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Courtesy Veronica Cantu,

Over 15,000+ people expected to come to Laredo !

 (Laredo, Tx)-The United Independent School District is proud to announce that the City of Laredo will be filled with the beautiful sounds of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments that will echo forth from 42 high school marching bands who will descend upon Laredo to compete in the U.I.L. Area G 5-A High School Marching Band Competition.  The competitive event, which is expected to draw at least 15,000+ band members, Directors, parents, and spectators to the City, will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27 at the Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex Field located at 5208 Santa Claudia Lane.  This is the first time the District has hosted this event as it has been held every other year in San Antonio or in McAllen .

  To ensure a smooth running and successful event for the thousands of visitors who will be visiting the City, UISD has been working with the City of Laredo Department Directors and Texas Department of Transportation representatives, among others, to help prepare in areas of hotel hospitality, dining, recreation, and traffic flow. 

 “Our goal is to make this event a spectacular one because we want to host this event again in the future,” said UISD Superintendent Roberto J. Santos.  Santos went on to explain that UISD has the Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex which is capable of hosting an event of this magnitude.

 “This event will showcase our District facilities, as well as, highlight the City of Laredo and the many qualities we have to offer.  This event will make our District and City shine and our Board of Trustees and I are grateful for the out pour of support from everyone,’ he said.

 UISD has also been working with local hotel representatives to advise them of the prospective guests so proper accommodations can be made.  UISD is asking local restaurants to be prepared for the large volume of guests that will be visiting our City and dining at our facilities or calling in food orders for pick up and delivery.

 List of 5-A High School Marching Bands Coming to Laredo

The following is a list of bands that will be visiting the City on Saturday, October 27, 2012. 

 1.      PSJA High School – San Juan  

2.      Marshall High School – San Antonio

3.      Warren High School – San Antonio

4.      Holmes High School – San Antonio

5.      John Jay High School – San Antonio

6.      Southwest High School – San Antonio

7.      McAllen Memorial High School

8.      Vela High School – Edinburg

9.      Harlingen South High School

10.  Los Fresnos High School

11.  Del Rio High School

12.  Taft High School – San Antonio

13.  Rowe High School – McAllen

14.  Palmview High School – La Joya

15.  Lopez High School – Brownsville

16.  O’Connor High School – San Antonio

17.  South San High School – San Antonio

18.  La Joya High School

19.  Veterans Memorial High School – Brownsville

20.  United South High School – Laredo

21.  Carroll High School – Corpus Christi

22.  Eagle Pass High School

23.  McAllen High School

24.  Rivera High School – Brownsville

25.  Alexander High School – Laredo

26.  Donna High School

27.  Welasco East High School

28.  San Benito High School

29.  PSJA North High School – Pharr

30.  Brandeis High School – San Antonio

31.  Edinburg High School

32.  Edinburg North High School

33.  Stevens High School – San Antonio

34.  Economedes High School – Edinburg

35.  Sharyland High School – Mission

36.  Weslaco High School

37.  Harlingen High School

38.  United High School – Laredo

39.  Hanna High School – Brownsville

40.  Clark High School – San Antonio

41.  Lyndon B. Johnson – Laredo

42.  PSJA Memorial High School – Alamo