DRIPPING SPRINGS — Before the roar of applause, there’s a moment of tension and triumph when the final note ends in a marching band's performance. In those brief seconds, Dripping Springs High School Director of Bands Derek Woods hopes that he and his staff have given the students the vehicle that t...

Three performing groups from the Dripping Springs High School band earned top ratings at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Festival March 31 and April 1 at Hays CISD Performing Arts Center. The concert and symphonic bands, under the direction of Amanda Petro and John Pearson, began the competition b...

The 2018 Dripping Springs High Varsity winter guard was awarded the Silver Medal in Scholastic National A Class at the Texas Color Guard Circuit State Championships at Texas A&M University on April 7. Dripping Springs High was seeded third of 29 teams after area-level competition, then placed second...

Derek Woods, who has been the Dripping Springs High School assistant band director since 2003, will become the school’s Band Director when Keith Lancaster retires in December. During his time at Dripping Springs High School, Woods has worked with the marching and symphonic bands, as well as the vars...