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Click here for a special letter from Mr. Coulson concerning everything from Marching Fundamentals Camp to where Mr. Davis has been lately!

Sweepstakes Across the Board!

On April 15th and 16th, the Honors Band, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band competed in the UIL Concert and Sightreading Competition with great success receiving SUPERIOR ratings from every judge! This marks an amazing 21 years of Sweepstakes bands at Poteet High School!

Exemplary High School Band Award!

The Pirate Band has been awarded by the Texas Bandmasters Association the 2009 Exemplary High School Band Award. This award is presented to one high school every year that has had a consistent exemplary performing band program in Texas for an extended period of time.

Sudler Flag of Honor

The Pirate Band has been chosen as the recipient of this year's Sudler Flag of Honor! This is an incredible accomplishment that recognizes high school concert bands with great achievement over a period of several years. The John Philip Sousa Foundation executive committee reviews entries from around the world and selects programs that exhibit high standards of excellence in concert activities. Way to go Pirate Band!

Grand Champions!

The Pirate Band had a great day at the Centennial Marching Festival. After a great prelims performance, the Pirate Band was awarded the following captions:

Music, Marching, General Effect, and Best in Class Division I.

In Finals competition, the Pirate Band had an even better performance, winning the Music caption and

Overall Grand Champions!

PASIC Success!

The Poteet Percussion Ensemble had a great performance in Austin at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention as a showcase performance this November. They worked hard throughout the entire marching season to learn seven very challenging pieces to perform at the concert and all their hard work really paid off! This is a huge accomplishment and congratulations are in order for all Poteet Percussionist!!!