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Norwin +1 Carmel -1 Live Oak - 10 Murray - 10 Sylva-Webster - 9 J.M. Tate - 10 Chesterton - 9 Norwin - 6 Rocky Mount - 10 Marian Catholic - 9 Plymouth-Canton - 11 Centerville - 10 Spring - 10 Center Grove - 10 Lake Park - 10 Lassiter - 11 Lawrence Central - 11 Westfield - 11 Carmel - 4 Broken Arrow - 9 L.D. Bell - 17 Avon - 10 The Woodlands - 14 Tarpon Springs - 9

TWHS +1 Duncanville -1 Spring 12 Duncanville 4 Klein 2 Westfield 15 Winston Churchill 11 Leander 7 L.D. Bell 17 The Woodlands 19 Stephen F. Austin 13 Ronald Reagan 17 Richland 7 James Bowie 9 Marcus 10 Cedar Park 6 Claudia Taylor Johnson 6 Cedar Ridge 4 Round Rock 9 Flower Mound 6 Hebron 6 Keller 5 Prosper 3

Murray +1 Norwin -1 Live Oak - 10 Murray - 11 Sylva-Webster - 9 J.M. Tate - 10 Chesterton - 9 Norwin - 7 Rocky Mount - 10 Marian Catholic - 9 Plymouth-Canton - 10 Centerville - 10 Spring - 10 Center Grove - 10 Lake Park - 10 Lassiter - 10 Lawrence Central - 11 Westfield - 11 Carmel - 6 Broken Arrow - 9 L.D. Bell - 15 Avon - 10 The Woodlands - 14 Tarpon Springs - 9

The Woodlands +1 PCEP -1 Live Oak - 10 Murray - 10 Sylva-Webster - 10 J.M. Tate - 10 Chesterton - 9 Norwin - 8 Rocky Mount - 10 Marian Catholic - 9 Plymouth-Canton - 9 Centerville - 10 Spring - 10 Center Grove - 10 Lake Park - 10 Lassiter - 10 Lawrence Central - 11 Westfield - 11 Carmel - 6 Broken Arrow - 9 L.D. Bell - 14 Avon - 11 The Woodlands - 14 Tarpon Springs - 9

The Woodlands +1 Tarpon Springs -1 Live Oak - 10 Murray - 10 Sylva-Webster - 10 J.M. Tate - 10 Chesterton - 10 Norwin - 9 Rocky Mount - 10 Marian Catholic - 10 Plymouth-Canton - 10 Centerville - 10 Spring - 10 Center Grove - 10 Lake Park - 10 Lassiter - 10 Lawrence Central - 11 Westfield - 11 Carmel - 8 Broken Arrow - 10 L.D. Bell - 12 Avon - 9 The Woodlands - 11 Tarpon Springs - 9

The Woodlands +1 Flower Mound -1 Vista Ridge -1 Flower Mound 2 Leander 10 The Woodlands 4 Vista Ridge 5

The Woodlands + Vista Ridge - Flower Mound - Flower Mound 7 Keller 3 Leander 11 The Woodlands 10 Vista Ridge 7

The Woodlands +1 Vista Ridge -1 Keller -1 CT Johnson 4 Flower Mound 12 Hebron 3 Keller 10 Leander 12 The Woodlands 15 Vista Ridge 11

The Woodlands +1 Flower Mound -1 Keller -1 CT Johnson 11 Flower Mound 15 Hebron 11 Keller 12 Leander 15 The Woodlands 14 Vista Ridge 15

The Woodlands +1 Flower Mound -1 Vista Ridge -1 CT Johnson 13 Flower Mound 16 Hebron 13 Hendrickson 1 Keller 16 Leander 16 The Woodlands 16 Vandegrift 5 Vista Ridge 15

************** GAME RULE CHANGE ************* Starting Saturday February 2, at 12:01am CST Vote for one +1 and two DIFFERENT -1s Example: Marcus +1, Bowie -1, Cedar Ridge-1 Copy this on future votes ******************************************************* The Woodlands +1 Keller -1 CT Johnson 13 Flower Mound 17 Hebron 16 Hendrickson 5 Keller 17 Leander 16 Ronald Reagan 5 The Woodlands 18 Vandegrift 6 Vista Ridge 14

The Woodlands +1 Keller -1 CT Johnson 11 Flower Mound 15 Hebron 16 Hendrickson 7 Keller 17 Leander 16 Ronald Reagan 7 The Woodlands 18 Vandegrift 9 Vista Ridge 11

The Woodlands +1 Hendrickson -1 CT Johnson 12 Flower Mound 16 Hebron 17 Hendrickson 8 Keller 16 Leander 16 Ronald Reagan 7 The Woodlands 19 Vandegrift 9 Vista Ridge 7

The Woodlands +1 Ronald Reagan -1 CT Johnson 12 Flower Mound 14 Hebron 16 Hendrickson 9 Keller 17 Leander 15 Ronald Reagan 6 The Woodlands 17 Vandegrift 11 Vista Ridge 9

The Woodlands +1 Leander -1 CT Johnson 12 Flower Mound 14 Hebron 15 Hendrickson 11 Keller 14 Leander 14 Marcus 3 Ronald Reagan 8 The Woodlands 16 Vandegrift 10 Vista Ridge 9

CTJ +1 Marcus -1 Avon 5 CT Johnson 7 Flower Mound 13 Hebron 16 Hendrickson 12 Keller 13 Leander 11 Marcus 5 Ronald Reagan 10 The Woodlands 15 Vandegrift 10 Vista Ridge 8

The Woodlands +1 Cedar Park -1 Avon 6 Cedar Park 1 Cedar Ridge 5 CT Johnson 6 Flower Mound 12 Hebron 15 Hendrickson 11 Keller 13 Leander 11 Marcus 8 Ronald Reagan 9 The Woodlands 14 Vandegrift 10 Vista Ridge 6

The Woodlands +1 Cedar Park -1 Avon 6 Cedar Park 4 Cedar Ridge 8 CT Johnson 7 Flower Mound 12 Hebron 12 Hendrickson 10 Keller 12 Leander 10 Marcus 9 Ronald Reagan 10 The Woodlands 13 Vandegrift 9 Vista Ridge 5 Edited to account for simultaneous posts with LostChoirGuy

The Woodlands +1 Keller -1 Avon 4 Bowie 3 Cedar Park 7 Cedar Ridge 7 CT Johnson 9 Flower Mound 11 Hebron 12 Hendrickson 10 Keller 9 Leander 11 Marcus 9 Ronald Reagan 9 The Woodlands 12 Vandegrift 9 Vista Ridge 5

Don't underestimate the amount of practice time available in Indy during Grand Nationals. It is indoors in the convention center (although some may go to other local venues), and many of the out of town bands utilize the available rooms heavily. In other words, the bands get plenty of practice time during the 3 or 4 days they are there. Some of that available time is during the "academic school day" on Thursday and Friday as well, so there are some twists and turns with the 8 hour rule for TX bands, since that only applies outside the "academic school day".

Something you'll find here is that the focus is so much on the large school bands. That being said, the overall level of posting here is great! A couple years ago Russell County also received the small school award. Russell and Adair are bordering counties with some rivalry between them. Lafayette (2), Paul Lawrence Dunbar (2), North Hardin, and Harrison County have also been awarded from KY. A total of 8 awards for a relatively small state (I grew up and did marching band there too back in the 20th century).

The last time there were 2 weeks between SA and GN was 2015. Hebron, The Woodlands, Round Rock, and Keller all made SA finals and GN finals that year so I would expect something similar in 2019 too. Keller Central was the fifth TX attendee that year, and missed finals at both contests (24th at SA and 22nd at GN).

Will they remain in AA, or move up to AAA since they will have 10-12 next year? How large is the attendance there?

In 2015 my wife and I went as spectators (she was actually working in Cincinnati at that time, so I flew there and we drove to Indy). In 2017 she was a heavily used volunteer (nurse), while I made sure she was fed and was her gopher during the trip. Was able to see some on Thursday and Friday, and large chunks of Saturday, but not as much as I wanted. We haven't decided yet on 2019, and she is considering helping on the Indy trip since there will be a new volunteer band nurse who won't know the ropes of that trip. Coordinating daily meds, dealing with the injuries during practice, and the waves of illness that sweeps through the 300+ kids is non-stop.

From the official announcement on the TWHS Facebook page. It includes some information that I didn't know about the award, such as can only be given after a director has been with a program for at least 7 years, can only be given once under the same director. We are extremely excited and fortunate to announce that The Woodlands High School Band has been awarded the prestigious Sudler Shield for 2018! The Sudler Shield is an International Award recognizing high school, youth, and international marching bands of world class excellence. The award is sponsored by Louis and Virginia Sudler and is presented by its chairman, W. Dale Warren, the Senior Wind Band Conductor and Professor of Music in the University of Arkansas Department of Music. The purpose of the Sudler Shield is to establish and support international standards of excellence in musical performance, marching execution, choreography, and show design for high school, youth, or international marching bands. It also aims to identify, recognize, and honor outstanding high school, youth, and international marching bands who are at a world class level of excellence. Only one or two large high schools are selected each year from around the country and the world for this award. The Sudler Shield is considered to be the highest honor a marching band can receive. This is the second time The Woodlands has been a recipient; the first time in 2009 under the direction of Brett Johnson. A band program is only eligible for the award once a director has been presiding over the program for a minimum of seven years. Once a band program is awarded this honor, it cannot receive the award again under the same director. The requirements, pre-requisites and consistency of excellence from year to year that the Sudler Shield demands makes it incredibly rare for a band program to be named a recipient once, let alone twice! We are so proud of our dedicated and passionate students, our hard working staff, our incredibly supportive and willing parents and our campus and district administration for making this all possible. The award will be presented at a special event or concert later this school year by Mr. W. Dale Warren! We will be sure to share information about the presentation when details have been confirmed. GO WOODLANDS BAND!!!