I know we’re the little guys, but for anyone curious about how 1A marching might shake out (since we advance straight to State):
Bold programs earned a Division 1 rating this past year.
Because advancement is tied to the number of Division 1 bands, Region 6 would be the only region with Division 1 bands left out. Everyone else either stays the same or becomes easier due to changes in participation (except Region 16, where the addition of Whiteface makes it harder for bands that did not earn a Division 1).
I’m curious whether the upcoming TMEA realignment will change any of this, but probably not.
It be like that XD
*edit because I forgot Region 7
Region 1
Booker, Claude, Happy, White Deer
Region 6
Baird, Bronte, Eden, Iraan, Irion, Menard, Rankin, Rotan, Water Valley
Region 7
Knox City, Santa Anna
Region 8
Coolidge
Region 11
D'Hanis, Leakey, Nueces Canyon, Rocksprings
Region 12
Runge
Region 16
Crosbyton, Jayton, O'Donnell, Petersburg, Ralls, Springlake-Earth, Whiteface