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Parade Paradise

Elena Franco, Reporter May 4, 2026

While most San Antonio students were sleeping in on a school-free Friday, April 24, the marching band was already busy with activity. By 8:00 a.m., the "band hangover" was real. After competing at the...

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...

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...

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