School band after receiving news of their Division I rating at Saturday’s Class 1A Regional Marching Contest in Odessa. (Courtesy photo)


By STEVE REAGAN Staff Writer
Three area high school bands are hoping to march their way to state this weekend.
Bands from Big Spring, Forsan and Stanton high schools will compete in area contests this weekend, hoping to advance to the big prize — a spot in the Texas University Interscholastic League State Marching Contest later this month.

Big Spring will compete in the Class 4A area contest at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, while Forsan will compete at the Class 1A area contest at Dick Bivins Field in Amarillo. The “Best Band Herd” of Stanton High School will march in the Class 2A area contest at Lowery Field in Lubbock.

The three bands earned spots in the area round of UIL competition by all earning Division I ratings — the top scores available — from the judges in regional contests last weekend.

“The kids put on a very good, very exciting show,” BSHS Band Director Rocky Harris said. “The kids are coming together very, very well. They’re coming together as a group, and they want to be competitive at the area contest, so they’re working very hard this week.”

And already tough Class 4A area was toughened even more with the addition of Fort Worth-area schools to the mix, Harris said.

“Our goal is to make the top 10 in area preliminaries,” he said. “The top 10 bands in the prelims advance to the final round to see who goes to state. If we make the finals, we’ll let the chips fall where they may after that.”

Big Spring is scheduled to perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, Harris said.

Forsan Director Jim Rhodes is trying to marshal his group to a return trip to the state marching contest, where the group finished second in 2005.

“This year, the kids have really stepped up and are performing to their capabilities,” Rhodes said. “This never gets old. I’m excited for them every time they have success.”

Forsan will be the first band competing at the Class 1A Area Contest in Amarillo, taking the field at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Stanton High School’s band, meanwhile, will be one of the final Class 2A bands to take the field at the area contest, performing at 3 p.m., school officials said.


Contact Staff Writer Steve Reagan at 263-7331, ext. 234 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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