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Laredo ISD fine-arts programs spotlight: VMT wins at Edinburgh, district to host TMEA choir contest, marching clinics and chess tournaments scheduled

5711847 · September 3, 2025
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Laredo ISD’s fine-arts coordinator reported a summer trip to the Edinburgh Fringe where VMT won a festival award, the district will host the TMEA choir contest Sept. 20, marching band clinics and a pre-UIL contest are planned in September–October, and a district chess tournament series begins Sept. 27.

Fred Rodriguez, Laredo ISD fine-arts coordinator, updated trustees Sept. 2 on multiple fine-arts activities, including a VMT theater trip to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, upcoming Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) choir auditions hosted locally, a marching band clinic and pre-UIL marching contest, and a district chess tournament series.

Rodriguez said VMT students took Lord of the Flies to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe over the summer, one of 35 U.S. schools in attendance. "They were one of 35 U.S. schools that attended, and they won the Best of Fringe award," Rodriguez said, describing the production as a theater-in-the-round, highly interactive staging. Rodriguez said 12 students and…

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