By KRISTEN HILL, Contributor
With its field production “Juliet Letters”, the Vandegrift band and Vision Dance Co. placed 2nd in both the UIL 6A State Marching Band Contest, and the Bands Of America San Antonio Super Regional Championship.
The 6A state contest was November 8 and 9, and BOA was held a few days earlier on November 5 and 6. The VHS program’s 386 students traveled to San Antonio as both competitions were held at the Alamodome. The Vipers performed the show four times in five days.
“Receiving a UIL state medal is a big deal,” said Mike Howard, director of bands at VHS. Silver is the highest achievement in 6A marching for the VHS program.
There were 246 Texas 6A marching bands that started the UIL advancement process a month ago. After five rounds of competition, the number of bands was reduced to the finals competition of the top 12 bands in 6A.
“To have our students be recognized as the 2nd place silver medalist in all of class 6A is a testament to their hard work and dedication,” Howard said.
For the BOA Super Regional, the band finished in second place with a score of 95.200 in the finals round. In the preliminary round, VHS placed third and won the Outstanding Visual Performance Caption.
“I continue to be honored and grateful to have the opportunity to work with the band and Vision students at Vandegrift High School,” Howard said. “What a special few days for all involved!”
More photos on pages 6-7.
UIL 6A state finals
2021 UIL 6A State Champion – Hebron
Silver Medalist – Vandegrift
Bronze Medalist – Marcus
4th Flower Mound
5th Coppell
6th Ronald Reagan
7th Cedar Ridge
8th Claudia Taylor Johnson
9th Keller
10th Westlake
11th Vista Ridge
12th Southlake Carroll
Bands of America San Antonio Super Regional 2021
95.950 – Hebron
95.200 – Vandegrift .
94.725 – Claudia Taylor Johnson
94.550 – The Woodlands
93.975 – Ronald Reagan
92.825 – Cedar Ridge
91.900 – Marcus
90.825 – Coppell
90.500 – Leander
89.975 – Keller
89.975 – Cedar Park
89.650 – Vista Ridge
89.500 – Rouse
87.425 – Pearland
