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ATSSB?
J-Mike16 replied to TRtrumpet's topic in Everything Music: Marching, Concert, Auditions and more
Association of Texas Small School Bands -
This is going to be more personal but when Lumberton made 5A State back in 2017 was a huge comeback. Last time Lumberton advanced was all the way back in 1980 where they placed 7th/25 at 4A State (Top 5 Advanced to Finals). Between 1980 and 2017, Lumberton was very consistent at region but always failed to advance from Area to State, though placed State Alternate or the next spot out quite a bit. It really wasn't until the horrible tragedy of 2016 & 2017 that occurred, when Lumberton started getting that traction to advance. In 2016, we had a band parent steal and use over $70,000 from us. It was a complete slap to our face however being the Mighty Raider Band from Lumberton, we did not stop. We used that setback to fuel us for the remainder of the year plus the years to come. We all know what happened in August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey. Like many cities and towns in SETX, over half of the town lost everything (I believe at least 1/4th, maybe even 1/2 of the band had lost everything) however that again, did not stop us. We continued all season long til Area where we placed 3rd/38 in Prelims, then 5th/10 in Finals, (Top 7 went to State that year in Area E). I cannot tell yall how ecstatic we were on our advancement to State. Even though we would eventually place 30th/35, it was still an incredible achievement to have finally been a state ranked band. Fast forward 7 years, and Lumberton has advanced to State every eligible year yet. I will forever always remember those moments in the program that truly made us the Mighty Raider Band from tiny SETX Town, Lumberton.
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UIL 6A Area F
J-Mike16 replied to Justabandchild's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I believe so -
With Splendora and West Fork moving up to 5A and Liberty-Eylau dropping to 3A, Area C is definitely going to be different for sure. Open Class Bands for 4A Area C Bridge City Hamshire-Fannett Hargrave Jasper Little Cypress-Mauriceville Liberty Livingston Lumberton North Lamar Paris Pine Tree (5A to 4A) Pleasant Grove Shepherd (3A to 4A) Silsbee Sulphur Springs Tarkington (3A to 4A) West Orange-Stark
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I second that on that the show was fantastic. It's my 2nd favorite show from Tarpon, only behind 2010.
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TxBands 2023 Predictions!
J-Mike16 replied to J-Mike16's topic in TxBands Site Suggestions, Problems, and Questions
Hey everyone! Hope yall are getting some rest after one heck of a season we just experienced not only in our great state of Texas, but also in the country! I am here one last time to do post-prediction awards and do my closing statement. First, I'd like to thank every single one of you who supported and played along with our Prediction Game. Everyone who goes out of their way to enter in some predictions just to see who they got right or wrong is what makes us continue doing this annually. Thank you all again! Secondly, I'd like to give a shout out to @Clarinot for being the amazing TXBands Administrator/Predictions Creator they are! Without them, this whole Prediction Game would be something else lol. And lastly before we get to the final rankings, I HAVE to thank everyone who reached out to me with an idea or thought, that could possibly make our game even better. Seeing all of that made my heart swell, and as the TXBands Predictions Admin (Said this already to Clarinot, but saying it again) I am so proud to represent a portion of our incredible site. If anyone have ideas on what they think could improve the game, please message me or Clarinot. We'd love to add neat things to the game. Now.... Let's get onto these rankings! Please give a big round of applause to our 2023 TXBands Predictions Winner.... @celesta !!!!!! Celesta showed immaculate skills in predicting since the start of the season. Celesta improved her ranking from 15th in 2022 to 1st this year! Here are the top 10 Predictors, who by the way got the Predicting Badge! Celesta - 586 Points J-Mike16 - 561.50 Points MrMusic5002 - 556 Points Tubalord11 - 551.50 Points brandonlfoskett - 537.25 Points Dave609 - 509.75 Points bxOxAxUIL - 504.50 Points RottenPredictions - 478.75 Points Mars 07 - 459.50 Points crunchycookie3 - 400.25 Points Congratulations to the top 10 and of course everyone else!!!!! Now, some fun facts that I think is cool to know! 1). We had 1,641 Predictors. 2). The total amount of points from everyone came to a total of 29,715.75 Points! 🤯 3). Celesta, J-Mike16 (Me), MrMusic5002, Tubalord11, brandonlfoskett, & Mars 07 predicted all 97 events that were presented in the game this year. 4). These 3 events had the most participation, UIL 6A State (348 Predictions), UIL 5A State (248 Predictions), & BOA San Antonio (232 Predictions) with UIL 6A Area C coming in 4th with 220 Predictions. And that concludes this closing statement (or Announcement if you want to be fancy 😉) Hope everyone had a blast, and let's begin the Winter Festivities as we prepare for next Marching Season Madness!!! See yall around! - J-Mike16 (Your 2022 & 2023 TXBands Predictions Admin) *Drops the Mic* -
Fun State Stats
J-Mike16 replied to bxOxAxUIL's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I realized that now! my bad lol I meant to say it was now tied but with a higher placement. -
Fun State Stats
J-Mike16 replied to bxOxAxUIL's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Also I believe Panther Creek broke the Lake Ridge 2013 and Lake Belton 2021 Record on making State Finals in only their 2nd year in existence. Panther Creek did that and then on top of that, got a silver medal. -
2022 6A UIL State
J-Mike16 replied to BandFan59's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
You are a legend. Sending an air hug your way!