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News and Announcements
Congrats to Region 6 Bands on advancing to the UIL State Marching Band Contest!
1A Bands
Menard Yellowjacket Band, Miss Rebekah Cook – Director, 1st Place 
Mertzon Irion County Might Hornet Band, Mr. Benjamin Martin – Director, 4th Place *Finalist*
Water Valley Might Wildcat Band, Mr. Brent Key – Director, 11th Place
3A Bands
Wall Mean Green Marching Machine Band, Mr. Dustin Moses – Director, 3rd Place 🥉
San Angelo TLCA Flying Eagle Band, Mr. Kevin Dukes II – Director, 5th Place *Finalist*
Crane Golden Crane Band, Mrs. Sara Hill – Director, 8th Place *Finalist*
Clyde Mighty Bulldog Band, Mrs. Jennifer Webber – Director, 11th Place
4A Bands
Pecos Eagle Band, Mr. Richard Cole – Director
Andrews Mighty Mustang Band, Mr. Patrick Todd – Director
5A Bands
Abilene Wylie Pure Gold Band, Mr. Kyle McDonald – Director, 32nd Place
6A Bands
Odessa Permian Mojo Band, Mr. Jeff Whitaker – Director, 34th Place
Spring Region 6 Meeting
Saturday, April 17th, 2027
ATSSB at 10 AM and TMEA at 1 PM
Permian HS Band Hall
2026 Marching Band Contests
| Contest: | Date: | Location: | Contact: |
| Comanche Springs Marching Festival | September 19, 2026 | Fort Stockton High School | Kenn McSperitt |
| Santa Rita Marching Festival | September 26, 2026 | Reagan County High School, Big Lake | Joshua Rumbaugh |
| Sundown Marching Festival | September 30, 2026 | Sundown High School | Justin Mauldin |
| Wildcat Marching Festival | September 30, 2026 | Littlefield High School | John Barry |
| Odessa HS Pre-UIL Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | Ratliff Stadium, Odessa | Sonia Campos |
| Big Country Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | Wylie HS, Abilene | Kyle McDonald |
| Concho Classic Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | San Angelo Stadium, Central HS | Daniel Villanueva |
| The Battle at the Wigwam Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | Seminole High School | TeAda Hair |
| Tumbleweed Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | Denver City High School | Michael Munoz |
| High Plains Marching Festival | October 3, 2026 | Dick Bivins Stadium, Amarillo | Chris Reidlinger |
| ENMU Green & Silver Classic Marching Festival | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 |
ENMMU, Portales, NM | Dustin Seifert |
| Wink Marching Band Festival | October 10, 2026 | Wink High School | David Speer |
| Westerner Marching Festival | October 10, 2026 | Lowrey Field, Lubbock HS | Dallas Bayless |
| BOA West Texas Regional Championship | October 10, 2026 | Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland | Bands of America |
| UIL Region 6 West Zone Marching Contest | October 17, 2026 | Ratliff Stadium, Odessa | Dr. Aaron Hawley (Region 6) |
| UIL Region 6 South Zone Marching Contest | October 17, 2026 | San Angelo Stadium, San Angelo | Daniel Villanueva |
| UIL Region 6 East Zone Marching Contest | October 19, 2026 | Shotwell Stadium, Abilene | Jay Lester (Region 6) |
| UIL Area A 3A Marching Contest | October 24, 2026 | Shotwell Stadium, Abilene | Jay Lester (Region 6) |
| UIL Area A 5A Marching Contest | October 24, 2026 | Astound Broadband Stadium, Midland | Dr. Aaron Hawley (Region 6) |
| UIL Area A 2A Marching Contest | October 31, 2026 | Lowrey Field, Lubbock | Keith Bearden (Region 16) |
| UIL Area A 4A Marching Contest | October 31, 2026 | Dick Bivins, Amarillo | Roger Edwards (Region 1) |
| UIL Area A 6A Marching Contest | October 31, 2026 | Ratliff Stadium, Odessa | Dr. Aaron Hawley (Region 6) |
| UIL 5A State Marching Contest | November 2-3, 2026 | Alamodome, San Antonio | UIL Music |
| UIL 1A State Marching Contest | November 3, 2026 | Alamodome, San Antonio | UIL Music |
| UIL 3A State Marching Contest | November 4, 2026 | Alamodome, San Antonio | UIL Music |
| UIL 6A State Marching Contest | November 9-10, 2026 | Alamodome, San Antonio | UIL Music |
| UIL 2A State Marching Contest | November 10, 2026 | Alamodome, San Antonio | UIL Music |
| UIL 4A State Marching Contest | November 11, 2026 |
Alamodome, San Antonio |
UIL Music |
(To Add Contest email, Dominic Rivas)
2027 Concert & Sight-Reading Contests
| Contest: | Date: | Location: | Contact: |
| UIL Region 6 West Zone Early A-4A Band C&SR | March 2, 2027 | Andrews High School | Patrick Todd |
| UIL Region 6 East Zone Early A-4A Band C&SR | March 3, 2027 | Ballinger High School | Janet Wilson |
| Pre-UIL Band C&SR Contest | Lake View High School | Franklin Piland | |
| Pre-UIL Band C&SR Contest | March 16-17, 2027 | Crane High School | Sara Hill |
| UIL Region 6 West Zone Late A-4A Band C&SR | March 23 – 24, 2027 | Crane High School | Sara Hill |
| UIL Region 6 East Zone Late Band C&SR | March 30 – 31, 2027 | Abilene Cooper High School | John Landin |
| UIL Region 6 West Zone JH/MS & 6A Band C&SR | March 30 – 31, 2027 | Wagner Noel PAC | Dr. Lyndsay Eiben |
| UIL Region 6 South Zone Late Band C&SR | April 1, 2027 | San Angelo Lake View High School | David Andrus |
(To Add Contest email, Dominic Rivas)
2027 Concert & SR Contests and Festivals
| Contest/Festival: | Date: | Location: | Contact: |
| Seminole Band Festival 2027 | April 24, 2027 | Seminole High School | TeAda Hair |
| Abernathy Band Festival | April 21 – 24, 2027 | Abernathy High School | Matt Knight |
| Greenwood Music Festival | May TBA 2027 | Greenwood High School |
(To Add Contest/Festival email, Dominic Rivas)
ATSSB Region 6 Officers:
Region Coordinator – Brittany Cole, Crockett MS/Pecos HS
Region Webmaster – Dominic Rivas
Region Secretary – Richard Cole, Pecos HS
HS Region Organizer – Brandon Lippert Crane MS
HS Jazz Organizer – Freddy Verastegui, Hawley
HS Asst. HS Jazz Organizer – Sam Gallaway, Hawley HS
MS/JH West Zone Region Organizer – Sara Hill, Crane HS
MS/JH East Zone Region Organizer – Jennifer Webber, Clyde HS
Updated 11/11/2026