About the Mansfield Summit Band
The Summit Jaguar Marching Band has a long tradition of excellence, providing students with lifelong memories and friendships. In the Summit Jaguar Band, we teach students the importance of respecting one another, being responsible for our actions, trusting our team, grit, being a leader, being a well-rounded musician, and satisfaction through hard work and dedication. We make better humans through great performances.
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Summit High School opened in 2002 in Mansfield ISD, just south of Dallas/Fort Worth. The district is growing fast with a diverse population of 35,000+ students. Our 5A high school has a 15:1 teacher-student ratio, about 1,700 students in grades 9-12, and is over 80% economically disadvantaged, classifying Summit as a high-achieving Title I school.
We have a diverse student population comprising of 42% African-American, 30% Latino, 16% White, 7% Asian, and 4% other.
​With over 100 students in band, we offer three band classes based on ability level that meet for 90 minutes each day. We
also offer marching band, jazz band, percussion ensembles, pit orchestra and colorguard.
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Our students begin band in sixth grade at Cross Timbers Intermediate School, attending Howard and Wester Middle School for 7th and 8th grade. Our middle school directors coordinate a vertically-aligned curriculum that gets our students ready for the rigor of high school band. Our goal is to have a well-rounded curriculum that utilizes music to develop life-long learners by teaching work ethic, teamwork, and artistic appreciation.
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The Summit Band has earned many distinctions, including consistent University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes Awards with Varsity, Non-Varsity, and Sub-Non Varsity Concert Bands, consistently high representation in our All-Region/Area/State contest process, was a TMEA Honor Band finalist in 2023, placing 9th in the state, and attended the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana as an invited ensemble in 2025.
To see more information on our spangled history, visit our ever-updating Band Historical Archive page.