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Bye Bye Birdie: Musical Preview

Bye Bye Birdie: Musical Preview

Mada February 2, 2022

Fine Arts presents “ Bye Bye Birdie ” in the Brady Memorial Auditorium for Feb. 3-5. When Rock and Roll Rockstar, Conrad Birdie, gets drafted into the Army, fans are devastated. Albert, his songwriter,...

Band Takes Third at Rough Rider Contest

Band Takes Third at Rough Rider Contest

Presley October 14, 2021

Oct. 2 the band competed in the Rough Rider Marching Contest at Heroes stadium.  “The contest is an evaluation amongst local bands, some of them from NEISD, some from NISD, and local bands in San Antonio,”...

Band's cookie dough fundraiser. Photo by Karen Mendoza.

The Most Successful Fundraisers

karenmendoza September 16, 2019

            The most common way to raise money for an organization at school is through fundraisers. There are different types of fundraisers. One example are crazy sales such as selling mattresses...

Elizabeth Beltran. Photo by Karen Mendoza

Get to know your Brahmas: Q&A with Elizabeth Beltran

karenmendoza June 12, 2018
Elizabeth Beltran is a sophomore in band.
Sebaastian Tapia in the band practice room with his trumpet. Photo by Hannah Monita.

Get to know Your Brahmas: Q&A With Sebastian Tapia

hmonita November 8, 2017
Sebastian Tapia is a senior, who plays the trumpet and has been in band for four years now.
Macy's Official Photographer, Group Photos, Carnegie Hall Festival Photographer, Lincoln Center Festival Photographer, Wedding Photographer, Corporate and Event Photographer.

Thanksgiving Day Parade: Mark Flowers is all about that Float Life

Cat Hittson December 1, 2016
After watching a Thanksgiving parade last year, Mark Flowers Jr., senior, participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
Band Strives for the Top

Band Strives for the Top

janellegarcia October 25, 2016
The band department placed 1st in their division and 8th overall at finals on Saturday Oct. 15.
Harper Paparelli playing the clarinet during football game halftime. Photo by: India Nikotich

Band All-State Competition

Julia Rash January 9, 2015

Heart rates accelerate as the time to audition draws closer, the tension rises and hands slightly shake, sweat beading at the forehead. To be nervous is common, the idea that every note counts and every...

Photo by: Megan Howell

Bands of America

Ashley Duke November 4, 2014

  Once a year, hundreds of bands from across the region gather to showcase their talents and represent their schools in the prestigious Bands of America competition. This year the Brahma band joined...

Photo by: Ginny Houston

Marching to competition

Ashley Duke October 3, 2014

Football games are not the only time marching band puts on their uniforms, uniforms also come off the hangers for competitions. Competition season starts with the Vista Ridge Marching Contest coming...

Project Good: Rummage Sale

Project Good: Rummage Sale

Jacey Yarbrough April 10, 2014

The band boosters will participate in their first joint effort with JROTC on April 12 for donations to Good Will. Coinciding with the  annual JROTC rummage sale , the Good Will donation station will be...

Drew Bauml (11) plays principal cellist for symphony region.
Photo by Sarah Morales

Ready for Region-Orchestra

adviser December 17, 2012

  A piece by Sarah Morales As the lights dim, the conductor raises his hands to cue a stage full of musicians and a silent hush falls over the audience. Sixty students take a simultaneous breath...

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