Hempstead High School Bobcat Band

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Marching Contest 2025

Straight 1's

Ronald Walker

Ronald Walker

Director of Bands

Office Phone: 979-826-3331 ext. 320

Email: walkerr@hempsteadisd.org

Meet the Director

What's New in Band

High School Band Moto 2025-2026

Up Coming Events

Nov 1 2025

UIL Area D Marching Contest

7:00 am In the Practice Block on the Practice field band shorts and t-shirt instruments ready to play

7:30 am uniform issue

8:00 am load Truck

8:30 pm load Buses/ get lunch to take on bus          

8:45 am Depart for Robinson

11:00 pm Arrive at Robinson HS Stadium (700 W Tate St Robinson Ave Robinson TX)

12:40 pm enter Warm UP area

1:10 pm Leave Warm up Area-

1:25 pm Enter the Field

1:30 pm Perform

4:30 pm Dinner at Stadium
5:45 pm Drum Major Retreat/Announcement of Finals

6:30 pm Depart for Hempstead if not in Finals

8:30 pm Arrive Hempstead if not in Finals

 

7:30 pm Finals Start

10:45 pm Drum Major Retreat/Announcement of Finals

11:30 pm Depart for Hempstead at the latest

1:30 am arrive Hempstead                                                       

Entry Fee $10.00 at the gate

 online Entry

High School and Middle School Band Schedule

Nov 8, 2025

All Region Audition

Waller County Courthouse Opening

 

Middle School Region Band Students (Bus 1)

 

7:00 am MS Band Students Seated with instruments in cases, Have Your Region Band Music with You

7:05 am Load Truck and Trailer (All percussion goes)

7:15 am Depart for Sealy (Bus 1, and Truck & Trailer)

7:45 am Arrive at Sealy HS

8:15 am MS Monitors Meeting

8:30 am Judges Meeting & Students check in

9:00 am MS Auditions Begin

MS Band Depart After MS Auditions

 

High School Band (NO Guard or Helpers) (Bus 2)

8:30 am Uniform Issue

9:00 am Seated in uniform (no Hats) instruments Out ready to play

9:15 am load Bus (All instruments on Bus)

9:20 am arrive Courthouse

9:45 am Pre music at Courthouse Opening

10:00 am Opening Ceremony Starts

10:10 am Anthem

10:15 am Depart Courthouse

10:25 am arrive Band Hall

11:00 am Region tryout Students only seated with instruments, No Uniforms and Your Region Band Music with You

11:30 am Depart for Sealy

12:00 pm Arrive Sealy (lunch at Sealy)

1:15 pm HS Monitors Meeting

1:30 pm Judges Meeting & Student check in

2:00 pm HS Auditions begin

5:00 pm or before depart for Hempstead (Bus 2 and truck & trailer)

5:40 pm Arrive at Hempstead

 

You must be in School Dress code. The Judges will not see you. You may bring money for concession stand

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