A memorial will be held for Stuart Bird Saturday, June 5th at Troup High School. The address is 927 Arp Drive in Troup, and the event starts at 10:30.
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Contest dates for the 2021 NAMMB/UIL State contest have been set for October 26 and 27, 2021. Other details TBD.
January 25, 2021 Dear Fellow Band Directors, Last Thursday was truly a dark day for all of us with the passing of Mr. Stuart Bird. Many band directors and students have been touched by this great man. His sincerity for his profession and compassion for students was an everyday event for Mr. Bird. His friendship was extended to everyone he met, and he was indeed a friend you could always count on. His knowledge, ability and desire for you and your group to achieve a higher goal was always his norm. Mr. Bird had a way to excite your students and directors into achieving these higher standards. I was blessed with having Stuart as High School principal while I was at Carthage High School, as well having Sharon as my assistant. The Lord blessed us with these two individuals and made our lives fuller. There was truly only one Stuart Bird, and we were given a gift with days we had him. If you were one of the individuals blessed with knowing Mr. Bird, a scholarship fund has been established. Please mail any donations to the address below: Stuart Bird Scholarship Fund Austin Bank 507 W. Duval Street Troup, Texas 75789 Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Jim Jones Exec. Sec. NAMMB ![]()
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1st: Carlisle HS 2nd: Timpson HS 3rd: Union Grove HS 4A 1st: Lindale HS 2nd: Spring Hill HS 3rd: Gilmer HS UIL/NAMMB State Contest information for Band Directors: ![]()
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Wednesday, December 9, @Pine Tree Stadium, Longview 2A11:00 Shelbyville 11:17 Union Grove 11:34 Carlisle 11:51 Timpson 12:08 Beckville 12:30 Drum Major Retreat/ 2A Awards 4A2:00 Van
2:17 Center 2:34 Henderson 2:51 Carthage 3:08 Lindale 3:25 Vidor 3:42 BREAK 3:59 Gilmer 4:16 Hardin-Jefferson 4:33 Bullard 4:50 Brownsboro 5:07 Spring Hill 5:30 Drum Major Retreat/ 4A Awards Military Marching Band Directors,
This email is for those of you that chose to advance in the “Military” class if your band qualifies to do so by receiving an overall division 1 rating at the region marching band contest. Dr. Brad Kent asked me to make sure you understand when and how to register for the new UIL/NAMMB State Marching contest after your Region contest. If you make a first division at the region contest it is very important that you meet the registration deadline of Thursday, November 19 at 10am, as the state contest schedule will be set shortly after. For information about the state contest and to register, go to UIL Music —> Events —> Marching Band —> State Military Class Information. The “SMBC Military Class Entry Procedures” info will be the first thing on the page under the picture, and the entry link (“SMBC Military Class Online Entry”) will be at the bottom of the page. Here is a direct link to the page: https://www.uiltexas.org/music/smbc-military-class-entry-procedures For those of you that are visual, attached are three graphics that show you where the navigation buttons are located. I wish you the best of luck in your quest for excellence! Mike Bullock Executive Secretary UIL Region 21 UIL Area C 1A-4A AA1st Carlisle - Chris Clifton 2nd- Timpson - Desmond Johnson 3rd- Beckville- Josh & Michelle King AAA1st - Troup - Robert Castillo
2nd - West Rusk- Grady Haffner 3rd- Diboll - Todd Dock MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE REQUIRED AT CONTEST NAMMB Pre-UIL ClinicPerformance Times: 10:00 Shelbyville 10:30 San Augustine 11:00 Timpson 11:30 West Sabine 12:00 Cushing 12:30 Carlisle 1:00 Beckville BREAK 2:00 Hemphill 2:30 Troup 3:00 West Rusk 3:30 Diboll Break 4:30 Carthage Carthage Invitational5:00 Tenaha Clinicians: Doice Grant, Stuart Bird, Neil Grant
Adjudicators: Larry Ward, Richard Lovelace, Mike Geddie Pre UIL dates:
Contest, Sat. November 7th @ Carthage Entry Deadline October 28th State UIL/NAMMB: Contest, Wed. December 9th @ Pine Tree Entry Deadline December 1st |