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TWHS was incredible in person. Tomorrow night the roof is going to blow off with the crowd… There really are so many great shows this year! If you’ve never been to Dayton to watch in person- put it on your bucket list and make it happen!

Prelims Scholastic A Top 10 Scores: 1. 93.050 - Pope HS, Ga 2. 92.900 - Clovis North HS Varsity, CA 3. 90.850 - Melissa HS, TX 4. 90.640 - Grain Valley HS, MO 5. 90.590 - John C. Birdlebough HS, NY 6. 90.560 - River Bluff H, SC 7. 90.500 - Tomball Memorial HS, TX 8. 89.860 - Wylie HS, TX 9. 89.850 - The Colony HS, TX 10. 89.800 - Dripping Springs HS Varsity, TX

Someone give me one reason why that won’t win tomorrow night, bc I simply can’t find one. Today was better (I think),the bodywork felt more in time all around, especially during the mixed rifle/flag work right before the slower section. No drops once again. People are going to be losing it tomorrow, more so than they were today. It’s just unreal what they are doing, amazing job TWs!

Got to catch Katy Wylie and Jordan and all 3 were fantastic!!! No major drops or anything, think all 3 will perform again tonight!

Scholastic World Prelims Scores: 😱1. 94.100 - The Woodlands HS, TX 2. 92.100 - Carmel HS, IN 3. 91.200 - Arcadia HS, CA 4. 91.100 - Flanagan HS, FL T-5. 90.300 - Northview HS, IN T-5. 90.300 - El Dorado HS, CA 7. 89.600 - Warren Central HS, IN 8. 89.000 - Miamisburg HS, OH 9. 86.600 - Center Grove HS, IN 10. 86.400 - Norwin HS, PA 11. 85.200 - Kiski Area HS, PA 12. 83.400 - Fishers HS, IN 13. 83.300 - Chino Hills HS, CA 14. 81.600 - American Fork HS, UT 15. 80.800 - Bellbrook HS, OH 16. 80.400 - Stoneman Douglas HS, FL 17. 78.700 - Ayala HS, CA T-18. 76.700 - Live Oak HS, CA T-18. 76.700 - Milford HS, OH 20. 76.500 - Centerville HS, OH

Scholastic Open Top 36 Prelims Scores: 1. 93.300 - Little Elm HS, TX 2. 92.000 - Pearland HS, TX 3. 91.200 - Noblesville HS, IN 4. 90.500 - Shenendehowa HS, NY 5. 89.700 - Westlake HS, TX 6. 89.500 - Emerson HS, TX 7. 88.600 - Lowndes HS, GA 8. 87.900 - Choctaw HS, OK 9. 87.500 - Oviedo HS, FL 10. 86.600 - Brownsburg HS, IN 11. 86.500 - James Bowie HS, TX 12. 86.400 - Timber Creek HS, FL T-13. 86.100 - Palm Desert Charter MS, CA T-13. 86.100 - Cy-Fair HS, TX T-13. 86.100 - Holly Springs HS, NC T-16. 85.900 - Lockport Township HS, IL T-16. 85.900 - Westfield HS, IN 18. 85.500 - Mililani HS, HI 19. 84.900 - Round Rock HS, TX 20. 84.800 - Desert Vista HS, AZ 21. 84.700 - Dobyns-Bennett HS, TN T-22. 84.200 - Mason HS, OH T-22. 84.200 - Byrnes HS, SC 24. 83.900 - Arlington HS, NY 25. 83.700 - Pendleton Heights HS, IN 26. 83.500 - Mountain Ridge HS, AZ 27. 82.900 Franklin HS, TN 28. 82.600 - Dublin HS, CA 29. 82.200 - William R Boone HS, FL 30. 82.000 - Bethel HS Varsity, CT 31. 81.600 - Eastlake HS, CA T-32. 81.000 - Del Norte HS, CA T-32. 81.000 - Penn HS Varsity, IN 34. 80.600 Southmoore HS, OK 35. 80.30 - Cedar Ridge HS, TX 36. 80.000 - Naperville Central HS, IL

Score update!! Melissa and Tomball Memorial go 1 and 2 in SA round 2 with Melissa Almaty scoring a 92 (91.915😭)!! The Woodlands remain in first with a 95.5, followed by Arcadia and Carmel (93.6 and 93.1)

Jordan Katy and Wylie going 1 2 and 4 in round 1 of SA!!

Scholastic World Class SemiFinals Schedule (EASTERN TIME): Location: University of Dayton Arena 9:30 AM - Centerville HS, OH 9:40 AM - Milford HS, OH 9:50 AM - Live Oak HS, CA 10:00 AM - Ayala HS, CA 10:10 AM - Stoneman Douglas HS, FL 10:20 AM - Bellbrook HS, OH 10:30 AM - American Fork HS, UT 10:40 AM - Chino Hills HS, CA 10:50 AM - Fishers HS, IN 11:00 AM - Kiski Area HS, PA 11:10 AM - Break 11:25 AM - Norwin HS, PA 11:35 AM - Center Grove HS, IN 11:45 AM - Miamisburg HS, OH 11:55 AM - Warren Central HS, IN 12:05 PM - Northview HS, IN 12:15 PM - El Dorado HS, CA 12:25 PM - Flanagan HS, FL 12:35 PM - Arcadia HS, CA 12:45 PM - Carmel HS, IN 12:55 PM - The Woodlands HS, TX

Open Class Semi-Finals Schedule (EASTERN TIME): Location: Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University 3:05 PM - Dobyns-Bennett HS, TN 3:14 PM - Bethel HS Varsity, CT 3:23 PM - Arlington HS, NY 3:32 PM - Franklin HS, TN 3:41 PM - Naperville Central HS, IL 3:50 PM - Mililani HS, HI 3:59 PM - Emerson HS, TX 4:08 PM - Timber Creek HS, FL 4:17 PM - Oviedo HS, FL 4:26 PM - Noblesville HS, IN 4:35 PM - Break 4:50 PM - Cedar Ridge HS, TX 4:59 PM - Del Norte HS, CA 5:08 PM - William R Boone HS, FL 5:17 PM - Mountain Ridge HS, AZ 5:26 PM - Penn HS Varsity, IN 5:35 PM - Westlake HS, TX 5:44 PM - Pearland HS, TX 5:53 PM - James Bowie HS, TX 6:02 PM - Choctaw HS, OK 6:11 PM - Desert Vista HS, AZ 6:20 PM - Dinner 7:05 PM - Mason HS, OH 7:14 PM - Dublin HS, CA 7:23 PM - Byrnes HS, SC 7:32 PM - Round Rock HS, TX 7:41 PM - Southmoore HS, OK 7:50 PM - Pendleton Heights HS, IN 7:59 PM - Eastlake HS, CA 8:08 PM - Shenendehowa HS, NY 8:17 PM - Lockport Township HS, IL 8:26 PM - Brownsburg HS, IN 8:35 PM - Cy-Fair HS, TX 8:44 PM - Palm Desert Charter MS, CA 8:53 PM - Westfield HS, IN 9:02 PM - Holly Springs HS, NC 9:11 PM - Lowndes HS, GA 9:20 PM - Little Elm HS, TX

Scholastic A Semi Finals Schedule (EASTERN TIME—subtract an hour y’all!) Location: Wright State University’s Nutter Center 8:30 AM - Corona Del Sol HS, AZ 8:38 AM - Middletown HS, OH 8:46 AM - Lanier HS, GA 8:54 AM - Diamond Bar HS, CA 9:02 AM - Foster HS, TX 9:10 AM - Hoover HS Varsity, AL 9:18 AM - Salem HS, NH 9:26 AM - Lafayette HS, KY 9:34 AM - Victor J. Andrew HS, IL 9:42 AM - Grain Valley HS, MO 9:50 AM - Mauldin HS Varsity, SC 9:58 AM - Katy HS Varsity, TX 10:06 AM - Wylie HS, TX 10:14 AM - Jordan HS, TX 10:22 AM - Rockford HS, MI 10:30 AM - Lassiter HS, GA 10:38 AM - Yukon HS, OK 10:46 AM - Break 11:05 AM - Central Crossing HS, OH 11:13 AM - Unionville HS, PA 11:21 AM - West Milford HS, NJ 11:29 AM - Jenison HS, MI 11:37 AM - Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, MI 11:45 AM - Castle HS, IN 11:53 AM - Arbor View HS, NV 12:01 PM - Melissa HS, TX 12:09 PM - Great Oak HS Varsity, CA 12:17 PM - Lafayette HS, MO 12:25 PM - Franklin HS, OH 12:33 PM - Kennesaw Mountain HS, GA 12:41 PM - Edwardsville HS, IL 12:49 PM - Tomball Memorial HS, TX 12:57 PM - Lunch 1:50 PM - Marina HS, CA 1:58 PM - Northwest Guilford HS, NC 2:06 PM - Germantown HS, MS 2:14 PM - Fort Walton Beach HS, FL 2:22 PM - Larry A Ryle HS, KY 2:30 PM - Elizabeth HS, NJ 2:38 PM - Pattonville HS, MO 2:46 PM - River Bluff HS, SC 2:54 PM - Carroll HS, IN 3:02 PM - Dripping Springs HS, TX 3:10 PM - Freedom HS, FL 3:18 PM - Lincoln-Way Community Schools, IL 3:26 PM - Hernando HS, MS 3:34 PM - Clovis North HS Varsity, CA 3:42 PM - Break 4:00 PM - Victor HS, NY 4:08 PM - Azle HS, TX 4:16 PM - Liverpool HS, NY 4:24 PM - Garland HS, TX 4:32 PM - Pace HS, FL 4:40 PM - The Colony HS, TX 4:48 PM - Pope HS, GA 4:56 PM - Kettering Fairmont HS, OH 5:04 PM - John C. Birdlebough HS, NY 5:12 PM - Mt. Juliet HS, TN 5:20 PM - Milton HS, GA

been really busy, in and out. will try to go back and watch little elm and cy fair. congrats to woodlands on 2-pointing the field in prelims, despite both Carmel and arcadia having awesome runs. saw it coming. best run ive see from tw. fabulous on the timing, the pitch of the equipment, the hands. didn't see any drops, just a couple half catches, which is insane given their ludicrously hard book. they make everything look so easy, such calmness and control throughout. congrats to the open classers and A classers so far, too. they're all crushing it rn.

congrats to A classers. quick calculations, looks like tx units take up half of the top ten spots after semis. Melissa 3rd, + Jordan, Katy, dripping, and Tomball memorial 6th thru 9th in a row. think Wylie also made it in.

Scholastic World Finals Schedule (Eastern Time): Location: University of Dayton Arena Saturday, April 5 5:30 PM - American Fork HS, UT 5:40 PM - Bellbrook HS, OH 5:50 PM - Chino Hills HS, CA 6:00 PM - Fishers HS, IN 6:10 PM - Kiski Area HS, PA 6:20 PM - Norwin HS, PA 6:30 PM - Center Grove HS, IN 6:40 PM - Warren Central HS, IN 6:50 PM - Northview HS, IN 7:00 PM - Miamisburg HS, OH 7:10 PM - Flanagan HS, FL 7:20 PM - El Dorado HS, CA 7:30 PM - Carmel HS, IN 7:40 PM - Arcadia HS, CA 7:50 PM - The Woodlands HS, TX

Some big changes this year. That change shouldn't change to much unless the director is cracked and changes the culture of the band instantly. I see it more as a set back for Pearce this year but depending on who that is it could be worth watching out for them.

Scholastic World Semi-Finals Scores: 1. 95.500 - The Woodlands HS, TX 2. 93.600 - Arcadia HS, CA 3. 93.100 - Carmel HS, IN 4. 91.800 - El Dorado HS, CA 5. 90.800 - Flanagan HS, FL 6. 88.200 - Miamisburg HS, OH 6. 88.200 - Northview HS, IN 8. 87.500 - Warren Central HS, IN 9. 85.900 - Center Grove HS, IN 10. 84.900 - Norwin HS, PA 11. 84.600 - Kiski Area HS, PA 12. 83.300 - Fishers HS, IN 13. 82.900 - Chino Hills HS, CA 14. 82.100 - Bellbrook HS, OH 15. 80.300 - American Fork HS, UT 16. 78.300 - Stoneman Douglas HS, FL 17. 78.000 - Ayala HS, CA 18. 75.800 - Milford HS, OH 19. 75.100 - Centerville HS, OH 20. 74.400 - Live Oak HS, CA

Apparently J J Pearce head director and associate director are leaving

Congratulations to team Texas on a historic day!! First place in 2 classes and 3rd in another with a ton of groups going to semis in SA and SO!! Would be crazy to take gold in two, and possibly silver and bronze in two as well! Gonna try and watch as possible tomorrow but I’ve got a pretty busy day, but again amazing job everyone!!

The top 3 at each A class site. Cintas: Pope (93.050), Clovis North (92.900), and Melissa (90.850) Truist: Grain Valley (90.640), River Bluff (90.560), and Tomball Memorial (90.500) I hesitate when comparing scores across two different panels, but it's worth noting that Pope and Clovis North are more comfortably Box 5 than the others. 3rd place looks like more of a question mark.

I haven't watched anything today, but I'm looking at these prelims results like 👀. The Open class ones especially. The Texas units are dominating there. 6 potentially making it into a finals of 15? It's borderline like BOA Grand Nationals, if only it were world class and not open! Round Rock isn't that far away, either. We'll see what happens after semis. There could be some significant shifts. I'm not surprised seeing Little Elm on top over Noblesville based on what I saw earlier, but the two-point gap is unexpected. That's typically an insurmountable gap, but we'll see. Melissa and Tomball Memorial breaking 90 in A class. At least a couple other Texas ones winning their rounds, too. Lots of 89s. We'll see if any of them can make the push onto the podium tomorrow night. That could be challenging. The Woodlands winning world class prelims by 2 points is just about the least surprising result today. Congrats to them in advance. 👍

glad to see little elm on top after prelims, which is where they belong. magnificent show. beautifully crafted and performed. i also had Pearland in 2nd. clean and lovely as always. Noblesville was also very strong. i just can't get behind their design. not bc it's "too mature" or whatever, in fact i find the risk-taking refreshing, even if it's not a POC on the open sheets. i just find the soundtrack a lil corny. the lugubrious, whisper-cooed cover of Chandelier + the confessionals. yeeeeeah, not feeling it. buuut the performers are great. think they'll fit into world class just fine next yr.

I really like this prediction but I think Tompkins also has a shot at getting that 5th spot and I think Katy or Langham or even Paetow could also get that 10th spot. The way I see it top 4 should basically be locks though unless the looney tunes portal opens out of the field like someone said earlier (Or it rains again 🫤 )

Tomball Memorial coming out on top!! Guys this might be the strongest showing from Texas like, ever?!? I mean holy cow what a day our guards are having!!! And Little Elm with a 93.3, Wow!

Little Elm was ridiculously good, CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN!!! The bodywork is just outstanding, rifles were so well together, I haven’t seen a ton of SO but I could see them medaling fs

94.1 for The Woodlands, in first by exactly two points!!

Guys….I think they’re gonna do it I mean HOLY COW TW’s!!! No drops, the move so well together, so much emotion and energy, don’t really know what more you could ask for. Ofc the judges can see some little things I’m oblivious to but that was just WOW. I was curious if they’d be a little nervous today knowing this could be their first gold in SW, but they were unfazed. Two more runs like that or better and the sky’s the limit

Here my early thoughts on a lot of these J programs for this year; i think itll be another great year as this area impressed me a lot last year LISD big 3 most likely will go to state all again, with my personal order being Flomo Hebron Marcus in that order, all 3 could be in contention for each spot of those positions however; well have to see how their shows for this following year treats them. But my opinion for this specific order is that Flower Mound is way more of a heavy theming school and with all these other schools starting to develop (Bwell, WISD, MISD PESH, etc) I think that theming could possibly start being more necessary Prosper HS is probably gonna have another killer year with the Grand Nats appearance and 16th at the SMBC; however I want to wait and see how the new Richland school they are opening in the west of the district will affect their program before I make any big opinions on their program, but they will most likely be a contender for state once again. Braswell is a bit tricky on me to decide on right now just because of the sudden jump, but I think that they will most likely have another good season, and even possibly a visit to State if they can find a way to take advantage of Prosper high's situation with richland. Also keep in mind DISD is opening a new HS in the Crossroads area in 2027, but that wont be an issue for Bwell for these next few years. Wylie ISD will probably both be finals calibur once more, but keep in mind the new management, more notably Weast now has Sachse's Head director, which could be a really useful asset after their really killer season at SHS last year. Another big thing that could be talked about is the guard programs in these programs could have an effect on the programs this year, with those proposals for the judging system. Little Elm is having a historic Open season; Marcus is still really strong, and Prosper Wylie and Rock hill are also having good seasons this year, but in general a lot of the guards here are really good too not just the ones mentioned here. I think this year will be a great year for pretty much every band in this area and I cant wait to see how their shows end up for this year.

Hey everyone! I am here to give yall the TXBands Prediction Game Awards Ceremony! (Just a week and a half late 😂) Without any further delay, here are final top 10 Predictors who have also received the fancy Predicting Badge for 2024!!! Congratulations to @celesta on winning their 2nd Predictions Game title in a row! Celesta - 736.22 Points Dog885 - 710 Points Mike McBandiel - 709.34 Points LKendrick - 692.31 Points Tubalord11 - 690.17 Points lunareclipse18 - 683.7 Points brandonlfoskett - 677.24 Points J-Mike16 - 676.63 Points Safiy - 645.54 Points Dave609 - 642.15 Points These 10 individuals showed impeccable predicting throughout the season, with almost all of them being at the top of 2 or more competitions when it came to predicting! I also want to shout out those that place just outside the top 10, 11th - 15th specifically, Bushpresident - 630.31 Points Gardenia - 611.17 Points AKNOX - 573.67 Points grapevineftw - 538.22 Points zoomer - 524.52 Points These 5 also showed really great predicting moments as they appeared near the top half for a lot of the competitions. Now for some little fun facts about this year's array of Predictors and Contests!!! 1. TXBands saw 1,821 people submit at least 1 prediction for this year's Prediction Game! That is +180 from last year! 2. This year the total amount of points the predictors got was 59,895.03 Points. The difference between last year and this year came out to be a whopping 30,179.28 Points!! 3. The average points per predictor was 32.89. While the average of each contest was 3.98 points. 4. 5 Predictors who finished in the top 10 last year finished in the top 10 again this year. Celesta, J-Mike16, Tubalord11, brandonlfoskett, & Dave609. The other 5 sadly either failed to retain their top 10 position or altogether not "compete" this year. MrMusic5002 - 3rd to N/A bxOxAxUIL - 7th to 17th RottenPredictions - 8th to N/A Mars 07 - 9th to N/A crunchycookie3 - 10th to 30th 5 new predictors jumped into the top 10, with those being Dog885 - 428th to 2nd (Awesome job man!!) Mike McBandiel - N/A to 3rd (Also fantastic job!) LKendrick - 46th to 4th lunareclipse18 - 157th to 6th Safiy - 26th to 9th 6. Celesta, Mike McBandiel, LKendrick, Tubalord11, brandonlfoskett, J-Mike16, Safiy, Dave609, & Bushpresident predicted all 108 Competitions in this year's lineup of the game! Despite some saying 110, 112, 109, etc. The actual number of contests were 108. +11 from last year! 7. The following 10 contests had the most Predictions... BOA Bedford - 261 BOA Prosper - 247 UIL 2024 5A State Marching Championships - 245 BOA Austin - 242 Texas Marching Classic - 214 BOA Webster - 197 Birdville Marching Festival - 178 Melissa Marching Showcase - 173 BOA North Houston - 160 BOA Waco - 155 (Because it is Waco ) Flip the switch, here are the contests with the least Predictions. Pleasant Grove Marching Invitational - 20 High Plains Marching Festival - 23 Mustang Marching Invitational - 25 Seguin Marching Festival - 27 USBands Madisonville Showcase - 27 USBands San Angelo Regional - 28 UIL 2A Area D - 28 USBands Southeastern Texas Championships - 28 Golden Triangle Marching Classic - 29 Hill Country Marching Festival - 30 ------ We are now in the home stretch of this ceremony. I want to first thank @Clarinot for allowing me to help operate the Prediction Game again this year! I've said it before, but I will say it again. I love being a part of our amazing TXBands Community, and therefore, being an admin for our Prediction Game means I am able to engage with all of you in a unique and meaningful way. It's an honor to contribute to the excitement and camaraderie that make our community so special. I want to also thank all the amazing people who decided to submit a prediction or two (or 108) in this year's game! Without people predicting, this game would just not be here. The Prediction Game is not just a game; it's an opportunity for us to engage deeply with the performances and each other. It brings a sense of anticipation and thrill that enhances our overall experience. Finally, I do want to thank all the individuals who helped me with either finding information or gathering results. It can be rather tricky when certain programs or competitions just don't provide the information that is needed for us to use for our amazing little game. I believe I am done here. Thank yall again for an amazing marching band season and another great year for our game! Every year it's getting tougher and tougher, so I suggest getting enough rest before the start of next marching season. It will be here sooner before you know it. Bye Guys!!