US Bands Marching Contest Saturday, September 26

September 20, 2026 / Paul Brodt

Saturday, September 26th

Challenger Columbia Stadium, Clear Lake ISD
1955 W Nasa Blvd, Webster, TX 77598

Official Schedule

25 Bands, 12 advance to Finals

$$$$$-BRING MONEY FOR MALL-$$$$$

On Saturday, September 26th we are performing for the US Bands Houston Regional Marching Band Contest at Challenger Columbia Stadium in Clear Lake ISD. This is a Pre-lims/Finals style contest. We will perform in our pre-lims performance at 9:45am . Only the top 12 bands will advance to Finals. Finals will begin that evening at 6:30pm and the 12 finalist will perform again and be ranked based on their finals performance.

Dress: Full Uniform: Students need to wear LONG BLACK SOCKS with the full uniform. Students will wear their Inside the Algorithm Show Shirt when not in full uniform They will also wear black compression shorts or black basketball shorts underneath their full uniform. Students with long hair will have to put their hair in a high schow bun when in uniform. Students are not permitted to wear jewelry when in uniform. Students are not permitted to have nail polish on when in uniform. Students are not permitted to eat when in uniform.

Pre-Lim Performance Time : 9:45am

Contest Packet

Tickets can be purchased ONLINE

Parking is $5 on site

The US Bands Ticket Office is cashless

Only credit/debit will be accepted at the box office

Skip the line and purchase event tickes online in advance

TICKETS WILL INCREAS BY $5 THE DAY OF EVENT

Meals- The band boosters will provide BREAKFAST AND DINNER. They will also provide Gatorades for after each performance. STUDENTS NEED TO BRING $$$ FOR LUNCH AT THE BAYBROOK MALL.

Student Schedule

6:00 am - Report to KHS
6:15 am - ECPL
6:45 am - Inspection
7:00 am - Depart KHS
8:00 am - Arrive at Challenger Stadium
8:45 am - Warm-Up
9:45 am - Pre-Lim PERFORMANCE
11:00 am - Depart for Mall
11:30 am - Lunch at Baybrook Mall($$$)
3:00 pm - Depart Mall
4:30 pm - Pre-Lim Awards
6:30 pm - Finals Start
10:00 pm - Finals Awards
10:30 pm - Depart
11:30 pm - Arrive At KHS
11:45 pm - Dismiss

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Game 4 at Texas City, Friday, September 18th

September 14, 2026 / Paul Brodt

Kempner Band Family,

Stingaree Stadium, located at 1501 9th Ave N, Texas City, TX 77590

We have our 4th Football Game Friday, September 18th at Stingaree Stadium Stadium in Texas City at 7:00pm against Texas City High School. We will sit on the Visitor side and perform to the Home side at Half Time. A full itinerary for Friday is listed below. I hope that many of you can make it out to support our students.

Emergency Contact Information- All students must turn this in or they will not be allowed to travel with us and can’t go to the game.

Tickets- THERE WILL BE NO CASH SALES AT THE GATE. Tickets should be available on this website. Click the link; Tickets .

Dress: Full Uniform: We will be wearing the full competition uniform for the halftime performance. We will dress in HALVES in the stands during the game. Haves: Maroon Member Shirt, Bibbers(marching pants), long black socks, and marching shoes. Students will bring their garment bag and hat box into the stands with them and change before and after halftime.

Equipment Needed: Instrument, flip folder with music, liar, water jug(pre-filled with ice-water).

Meals- If you bought the meal plan-

Dismissal- When we arrive back to school, we will not dismiss any students until all equipment has been put away and checked.

CLEAR BAG POLICY - Note FBISD has implemented a clear bag policy for all games at District sports facilities including Hall Stadium, Hopson Field House, Mercer Stadium, Wheeler Field House, Cook Natatorium, and Aquatic Practice Facility.

The following types of bags are permitted:

Clear, plastic, vinyl, or PVC bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12” in size
Clear, plastic, one-gallon, re-sealable, Ziploc-style bags
Clutch bags approximately the size of a hand (4½” x 6½” or smaller)

2:45 pm - School ends
3:00 pm - Rehearsal begins
3:45 pm - Eat(food), Change, Pack, Load
4:40 pm - Inspection
4:50 pm - Meeting
5:00 pm - Depart
6:15 pm - Arrive at Stingaree Stadium
7:00 pm - Kick-off
8:00 pm - Halftime performance!
9:30 pm - Game Ends
10:30 pm - Arrive at KHS
10:45 pm - Dismiss

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Homecoming Game Saturday, September 12th

August 23, 2026 / Paul Brodt

Kempner Band Family,

Mercer Stadium: 16403 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479

We have our 3rd Football Game Saturday, September 12th at Mercer Stadium Stadium in FBISD at 6:00pm against Worthing High School. We will sit on the Home side and perform to the Home side at Half Time. A full itinerary for Saturday is listed below. I hope that many of you can make it out to support our students. Report time is 1:15pm for Band Students.

Homecoming Game & Uniform Expectations

This game is also our Homecoming Game, and there will be a special presentation before the game to crown our Homecoming King and Queen.

MUMS: Students may wear their Homecoming mums while sitting in the stands during the game. Mums must be removed before reporting for the halftime performance.
SENIORS: Seniors may wear their Homecoming jeans/overalls while sitting in the stands during the game. Seniors must change into their complete marching uniform before halftime.
INSPECTION: All seniors are required to be in full uniform for inspection, just like the rest of the band.
HALFTIME PERFORMANCE: All students must be in complete marching uniform with all required uniform components before reporting to the field for the halftime performance.

We want our students to enjoy and celebrate Homecoming with their classmates while also maintaining the high standards and professionalism expected of the Kempner Band.