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Tiger Times

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Tiger Times

Looking to her bandmate, senior Lourdes Quijas performs during half time at a football game. Quijas has been in band since her freshman year.

Playing my heart out

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer February 6, 2024

Band students stand beside each other after their Area competition for UIL on Oct. 28, 2023. Tiger Band placed ninth in the competition.

Tiger Band places in area competition

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer November 7, 2023

While the stadium calms down, eager bands wait for their results, their hearts pounding out of their chests in the stands. The bright lights illuminate the drum majors’ faces. The announcer announces...

Members of the Tiger Band stand beside each other after their band competition on Oct. 14, 2023. Band placed 2nd in the competition.

Tiger Band places in US band competition

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff writer November 3, 2023

UPDATED The stadium fills with silence. The announcer reads off the results, one by one, every band cheers for their own school. As the announcer announces the Tiger Band’s results, they jump and cheer...

The Tiger Band Wind Ensemble attended their first UIL concert contest of the season at PG high school. They brought home many awards, receiving a one on stage and sight reading.

Starting on a new note

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer March 29, 2023

As marching season comes to an end, the tiger band gets prepared for concert season. The band has two separate bands, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic band. Each band gets new music for their UIL Season.  Just...

Junior Taybri Johnson marches with her clarinet at the UIL Area marching contest. The Texas High marching band competed in Mesquite, TX on Oct. 22.

Area competition

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer November 1, 2022

While the crowd calms down, the bands are waiting for their results on the field. The bright stadium lights are illuminating on the band kids' faces. The announcer announces the results, and the Tiger...

Cashay Austin plays clarinet at the Four States Marching contest on Oct. 1, 2022. The Tiger Marching Band hosted the event at Tiger Stadium.

Four States marching contest

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer October 4, 2022

So the season begins: “Bandtober,” the nickname for marching season’s main action of the month. Fridays have football games, and Saturdays have band competitions. To start the season off strong,...

Assistant Band Director Steve Bennett leads the band in rehearsal.

Band sweepstakes

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer April 21, 2022

Marching season has ended, and it’s now time for concert season. The band gets new music for their arguably most important event, UIL. Just like athletics, the band has UIL and the same rules apply....

Playing to success

Playing to success

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

It’s the start of the Tiger Band’s state year. As band students get ready for the season, sophomore Natalie Taylor gets put into the front ensemble, the melodic part of percussion, and starts her year...

The trumpet section stands in a line as they rehearse this year's marching performance, "The Web."

Is marching band a sport?

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer October 27, 2021

The bright stadium lights, the loud band melodies playing and the yelling of the Tiger fans: it’s the start of a great football season. As everyone gets prepared for this year, the band and football...

Junior Anastazia Gross stands in her work uniform.

The life of a student worker

Story by Brynne Chandler, Staff Writer October 21, 2021

In her dark blue jeans and the standard “Nowhere Else but Texas Roadhouse” shirt, junior Anastazia Gross stands outside the doors of the restaurant as she pins her nametag to her shirt. She prepares...

Senior Park Johnson prepares for his solo atop the spider props designed for the program "The Web."

Marching into ‘Bandtober’

Story by Phoebe Neff, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2021

And so it begins: “Bandtober,” the famous nickname for marching season’s primary month of action. Every Friday has a football game, and every Saturday has a competition. To kick off Bandtober, Texas...

Band director Ryan Hadaway plays the trombone during a rehearsal. Hadaway moved here this school year from Arkansas High.

Hadaway makes his way across state lines

Story by Emma Allen, Arts Editor September 16, 2021

Texas High has experienced several staff changes this year, and the band staff is no exception. This year, the Tiger Band gained two new directors, Brandon Sams and Ryan Hadaway. Sams had already been...

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