Elementary Students Holiday Artwork Showcase

Elementary students across BISD submitted artwork to be considered for the District’s 2020 Holiday Card Contest. 

Artwork from Benjamin Torres, fourth grader at Binion Elementary, was selected as the winner; Carsyn Allums, fifth grader at Porter Elementary, was selected as the second-place winner; Blayden Bolton, second grader at Hardeman Elementary, was selected as the third-place winner; and Lara Ida Feijão, fifth grader at Green Valley Elementary, was selected as honorable mention. #BISDShines 

View all 2020 holiday card entries

First Place Winner/Artwork

Binion Elementary Winner
First Place Winner Artwork


Second Place Winner/Artwork

Second Place Winner
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Third Place Winner/Artwork

Third place winner
Third Place artwork




Fourth Place Winner/Artwork

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Fourth Place winner artwork

RHS Marching Band Wins the 2016 Lone Star Preview Marching Contest

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Congratulations to the Richland High School Marching Band for being named Grand Champion of the Lone Star Preview Marching Contest in The Woodlands, Texas. During preliminary competition, the band placed first overall and won every caption in the AAA division including Best Auxiliary, Percussion, Musical Performance, Visual Performance, and General Effect. In finals, the band placed first overall as well as receiving caption awards for Musical Performance and General Effect. Of special note is the fact that RHS was the only 5A band selected for finals and competed against many recent UIL State Marching Contest finalists. #BISDShines

Two BISD bands are honored by The Foundation for Music Education

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The Foundation for Music Education and its board of trustees recently announced that two Birdville ISD bands were among the winners in the 2016 Mark of Excellence recorded music competition.

The Birdville High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mike Cheripka, was selected as a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence I National Jazz Honors project.

The Richland High School Honors Band, directed by Jason Bird, was selected as a Commended Winner in the Mark of Excellence I National Wind Band Honors project.

The Mark of Excellence consists of the National Wind Band Honors, National Choral Honors, National Orchestra Honors, National Jazz Honors and National Percussion Ensemble Honors. It is a competition, entered by recordings, in which the top quarter are selected as National Winners and the second quarter receive Commended Honors.

This year 236 of the finest musical ensembles in the nation entered the competition. The project has now received entries from thirty-six states.

Congratulations to Mike Cheripka, Jason Bird and the student musicians from Birdville and Richland high schools for their accomplishments.