Hi, do ya'll mind explaining the state spots being 5 cause I'm a bit confused with how the rules work. If I counted correctly, 31 bands recieved 1s for this area. Then, the new Gene Tomas school was non-varsity for their 1st year so i think that means they don't count for area advancement and/or the number of state spots. So now it is 30 which would mean 6 spots I think. Military bands do count toward the number, but is it true that bands that choose not do do area or military events sanctioned by uil, do not count towards the area number and state spots? If that is the case, then which bands are not participating in uil marching related events after region evaluations? I can think of a few bands do not always go such as nederland or dayton.