Tomball Jr. High Band Booster Club

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Many of the young ladies in the bands of TISD gathered this weekend for music and leadership sessions. What an honor to experience Paula Crider, Myrna and Marguerite!

08/28/2026

First game of the year…Cougars win!!

This pic if the wind ensemble brass from THS.

08/26/2026

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Dolly Parton today. Everyone knows of her musical talents and philanthropy. However, less people know that she was a percussionist and majorette in her Sevier County High School Band in Sevierville, Tennessee. Fewer know that she quietly funded numerous band programs over the years purchasing uniforms and instruments for not only her alma mater, but underfunded programs in lower socioeconomic schools. This was done anonymously for many years until it was discovered and reported on in 2022. While certainly an amazing musician, she is beloved because she was an even better person.

08/03/2026

The safety of our students is our top priority. All adult volunteers (eg parents, grandparents, adult children) MUST complete the annual TISD volunteer application and background check. Whether you are serving food, chaperoning, pushing equipment, or doing something else to support our band, we need you to get your application completed asap. It only takes a few minutes to complete the online form, available here: https://www.tomballisd.net/about-tisd/departments/human-talent/volunteer Thank you!

Volunteer - Tomball ISD is a public school district serving students in grades PK-12 in Tomball, TX. Not just a District, a Destination.

07/31/2026

Band camp is one of the strangest weeks you'll ever experience as a family.

You send a child who is excited... and they come home exhausted.

You send a child who is nervous... and they come home talking about someone they just met who might become a lifelong friend.

You send a child who isn't sure they belong... and they begin finding a place where they finally do.

Some will cry. Some will complain. Some will insist they're quitting. Some will swear they had the best day of their life.

Sometimes... they'll do all four before bedtime.

That's band camp.

Parents, here's the part that isn't always obvious. You're not just watching them learn music, or drill, or movement... You're watching them learn how to be uncomfortable. How to fail in front of other people... and come back tomorrow anyway. How to stand in the heat when they'd rather quit. How to hear correction without believing they're a failure. How to laugh at themselves. How to trust people they met three days ago. How to become accountable to something bigger than themselves. How to keep going...

Every blister tells a story. Every sore muscle is proof they chose growth over comfort. Every missed dot, every reset, every "run it again" is quietly teaching resilience.

And while they're learning drill and music...

They're also learning confidence. Leadership. Humility. Discipline. Kindness... How to carry someone else's equipment because they're struggling. How to notice the freshman standing alone. How to celebrate someone else's success.

Those lessons won't show up on a competition score sheet.

But they'll show up years later...
..when they're interviewing for a job...when they're leading a team...when they're raising children of their own.

Band camp has never really been about marching. It has always been about becoming.

So if your child comes home a little emotional... a little sunburned... a little frustrated... a little quieter than usual... or maybe talking so fast they can't get the words out...

Take a breath. Something important is happening. They're growing. Not all at once. Not perfectly.

But one rehearsal...
one friendship...
one challenge...
one victory at a time.

And someday, when they're adults, they probably won't remember every set they marched. But they'll remember the people. The laughter. The bus rides. The section dinners.

The moments when they realized they were capable of more than they ever imagined.

That's why so many of us keep coming back. It was never about the field. It was always about the people standing on it.

❤️ If this found you during band camp season, welcome. Around here, we don't just talk about marching bands.

We talk about raising extraordinary humans through music.

If that's the conversation you've been looking for...

You're home.