02/15/2026
EXCELLENT!
In their first ever adjudicated performance, the DeSoto Winterguard received a rating of Excellent.
Come see their next performance at Venice HS on Feb. 21st!
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02/15/2026
EXCELLENT!
In their first ever adjudicated performance, the DeSoto Winterguard received a rating of Excellent.
Come see their next performance at Venice HS on Feb. 21st!
02/15/2026
Congratulations to all of our amazing young musicians that performed at FBA District 18's Solo & Ensemble Assessment! It was a strong showing of the hard work and talent that we have here in DeSoto!
12/08/2025
Our Winter Concert is this Thursday (Dec. 11th) at 7:30pm at the Family Service Center Annex! Come out and enjoy an evening of music with our concert bands and percussion ensemble. All are welcome and admission is FREE!
11/27/2025
Happy Thanksgiving from the Bands of DeSoto! 🦃 🍁
11/11/2025
Happy Veterans Day from the Blazing Blue Band! We are honored every year to participate in our local Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony.
Thank you to all those who have served, and a special shout out to all the band alumni in the military!
11/03/2025
Last week, we celebrated our seniors at our last marching band rehearsal and Senior Night! 👑
We are so grateful for these students' dedication, hard work, and commitment to the Blazing Blue Band! If you can believe it, all of them were beginners on their instruments in their freshman year!
Congratulations, seniors, on all your progress over these past 4 years and ending your high school marching career on a high note! 🎵
11/02/2025
The Blazing Blue Band earned a rating of EXCELLENT at FBA District 18 Marching MPA in their last trip "Back to the 80s"! This is the highest rating the band has earned since 2011!
Incredibly proud of the hard work of the students and everyone involved that made this such a memorable and spectacular marching season.
10/20/2025
Come out tomorrow at 6 p.m. to hear what we've been working on so far this year! It's an outdoor concert, so make sure to bring your own lawn chair or blanket as seating will be limited.
10/19/2025
🏆 2nd Place, Best General Effect, and Best Colorguard in Class 1A at the Lehigh Lightning Tournament of Bands!
Make sure to catch the final performance of "Back to the 80s" at Fort Myers HS for Marching MPA on November 1st!
10/05/2025
1A CLASS CHAMPIONS 🏆 at the Mariner HS Silver Magic Preview of Champions!
In addition to being named Class Champion, we also won Best Music, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Best Colorguard, and Best Percussion in our class!
🔷️ The 2025 band shirts are here! 🔷️
Make sure to catch our show, "Back to the 80s", during halftime at a football game or at one of our competitions later this fall!
T-Shirt Design: Blas R. 🎷
Video Director & Editing: Blas R. 🎷
T-Shirts made by DeSoto Shirt & Hat!
07/19/2025
Band Camp starts Monday!
Winds & Percussion both weeks
Colorguard Week 2 only
See you there!