MarkD33

That is correct. From conversations I had in the press box yesterday, pearland’s director took an administrator position in a school district up near Dallas.

I absolutely love The Woodlands HS style transformation. These jazzy, swingy shows in the past 3 years are fantastic.

Last year was also a 6A state year. Could be that shows were tailored accordingly.

Wow! That Woodlands High School show!! That’s the most fun I’ve seen on the field in a long time.

Beautiful music from Dickinson HS. Lots of heads bopping in the stands.

Good job by Oak Ridge though the band is noticeably smaller. The Gand Oaks expansion has definitely effected headcount. Still musically strong. The guard killed it!

On the other side of I-37 at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Not sure about that this year. At least not by the buses. BOA has made it crystal clear that the only way you can eats in the lots is on the buses.

THIS^^^ Quite frankly, we're all browbeaten over subtle implications that scoring will be lowered if parents are too boisterous.

Saturday was a great night for CISD. I can tell you this without reservation. The College Park parents are pumped that y'all are heading to state. Saturday was the first time I really got to sit and watch ORHS's show. It's simply fantastic. Those kids can play and march. We'll be there in force for you when you perform at 6:45 PM next Monday!

True dat. We finally got the aerialist in a bright outfit that stands out. Glad it was noticed!!!!!

1. Thank heaven they were aluminum. 2. It was nerve wracking. We have PVC pipes mounted on the back of the cages to carry the guard flags and oth guard visuals. If something went horribly wrong..well..it would not have been optimal. :-)

Well, sometimes the props are too wide for the gates. When they are, prop dads to the rescue!!!!!! Deadlifting birdcages for the win!!!

Prelims finish Order 1. The woodlands 2. Oak Ridge 3. College Park 4. North Shore 5. Spring 6. Klein oak 7. Tomball memorial Nature of the rest. Percussion director recited this to me so apologies if there are any errors.

Your killin’ me Smalls!! You were supposed to say how great the college park show was. :-)

Being involved with the College Park band for the last 6 years and watching for a couple before that......it's just humbling to read those words. These kids and directors have worked so hard over the years to get better and better. To see it recognized by people outside the program is simply awesome. I don't know if these kids will make finals, but I do know this: they can play those horns. There's a reason they finished 7th in TMEA Honor Band a few months ago.

What about Area 51? Any word from them yet?? Rumor has it their show is out of this world! I'll be here all week folks....tip your servers...try the veal!

Full disclosure: I am totally stealing this list for our incoming freshman parent meeting in the spring.

Area F's schedule is live! Hot off the digital presses! https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/59e8cd43-c3cb-442a-913b-e742220c84a5/downloads/1cqj7re72_657154.pdf

Stupid question: Where's this prop resale market?

Grand Oaks' Asst Band Director (Brian Moran) was the brass director at one of CISD's 5th/6th grade campuses. He's a great brass instructor. Give him a few years as the program builds and you will see a tremendous sound coming from that band.

I'm the Booster President for College Park. Is that all-in enough?

I work a couple of miles from the performance stadium. It stopped raining up here around noon-ish and has been dry, cloudy, and cool ever since.

I can't stand how UIL determines the number of bands that go to state from each Area. There were 25 bands in Area F projected to get 1's in Region thus 5 advancing to State. At least one school didn't get the projected 1, so now only 4 can qualify to go to State. That seems wrong. You're denying the kids from 'X' school the opportunity to go to State because 'Y' school had a bad day a week earlier.

Yep. That's correct. College Park's score jumped 9.9 points from BOA Houston to LSP. They have a much more complete production on the field at this point.