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Seven Lakes HS - A Thousand Paper Cranes

Yes it was a 99.4. DB score tonight still very impressive!

Yes it was a 99.4. DB score tonight still very impressive!

Westlake killed it! Best I’ve seen from them all year. That behind the back rifle ripple 🔥
 

Yeah that was the older performance I was referencing. Unfortunately, today’s was completely different. It wasn’t even necessarily the performance that was baffling. I’m more talking about how the show started and the frankly irresponsible situation that the performers were put in today. I don’t think an explanation would do it justice, it’s definitely a “you just had to be there” situation. They’re rebroadcasting prelims tomorrow though.

oh fusion is so obviously a blast/bluecoats team production. didn't even need to look that up, tho i did just in case so i wouldn't look like a complete dumba** lol. Jim Moore choreo and Jon Vanderkolff soundtrack/staging. fun fun fun but also pretty interesting. probably the next new guard to win a gold medal.
Northwest wassss.... yeaaaah...

Y’all keep saying this but I went back and watched their Dallas run and I have seen FAR worse. They’re out there doing their best just like everyone else. 

My momma always said…😂
Anyway, correct me if I’m wrong but my understanding is that Independent World is the only classification that has no age limit right?  So if that’s the case and you want to be in an Independent guard at 35 years of age, your only option is an IW guard. And if you want to create a guard for all ages, you are then stuck in this IW classification whether you deserve to be there or not. Am I totally wrong about that?  Are there age restrictions on IA and IO or no?

I'm surprised the Scholastic Open class scores in Texas are as low as they are after prelims. Westlake's score at San Antonio dropped from 2 weeks ago. And the highest scoring guard at Dallas (Choctaw, who I didn't even watch!) scored just over 80. I gotta say, after watching the Pennsylvania SO guards, the Dallas judges might want to think about increasing those scores significantly in finals. I'd have the top SO guards I saw at Dallas higher than the top SO guards at Pennsylvania. I mean, that hokey Somerville rodeo show scored higher than all the guards at Dallas. That earns a big 'ol "Huh?!!" from me, although I understand it's two completely different panels at two completely different contests. But the scores are supposed to be comparable, given the national seeding process.

"a lot of people go into the open class because they want to escape that A class craziness" lolololol truer words never spoken.

Promoting Jordan was a mistake. Their show is meant to be successful in A class, and I’m not understanding how their Houston score or run qualified them to be promoted to Open class, but not Clear Brook? Let them have a successful A class season, which is a HUGE feat in itself. They should’ve won the Austin regional in A class, not missed out on Open finals. I understand a promotion is an achievement within itself, but not when it sacrifices the current season’s success. A win shouldn’t mean it’s time to move up. 

I just finished catching up on the remaining Scholastic As. I thought the third block was very strong. I'm not surprised to see several high scores in that block, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the top guards there rearrange in finals. And I was VERY happy to see Westfield here! ❤️
Seven Lakes' music seemed weirdly off, like the two speakers weren't perfectly in time with each other, so there was an odd echo effect. I love those T-shirt flags! Friendswood's finished set design is gorgeous. I love the staging in this show and all the expressive qualities. I'm not sure it was quite clean enough to warrant an 80+, but the content was there.
Overall, the Houston-area A guards had a very strong showing here, taking the top 4 spots. Congrats to Pearland, Friendswood, and Cypress Woods on those top 3 placements. We'll see if they can hold onto them tomorrow!
Now time to catch up on Open class...

I'm catching up. Watching fragments and full shows here and there. I've gotten through the first block. New Braunfels came out on top over Georgetown, which is a change from WGI Houston. I agree with that. I thought New Braunfels had a very clear, logical program and gave one of the cleanest performances I've seen so far. I believe it was the Georgia O'Keeffe one with Georgia on My Mind for the soundtrack. Georgetown by contrast seemed to have a somewhat rough run, with room to grow for finals. Shadow Creek was clean, but the soundtrack (River Deep, Mountain High) is kind of samey from beginning, middle, to end, which makes the show not feel as dynamic as some of the others. It was fun, though, and high energy.
Hebron's varsity was absolutely lovely. I'm surprised they've been scoring as low as they have, but this is the first time I've seen them. More Than Gold, was it? Something like that. I think the floor was a guitar with a little black table on it. The costumes are kind of a similar, gold-ish color to the floor. I found it very expressive, and one of the better performances so far as well. Mount Pleasant was a standout, too. Very eye-popping floor and confident performers.

Hello @stellamo! Yes, it is confirmed. WGI will not publish revised schedules until Thursday’s prior to the Regional. If you go to the 2023 Current Entries for WGI Austin (wgi.org), you will notice that the classification changes are noted there (Flower Mound now in SW; Jordan in SO). 
Enjoy the show!

Area D(eath) prevails. 

There are TOO many people in chat for nobody to have a SINGLE clip of a recap 

Someone drop recaps really quickly and then we can all scramble to it before it is deleted

oops
That's still a W for the Wylie schools, we'll see how they do at state.

Quite impressed with New Branfauls! They had some really difficult passages in the beginning, and they are killing them! Great job y’all! 

Is it me or is this judging stuff whacked?

I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about this Area. This area is so stacked, there is potential here for a band like Bowie or Westwood to not even advance to State. 

she arrived waaay after i was in the band. i don't know her at all. but tcgc did a little bio vid on insta last year.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNLponflO0y/

Which is, I’m pretty sure, the first ever Scholastic world class medal for a Texas guard. 

Which is, I’m pretty sure, the first ever Scholastic world class medal for a Texas guard. 

TWHS guard.