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Jersey Village from WGI Houston last week. Filmed from behind. The song is Home, from The Wiz. I believe it's the Billy Porter version. It sort of gives Leander 2018 vibes. Gorgeous scenic design and amazing performance for Feb 7th. They have two months to clean it, and they already look like this?! Dayton finals incoming, I think. We'll see. I can't wait to see this one from a better angle. https://youtu.be/fpdpaubCNXY?si=jYre1xPEcHJPrMv1

Thought I would start a thread for this.

Actually, according to UIL music contest rules, when a school opts up for athletics, any of the music programs in that school (not just band) have the option to either opt up with athletics or remain in the lower conference which reflects their enrollment number. Most if not all programs do the latter; it’s just not common at all for music programs to opt up (for example, DeSoto). If what the music realignment website currently shows is in fact correct, then we are seeing a pretty big change from that standard.

Scholastic AA: 1st: MacArthur HS Houston, 67.42 2nd: Nimitz HS, 64.95 3rd: Deer Park HS Varsity, 64.72 4th: La Porte HS, 59.95 5th: Clear Creek High School, 59.26 6th: Goose Creek Memorial HS, 58.90 7th: Pasadena Memorial HS, 57.96 8th: Hightower HS, 56.26 9th: Kingwood Park HS, 55.81 Scholastic JV A 1st: Barbers Hill HS JV, 63.93 2nd: Cy-Fair HS JV, 60.85 Scholastic A 1st: Barbers Hill HS, 66.22 2nd: CE King HS Varsity, 66.11 3rd: Brazoswood HS, 63.85 4th: Terry HS, 63.82 5th: Westlake High School Winterguard, 62.89 6th: Dickinson HS Varsity, 60.32 Scholastic National A 1st: Thomas Randle High School, 70.98 2nd: Fulshear HS, 65.83 Independent A 1st: Redemption Guard, 65.13 2nd: Sam Houston State University, 61.06

TCGC Goose Creek Memorial Scores Cadet Novice 1st: Friendswood Cadets, 67.46 2nd: Angleton Junior High School, 63.42 3rd: Wright Junior High School, 56.58 4th: E.F. Green Cadets, 54.88 Novice 1st: Anahuac High School, 72.52 Cadet Regional A 1st: Madisonville Cadets, 61.64 2nd: George Junior High Cadets, 60.90 Scholastic JV Regional A - Red: 1st: Oak Ridge High School, 69.94 2nd: Dickinson Junior Varsity, 65.68 3rd: Fulshear JV, 63.86 4th: CE King HS JV Blue, 63.30 5th: Clear Lake HS Blue, 60.42 6th: Elkins HS JV, 56.06 7th: Pasadena Memorial HS JV, 55.18 8th: Ross S. Sterling HS JV, 51.78 Scholastic JV Regional A - Blue: 1st: Brazoswood HS JV, 61.64 2nd: JET JV, 61.42 3rd: Terry HS JV, 59.40 4th: Alvin HS JV, 58.22 5th: Magnolia HS JV, 54.54 6th: Clear Falls JV, 54.00 7th: Deer Park HS JV, 53.94 8th: CE King HS JV Red, 51.76 9th: Waller JV, 48.68 Scholastic Regional A - Red: 1st: Clear Lake HS Winterguard, 70.78 2nd: Kempner HS, 67.30 3rd: Spring Woods HS, 65.92 4th: South Houston HS, 60.48 5th: Ross S. Sterling HS, 60.46 6th: Davis HS, 60.38 7th: Sam Rayburn HS, 57.30 Scholastic Regional A - Blue: 1st: Alvin HS, 69.46 2nd: Magnolia HS Varsity, 67.86 3rd: Madisonville HS, 64.54 4th: Memorial HS-Houston, 62.96 5th: New Caney HS, 62.58 6th: Clear Falls HS, 61.78 7th: Pasadena HS Varsity, 57.26 8th: Waller HS, 53.22

Schedule as of 02/13/2026: Scholastic Regional A 10:00 AM - Atoka HS, OK 10:07 AM - The Young Women's Academy, TX 10:14 AM - James Martin HS, TX 10:21 AM - Texas HS Varsity, TX 10:28 AM- Frisco Centennial HS, TX 10:35 AM- Lake Ridge HS JV, TX 10:42 AM - Plano East HS JV, TX 10:49 AM - Saginaw HS JV, TX Independent Regional A 10:56 AM - PC North West Original Varsity, OK 11:03 AM- Break Scholastic A - Round 1 11:15 AM - Lebanon Trail HS, TX 11:23 AM - Eaton HS, TX 11:31 AM- Mansfield HS, TX 11:39 AM - Lovejoy HS, TX 11:47 AM - Azle HS, TX 11:55 AM - Wylie HS JV, TX 12:03 PM - Hebron HS, TX 12:11 PM - Yukon HS JV, OK 12:19 PM - C.E. King HS, TX 12:27 PM - Break Scholastic A - Round 2 12:40 PM - Pine Tree HS, TX 12:48 PM - Saginaw HS, TX 12:56 PM - Friendswood HS, TX 1:04 PM - Wakeland HS, TX 1:12 PM - Liberty HS, TX 1:20 PM - Celina HS, TX 1:28 PM - Lake Ridge HS, TX 1:36 PM - Walnut Grove HS, TX 1:44 PM - Liberty Hill HS, TX 1:52 PM - Break Scholastic A - Round 3 2:05 PM - Dripping Springs HS Varsity, TX 2:13 PM - Rock Hill HS, TX 2:21 PM - Veterans Memorial HS, TX 2:29 PM - The Colony HS, TX 2:37 PM - Wylie HS, TX 2:45 PM - McKinney Boyd HS, TX 2:53 PM - Frisco Centennial HS SA, TX 3:01 PM - Chisholm Trail HS, TX 3:09 PM - Joshua HS, TX 3:17 PM - Break Scholastic A - Round 4 3:30 PM - Red Oak HS, TX 3:38 PM - Marshall HS, TX 3:46 PM - Mustang HS Varsity, OK 3:54 PM - Plano East HS, TX 4:02 PM - Flower Mound HS, TX 4:10 PM - Aledo HS, TX 4:18 PM - Burleson Centennial HS, TX 4:26 PM - John B. Connally HS, TX 4:34 PM - Rockwall HS, TX Independent A 4:42 PM - Eagle Mountain Independent, TX 4:50 PM - Redemption Guard, TX 4:58 PM - DTX Independent, TX 5:06 PM - Break Scholastic Open 5:20 PM - Emerson HS, TX 5:29 PM - Dawson HS, TX 5:38 PM - Pearland HS, TX 5:47 PM - Yukon HS Varsity, OK 5:56 PM - Clear Brook HS, TX 6:05 PM - Marcus HS, TX 6:14 PM - Timber Creek HS, TX S 6:23 PM - Melissa HS Melissa, TX Independent Open 6:32 PM - Verve, TX 6:41 PM - Mustang Independent, OK 6:50 PM - Undaunted, TX 6:59 PM - Break 7:10 PM - Scholastic Regional A Finals 7:38 PM - Break Scholastic World 7:50 PM - Flower Mound HS, TX 8:00 PM - Little Elm HS, TX

there's no opting up for band. Opting up only affects sports not band

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Based purely on marching band results, I think the correct answer here is Bridgeland. Has any other Texas band gone from non-regional finalist to National, BOA SA, and UIL State finalist in this interval? I can't think of any off the top of my head. And if you look just a few years prior, to when the school opened in 2017, they placed next to last place at BOA Conroe prelims. That's a lot of growth!

I’ve been talking a lot with my Rockwall friend and they have definitely had a lot of growth as a band. From going to 11th in 2022 to making BOA finals in 24 and 25 to making state. I just wanna put in a good word for them.

And also hope the judges aren't harsh on them so they experience the same problem Foster did, that would be rough

One day!!! So excited

First time in 6A in school history I believe!! I see them making finals in this area, but maybe not state yet until they get more seasoned in 6A

Yeah it’s a lot! UIL has post on their instagram about who’s moved up and down to and from each class if that helps!

Man I cant keep up with these dang opt ups, Ill update it after Im done with work😭😭

Barbers Hill moving to 6A is still a big deal… They weren’t far off from 5A state finals at all last year so they have a LEGITIMATE chance of doing really really good in the 6A area

Currently, the TMEA/UIL realignment website shows Garland and Rowlett as 6A; this is after they finished up district shifts between regions. I will put them as 5A in these early predictions, and put in parentheses who would be there if Garland and Rowlett choose to compete in 6A: 1. Poteet 2. Lakeview Centennial 3. North Mesquite 4. Highland Park 5. Mesquite 6. Rowlett (West Mesquite) 7. Garland (Mount Pleasant) 8. West Mesquite (Terrell) 9. Mount Pleasant (Crandall) 10. Terrell (Naaman Forest / South Garland) There is a good chance that with the bands coming down from 6A, we could see 5 bands go to state if some of the Dallas ISD bands can start seeing some improvement; Molina seems to be on the right track. I think you could make an argument to put Mesquite over Highland Park. If Naaman can get a 1 (which they probably should've this season), they should be a dark horse area finals contender.

anyone want to guess the finalists

Hays, Lake Belton and Barber Hills are now 6A

Heres my guess for 2026 with my thoughts on each top 3, since this state contest seems to have very distinct bubbles with all the move-ups to 6A: (Disclaimer, this is just my opinion in FEBRUARY so none of this is declared as fact or absolute. I'm just using trends and what I know about bands consistency/internal program function to make semi-educated to non-educated guesses and shouldn't be taken seriously to any offense. Its February and we don't even know show themes). 1. Lone Star 2. Lebanon Trail 3. Argyle (Frankly, this top 3 will be random until the year is established and we see where they stand, Lone Star has some inconsistency right now and is the top half wildcard, but they could easily return to their approaching Wakeland status with the right setup, Argyle has the most potential but Lebanon and Lone Star are more established so I have more confidence) 4. Burleson Centennial 5. Hays 6. Hendrickson (Hendrickson got nuked in brass and percussion since every other caption ranges from 13-17 so I imagine this was an off year with unlucky prelims judging/performance. They are the wildcard of 5A now and could place as high as 5th or as low as like 18th, but for my pre-season take Ill trend higher with them in my prediction) 7. McKinney North 8. Richland 9. McCallum (This is where it gets fluid for me, 7-12 all kind of feel same-y for me in regards to the bubble and Id argue down to 14-18 with some potential newcomers from move downs or new state slots appearing, McKinney North had a director shift but internally the band has improved significantly, but can easily miss finals if they dont recover.) Rest of the bubble (no particular order besides confidence): High confidence for 7-12: Poteet, Barber Hill, Friendswood, Harlingen South Medium confidence for 7-12: Lake Belton, A&M Consolidated, Melissa, Reedy Wildcard 7-12 bubble: Roma, Panther Creek, Celina

Geographically Kaufman is located between Ferris-Area B and Kemp-Area C. There are huge implications for the competitive balance for C and B depending on where Kaufman goes. Based on state results from last year, if you take out PC and Celina, both areas are fairly balanced in terms of competition with area C maybe having a slight advantage. Area C also gets credit for military bands that earn 1s but don’t compete at area. It will be very interesting to see how this develops.

Lakeview Centennial also had some growth, mainly between 2022 and 2023

time to predict state bands 1. Poteet/NM/LC 2. Poteet/NM/LC 3. Poteet/NM/LC 4. up for grabs (the colored text is what I think the top 3 placements will be)

Not much changes here other than Celina & Community move up into 5A Area B or C Kaufman drops down into this area or Area B from 5A Area C Tarkington drops down in 3A Area C Lindale & Jacksonville (Both Military) drops down from 5A Area C If I am correct, the alignment changes put the total # of bands for 4A Area C to 44.

Interesting seeing a group from Nevada (non-Texas) so far. I wonder if we will see more of that this year or if itll be another year of a near all Texas roundup haha