CC Winn had moved on to Area H Competition after receiving a 1st Division at their UIL marching competition, which was held the week prior on October 19, 2019.

The CC Winn Band competed in Area H prelims at 11:00 am for a chance to advance on to the finals later that evening.

“Our students represented CC Winn HS, EPISD, and our Eagle Pass community with great pride and humility by having their best performance of the year up to that point.

Judges choose the top 10 bands to advance to Area Finals. Our student’s hard work paid off when CC Winn was chosen as one of the top 10 band finalists to advance to Area Finals. Our students, staff, and our supporting community broke out into cheers when our name (CC Winn) was announced as a finalist.

This was a huge accomplishment because Area H has the returning State Champions (Cedar Park HS) along with 2 state finalist. One Adjudicator gave the CC Winn band a better score than the state champions along with the 2 state finalist bands in Area Prelims.

This alone gives our program hope and fuel for our future,” said CC Winn Band Director Ruben Rodriguez.

The CC Winn band drew for the 7th performance slot, which was to perform at 8:15 pm.

“Our students peaked in their final performance by having their best performance of the year. CC Winn came out in 6th place and missed going to State by 2 bands. This is one of our program’s biggest accomplishments to date,” stated Rodriguez.

“I would like to thank CC Winn Principal Mr. Diaz and all CC Winn’s Administrators for their support through our marching season. A special thanks go out to EPISD Superintendent Samuel Mijares and all of his administration for their continued support of the Fine Arts program at EPISD. It is through their vision and support that we are able to do what we do to represent our school, school district, and our community with humility and a competitive drive. We will continue to work hard to make everyone proud,” added Rodriguez. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate CC Winn’s music dept.: Mr. Alejo Garza Jr., Mr. Roberto Rodriguez, Mr. Jose Raul Perez, Mrs, Alva-Vero Rodriguez, Miss Stephanie Trevino, and Secretary Mrs. Anna Martinez for all of their hard work and dedication to the CC Winn Maverick Band.”