Plains High School Cowboys Band is State Bound

The Yoakum County Connection has honored the Plains High School Cowboy Marching Band with a financial grant to support their trip to San Antonio this December to compete in the Texas State Marching Band Championships! The Plains Cowboy Marching Band earned straight Division 1 ratings at the October 24 UIL Regional Competition advancing them to the UIL Area competition on November 14 where they distinguished themselves as a finalist, and finished in second place securing a position in the 2A State Championships. The 2A Championship Competition will take place in San Antonio on December 14 in the Alamodome and will be broadcast as a live stream on https://box5tv.com/. “We are thrilled with our student’s dedication and hard work that earned them this opportunity. We are also grateful to all our supporters in Yoakum and surrounding counties, and particularly to the Yoakum County Connection for this very useful and timely gift. While it’s just my second year in Plains, I’ve been impressed with the support shown to our students and organization,” stated Robert Rumbelow, director of bands at Plains ISD. This isn’t Rumbelow’s first time at the state marching championships having been there as a student at two different schools (including the 1979 Brownfield High School Band) and as a director at three high schools before and after his 20 year university teaching career. He and his wife live in Lubbock and love helping West Texas band programs discover their excellence.