June 6... SISD Choir Professional Development... On-Line Registration June 6-9... SISD Middle School/High School Orchestra Camp... Eastlake HS June 11-14... Pebble Hills Color Guard Fun Camp... Pebble Hills HS June 14... SISD Band Professional Development (guests of YISD-Hanks HS)... On-Line Registration June 25-28... Montwood Sapphires Flag and Dance Camp... Montwood HS June 29... Entry Forms Due for NMSU TOB Performance Order Lottery... NMSU Fine Arts Office July 2... Performance Order Draw for NMSU TOB... NMSU Fine Arts Office July 23-27... SISD Staff Development Week... Campus/assigned locations July 25... DNA Conference... Eastlake HS July 26... SISD Job Alike Professional Development... Pebble Hills HS Fine Arts July 26-28... Texas Bandmasters Association Conference... San Antonio, Texas July 28... SISD Teacher Work Day... Campus/assigned locations July 30... SISD 1 st Nine Weeks Begins/8 Hour Rule Begins... Socorro ISD August 1... Marching Band Contest Drill Preparation Begins... Statewide August 10... UIL On-line Marching Band Safety Training Certificate Due... Fine Arts Office August 11... Fine Arts CPR Session... DSC August 17... SISD Cell Phone Contest Print Those Pics Submissions Due... Fine Arts Office August 22... SISD Cell Phone Contest Print Those Pics Open House... DSC August 25... SAT Test... Various Campuses August 25... UIL (10:00 AM) / TMEA (11:00 AM) Fall Meetings... Hanks HS August 28... UIL One Act Play Directors Meeting... Burges HS August 29... Marchfest 2018 Performance Order Lottery (4:00 PM)... Site T.B.A. August 29... SISD Professional Development ½ Day... Fine Arts Office September 1... Entry Deadline for NMSU TOB... NMSU Fine Arts Office September 3... SISD Labor Day Holiday... September 8... El Paso Wind Symphony All Region Band Clinics... UTEP September 8... ACT Test... Various Campuses September 8... Fine Arts CPR Session... DSC September 18... SISD Fine Arts Task Force Meeting... Fine Arts Office September 21... Entry Deadline for Marchfest 2018... On-line @ SISD Fine Arts September 22... High School All Region Jazz Auditions... Hanks HS September 26... SISD Professional Development ½ day... Site T.B.A. September 26-29... Texas Educational Theatre Association Conference... Dallas September 28. Marchfest 2018 Fees Due to Hold Performance Order... Fine Arts Office September 29... Andress Marching Invitational... Andress HS September 29... T Bird Marching Invitational... Coronado HS October 1... UIL One Act Play Enrollment Deadline... October 1-12... SISD Fall Intersession... October 3 Marchfest 2018 Entry Fee and Copyright Form Due... Fine Arts Office October 4-6... Border Folk Music / Mariachi Craze... Eastlake HS October 6... SAT Test... Various Campuses October 6... EPISD Marching Invitational... Franklin HS October 13... UIL Region Marching Contest... SAC October 13... High School All Region Choir Audition... Loretto Academy
October 13... High School All Region Orchestra Auditions... Del Valle HS October 15... UIL Region Marching Contest Inclement Weather Alternate Date... SAC October 16... SISD Employee Art Show Submissions Due... Fine Arts Office October 18... El Dorado HS Middle School Band Night (4:00 PM)... SAC October 20... SISD Marchfest 2018... SAC October 20... Middle School All Region Orchestra Auditions... Del Valle HS October 22... SISD Marchfest 2018 Inclement Weather Alternate Date... SAC October 22... Dia De Los Muertos (MS and HS Men s Choir) Rehearsal... Socorro HS October 23... Dia Del Los Muertos (MS and HS Men s Choir) Concert... Socorro HS October 24... SISD Employee Art Show Open House... DSC October 27... UIL 6A Area Marching Contest... Odessa, TX October 27... NMSU Tournament of Bands Marching Contest... Las Cruces, NM October 27... ACT Test... Various Campuses October 27... All-State Orchestra Recording... El Adobe Recording Studio October 29... 9 th grade All Region Orchestra Auditions... Del Valle HS October 29... UIL 6A Area Marching Contest Inclement Weather Alternate Date... Odessa, Texas October 29... High School All Region Choir Rehearsal... Riverside HS October 31... SISD Professional Development ½ day... Site T.B.A. November 1-3... Middle School All Region Orchestra Clinics and Concert... Bowie HS November 2... Middle School All Region Choir District Audition (Altos)... Site T.B.A. November 3... Middle School All Region Choir District Audition (Sopranos)... Site T.B.A. November 3... Middle School All Region Band Audition... Bel Air HS November 3... SAT Test... Various Campuses November 3... Sun City Throw Down Percussion Contest... Eastwood MS November 3... Qualifying 6A Bands Depart for State Marching Contest... San Antonio, TX November 4... Qualifying 6A Bands Rehearsal Date for the State Marching Contest... San Antonio, TX November 5... High School All Region Choir Rehearsal... Riverside HS November 5... 6A State Marching Contest Prelims... Alamo Dome, San Antonio November 6... 6A State Marching Contest Finals... Alamo Dome, San Antonio November 7... 6A State Marching Bands return to El Paso... November 7-8... K-12 EPCC Artwork Due... EPCC ASC Building A November 8-10... Texas Art Educators Association Conference... McAllen, TX November 9... SISD Veteran s Day Holiday... November 9-10... High School All Region Choir Clinics and Concert... Bowie HS November 9-10... Middle School All Region Band Clinics and Concert... Coronado HS November 10... EPCC K-12 Art Exhibition Hanging / Judging... EPCC ASC Building A November 13... Art For Your Health Reception... Providence East Hospital November 13-15... High School All Region Jazz Rehearsals... Del Valle HS November 13-29... K-12 EPCC Art Exhibition... EPCC ASC Building A November 14-16... Texas Music Administrators Conference... Austin, TX November 16... High School All Region Jazz Concert... UTEP November 17... High School All Region Pre-Area Choir Audition... Loretto Academy November 19-23... SISD Thanksgiving Break... November 22... Sun Bowl Parade (Americas HS)...
November 27... SISD Fine Arts Task Force Meeting... Fine Arts Office November 29... EPCC K-12 Art Exhibition Reception and Awards... EPCC ASC Building A November 30... EPCC K-12 Art Artwork Pickup... EPCC ASC Building A December 1... High School All Region Band Auditions... Hanks HS December 1... M.S. All Region Choir Auditions (Advancing Treble, Tenor/Bass)... Site T.B.A. December 1... National Portfolio Day... Albuquerque, NM December 1... SAT Test... Various Campuses December 3... 9 th Grade All Region Band Auditions... Chapin HS December 8... SISD Fine Arts Scholarship Gala - PROPOSED... Pebble Hills HS December 8... ACT Test... Various Campuses December 14... UIL One Act Play Scenic/Script Approval Deadline... December 15... All Star Football Game (Montwood HS)... UTEP December 21... SISD District ½ Day Schedule... Dec 24-Jan 4... SISD Winter Break... January 7... SISD Staff Development... Site T.B.A. January 8... SISD 3 rd Nine Weeks Begins... January 9... SISD Task Force Meeting... Fine Arts Office January 9-12... Texas Dance Educators Association Conference... Houston, Texas January 10... UIL Film Contest Entry Deadline... January 11... UIL Solo / Ensemble On-Line Registration Deadline (11:00 PM MST)... On-Line January 12... All Region Band & Choir (TMEA), Area Tryouts... Odessa/Midland, Texas January 15... Middle School All Region Choir Rehearsal... Site T.B.A. January 18-19... Middle School All Region Choir Clinics and Concert... Site T.B.A. January 18-19... High School All Region Band Clinic & Concert... UTEP January 19... SISD D.E.A.L. Contest (open to all districts)... Pebble Hills HS January 21... SISD Martin Luther King Holiday... January 22-23... Black History Month Exhibition Artwork Due... YISD Fine Arts Gallery January 24-26... High School All Region Orchestra Clinics and Concert... UTEP January 25-26... UIL One Act Play Workshop... Parkland HS January 29... Middle School All Region Jazz Audition... Del Valle HS January 30... SISD Staff Development ½ day... Site T.B.A. February 1... TMEA Honor Performance Application Request Deadline (5A)... On-Line February 1... UIL Mariachi Contest... Ysleta Central Office February 1... Black History Month Art Open House... YISD Fine Arts Gallery February 2... UIL High School Solo & Ensemble Contest... Hanks HS February 2... YISD Dance Contest (open to SISD schools)... Ysleta HS February 4-6... Middle School All Region Jazz Rehearsals... Del Valle HS February 6-8... El Paso Symphony Young People s Concerts (SISD Date TBA)... Abraham Chavez Theater February 7... Middle School All Region Jazz Concerts... UTEP February 7... UIL One Act Play Theatrical Designs Due... February 9... ACT Test... Various Campuses February 13-16... Texas Music Educators Association Conference... San Antonio, Texas February 14... UIL One Act Play Title Entry Deadline...
February 19-21... EPISD Jazz Contest... Coronado HS February 20-21... SISD Middle & High Choir Contest... El Dorado HS February 22-23... UIL State Mariachi Contest... San Antonio, TX February 22-23... SISD Jazz Contest... El Dorado HS February 23... VASE Regional Contest... Hanks HS February 25... UIL 2-5A One Act Play Zone Rehearsals... Pebble Hills HS February 26... UIL 2-5A One Act Play Zone Contest... Pebble Hills HS February 27... UIL State Film Contest... Austin February 27... UIL One Act Play 2-5A District Rehearsals... Pebble Hills HS February 28... UIL One Act Play 2-5A District Contest... Pebble Hills HS February 28... UIL State Film Contest... Austin, TX February 28-March 2... Hanks Jazz Festival... Hanks HS March 1... TMEA Honor Band Performances Online Entry Deadline... March 4... UIL One Act Play 1-6A District Rehearsal... Eastlake HS March 5... UIL One Act Play 1-6A District Contest... Eastlake HS March 6-8... UIL Middle / High School Choir Contest... Pebble Hills HS March 8-9... SISD Middle / High School Orchestra Contest... Eastlake HS March 9... SAT Test... Various Campuses March 11-22... SISD Spring Intersession... March 14-16... National Art Educators Association Convention... Boston, MA March 19-22... EPISD Middle School Band/Choir/Orchestra Contest... Coronado HS March 25... SISD Staff Development... Site T.B.A. March 25... UIL One Act Play 5A Bi-District Rehearsal... Bowie HS March 25... UIL One Act Play 6A Bi-District Rehearsal... Eastlake HS March 26... SISD 4 th 9 Weeks Begins... March 26... UIL One Act Play 5A Bi-District Contest... Bowie HS March 26... UIL One Act Play 6A Bi-District Contest... Eastlake HS March 29... UIL One Act Play 6A Area Rehearsal & Contest... Midland April 1-5... UIL One Act Play Area Meets... Site T.B.A. April 2... UIL One Act Play 5A Area Rehearsal & Contest... Seminole April 2-5... UIL Middle / High School Orchestra Contest... Bowie HS April 5-6... SISD Middle / High School Band Contest... Pebble Hills HS April 11-13... SISD Art Show Submissions / Judging... Pebble Hills HS April 11-13... Del Valle Wind Ensemble Invitational... YISD Central Office April 12-16... UIL One Act Play Regional Meet... Site T.B.A. April 13... UIL One Act Play 6A Region Rehearsal & Contest... Arlington April 13... ACT Test... Various Campuses April 13... Junior VASE... Hanks HS April 15... UIL One Act Play 5A Regional Rehearsal & Contest... Lubbock April 15... SISD Art Show Hanging... DSC April 17... Middle School One Act Play Rehearsal (small schools)... Pebble Hills HS April 19... SISD Good Friday Holiday... April 22... Middle School One Act Play Rehearsal (large schools)... Pebble Hills HS April 23-25... UIL Middle School Band Contest... Pebble Hills HS
April 23-25... UIL One Act Play State Meet (session one)... Austin, TX April 26... UIL State Theatrical Design Contest... Austin, TX April 26-27... Middle School One Act Play Contest... Pebble Hills HS April 26-27... State VASE... San Marcos, TX April 30-May 2... UIL High School Band Contest... Coronado HS May 2-4... UIL One Act Play State Meet (session two)... Austin, TX May 3... SISD Mariachi Showcase... El Dorado HS May 4... SISD Middle School Solo / Ensemble Contest (split sites)... Pebble Hills / Eastlake HS May 4... SAT Test... Various Campuses May 11... SISD Art Show Open House... DSC May 11... SISD Power Marching Band Rehearsal... Eastlake HS May 11... SISD Beginning Music Festival... Pebble Hills HS May 18... SISD Guitar Contest... Americas HS May 18... Armed Forces Day Parade (SISD Power Marching Band)... Ft. Bliss May 27... SISD Memorial Day Holiday... May 31... SISD ½ Day Release... June 1... SAT Test... Various Campuses May 31... SISD Graduations... Don Haskins Center June 1... SISD Graduations... Don Haskins Center June 1... Texas State Solo / Ensemble Contest (conflict with graduations)... Austin, TX Outstanding Info: middle school band nights for Americas, Eastlake, Montwood, Pebble Hills, Socorro Southwest Honor Band / Orchestra TMEA/UIL Spring Meetings