Killeen ISD Fine Arts

10/19/2026

All Five KISD Bands Advance to Area Marching Contest

All five of Killeen ISD’s high school marching bands received top scores from all judges in regional...

10/18/2026

Congratulations to ALL FIVE Killeen Independent School District high school bands for earning all superior ratings at the Region 8 UIL Marching Contest! All five bands are advancing to the UIL Area contests happening over the next two weeks! We are so proud of you!

10/16/2026

This Saturday, October 17th, family, friends, and fans have the opportunity to see all five Killeen ISD marching bands compete in the UIL Region 8 Marching Band contest hosted at Midway ISD Panther Stadium! The event is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!

Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11jsqz737Aj7yT6h_pgZdbRkTiKt6eP_C/view

10/09/2026

Seven KISD Theatre programs were recognized last weekend at the Texas Educational Theatre Association's TheatreFest conference for providing quality theatre arts experiences for our students. Outstanding Campuses include: CE Ellison (Hayley Hersey, dir.), Harker Heights (Whitney Mitchell, dir.), Killeen High Schools (Brian Hersey, dir.), Nolan Middle School (Paola Rodriguez, dir.). Earning the highest rating of Exemplary Campuses are: Chaparral High School (Samantha Dunaway, Chad Moore, dirs.), Union Grove (Blake Jones, dir.) and JDA Middle Schools (Catherine Van Ripen, dir.). Our teachers also lead several sessions on a variety of performance, technical and educational practices for attendees. We are proud of how much our theatre programs have grown in Killeen ISD!

10/08/2026

We had 24 band students from Ellison HS, Harker Heights HS, and Chaparral HS audition for one of the few spots in the region jazz band- a big number to celebrate! And we are thrilled to shout out a huge congratulations to Jackson and Joel for earning a chair in the TMEA Region 8 Jazz Band!

10/07/2026

Last night, the bands at Killeen HS, Ellison HS, and Harker Heights HS took the field alongside several outstanding Central Texas band programs, creating an evening full of memorable moments! Our bands are now gearing up for the UIL Region 8 Marching Band Contest on Saturday, October 17—an event you won’t want to miss!

A huge THANK YOU to the Killeen HS Band Boosters for their hard work in hosting the USBands Killeen Regional Marching Contest and making the evening such a success!

10/06/2026

We’re celebrating some outstanding young musicians from our Killeen ISD Middle School Orchestra programs! 🎻🎶

Congratulations to the 15 students who earned a chair in the TMEA Region 8 Middle School Orchestra!

Strong orchestra programs start with strong foundations- we’re proud to see these musicians already setting the stage for what’s ahead!

10/06/2026

Exciting news from our Harker Heights HS and Chaparral HS Orchestra programs! A huge congratulations to our 21 musicians who auditioned and secured a chair as members of the TMEA Region 8 HS Orchestras!

But the excitement doesn't stop there- 11 of our musicians have now advanced to the area rounds!

Let's give a huge round of applause to our musical stars!

10/02/2026

🎨✨ : Congratulations to four incredible KISD artists whose work was selected for the 2026 txEDCON Exhibition, presented by the Texas Art Education Association!
Their artwork will be displayed Oct. 8–11 in Houston for superintendents, school board members and education leaders from across Texas.

Kamara Cruse, Killeen High School
Nayeli Waggoner, Harker Heights High School
Emilia Jimenez Marrero, C.E. Ellison High School
Myrnaliz Resto Cintron, Chaparral High School

📸 See the full photo album: www.killeenisd.org/photos
📰 Read the full story: https://www.killeenisd.org/article/3167576

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10/01/2026

Congratulations to Jahmeel Bailey, a choir student at Chaparral High School, for gracing the cover of Southwestern Musician, the Texas Music Educators Association’s monthly magazine!

This incredible photo was captured during dress rehearsal on February 13 at the Henry B. González Convention Center, as the CHS Varsity Tenor/Bass Choir prepared for its performance at the TMEA State Convention as a TMEA Invited Honor Choir.

Among the many outstanding performances at the convention, it was an incredible honor for Jahmeel and the Chaparral High School Choir to be selected to represent the talented singers of Texas on this prestigious stage.

We are incredibly proud of Jahmeel and the entire CHS Choir for this well-deserved recognition and for representing with such excellence!