Football through Jan 2021, only in Texas

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Football through Jan 2021, only in Texas

Post by JLGORMAN » Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:22 am

Not only does the UIL not complete its Marching Season until the 18th of Dec for some schools, the Class 5A an 6A Football rounds will not be complete until the 2nd Week of Jan. Not only that but the 3rd Rounds in this class of Football will be played on the 24th or 26th of Dec.(The UIL was nice enough to give everyone Christmas Day Off). Some Band Directors have railed against having to give up their christmas vacation, however since they are school employees and the UIL is school organized they have been told that it is expected that the Bands will go to the games even after the UIL State Championships are held on 12 Dec at the Alamodome. The UIL Military Marching Band State Championships will be held on 9 Dec 2020 at Pine Tree High School in Longview. Starting this year all classes in Marching Band have Regional and Area Contests, with this year Area Contest Winner advance to State Marching Contest in Class 2A, 4A and 6A. FYI if you are asking if Band Directors or Staff can decide not to go through all the events, the answer is no. All school functions are written into the contracts of all school Teachers for the entire year. To follow the Area Contests you can go to UILTexas.ORG/music/marching-Band/Area which gives a list of all the Bands competing this COVID 19 year.
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