Sundown ISD

If you want to watch the band tomorrow here are the details!

The band buses have landed in San Antonio. Kids grabbing a quick dinner on the River and then we are headed to perform our show “Legends Never Die” outside of the AT&T center, and then going in to watch the Spurs play the Denver Nuggets.

The buses are loaded with kids, they look awesome with the decorations and it’s time to head to San Antonio!!!

The Pride of the Oil Patch is set to compete at the UIL State Marching Band Championship, for the 27th time! We want to send prayers and positive vibes for safe travels, and for our students to muster up their best performance of the year for the prelims at 12:15 on Tuesday, only to surprise us again with their pinnacle performance in what hopes to be a Finals Performance later on Tuesday evening! BE LEGENDARY! Each band member is an essential part of the overall success of our program! Each student is an important part of our Band! Each student is special and brings something unique and special to the overall sound. Each student has sacrificed for the greater good of the band, and together, we will continue to experience success to finish this season! We love our students and we love how they represent this community with such a willingness to achieve success! 27 Appearance for the Sundown Roughneck Band doesn't happen by chance, it comes with years of hard work, years of sacrifice, years of community support, and years of dedicated Band Members! Success breeds success, and this is a long standing tradition within our community, one that is held in highest regards! Sundown is synonymous with being an elite band, and this year is no different! We have a number of Facebook followers that are Sundown Roughneck alumni and we are so grateful for the positive support that has been sent through comments throughout this marching season! We have so many people that have come together in support of our students as was evident on Saturday night when we held a 7 PM community performance! Mr. Mauldin, Mrs. Blount, and Mr. Bibb have prepared our Band for what is sure to be an exciting trip in San Antonio! Our students are blessed with so many people in their lives that have invested in their success. Our maintenance crew have prepped the buses coming up on Sunday to wash and clean the buses so that we are rolling with Sundown Pride! Our Band sponsors have spent countless hours decorating the band hall, and planning a successful trip! Mrs. Mauldin, and Mrs. Evans have painted our bus windows to travel into battle! Our Administrators came up last night to help with a surprise for the students on Monday morning! Our Volunteer Fire Dept. graciously cooked hotdogs during our Community Performance! Our parents and community members have shown up for our students at Football games, at our marching festivals, our regional competition, area competition and the upcoming state competition! Our Band Directors have spent countless hours preparing our students to give it their best! And last, and definitely not least, our students have sacrificed many hours in preparation for these last performances of the season! Our students are held to a high academic standard, and take that same work ethic onto the marching field! Many of our band students have spent time competing at the Regional and State Cross country meets, are part of our playoff football team, and are beginning basketball season! We have well rounded students that continue to make us proud each step of the way. #ItsAGreatDayToBeASundownRoughneck #BeLegendary #WeAreSundownSmart #WeHaveSundownHeart #WeAreSundownStrong

Bi-District Football Playoff Information Sundown vs Stratford Location: Hereford, TX Date: Thursday, Nov. 10th Time: 7 PM $5/$3 Visitor Stands

Reminder! Today is the last day to preorder your Sundown tees! Don't miss out!

Friday Nights Lights is under way at Slaughter Field! Tahoka @ Sundown

Parent Night Tonight for Varsity Football (Players and Managers), Varsity Cheer and Senior Band! We will begin at 6:30, and are asking for Parents to arrive no later than 6:15 to line up at the tunnel on the North End. The order will be Varsity Football Players (by number), (Alphabetical and Seniority order for the rest) Mgrs, Varsity Cheer and SENIOR Band. See Mr. Salazar at the game if you have any questions.

The members of the cross country team who are in Round Rock are beginning their pre race day walk of the course.

Varsity Football Sundown vs Tahoka Thursday, November 3rd 2022 Senior Pep-Rally at 3:00 Parent Night @ 6:30 PM Kickoff at 7 PM

Let's take this moment to pray for safe travels for our State Cross Country athletes as they make their way down to Round Rock in preparation for the upcoming State Cross Country Meet! We are so proud of them for a great season, and we wish them luck as they compete on Friday! They have worked toward this moment since August, and all of their hard work is coming to a close. Congratulations to Coach Dakotah Watson as he has led his team to a State Meet in his 1st year as the Head Cross Country Coach! He has been blessed with a great assistant Coach in Coach Abel Perez! These two men have pushed our athletes, and loved our athletes throughout this season! We are fortunate to have these men leading our young men! Prayers for safe travels.

Don’t forget to order your Roughette basketball shirt! Show your love and support for our girls program! It’s going to be a great season for our Roughettes❤️🏀🤍🏀💙 *Forms are due THIS FRIDAY!* WAR We are Relentless❤️🤍💙

JV Roughnecks finished their season tonight with a 9-6 loss to New Home. The boys played tough all game and just came up short. Congrats to them on a successful season, can’t wait to see some of these young men on the field on Friday night next year.

Great win for our 8th Grade as they defeated Tahoka 16-14! 7th Grade also came out with a 6-0 victory in the 5th Quarter Game. Great work today Roughnecks!

2022 SMS FOOTBALL season has come to an end! We are so very proud of these cheerleaders and all they have done this year!!!! ❤️📣🏈💙

Home Football Games today… Sundown vs Tahoka 8th Grade at 5 PM 7th Grade 5th Qtr to follow JV at 6:30 PM vs New Home

Final Middle School Pep-Rally (Watch the Video... all the way to the end!) Final Middle School Pep-Rally for the 2022-2023 Football Season!  A huge thanks to our Cheer Coaches Mrs. Toni Garcia and Ms. Brandi Webb for their leadership throughout this season as they have served as cheer Coach, counselor, motivator, encourager, disciplinarian, fundraising extraordinaries and accountability Coaches!   It has been a great season thus far, with many miles spent on the road!  We are grateful to Mr. Rene Rivera as he has managed to keep his sanity driving a bus of 35 MS Cheerleaders on 6 road trips this year!  Mrs. Tiffany Wylie has been a huge asset in helping to organize snack bags and has been instrumental in providing so many cool decor items, stickers, and everything cool to help push our Sundown brand!  Our pep-rallies have been on a different level, and are meant to excite our students for the upcoming game... but our pep-rallies have been more... they have helped to promote our students' pride in being a Sundown Roughneck!  We are grateful to our community for their continued support from purchasing raffle tickets to provide cheer outfits for ALL 35 cheerleaders, and for their attendance at our games and pep-rallies throughout the season!  Thank you Sundown!   Watch the video of our last pep-rally!  We went old school in getting our 8th grade boys to provide some entertainment!  Huge shout out to those boys for getting out of their comfort zone... and for providing plenty of laughs!   https://youtu.be/Q_dPx-y4Ln4 Come out tonight to support our boys as they play their last game of the season!  Beat Tahoka!  Games start at 5 PM with our 8th grade, followed by a 5th quarter to be played by our 7th Grade.  JV will host New Home following the Middle School Games.

Red Ribbon Week (+ a day) has come to an end! A strong showing at Sundown Middle School today! We “Scared Drugs Away” today with our costumes! Thanks to all those that participated! Middle School Staff went full on Top Gun theme this year!

State band shirts are available to order until NOON TOMORROW (TUESDAY). https://sundownisd.revtrak.net/roughneck-band/#/list

Sundown Community Bake Sale Helps to Sweeten the Donation for the Diaz Family Each year, the Sundown High School Cheerleaders have fundraised for a family in need. The Annual Bake Sale has always been a huge success, not because of the bake sale items, nor the silent auction items, rather it is because of the love and support that is shown each and every year by the Sundown Community! Our community sends money with their children to purchase items throughout the day, and our community shows up to bid on the generously donated silent auction items. This year was no different, as students came to school loaded with cash and ready to spend on sweets! The Sundown Community continues to bring light to a world that is in desperate need of hope, love and support. Times continue to be tough for so many people in our community, as we battle through so many things that come unexpectedly into our lives. Unfortunately for the Diaz Family, they have been hit twice. Sammie, Debbie, and Kennedi have been dealt an unexpected hand in their lives as they are currently battling cancer with mom and daughter, Debbie and Kennedi. Kennedi is a Junior at Sundown High School, and is an active member of the Sundown Cheerleaders, and a Tuba player for the Pride of the Oil Patch. This year, the Sundown High School Cheerleaders chose the perfect family to bless. The Diaz family has been a staple in our community, and their struggle has become our struggle as we continue to fight through this battle with them. We are hopeful that we will get to see Kennedi back in our halls, but for now she continues to battle through this terrible illness. Kennedi has battled with cancer since the end of last school year, and continues to fight the good fight well into the new school year. With Debbie fighting her own battle with cancer, it has definitely taken its toll on the family as she has managed to stay strong with her own battle as well as providing love and support for her daughter's struggles through cancer. Sammie continues to serve his family during this time of great need. He has to make many trips to Lubbock for treatments for both his wife and his daughter. He has had to endure the pain of seeing his loved ones going through so much during this season of their lives. The Diaz family remains in good spirits, as they bring so much hope and light to our community through their own time of need. They have inspired the community to love one another, and to lift each other up during a time of need. They have taught us how to fight, and to remain strong in their faith in order to endure some of life's most challenging battles! Through bake sale items, silent auction items, coins for cancer, and generous donations, Sundown High School Principal, Jeremy Griffith, was blessed with the opportunity to present a check in the amount of $10,179.00 to Sammie Diaz. Mr. Griffith presented the check to Sammie, and explained that the money that was collected was a couple thousand more than the original amount. "Is this real?", Sammie was left speechless, holding the check in his hand, and humbled at the thought of the Sundown community coming together for him and his family. Tears of joy were exchanged, and the Diaz family was blessed with "The Sundown Way"! October Breast Cancer Awareness Pep-Rally. Pictured from left to right: (top row) Jocelynn Baeza, Talia Acevedo, Julia Posadas, Kennedi Diaz, Debbie Diaz, David De La Cerda, Enyssa Lopez, Ericka Posadas, (bottom row) Anastasha Rodriguez, Jaden Posadas, Sarah Posadas, and Emma Escamilla.