Dickinson High School Gator Band

Congratulations to the Kranz Honors Band for placing 1st at the Region 17 Honor Band Competition!

They will advance to the Area Round in Houston June 18th.

Congratulations to the Dickinson High School Wind Ensemble on tying for 1st Place at the TMEA Region 17 Honor Band Listening today! They will advance to the Area round, which takes place next week.

The .colorguard wrapped up a fantastic week of camp yesterday! We’re proud of all the hard work, growth, and energy our students brought all week. Excited for a great season ahead! 🐊🔥✨

We are excited to announce our new Assistant Band Director, Hannah Kirby!

Hannah Kirby is excited to begin her first year at Dickinson High School and her second year in education. Prior to joining Dickinson ISD, Ms. Kirby served as an Assistant Band Director at Irons Junior High School in Conroe ISD, where she taught two sub-non-varsity concert bands and a beginner band class.

Ms. Kirby graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Music degree and teaching certification. During her undergraduate studies, she served as Drum Major of the Bearkat Marching Band for two seasons. She also performed with the SHSU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. McInturf and the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Dan, serving as principal French horn during her time at Sam Houston State.

Throughout college, Ms. Kirby had the privilege of working with the Tomball Memorial High School marching band as a visual technician. As a performer, she marched for three summers with the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and remains a passionate advocate for the marching arts. Most recently, she taught with Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps and will serve on the Blue Stars visual staff this summer.

Ms. Kirby is thrilled to take on this new role and become a part of the Dickinson community!

Wrapping up a great week of Percussion Camp today! Really proud of the progress ALL of our students have been making over the last 4 days. They are laying the foundation for what is sure to be a fantastic season!

We are excited to announce our new Color Guard Director, Clarisa Centamore!

Clarisa began her color guard career at Klein Collins High School in 2014 and has been involved in the activity as a performer and educator ever since. She has worked at many schools in the Houston area, holding positions as a technician and assistant director. Clarisa began her teaching career at Cypress Ridge as an assistant director and later worked at Tomball, Cypress Springs, North Shore, and Ridge Point. She later became the color guard director at Morton Ranch High School and most recently at Stratford High School.

Clarisa marched with Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps from 2015–2017 and then went on to march with Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in 2018 and 2019. During that time, she also participated in multiple independent winter guards in the Houston area, including Redemption, Axis, and Undaunted, where she currently serves as the lead technician and continues to teach on weekends during her free time. She also spent a summer teaching color guard at Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps.

In addition to color guard, Clarisa pursued her passion for Early Childhood Education and taught Pre-K for three years at a private school. She has always loved teaching and sharing her passion with the younger generation. Watching students become excited and light up when they learned something new was one of the most fulfilling experiences of her life.

When she’s not teaching or spinning, you can find her enjoying outdoor activities with her partner and pets. This will be her 9th year teaching color guard, and she is super excited get to the year started with Color Guard camp next Monday-Thursday (June 1-4) from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM!

Congratulations to our Percussion Ensemble for winning the Texas Virtual Percussion Contest Large Ensemble Division!

🚨 TEXAS VIRTUAL PERCUSSION CONTEST UPDATE 🚨

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s Texas Virtual Percussion Contest Live Stream Showcase has been postponed until tomorrow evening.

🎥 All submitted performances will be uploaded and shared on YouTube tomorrow evening, so stay tuned for the official showcase release and final results coverage.

We sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience and support as we work to make sure these performances receive the spotlight they deserve! 🥁🔥

That being said, we still wanted to recognize and congratulate this year’s division champions:

🏆 SMALL ENSEMBLE DIVISION WINNER:
Walnut Grove HS — Pillar I

🏆 LARGE ENSEMBLE DIVISION WINNER:
Dickinson HS — Through A Glass, Darkly

👏 SMALL DIVISION PARTICIPANTS:
Walnut Grove HS
Keller HS
Forney HS
Martin HS
New Caney HS
Louis D. Brandeis HS
Dr. Leo G. Cigarroa HS

👏 LARGE DIVISION PARTICIPANTS:
Dickinson HS
Walnut Grove HS
Forney HS
Keller HS
Medina Valley HS
Lone Star HS
Sachse HS
Martin HS
Brazosport HS
Central HS

Congratulations to all participating ensembles for an incredible year of performances, creativity, and musicianship. The level of talent across Texas continues to amaze us every season.

📬 Directors: All judge feedback, commentary, and notes will be emailed directly to you.

Thank you again to all performers, directors, judges, and supporters who helped make this year’s contest possible!

— Team PitHacks

Congratulations to the Band Senior class of 2026! Thank you for your 4 years of dedication to the band program! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see you walk across the stage tonight! Once a gator, always a gator!

Yesterday, we wrapped up an amazing week of Spring Training with our 5th Annual Dickinson ISD Band-O-Rama!

Musical excellence was absolutely on display from our 6th Grade Beginners all the way through our 2026-2027 Marching Band preview performance. We couldn’t have pulled off such an amazing performance without the help of our amazing students, parents, administrators, and the entire Dickinson ISD community - thank you for making such an amazing event possible!

Congratulations on an amazing year, Gator Band! Go Gators!