Mr. Robinett's twenty-one years of teaching have included experience in the Carthage, Mabank, Joshua, Ennis and Longview Independent School Districts.  Mr. Robinett has been a director of many of the bands in the Longview district.  In his tenure there he has earned first division ratings at Judson and Foster Middle School as interim director of the advanced bands; first division ratings at Hudson PEP elementary at the Sound Post Music Festival in Canton, and consistently earned first divisions as director of the high school Symphonic Band  from 1994 to 2009.  He holds a Bachelors of Music Education degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.    

 Mr. Robinett is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and an active member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.  He judges in many invitational and UIL contests and clinics bands in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.  He is a Christian and a member of the Crossroads Community Church. He credits his success to God and is blessed with the support of his wife Meredith, and two children, Robby and Lila.     

Grant Woodson was hired by the Longview Independent School District in July of 2007.  He currently works at Forest Park International Baccalaureate Magnet School of Global Studies, Judson Middle School, and Longview High School as Assistant Band Director.

Mr. Woodson has earned a Bachelors of Music Education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  There he was a member of many on campus student organizations.  He was a section leader for the "Spirit of Northwestern" for three years, a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, a founding member of the "Prather Punks" (a student-led cheering section at all men's and women's basketball games), a Resident Assistant, Blue Key International Honor Society, Who's Who Among American College Students, and was an Academic All-American Scholar.  Mr. Woodson also graduated with honors.

Prior to being employed with the LISD, Mr. Woodson worked in the Mexia Independent School District in Mexia, Texas.  His band there made it's first "1" in over seven years.

Mr. Woodson is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Music Educators National Conference.  He is married to Mrs. Lauri Woodson who works at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas.