The Pride of Texomaland Marching Band
Overview
The Pride of Texomaland Marching Band is under the direction of third-year director, Lance Reisetter, and second-year director, Garrett Crook. The band currently consists of 54 students. The band performs at all home and away football games as well as numerous marching contests throughout the year. This year the band competed at the ECU “Tigeraplooza” Bron Warren Tournament of Bands at East Central University, The Tishomingo Band Extravaganza at Tishomingo High School, the OSSAA Regional Marching Contest in McAlester, and made their first appearance at the Oklahoma Bandmaster’s Association Marching Band State Championships since 2016.
2021-2022 Contests and Results
ECU “Tigerpalooza” Bron Warren of Bands – Ada, OK
- 3rd Place in Class 3A in Prelims
- Finalist Band (Top 10)
- 6th Place Overall in Finals (Class 2A-6A)
Chickasaw Band Day Extravaganza – Tishomingo, OK
- 2nd Place in Division IV
OSSAA Regional Marching Contest – McAlester, OK
- Superior Rating in Class 3A
1A-3A OBA Marching Band State Championships
- 4th Place in Class 2A in Prelims
- Finalist Band (Top 12) (First time in over 20 years)
- 10th Place Overall in Finals (Class 1A-3A)
Jill Boone and JJ McKinney are the Drum Majors for the 2021-2022 Pride of Texomaland Marching Band. Jill is a senior and head drum major of the pride. JJ is a junior and the assistant drum major of the band. Both Jill and JJ are huge influences on their peers and are active in several areas of the school, including show choir. Both students were extremely proud to have had the opportunity in leading the band superior ratings for the 2nd year in a row.