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I think (from what I saw at Area finals last year and BOASA) that Pearland marches bent leg...what's funny is our head band director over here at Foster marched Phantom Regiment (who marches bent leg) but he completely refuses to use it haha

Dickinson is switching to straight-legged from bent-legged this year? Im pretty sure shadow creek over there is doing that too i think or maybe it's manvel

Lots of bands do straight leg, but it is nice to see bent leg still around!

Yep! Foster does straight leg and always has done it. We've been doing great over here! We're coming into this season so locked in y'all just gotta be ready for it. We're already taking such great strides and it makes me excited because I think y'all are really going to enjoy "On the Flipside". I'm having so much fun over here and I hope y'all are having fun too!

Completely forgot about Tomball Memorial I'll probably put them in 8th and move everyone below them down one

Hey guys, been a while since this thread has been active. How have y’all’s summer band camps been? Recently the biggest challenge at my band camp is the switch from bent leg marching to straight leg marching, but I think I’m finally getting the hang of it. Any other bands in Area E that do straight leg marching?

My predictions with the updated list (Don't know how the spaces got there) 1. The Woodlands 2. Bridgeland 3.Cy-Fair 4. Cy-Woods 5. Clear Brook 6.College Park 7.Klein Oak 8.Dickinson 9.Friendswood 10.Cinco Ranch 11.North Shore 12.Churchill Fulshear Music: Cy-Fair Visual: The Woodlands GE: The Woodlands

In this one, y’all will get to see Godley perform. Our show is “Eyeconic”.

Lakeview Centennial will be attending this one and also Melissa per calendar

I guess these new schools didn't register?

Prelims Lineup as of 07/29 A&M Consolidated H.S., TX Bridgeland H.S., TX Churchill Fulshear H.S., TX Cinco Ranch H.S., TX Clear Brook H.S., TX College Park H.S., TX Cy-Fair H.S., TX Cypress Falls H.S., TX Cypress Park H.S., TX Cypress Ranch H.S., TX Cypress Woods H.S., TX Dickinson H.S., TX Freeman H.S., TX Friendswood H.S., TX Gene Tomas H.S., TX James E. Taylor H.S., TX Klein Cain H.S., TX Klein Oak H.S., TX North Shore H.S., TX Oak Ridge H.S., TX Shadow Creek H.S., TX Spring H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX Tomball Memorial H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX AA: Freeman H.S., TX Gene Tomas H.S., TX AAA: A&M Consolidated H.S., TX Clear Brook H.S., TX Friendswood H.S., TX AAAA: Bridgeland H.S., TX Churchill Fulshear H.S., TX Cinco Ranch H.S., TX College Park H.S., TX Cy-Fair H.S., TX Cypress Falls H.S., TX Cypress Park H.S., TX Cypress Ranch H.S., TX Cypress Woods H.S., TX Dickinson H.S., TX James E. Taylor H.S., TX Klein Cain H.S., TX Klein Oak H.S., TX North Shore H.S., TX Oak Ridge H.S., TX Shadow Creek H.S., TX Spring H.S., TX The Woodlands H.S., TX Tomball Memorial H.S., TX William B. Travis H.S., TX Any predictions?

Prelims Lineup as of 07/31 9:24 - Krum H.S., TX 9:36 - Belton H.S., TX 9:48 - Gatesville H.S., TX 10:00 - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX 10:12 - Round Rock H.S., TX 10:24 - Dripping Springs H.S., TX 10:36 - Westwood H.S., TX BREAK 11:12 - Cedar Park H.S., TX 11:24 - Vista Ridge H.S., TX 11:36 - Lake Travis H.S., TX 11:48 - Leander H.S., TX 12:00 - Westlake H.S., TX 12:12 - Rouse H.S., TX 12:24 - McCallum H.S., TX 12:36 - Vandegrift H.S., TX A: Gatesville H.S., TX Krum H.S., TX AA: Belton H.S., TX AAA: Cedar Park H.S., TX Leander H.S., TX McCallum H.S., TX Rouse H.S., TX AAAA: Cedar Ridge H.S., TX Dripping Springs H.S., TX Lake Travis H.S., TX Round Rock H.S., TX Vandegrift H.S., TX Vista Ridge H.S., TX Westlake H.S., TX Westwood H.S., TX

Hopefully the travels arent rough haha

As a Flomo student, we are going to all of them.

Something I’ve noticed, on the participating bands it does not list Greenville. But when I checked the band website, they still very clearly have it on their calendar. Just something I noticed.

Actually question, with Flower Mound doing Nationals AND BOA San Antonio, are they going to state this year or will they opt out? Because that seems like a lot of travel time and money in a short proximity, and logistically would probably be overwhelming. Im going in with expectations that they are going to state but if anyone has any information/confirmation that would be appreciated!

Alright. I’ve seen enough, everyone be looking out for Area K.

Group I Brock High School Brock, TX Diamond Hill Jarvis High School Fort Worth, TX Grand Saline High School Grand Saline, TX Rio Vista HS Rio Vista, TX Group II Ferris High School Ferris, TX Godley High School Godley, TX Juan Seguin High School Arlington, TX La Vega HS Waco, TX Waco High School Waco, TX Group III Burleson High School Burleson, TX Cleburne High School Cleburne, TX Corsicana High School Corsicana, TX Crowley High School Crowley, TX Frisco Memorial High School Frisco, TX Lamar High School Arlington, TX Paschal High School Fort Worth, TX Robinson High School Robinson, TX Sanger High School Sanger, TX Group IV Belton High School Belton, TX Kaufman High School Kaufman, TX

This would be insane 💀 I’d say vista and Vandy will continue to be 1 &2, as for the other 3 it would depend on who’s the strongest each season. And I feel like Westlake could possibly slip in every now and then, especially if it gets big enough for them to take 5 to state.

Solid prediction, the only group I see struggling might be Clifton, they just lost their head director and from what I heard lost a lot of kids in the program. I hope that’s not true but it’s what I’ve heard.

Yes, each year school districts will submit their attendance figures (snapshot) for PEIMS and UIL on the last Friday in October I believe. UIL Realignment takes place every 2 yrs. This is the 2nd yr of the current realignment. So, schools will submit their numbers in October this year and then UIL will come out in the spring and announce the cutoff numbers for each classification. Based on those figures schools will then either go up or go down based on those numbers (high school enrollment) and then UIL will create the districts for the fall sports and then later towards the end of the year UIL will create the districts for Spring Sports. As far as band goes I do not know if UIL or another agency changes bands Regions/Areas based on them moving up, staying where they are or moving down. Based on what I am seeing and hearing there may be some schools that will be moving up next year (26-27) but if there are too many that could move up then UIL will raise the cutoffs. If there are several that end up dropping then UIL will lower the cutoffs to try and keep it as balanced as possible. Which is the reason you don't see numerous schools moving up or moving down. You see more schools changing districts every 2 yrs then moving up or down.

Group I Manor New Tech High School Memorial High School Group II Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders Crockett High School Luther Burbank High School Rice High School Shiner High School Group III Ellison High School Lehman High School Liberty Hill High School Group IV McCallum High School United High School Weiss High School William J Brennan High School Group V Harker Heights High School Jack C. Hays High School John Paul Stevens High School Medina Valley High School William Howard Taft High School

From what I understand UIL takes a snapshot of attendance in the fall and uses that number to determine placement. Placement is for 2 years I believe. So, if I am correct, attendance this fall would impact alignment for 2026-2028. Those with more expertise, please feel free to correct any issues with my limited understanding

There's only 1 spot left! We would like another 5 or 6A band to sign up if anybody is interested.

How do they measure attendance? Is it the current enrollment (counting this year's senior/2026 class) or is it future enrollment where the senior class in this case would be 2027? The reason being the 2028, 2029, and 2030 classes are the ones impacted across Vandy, Cedar Park and Vista while 2026 and 2027 were mostly not impacted due to grandfathering kids into their old schools.