Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath Marching Bands Advance to UIL Area C Marching Contest

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 26, 2018) The Rockwall High School Orange Wave Band and the Rockwall Heath High School Mighty Hawk Band recently performed in the UIL Region 25 Marching Contest at McKinney ISD Stadium, both advancing to the UIL Area C Marching Contest in Mesquite, Texas.

Both groups take the field Saturday, October 27 at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium in prelims competition. The Mighty Hawk Band performs at 2:30 p.m. and the Orange Wave Band performs at 3:15 p.m.

This is the first time that both Rockwall ISD Marching Bands have qualified for Area Competition in the 6A Classification. The top ten bands from prelims advance to finals for another performance Saturday evening.

Finals performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The top 5 finishers in finals will advance to the UIL State Marching Contest.

Admission is $5, cash only.

Submitted by Steven Offield, Communications Coordinator, Rockwall ISD, for publication in Blue Ribbon News. 

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