The Dripping Springs High School Tiger Band earned its first top-10 finish as a 6A program at the UIL State Marching Contest on Tuesday, November 10, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Making its second consecutive state finals appearance, the Tiger Band’s performance of “The Uncommon Man” scored 71 points to finish 10th out of 42 6A bands, improving on last year’s 11th-place finish. The band placed ninth in Monday’s preliminary round, earning one of 14 spots in the state finals.
This marks the 14th top-10 finish in program history and the first since the band placed ninth at the 5A State Marching Contest in 2021. The program’s 15 total appearances in the UIL State Marching Contest finals rank fifth-most in UIL history among all classifications.