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FloMo’s show this year was fantastic and an instant classic. If BOA held a vote for fan favorite, it would probably win. Lots to be proud about. No need to justify your disappointment to anyone even if it’s a new feeling this year. Every band program that didn’t win will feel varying degrees of disappointment. I give the Avon kids credit, given their band privilege they still need to perform at a high enough level so as to not raise any suspicion on the judging process. They’re on such a great run of consistency that if they just execute whatever their directors ask of them, they will get the maximum credit and benefits of doubt because they have proven to be worthy. The marching arts is not football, you are ultimately not in control of the outcome, you control how well you execute, and the outcome is determined by the human judges who have to keep 100+ bands’ performances slotted and placed in a manner that is defendable. I would love for the prelim results to be published before semis/finals for all competitions. We cannot hold folks accountable if there isn’t transparency.

So proud of the Texas bands. Against many odds they managed to place 5 in finals. Had Hebron, Vandegrift, Cedar Park, Rouse, and Wakeland, all the remaining top bands according to UIL 6A/5A results, made the trip they wouldn’t know where to put all the greatness. Can’t wait till we do it all again next year.

Area J is new this year, it consists of 20+ bands from Region 2, Region 24, and Region 25. There maybe some unconscious bias against Region 25 schools since none of them made it to State from this area. Region 2 has all the LISD bands and Braswell. Region 24 has Prosper, they all finished ahead of Wylie, Wylie East, every Plano HS, Princeton, and Allen high.