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I can’t wait for y’all to see Bridgeland’s show. I have the drill on my phone. It’s wild!!

wait i thought this group was all about making predictions and assumptions before any shows have actually been fielded

Unfortunately, a lot of a**holes on power trips in the band director world.

Bridgeland's show will be outrageous this year. Can't say much more than that without spilling beans.

Bridgeland is not going to BOASA

Totally brutal area

I hope to go to GN with Bridgeland and would love to see Tarpon Springs live... They're probably my favorite all around group. So incredibly creative

No doubt our CFISD brethren would've made boasa finals.

Underrated comment. It's fun, but kind of silly, to see all these predictions for next year on the forum when nobody has even stepped onto the practice field yet, or even announced shows for that matter.

I'd imagine at this point only directors, boosters, and some students know next year's themes, and they probably have been asked not to share. For instance I know Bridgeland's show next year but we'd theoretically be at a disadvantage to make that public (and they ask us not to share). Probably why I couldn't get my hands on any YouTube videos of Monomyth last season lol

I had a similar thought when I heard the news. But thinking about it some more, I'm glad we are going. It's not like the grand nationals are something you have to qualify for, or even be good to attend. You just sign up. Lots of bands that are good, but not great, attend every year. The only question is whether the program/boosters are willing to fund the trip for what might be an underwhelming outcome. And that's up to the individual program, if they want to take that kind of calculated risk. In Bridgeland's case, the performance the past couple of years has been solid. In my view, if you can make the finals at BOASA, you have a good shot of making them at GN.

they publicly shared it on social media tonight. so, for sure now.

My kid is a student there, and the directors told them. I also have other hard evidence confirming it. They haven't shared it with the boosters yet, but I imagine that will happen at the next meeting. I don't know if this changes anything about BOASA, BOA Webster, state, etc.

Bridgeland confirmed going to 2024 Grand Nationals!

I do wonder whether some like ctj will be willing to drive the extra distance

Was this formerly the Katy regional?

I've re-read it 5 times now and can't find an attack on you, but I do apologize if there is one. Let's all move on.

You're reading quite a bit into what have been pretty objective, thoughtful replies. I (and as far as I can tell, the others who agree with me) haven't once criticized your parenting methods or your views. I mentioned I didn't like the idea of loosening the 8 hour rule in my first post, and in my second post, I gave more details as to why. At no point have I expressed an inability to appreciate other points of view, nor have I accused anyone of being a bad parent, nor have I said or implied I disrespected you. But you have been heaping scorn upon the rest of us, for some unknown reason.

It's not puzzling at all. My children are high achievers. They are in as many AP and honors classes as their schedules will allow. They go to bed at midnight and wake at 5am every single day, and sometimes my son goes to bed at 2am, wakes at 5am, and sneaks in a nap during the day. At the end of the semester, during finals, they are so stressed they eventually break down sobbing. I encourage them to take fewer honors classes but they refuse. My daughter spends countless hours practicing in band, attending football games, going to contests. The week of 6a state/boasa was rough on her because she was gone for nearly an entire school week, then fell sick and missed more school, and had to make it all up without missing the NEW material that was being taught. I don't know if Lost and Hardcorebandfan have children, but if you're a parent, part of your job is teaching your children healthy ways to cope with stress and maintain good mental health. And that often means saying no to things to simplify your life. So yeah, I agree that teaching them to juggle a lot of balls at once is a valuable life skill, but another valuable life skill is understanding when you are at your limit and slashing things from your life that are diminishing your mental health.

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I would pull my kid from band if the hourly restrictions were loosened any more than they presently are (and I know many other parents would, too). My primary aim in sending my kid to school is to get an education in math, science, language, etc. - not to win band competitions. Band contests are a heck of a lot more fun in the moment, but they're not the priority. My kids struggle enough with challenging course loads and demanding practice schedules - I can't imagine putting more practice hours in than they already do. And I say all this as a former band student who, like my child, also competed at the highest levels in the state and nationally. Knowing many parents feel this way, band enrollment at our school was undoubtedly decrease, and I imagine the same would occur across the state, at least in schools with like minded parents. My point is there can be unintended and far reaching consequences to changing the hourly limits so we should be careful what we wish for.

It's on the radar for us (Bridgeland) at some point within the next few years, but a lot of stars need to align. And the scheduling for 6a state/boasa/gn next yr is...suboptimal.

I know this is a texas bands forum, but I just discovered Tarpon Springs and feel as though I've had an awakening. I never thought a hs band could entertain me more than penstriped, but then I watched Tarpon springs' 2022 show. The most incredible drill and fun, creative arrangement I've ever seen. 2023 is awesome, too. Just wow. Music is consistently rough but the GE is so high that I don't even care about the music being rough. Anyone else seen these shows?

We (Bridgeland) have a booster meeting Tuesday night. Curious to see if that's announced. I haven't heard anything yet.

I really don't understand how that Avon show outdoes hebron or Carmel, but whatever.