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I wasn't intending to insult any groups. I used to be in one of the ones that I mentioned. It didn't even occur to me until you mentioned it that someone might perceive it that way. Sorry to any kids from those groups I may have offended. I'm an alum from one of those schools...I still support you and in fact root against Bridgeland and my kid when we play head to head, lol.
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This message is mostly aimed to students at Cy-Woods, Cy-Fair, and Bridgeland high schools. I'm a Bridgeland parent and I know many BL kids read this forum, and I imagine the CyWoods/CyFair kids do, too. I am beyond proud of what our district is starting to do right now. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Houston had some of the best marching bands in the nation. Westfield, Spring, Langham Creek, Clements... nobody knew of Hebron, Vandegrift or Vista Ridge back then. But the directors at those great Houston schools eventually retired or moved on, and their programs declined quickly, with Langham Creek being the last to do so. CFISD's music program has struggled for 17 years, since Langham Creek HS was the big dog and was doing great things on the field. It's been nothing but tumbleweeds since then. But to see what these three bands have put on the field the past couple of years, and especially this year, it just makes me incredibly proud of how we are representing Cypress, CFISD, and Houston in general. It is a renaissance for CFISD and for Houston. To the Cy-Fair HS kids: Your show this year was so outside-the-box. I've been following marching bands for a long time, and it's one of the most creative show designs I have ever seen. Everything was new, different, original. I have never heard so many kids from other bands "ooh" and "aah" over a show as I did at the area I contest a few weeks ago when you performed in the finals. I've never discussed the meaning of a show so often with parents from BL and other schools. That means you put ART on the field, and that's all in addition to the precision marching, the beautiful and tight woodwind runs, the beautiful brass sound, the amazing guard with its butterflies. It was just a complete package and, knowing we are friendly competition, I was sweating you guys all season and was a little relieved you weren't attending BOA SA - one less contender to worry about. I can't wait to see what you guys cook up next year. I know it's going to be absolutely incredible. To the Cy-Woods HS kids: You put on a fantastically clean and modern show. The black and yellow popped on the field visually, and it complemented the block formations and diagonals so well. The cleanliness of the front ensemble was noteworthy, and my favorite moment might have been the trumpet-led brass section in the first 1/3 of the show, where you're standing in a diagonal formation on the right side of the field and are building up to a tense moment with a constantly crescendoing double-tonguing master class that is so, so clean and in unison--that is really difficult to pull off, but you did. I'm sure you are aware from the prelims scores that you were incredibly close to making the BOA SA finals. Maybe you felt a little disrespected this season in the judging, and I'm stressed about what that's going to make you do next year. And to my Bridgeland kids: I can't say enough about you. The show was so beautiful this year. You achieved historic things. There's only one band in the history of Texas that has ascended so quickly from being a new school to being a state finalist - and that one band is Vandegrift. I remember when I was in marching band in HS, I didn't really understand the competing bands and what it meant to place at a certain level. But I hope that when you look at the list of state championship finalists and BOA SA finalists, that you understand what an elite level you are at right now. You were the new kid on the block and nobody knew who you were. And now, everyone knows who you are. In the countless times I walked back and forth from my hotel to the Alamodome this week, I spoke with parents from Hebron, Vandegrift, the Woodlands, students at the University of Houston, former Marcus students who are now in college... they were all so complimentary, and they all knew the name "Bridgeland." One of the UH kids used to play at Pearland and he was the most blunt about the 2022 show. He said, "Yeah, I saw Bridgeland was going on, and I was like, 'who's that?' But their show blew me away, I was like [expletive expletive! expletive!!!] That is AMAZING!" You are on the map now, kiddos. And I am willing to bet the directors are going to really kick it up a notch with next year's show. It is going to be incredible, and I hope you are setting your sights very high. If you're on Bridgeland neighborhood social media, you can see how proud the whole neighborhood is of you guys, with hundreds of likes and comments pouring in. Bravo on a job well done. I hope you never stop striving for greatness in life. In closing: I'm so pleased to see how the schools in some other districts in our state support each other. Leander ISD, for example -- you'll see fans of all the different HS programs in this district cheering their hearts out for each other. As CFISD starts to re-gain prominence, I hope we do the same for each other. If Bridgeland didn't make the finals, I sure as heck was rooting for Cy Fair or Cy Woods to make it. Stick together and let's go head to head against these other districts that have dominated for too long. 😉 Here's to 2024!
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UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Thanks for the detailed answer. I'll try to start watching guard more and the winds less to gain an appreciation for that side. -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I also frankly don't know what makes good colorguard. They all look the same to me. What are specific things to look for that set a great guard apart from a poor one? -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Can someone explain woodlands' high visual score? What exactly about their show earns that score? -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
My finals ranking (not a prediction, this is what I think it should be): 1. Hebron 2. Marcus (a very close second) 3. Vandy 4. Vista 5. Reagan 6. Woodlands 7. Flomo 8. Pearland 9. Coppell 10. RR 11. Keller 12. Bridgeland 13. Cyfair 14. Waxahachie -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
I remember him well and stay in touch with him from time to time. -
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tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Langham Creek alum here! I remember marching in the finals in the 90s and love that my kid is marching here today! -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Why can't the contest organizers figure out a way to give introductions before the band plays? Annoys the h3ll outta me. I want to hear the band, not your dumb announcements. -
UIL 6A 2023 State Finals
tubapop replied to LeanderMomma's topic in Past Contests, Events, and Festivals Archive
Coppell's Hallelujah is beautiful.