UIL 5A AREA C 2025

[Tubalord11]

If everyone gets a 1, they can take 6 to state from this area this year!! Would be really awesome because West or Kaufman might finally get to go, or we could see HP return! 

[Idkwhattoputhere]

2 hours ago, Tubalord11 said:

If everyone gets a 1, they can take 6 to state from this area this year!! Would be really awesome because West or Kaufman might finally get to go, or we could see HP return! 

That would be really cool, I think if this was the case then North, Poteet, LC, MP, Kaufman or HP and west will all make it

[Alexa890]

what’s yalls overall prediction if all the bands get a 1 and advance to area

[bandsmakemedanse]

1 hour ago, Alexa890 said:

what’s yalls overall prediction if all the bands get a 1 and advance to area

Honestly, it’s very unrealistic that everyone will get a 1 because of the DISD schools.  We might even end up with only 3 spots given how inconsistent some bands are, e.g. Bryan Adams, Desoto, Naaman Forest.  Best case scenario is 5 state spots if bands that got 2s last year, e.g. Crandall, Greenville, South Garland, improved and got 1s this year.

 

For the sake of wishful thinking, if there were 6 spots, I think the same top 6 from last year would be the 6 this year, with HP being the first out. 

[arandomperrson]

pre comp predictions
1. mp/north ive always enjoyed mp's shows and i think they have what it takes to make it big this year especially with how much they grown over the past few years
although you cant make out much from their recording it looks like they have plenty of visuals so even if some areas lack marching the band is still constantly moving, their show seems very rigorous and if they can clean it well they have a good chance this year
north mesquite has been area champions for the past few years, so as long as they didnt have any significant changes within the program they should be able to retain the top 2

3/4. poteet/lakeview

poteet has historically been up in the ranks along with north mesquite, and i like their band so i think theyll do good at area again but knows

lakeview centennial also made state last year, and from what ive seen from other users they have some big stuff coming, and they have experience marching in 6a so that can also boost their results as well

5/6. west/highland park

west mesquite has also been growing over the past few years but the competition is very close so id have to put them about 5th or 6th place simply because the top 4 bands are very good as well. i think anything could happen and they could still break it into state, but from what ive seen so far this is where i place them

i havent seen much of highland park so i have no idea what theyre doing but theyve done good in the past so at the very least they could get 6th place or higher if theyve stepped it up from last year

7. kaufman

i do think kaufman has some good music but their show last year seemed very easy as a lot of parts were just playing while standing still, then marching during the rests and rinse and repeat

maybe theyll prove me wrong but as of now this is where i have them placed

8-10.

the rest is honestly up to anyone i never paid too much attention to the lower performing bands in the area so idk much about them 

i probably got a lot of this wrong so if i made any glaring mistakes or you simply dont agree with my opinion please share your thoughts

[Alexa890]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMLUA3tA/ 
 

What’s y’all’s opinion on Marshall this year?

[arandomperrson]

42 minutes ago, Alexa890 said:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMLUA3tA/ 
 

What’s y’all’s opinion on Marshall this year?

honestly not too bad, i like their music, and also i think it would be really cool if marshall suddenly locked in and made state 

since the vid is a guard pov i couldn't make out much of the band's visual aspect but as long as they have some good visuals to go along with their music im excited to see what they can do this year

[shhhh0099]

honestly yeah i’m a band member from north mesquite and marshall show has alot of potential. i hope to see them top 5 in area tho year

[bigbluebandisthebest1122]

honestly yea.. marshall is doing good this year. i’m a member from the big blue band and im excited to see what marshall has this year. lots of potential in this show hope to see them in state or watch them get top 4 in area.

[lolflame]

heres the soprano soloists pov from marshall

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SGRkax/

[bigbluebandisthebest1122s]

2 hours ago, lolflame said:

heres the soprano soloists pov from marshall

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SGRkax/

what do you think about it?

[lolflame]

10 minutes ago, bigbluebandisthebest1122s said:

what do you think about it?

personally, i really enjoy this show its definitely a step up from marshalls last year show, im hoping they improve and make a good run at area

[bigbluebandisthebest1122s]

9 minutes ago, lolflame said:

personally, i really enjoy this show its definitely a step up from marshalls last year show, im hoping they improve and make a good run at area

you think they’ll make finals again?

 

[Alexa890]

To be honest… there is a chance that marshall may go to finals but last year was only because of texarkanas speakers messed up 

[bigbluebandisthebest1122s]

3 minutes ago, Alexa890 said:

To be honest… there is a chance that marshall may go to finals but last year was only because of texarkanas speakers messed up 

yea.. but as what i heard from the marshall band director is on the road to making state this year.. since their whole show is mostly completed this week now they will js work on cleaning and adding their pre show.

[lolflame]

1 minute ago, bigbluebandisthebest1122s said:

yea.. but as what i heard from the marshall band director is on the road to making state this year.. since their whole show is mostly completed this week now they will js work on cleaning and adding their pre show.

yes they have learned the whole show, if cleaning goes well i see no issues in them making area finals without a doubt

[bigbluebandisthebest1122s]

1 minute ago, lolflame said:

yes they have learned the whole show, if cleaning goes well i see no issues in them making area finals without a doubt

true what place you think marshall will end up getting?

[lolflame]

Just now, bigbluebandisthebest1122s said:

true what place you think marshall will end up getting?

personally, i see marshall peaking at either 7th or 8th with a good run at area

[bigbluebandisthebest1122s]

2 minutes ago, lolflame said:

personally, i see marshall peaking at either 7th or 8th with a good run at area

as a north mesquite member i honestly see them getting top 7 this year

[bandlover27]

20 hours ago, bigbluebandisthebest1122s said:

as a north mesquite member i honestly see them getting top 7 this year

You keep saying you’re from north but its kinda sounding like your from marshal..?

[Idkwhattoputhere]

12 hours ago, bandlover27 said:

You keep saying you’re from north but its kinda sounding like your from marshal..?

Hey maybe they are just excited for them!!!

[Tbcord140]

On 9/22/2025 at 11:47 PM, arandomperrson said:

pre comp predictions
1. mp/north ive always enjoyed mp's shows and i think they have what it takes to make it big this year especially with how much they grown over the past few years
although you cant make out much from their recording it looks like they have plenty of visuals so even if some areas lack marching the band is still constantly moving, their show seems very rigorous and if they can clean it well they have a good chance this year
north mesquite has been area champions for the past few years, so as long as they didnt have any significant changes within the program they should be able to retain the top 2

3/4. poteet/lakeview

poteet has historically been up in the ranks along with north mesquite, and i like their band so i think theyll do good at area again but knows

lakeview centennial also made state last year, and from what ive seen from other users they have some big stuff coming, and they have experience marching in 6a so that can also boost their results as well

5/6. west/highland park

west mesquite has also been growing over the past few years but the competition is very close so id have to put them about 5th or 6th place simply because the top 4 bands are very good as well. i think anything could happen and they could still break it into state, but from what ive seen so far this is where i place them

i havent seen much of highland park so i have no idea what theyre doing but theyve done good in the past so at the very least they could get 6th place or higher if theyve stepped it up from last year

7. kaufman

i do think kaufman has some good music but their show last year seemed very easy as a lot of parts were just playing while standing still, then marching during the rests and rinse and repeat

maybe theyll prove me wrong but as of now this is where i have them placed

8-10.

the rest is honestly up to anyone i never paid too much attention to the lower performing bands in the area so idk much about them 

i probably got a lot of this wrong so if i made any glaring mistakes or you simply dont agree with my opinion please share your thoughts

lakeview is either 2 or 3... that show is INSANE.

[Ilovecats1]

did anyone go to the mesquite marching festival today?

[Idkwhattoputhere]

9 hours ago, Ilovecats1 said:

did anyone go to the mesquite marching festival today?

No but the results were pretty good imo 

4th lakeview

3rd Kaufman

2nd HP

1st rockwall

i think weve been sleeping on some of these bands, the area might be more competitive then we think…

[VinoGirl]

15 hours ago, Ilovecats1 said:

did anyone go to the mesquite marching festival today?

Yes! Lakeview, Kaufman and HP all made a strong showing. When all shows have the last set on the field and with continuous improvement - all of these bands have an excellent shot at state. I do feel like HP is back to the level of performance that they used to have, which is nice to see. I didn’t get to see Poteet but absolutely expect them to be in contention too.