SISD Music Programs Earn Sweepstakes Awards
Our Bearcats have an ear for music, as shown by top ratings across the music programs at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contests through the month of March!
Ratings range from 1 (Superior) to 5 (Poor), and 10 groups across the programs earned a Sweepstakes award. Sweepstakes Awards are given to groups that earn 1st ratings in both Concert and Sight-Reading and is the highest music achievement in Texas. Concert performances involve musical pieces students practice for months, and sightreading evaluations give musicians only minutes to scan the sheet music before performing. For high school band, Sweepstakes includes marching bands as well.

Band
Sherman High School
Concert Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Symphonic Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Wind Ensemble - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Piner Middle School
Symphonic Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Honor Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Sherman Middle School
Concert 1 Band - 1st ratings in Concert, 2nd ratings in Sight-Reading (First-ever appearance at UIL)
Symphonic Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Honors Band - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading

Choir
Sherman High School
A Capella Choir - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Bel Canto Choir - 1st ratings in Concert, 2nd ratings in Sight-Reading
Piner Middle School
School Choir - 2nd ratings in Concert, 3rd ratings in Sight-Reading
Sherman Middle School
School Choir - 2nd ratings in Concert, 2nd ratings in Sight-Reading

Orchestra
Sherman High School
Sinfonia Orchestra - 2nd ratings in Concert, 1st ratings in Sight-Reading
Chamber Orchestra - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Piner Middle School
School Orchestra - Sweepstakes Award; 1st ratings in Concert and Sight-Reading
Sherman Middle School
School Orchestra - 2nd ratings in Concert, 2nd ratings in Sight-Reading
