The Shelbyville Dragon and Tenaha Tiger Marching Bands both earned the coveted Sweepstakes Award at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held earlier this week.

Bands must make a first division in marching, concert and sight reading in order to qualify for the award.

This is the 6^th consecutive year for the Dragon Band to receive the prestigious Sweepstakes trophy, which is the longest streak for 2A bands in Region 21.

It marked the first time in three years Tenaha’s band has made Sweepstakes.

The Shelbyville band director is Shaka Hawkins, while Brian Sours is the Tenaha band director.

Even though they didn't qualify for Sweepstakes, the Timpson Bear Band made straight 1s in the concert & sight-reading contest. Rhonda Warr Cates is director of the Timpson band.