J-Mike16

Such a fantastic way to start off 5A Finals!!!!! Loved the powerful statement at the beginning and the ballad was gorgeous. Awesome job Lebanon Trail!!

Loved every second of Roma!!!! All the soloists were amazing!!

I am so happy to see Roma in State Finals!!

Such a fantastic way to start off 5A Finals!!!!! Loved the powerful statement at the beginning and the ballad was gorgeous. Awesome job Lebanon Trail!!

Just wanted to say yesterday's prelims was the final competition I could make it out to, since I have essentially all of my classes on Tuesday/Thursday this semester. After running the schedules of everything I attended into a text file, I got to see 308 performances on the field over the course of the season, at competitions in Austin, Midland, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio! My graduation is set for next spring, and with my plans to be entering the workforce at that time, I do not think I am going to ever be able to do again what I did this season. THANK YOU to all the incredible bands I got to witness, this has definitely been a season to remember! Best of luck to those in finals today!

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

You’re welcome. 
1. Cedar Park - 12
2. Rouse - 17
3. Wakeland - 23
4. Leander - 25
5. Forney - 45
6. Centennial - 54
7. Lone Star - 62
8. Roma - 62
9. Friendswood - 67
10. Richland - 67
11. Lebanon Trail - 70
12. Hendrickson - 74

THIS IS IT! This is my last competition of the season (ever technically cause I’m a senior), and I couldn’t be any prouder of my band, Forney. We’ve been through so much this season, and I genuinely am glad I’ve had this opportunity for 4 years to be apart of this organization. I honestly regret not being in these forums sooner because y'all are genuinely the kindest people I’ve ever met. Anyway, enough with the blabbing. Good luck to every single 5A program who is competing! I genuinely love you all, and give it your best shot!
 
- Kai
 

Well Today is the Day,
35 bands from across the State of Texas will be competing for a chance to become a State Finalist and possibly take home a Medal. If you are competing, be ready to have the performance of your life! 6A is done, 4A has finished their journey, history was made in 2A, but today, it's your turn to Write History. Be that group that got the program to finals, become the first program since 2013 to win the State Title or get that Georgetown record (Cedar Park ). Overall though, enjoy the ride, make memories, and above all, be proud of your accomplishments. Today is your day, you earned it! Best of Luck to all 5A bands today, and make sure to make your program proud!
 
- David H.

A place for those who Slay All Day.
Yes, I'm starting this thread a little too early, but I was over at the WGI website just a moment ago and couldn't resist. Unlike BOA, WGI actually posts current entries for their events as the units sign up. No waiting, no mystery!
The current winter guard lists for the WGI World Championships in Dayton reveal that Texas will yet again be extremely well-represented. I'm especially excited to see many of the units that have impressed me this marching season on the lists. Hopefully those guards continue to improve and impress as we move into the winter guard season!
Independent A
Black Gold
Eagle Mountain Independent
Ether
Glory A
Origins A
Independent Open
Glory Independent
Ménage
ORIGINS Open
Redemption Guard
Undaunted
Independent World
Invictus
Mirage
ORIGINS
Third Coast Independent
Scholastic A
Americas HS
Azle HS
Cypress Woods HS
Eastlake HS
Garland HS
Grand Oaks HS
Hays HS
McKinney Boyd HS
Pine Tree HS
Prosper HS
Wylie HS
Scholastic Open
Bridgeland HS
Clear Brook HS
College Park HS
Dawson HS
Friendswood HS
James Bowie HS
Jordan HS
Little Elm HS
Marcus HS
McKinney HS
Ronald Reagan HS
Westlake HS
Scholastic World
Flower Mound HS
Moe and Gene Johnson HS

This message is mostly aimed to students at Cy-Woods, Cy-Fair, and Bridgeland high schools. I'm a Bridgeland parent and I know many BL kids read this forum, and I imagine the CyWoods/CyFair kids do, too.
I am beyond proud of what our district is starting to do right now. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Houston had some of the best marching bands in the nation. Westfield, Spring, Langham Creek, Clements... nobody knew of Hebron, Vandegrift or Vista Ridge back then. But the directors at those great Houston schools eventually retired or moved on, and their programs declined quickly, with Langham Creek being the last to do so. CFISD's music program has struggled for 17 years, since Langham Creek HS was the big dog and was doing great things on the field. It's been nothing but tumbleweeds since then. But to see what these three bands have put on the field the past couple of years, and especially this year, it just makes me incredibly proud of how we are representing Cypress, CFISD, and Houston in general. It is a renaissance for CFISD and for Houston.
To the Cy-Fair HS kids: Your show this year was so outside-the-box. I've been following marching bands for a long time, and it's one of the most creative show designs I have ever seen. Everything was new, different, original. I have never heard so many kids from other bands "ooh" and "aah" over a show as I did at the area I contest a few weeks ago when you performed in the finals. I've never discussed the meaning of a show so often with parents from BL and other schools. That means you put ART on the field, and that's all in addition to the precision marching, the beautiful and tight woodwind runs, the beautiful brass sound, the amazing guard with its butterflies. It was just a complete package and, knowing we are friendly competition, I was sweating you guys all season and was a little relieved you weren't attending BOA SA - one less contender to worry about. I can't wait to see what you guys cook up next year. I know it's going to be absolutely incredible.
To the Cy-Woods HS kids: You put on a fantastically clean and modern show. The black and yellow popped on the field visually, and it complemented the block formations and diagonals so well. The cleanliness of the front ensemble was noteworthy, and my favorite moment might have been the trumpet-led brass section in the first 1/3 of the show, where you're standing in a diagonal formation on the right side of the field and are building up to a tense moment with a constantly crescendoing double-tonguing master class that is so, so clean and in unison--that is really difficult to pull off, but you did. I'm sure you are aware from the prelims scores that you were incredibly close to making the BOA SA finals. Maybe you felt a little disrespected this season in the judging, and I'm stressed about what that's going to make you do next year.
And to my Bridgeland kids: I can't say enough about you. The show was so beautiful this year. You achieved historic things. There's only one band in the history of Texas that has ascended so quickly from being a new school to being a state finalist - and that one band is Vandegrift. I remember when I was in marching band in HS, I didn't really understand the competing bands and what it meant to place at a certain level. But I hope that when you look at the list of state championship finalists and BOA SA finalists, that you understand what an elite level you are at right now. You were the new kid on the block and nobody knew who you were. And now, everyone knows who you are. In the countless times I walked back and forth from my hotel to the Alamodome this week, I spoke with parents from Hebron, Vandegrift, the Woodlands, students at the University of Houston, former Marcus students who are now in college... they were all so complimentary, and they all knew the name "Bridgeland." One of the UH kids used to play at Pearland and he was the most blunt about the 2022 show. He said, "Yeah, I saw Bridgeland was going on, and I was like, 'who's that?' But their show blew me away, I was like [expletive expletive! expletive!!!] That is AMAZING!" You are on the map now, kiddos. And I am willing to bet the directors are going to really kick it up a notch with next year's show. It is going to be incredible, and I hope you are setting your sights very high. If you're on Bridgeland neighborhood social media, you can see how proud the whole neighborhood is of you guys, with hundreds of likes and comments pouring in. Bravo on a job well done. I hope you never stop striving for greatness in life.
In closing: I'm so pleased to see how the schools in some other districts in our state support each other. Leander ISD, for example -- you'll see fans of all the different HS programs in this district cheering their hearts out for each other. As CFISD starts to re-gain prominence, I hope we do the same for each other. If Bridgeland didn't make the finals, I sure as heck was rooting for Cy Fair or Cy Woods to make it. Stick together and let's go head to head against these other districts that have dominated for too long. 😉 Here's to 2024!

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

I am really happy to see John B. Alexander actually place in the top 30 instead of getting screwed over and being placed in the 50's.

Love the article and what those band kids did for the little ones.
I was really surprised from Gatesville's performance on Wednesday. Definitely deserved 12th!! 

Great article about Gatesville...
https://www.kwtx.com/2023/11/02/students-surprise-band-director-with-trick-or-treat-session-his-kids-while-stuck-hotel-band-trip/

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- TXBands Prediction Admin 
 

Your welcome, 😂
- TXBands Prediction Admin 
 

2023 UIL 4A State Marching Contest FINALS Results-
1st: Celina HS (2023 4A State Marching Champion)
2nd: Panther Creek HS (Silver Medalist)
3rd: Anna HS (Bronze Medalist)
4th: China Spring HS
5th: Sulphur Springs HS
6th: Davenport HS
7th: Calallen HS
8th: Canyon HS
9th: North Lamar HS
10th: West Plains HS

area B takes another top 3 sweep! Congratulations to all bands!!!

Another year where Lumberton places right out of finals. Oh well, there is always next year.

Let’s give it up for the third and final block. Every year seems to get tougher than the last! I can’t wait for finals!

My Rankings for Block 1 are:
Canyon
Anna
Sulphur Springs
Lumberton
Pecos
West Plains
Castleberry
Robstown
Alice