Artesia Band Boosters

10/23/2026

The band will be headed out shortly. Can't wait to see everybody lining in the streets.

10/23/2026

🧡🖤 First, don’t forget to join us for the Pride’s State Send-Off today at 2 PM!

As the Pride of the Pecos Valley heads to State this weekend, we’re already looking ahead to one final hometown performance before the marching competition season comes to a close!

🎺 THE 2026 FINAL ENCORE 🎺

Can’t make it to State? Haven’t had a chance to see this year’s show? This one’s for you!

Join us at Bulldog Bowl as the Pride takes the field one last time for our hometown crowd, performing their 2026 production, Heroes, before heading to Las Cruces for their final competition!

📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM
📍 Bulldog Bowl
🎟️ FREE Admission — Everyone Welcome!

With multiple performances throughout the hour, there’s plenty of opportunity to experience the show and celebrate the hard work, dedication, and memories that have made this season special.

Let’s pack the stands, show these students how proud we are, and give them one final hometown send-off!

One last show. One more memory. One Pride. 🧡🖤

10/23/2026

🎺🧡🖤 REMINDER, BULLDOG NATION!

The Pride of the Pecos Valley heads to State tomorrow! Let’s line the streets and give our students a HERO’S SEND-OFF!

📅 Friday, October 23rd
🕑 Departure: 2:00 PM

🏆 STATE PERFORMANCE
📅 Saturday, October 24th
🕤 9:30 AM
📍 Rio Rancho High School

Whether you’re cheering them on here in Artesia or making the trip to Rio Rancho, let’s show our Pride some Bulldog love!

See the original post below for the send-off route and details! 🧡🖤

🎺🧡🖤 ARTESIA, IT’S TIME TO SHOW UP FOR THE PRIDE! 🖤🧡🎺

The Pride of the Pecos Valley is STATE BOUND! 🏆

This Friday, our AHS Bulldog Band heads to Rio Rancho to compete for the NMAA State Marching Championship, and we’re calling on all of Bulldog Nation to help give them an unforgettable send-off!

📅 Friday, October 23rd
🕑 Departure: 2:00 PM
📍 AHS Band Hall

The band will travel down Main Street, turn north onto 13th Street, and make a stop at the Junior High to pick up our freshmen before heading out of town.

📍 Check out the attached map for the send-off route and suggested viewing locations!

These students have poured countless hours of hard work, dedication, and heart into this year’s show, “Hero.” Now it’s our turn to show them just how much their community stands behind them!

📣 LINE THE STREETS! Bring your signs, wave your orange and black, honk those horns, and let’s make some NOISE as our Bulldogs roll through town!

🧡🖤 THEY’RE TAKING “HERO” TO STATE. LET’S GIVE THEM A HERO’S SEND-OFF!

🏆 STATE PERFORMANCE

📅 Saturday, October 24th
🕤 9:30 AM
📍 Rio Rancho High School

PLEASE SHARE and help us turn the streets of Artesia into a sea of orange and black!

10/21/2026

🧡🖤 Going to be in the Rio Rancho area this Saturday? Come cheer on the Pride of the Pecos Valley as they compete at the NMAA State Marching Festival! 🎺

The Pride takes the field at 9:30 AM at Rio Rancho High School!

If you’re planning to join us, here are a few things to know before you go! 👇

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO STATE MARCHING BAND CONTEST

2026 NMAA State Marching Band Contest presented by Visit Rio Rancho
Saturday October 24, 2026
RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL
Day Pass – Re-Entry Allowed (All Ages) $17
Adult (No Re-Entry Allowed) $12
Student (K-12) No Re-Entry Allowed $8
Military (No Re-Entry Allowed) $8
Senior (65+) No Re-Entry Allowed $8
Click the link to purchase tickets https://gofan.co/event/6714141?schoolId=NMAA
Digital Ticketing Only, No Cash Sales

State Marching Band Schedule * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GSQcZyF37LPQ7AVCY8PMrAPEYAePSebgVsKVmANY7Zo/edit?gid=1721168543 =1721168543
*(schedule subject to change depending on weather)

If you can’t make it to the event in person, you can watch the event streamed live on the NFHS Network by clicking here www.nfhsnetwork.com
Northwest Designs Ink is the official NMAA apparel partner. You can order your official NMAA Championship apparel by clicking here https://online-apparel.com/s/nmaa-store/

10/19/2026

🎺🧡🖤 ARTESIA, IT’S TIME TO SHOW UP FOR THE PRIDE! 🖤🧡🎺

The Pride of the Pecos Valley is STATE BOUND! 🏆

This Friday, our AHS Bulldog Band heads to Rio Rancho to compete for the NMAA State Marching Championship, and we’re calling on all of Bulldog Nation to help give them an unforgettable send-off!

📅 Friday, October 23rd
🕑 Departure: 2:00 PM
📍 AHS Band Hall

The band will travel down Main Street, turn north onto 13th Street, and make a stop at the Junior High to pick up our freshmen before heading out of town.

📍 Check out the attached map for the send-off route and suggested viewing locations!

These students have poured countless hours of hard work, dedication, and heart into this year’s show, “Hero.” Now it’s our turn to show them just how much their community stands behind them!

📣 LINE THE STREETS! Bring your signs, wave your orange and black, honk those horns, and let’s make some NOISE as our Bulldogs roll through town!

🧡🖤 THEY’RE TAKING “HERO” TO STATE. LET’S GIVE THEM A HERO’S SEND-OFF!

🏆 STATE PERFORMANCE

📅 Saturday, October 24th
🕤 9:30 AM
📍 Rio Rancho High School

PLEASE SHARE and help us turn the streets of Artesia into a sea of orange and black!

10/15/2026

Phew! It’s been a busy few days for our bands and Boosters! 🧡🖤

From our Annual Cakewalk to the District Marching Festival, it’s been a whirlwind of music, community, and some incredible people helping make it all happen!

🎂 Annual Cakewalk

What a great turnout at Art in the Park! We loved hearing all five of our Zia, AJH, and AHS bands perform while the community enjoyed the Cakewalk!

A big thank you to the Artesia Arts Council for hosting us and providing shade for our performers, the The Artesia Public Schools maintenance crew for giving our Cakewalk circle a fresh touchup, our band families for bringing the cakes, and the volunteers who kept everything running from start to finish!

🥁 District Marching Festival

Just a few days later, we welcomed bands from across southeastern New Mexico to Bulldog Bowl!

A huge thank you to La Fonda Restaurant for helping with food and storage, Fenn's Country Market for helping supply concessions, and the Artesia Downtown Lions Club - 40S for firing up the grills and cooking nearly 1,000 burgers! 🍔

We’re also grateful to the Artesia Police Department CSOs for helping everyone cross safely between venues and to our Booster volunteers and 8th-grade band students who jumped in wherever they were needed!

Two big events. A whole lot of helping hands. One incredible community. Thank you for continuing to show up for our students! 🧡🖤

🎓 Up next: Senior Night!

Join us Friday at Bulldog Bowl as we recognize our AHS Band seniors during halftime!

🥁 And next weekend, the Pride heads to State Marching Festival! We’re planning a community sendoff, so keep an eye out for details coming soon! 🧡🖤

Here's a few pictures from the last few days taken by booster parents.

10/12/2026

🥁 2026 DISTRICT MARCHING FESTIVAL! 🎶

Artesia is proud to welcome bands and color guards from across Southeast New Mexico on Tuesday, October 13th, for the 2026 District Marching Festival!

Join us as these talented students take the field and showcase the hard work, dedication, and countless hours they’ve put into their performances this season!

📍 Artesia, NM

* Color Guard Competition: Red Brick Gym
* Marching Band Competition: Bulldog Bowl

🧡🖤 Pride of the Pecos Valley Performance Times:

* Color Guard: 5:10 PM
* Marching Band: 6:05 PM

Check out the full performance schedule below and come support these outstanding students from across our district!

10/06/2026

Check out our Zia 7th grade Band! Keeping the energy up today at Zia @ the Bowl!! They did amazing!

10/05/2026

What a weekend for the Pride of the Pecos Valley! 🧡🖤

Friday took the band on the road for varsity football, and the Hi D Ho Drive In crew in Alamogordo helped keep things moving by having nearly 100 meals ready for our group as we came through. Handling an order that size and having it ready when a traveling band arrives is no small task, and we appreciate them taking care of our students!

After getting back to Artesia after midnight, the Pride was right back at it Saturday morning, stepping off at 10:00 for the March-a-Thon.

And Artesia showed up.

Over nearly four miles, neighbors stepped outside, waved, cheered and stopped to enjoy the music—some clearly not knowing what was coming down their street until the Pride arrived! The interaction and support along the route made the morning something special.

A big thank you to the Artesia Police Department for the planning and assistance that helped keep our students safe and traffic moving throughout the march.

Fenn's Country Market also generously provided all of the fruit and water for our students at both stops along the way. Thank you to Fenn’s and to the volunteers who spent their Friday evening cutting fruit, preparing water and making sure the Pride had a chance to refuel before continuing the march.

It was a quick turnaround and a busy weekend, but these students did an incredible job. And behind them was a community helping make it all possible. 🧡

Now it’s on to the next one.

Tuesday, the Pride heads to Portales for their first competition of the season at the Green & Silver Classic, with a performance scheduled for around 4:30 PM.

Wish the Pride luck as competition season gets underway—and if you’ll be in the Portales area, we’d love to have some orange and black there supporting them! 🧡🖤

10/03/2026

Band is on the final stretch