The First Lady visited Thibodaux High School in April of 2019. While she was there, the Thibodaux High School Fighting Tiger Marching Band, under the direction of band director Brian Dupuis, performed several selections for her. The chosen selections included “Belle of Chicago” by John Phillip Sousa, “Were You There” by Fred Allen, “Prelude and Fugue in Bb” by Bach.

Listed below are the awards the band received in the 2019-2020 school year:

Marching Band
Central Lafourche Fete de Musique
Superior Band
Best Music in Class
Best Music Overall
Best Percussion in Class
Best Percussion Overall

Dutchtown Marching Invitational
Superior Band
Best Music in Class
Best Visual in Class
Best Percussion in Class
Best Colorguard in Class
Reserve Grand Champion

District VII Marching Assessment
Superior Band
Superior Percussion
Superior Colorguard
Sweepstakes Award

Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands State Championship
Superior Band
Superior Percussion
Superior Drum Major
State Finalist
7th Place State Finalist

Concert Ensembles
Bayouland Concert Festival
Symphonic Band – Sweepstakes in Stage and Sightreading
Wind Symphony – Sweepstakes in Stage and Sightreading

Only FOUR High School Bands accomplished a Sweepstakes at this Festival, and two of them were from Thibodaux High School.

District/Regional Assessment
Symphonic Band – Sweepstakes in Stage and Sight-reading.​
Wind Symphony – Sweepstakes in Stage and Sight-reading.

Indoor Percussion Ensemble:
1st Place in class at every Circuit show this year – highest numerical score at each of the circuit contests we competed in.
Superior Performance at Circuit Finals

Congratulations to the Fighting Tiger Band on a great performance! Hard work does pay off!