Merkel Mighty Badger Band

05/13/2026

Hey everyone, my good friends over at Abilene Wylie are starting a band camp this year! If you were unsure about going to another band camp, this one might be perfect for you! It is a commuter camp (you go during the day then come home after)Super cheap price and great instructors! Check it out!

05/04/2026

3 days, 3 groups, 3 trophies, 3 divisions 1s, 1 first place trophy!
Congratulations to all the MS Band groups who performed. Their dedication to excellence in music continues to grow and represent Merkel well!

-Thursday: 6th grade performed at Clyde and earned a division 1 superior rating from all judges and received much praise from not only other judges, but other directors!
-Friday: 7th grade performed at Clyde and earned a division 1 from every judge as well. Congratulations!
-Saturday: 8th grade performed at the Music in The Parks Contest in Midlothian. They received a division 1 rating with a score of 91.75 earning them a first place trophy!

04/30/2026

Night of the Arts is a collaboration between the Art department and Band department to present the end of year credits of our students.

Night of the Arts this year is on May 7th starting at 5:30pm. It will be oresent at the High School Cafeteria and Gym.

The art department will have their pieces set up for viewing at 5:30pm

The band concerts are as follows -

6th grade band - 6:00pm (arrival of students at 5:15pm)
7th grade band - 6:30pm (arrival of students at 5:30pm)
8th grade band - 7:00pm (arrival of students at 5:45pm)
High School band - 7:30pm

This is a special night for all of our students and being able to showcase them is a special moment for us.

Please come out and support them as they close the 2025-2026 school year off with a great night of Fine Arts!

04/28/2026

Come out tonight and support our Texas Future Music Educators!

04/23/2026

What a big feat today for the Merkel High School Band. Today Mr. Boswell and Mr. Hernandez went to the school board meeting to request permission for the High School Band to take an out of state trip next school year.

We wanted to say a special thanks to all of these students for coming in with the directors to talk about the possibility of the trip and what band has done for them and will do for them! From 8th graders to a senior!

Absolutely amazing everything these students had to say!

Next destination… Orlando here we come!

04/01/2026

The Merkel 8th Grade Badger Band competed at the UIL Concert and Sight reading evalution today. For the first time since 2014 (12 years) the 8th graders earned 1’s (Superior Rating) in both Concert and Sight Reading! Please give them a congratulations, they 100% deserve this!

Very, VERY proud out these kiddos! Merkel ISD has received superior ratings for all concert and sight reading between middle school and high school this year!

We also want to thank Jaime Herrera for being here as our student teacher! What a tremndous pleasure it had been having her here with us this semester. We sure will miss her!

Merkel ISD
Merkel Badger Band Boosters

03/28/2026

The Merkel Middle School Band is currently halfway through their fundraiser!
If you are able, we would love to have your support in this event!

There are 3 options to benefit students
1. Purchasing popcorn on the online store
2. Simply donating through the online store
3. Sharing this post

All the money raised from this goes towards trips, events, and the general experience of the band program!

Click the link below to go to our online store!

Fundraising is vital to the success of our program. Each participant has a monetary goal, please consider buying our delicious gourmet popcorn and sharing via email, text, and social media so that they may reach it. Your popcorn will be drop-shipped right to your door. Contributions will be used tow...

03/06/2026

Announced this morning to the students -
Music by: Fannin Music Productions
Drill by: Kyle McDonald

03/04/2026

The Merkel High School Band performed at UIL concert and Sight Reading. The Band earned a Superior (Division 1) in both concert and sight reading portions! This is the first time the Band has scored 1s in both categories since 2017.
A huge congratulations to our students and the hard work they have put into their art!

02/23/2026

The Mighty Merkel Badger Band is working extremely hard this morning on Byzantine Dances! Come support your Badger Band at UIL at Ballinger HS on March 4th at 10:00am!