Timpson ISD Calendar of Events, Bear Band Has Great Season

November 28, 2018 - Timpson ISD Bear Update

Calendar of Events

  • Thursday, November 29th - JH Basketball against Joaquin 7th Grade begins at 5pm - Boys are in Event Center - Girls are in Bear Drive Gym
  • Thursday, November 29th - Report Cards go out
  • Thursday thru Saturday - Lipan Basketball Tournament VB/VG
  • December 11 and 13 – UIL - Elementary and Jr. High at Joaquin
  • December 20 – Bear Bands Christmas Concert – 9am – Event Center
  • December 21 – Early Release at 1pm.

Bear Band Has Great Marching Season! - The Timpson High School Band has had an exciting marching season full of many great performances and awards! Most recently the band earned top honors at the NAMMB competition held at SFA on Saturday, November 3, and then performed at the UIL State Marching Band Championship at the Alamodome in San Antonio on November 6.

At NAMMB (National Association of Military Marching Bands), the band earned a first division rating from all five judges, and received the coveted “Bobby Goff Superior Performance Award.” The Bear Band also received the “Colonel Joe Tom Haney Award” for First Place in Class 2A at the competition!

Two days after winning NAMMB, the band boarded charter buses and headed to San Antonio for the UIL State Marching Championship. Timpson qualified for state by placing in the top three bands (second) at the UIL Area C contest held at Pine Tree on October 28. This is the second year in a row that Timpson has represented Area C at the state competition. In the preliminary round of the competition, Timpson placed 10th in the state.

Rhonda Daniel, Timpson Band Director, said, “I couldn’t be more pleased with how this band has worked and performed this fall. When summer band started in August, it was clear that they had definite goals in mind. They wanted to win NAMMB and they wanted to finish their competitive season at the Alamodome. We challenged them with music that you would normally hear in classifications 4A and above, and they met the challenge with enthusiasm. Over the years they have evolved into a band that welcomes challenges in music and marching. Our seniors have performed at state three times (2013, 2017, and 2018). Normally, bands can only advance past region every other year, so we were excited when we heard UIL realigned the competition and that 2A schools would have this opportunity two years in a row. The band worked hard to get there and they know it’s a privilege and an honor to get to represent our school and community at the state level. We are fortunate to be in a place that supports our band. Thanks to all of the parents, students, and faculty and staff of Timpson ISD for making this possible. It has been an experience that we’ll all cherish forever.”