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the way they monopolized getting the powerpuff girls into state 

Called it!
one school district took both state spots… 
I think they need to dissolve 5A area I

A&M Consol and C-Stat are my predictions for state 

Not directly related to state, but here are some fun stats from Grand Nats that I found out. Some were already made known about and some I had to do some digging.
 
Since 2019, there has been a new champion every year. (Vandegrift, Broken Arrow, Carmel, Avon) Bentonville became the first band from Arkansas to make finals at Grand Nationals. They also broke 90 for the first time at a BOA competition. Hebron has won the music caption and gotten 3rd place at every Grand Nationals they have attended. (2015, 2019, 2023) They also achieved the highest overall music score in BOA history. (19.8 in finals) Avon won their first Eagle since 2010, despite being on every podium since 2007. They were also the only band to improve their score from semis to finals. This was the first time since 2006 that there was a different winner in prelims, semifinals, and finals competition. (2023: Hebron, Carmel, Avon. 2006: LD Bell, The Woodlands, Broken Arrow) 2023 was just the second time at Grand Nats (2021) and 4th time ever at a BOA event (2017 and 2022 SA SR) that all finalist bands received a score of 90 or higher to qualify for finals. 2023 was also the second year ever (2019) in which the winner of Grand Nats failed to earn a higher score than the winner of the San Antonio Super. (2023: 97.45 to 97.6, 2019: 97.15 to 97.3) All 3 Texas bands who were the first out of finals are from Area D.

NOOOOO BELTONNNN

The way I just noticed CTJ didn’t make finals

The way I just noticed CTJ didn’t make finals

My UIL 6A State Finals Predictions. I missed some shows so I’m not sure how accurate these can be, lol
 
Vandegrift  Hebron Marcus Flower Mound The Woodlands  Vista Ridge Ronald Reagan  Round Rock Coppell Keller  Pearland Bridgeland  Cy-Fair Waxahachie 

That concludes the Lewisville ISD State marching contest. Dear god. 

Someone’s getting fired bc no way they got 11th😭

Yes.. Marcus or dark horse FloMo. #dfw

they're multiple bands here today that are wearing shakos? 

But it is a rule that every director knows. 

Final Results
1 - A&M Consolidated [advances to State]
2 - College Station [advances to State]
3 - Porter
4 - Magnolia
5 - Magnolia West
6 - Galena Park
7 - Port Neches-Groves

My poor marimba

We love Waco 

Are we sure that we're going to have finals at all tonight?

bro’s confidence is through the roofs

It’s more so copyright of the music rather than people being afraid of visuals being copied
Also directors don’t want judges to potentially see their band before the contest, which would “poison the jury” as they already have some bias toward or against whatever band they may see online

So, if they don't want someone copying them:
1. The shouldn't compete
2. Shouldn't perform at halftime
3. Only Practice in a closed facility
4. Perform behind closed curtains at regionals and area, then publicly reveal at State.
This copying thing is parent paranoia who think that marching band like football. Directors aren't going to change a show, a vision, that they have been developing for over 6 months to match some other director"s vision and strengths of the other director's group. Could it potentially happen at the lowest level of band competitions, yes. 

Harker Heights & Churchill both performed in full-on downpours 😩

Bro all you have to do to fix this problem is move the decimal over one place 💀

Id bet money they make it
 
i wonder if Shoemaker will make it to area again (praying for them)

Not really.  It's just two different scales for the same range.  It's like comparing 10 one dollar bills and 100 dimes and saying one is worth more than the other.  

Yes but how would they advance from region if they were that bad