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I agree. Cedar Park is going to kill it this year.

Anyone going? Anyone have the list of bands attending? I can't find it on the site for the life of me. I'm excited to see the bands I've heard about attending

That means a lot thank you

Watched Weiss over FloMarching. They were incredible for a brand new school. Can't wait to see them become big competitors in the next few years.

Huh. I had no idea they were in performance order.

Oh my gosh the formatting on BOA score sheets are terrible. They aren't in placement order. They're not even in alphabetical order! Hornrank is my savior haha.

This looks like a good contest. Round Rock will do very well haha. Almost an ill fitting contest for them to go to.

I agree with your point on Vista. They're a good program and I always love their shows, but I wonder if their performance time is going to meddle with their full potential. Overall really strong predictions.

I agree. A lot of these bands haven't done real reveals and probably will at Austin. This season is going to be intense.

Would love to see you guys at TMC

I agree. Hutto has come a long way with their band. Good luck this year

I definitely see Cedar Park sweeping this contest. Good luck to all the bands participating.

I agree totally except Cedar Ridge. We're coming along pretty well.

I am a member of a 6A band. We do not have "the box" but alternates do handle props. We hold weekly "challenges" for the spot, where there is a marching and playing audition to have the spot for the game or contest that week. Near the end of the season the challenges die down and roles become more defined.

We audition on scales and portions of the TMEA etudes for spring placements, then director selected etudes for fall placements.

1. Vandegrift H.S., TX 2. Leander H.S., TX 3. The Woodlands H.S., TX 4. Ronald Reagan H.S., TX 5. Round Rock H.S., TX 6. James Bowie H.S., TX 7. Coppell H.S., TX 8. Winston Churchill H.S., TX 9. Hendrickson H.S., TX 10. Cypress Fair H.S., TX Looking like a great competition so far! Excited to watch the livestream as I can't make it down

Wow. Conroe looks tough this year. Good luck to those attending.

I agree. Hebron is definitely going to do well at this contest.

Thanks I read the name a few times aloud and couldn't seem to get it haha.

I agree with what you've got here. Historically all of these bands have performed really well at BOA Austin. Every year it gets a little more competitive. I do think Cedar Ridge has the potential to edge out Westlake, or even Churchill if they have a really good prelims performance. They're starting to look up. I'm also feeling CTJ this year. I think they'll beat out Vandegrift this year. Vandy's show is interesting, but I just love CTJ's. However, I'm not so sure about the Hendrickson ranking. They definitely belong in finals as they're quite good, but not as high as you placed them. But like you said, what fun is predictions if they're not a little bold

Care to enlighten us on how to pronounce it? Haha

I agree. I've seen most of the 2016 shows from these schools and they're all so good.

I totally agree with CTJ. They stumbled in the beginning of the season, but started to pick themselves up to totally rock the rest of the season. Unpopular opinion, but I didn't really feel Hendrickson. They were very good, I just was not a fan of the show. With Vista and Cedar Ridge, you're also very right. They both grew into their shows and CR ended up doing very well at State UIL (I can't say the same for CTJ, haha). I loved VR's theme and their music. A show I could watch over and over. Overall, I think your predictions are pretty accurate to how BOA Austin will play out. I'm excited!

Missed about a week of focused rehearsal. It was rough for most of everyone in the area.

Anyone heard anything about Round Rock/Austin area schools besides Round Rock HS?