clarinetistkai05

UNT pulled out of exhibition because of the weather, such a bummer cause i wanted to see some of the bands in this area, but I guess we cant win them all. i hope everyone stays safe and all, I know the roads will be somewhat whack tomorrow.

ive seen this happen so many times and it makes me so mad that people will do this.

I forgor about this, my bad 😭

I would argue the directors dont really know what goes on the band program itsself. They could instill these policies and leave the student leaders to do carry out the rules. The students are at fault, specifically upperclassmen and leadership team cause they are responsible for their own actions. I know directors do check these forums in the event their kids are on here (I know mine were my senior year), so chances are they’ll come across this forum.

my friend in college (who went to lt) went to their area competition after our morning game. i know he’ll likely be upset on monday when i see him, but i do feel for the band.

in my humble opinion, its different to cheer because your school got in and cause of you liking the performance. however, they both can be easily be misinterpreted. i do think cheering when you clearly represent another school is rude, aka the mckinney north parents. that stuff can easily ruin a band’s reputation and change the overall view of the band itsself.

a lot of bands do this. its geniunely so rude to do this and i dont know why people do not see this as being disrespectful. i had talked to some girl at my hs about it and she said: “well we won area so of course we’re going to cheer.” there’s a time and place for everything, and especially not after finding out you wont be returning to state to defend your finals placement. i feel for the kids at lebanon trail, some of the sweetest people ive talked to, and i hope they’re okay.

they’ll probably leave and go back to their hometowns, i know forney did at bedford last year because of our 4:30 am calltime to get unis.

we had like 230 last year, but tbf they did get a huge influx of freshman this year

i dont know exact numbers this year, but last year we were one of the bigger bands at 5a state, but yeah i love them fr

real ^^

perfectly fair point

i honestly feel like they could have kept some of the area J bands here but oh well (also why isnt 5a area b balanced)

i will say it was done for balancing purposes cause they know when certain areas are getting ridiculously hard. area c back then was a nightmare, but overall its somewhat easier now imo.

if enough bands get 1s then they’ll take 4 from this area, happened last year when we went 🫡

star spangled banner technically occured before finals so with that logic…

^ i found the first comment kind of rude in my opinion (not yours the first person’s). ultimately, the bands are very friendly with each other, and some of the kids at forney come from the middle schools that zone to north. comparing two very different competitions is crazy, especially considering how different the scoring is. i have to clarify: im not downplaying north’s achievements this season because this may be one of their best seasons yet, just wish the first comment was worded better imo.

the north side south side rivalry at forney is absolutely insane enough as is, but ultimately Forney’s results came down to a harder competition. they’re working on cleaning along w learning part 4 for the UIL segment of the season.

finally saw Forney yesterday at the community performance, and WOW! part 4 is shaping up wonderfully, apparently they had just finished putting it on the field before the performance. I don’t want to give too much away with the closer, but everything overall works PHENOMENALLY!

how’s finals going so far? unable to watch as I was at a forney performance, but would love to hear about this comp!

The main reason why is Highland Park use to dominate the 5A competition a few years ago, especially this area competition. They finished 5th in the 2021 5A State Marching Contest; however, they haven’t seen as much success in the recent years.

Yeah that’s what I was assuming it was; however knowing how the band works, I know the funds would have been allocated towards travel. I really do not know what the ultimate reason could have been, but likely travel maybe had a factor. I hate assuming because I don’t want the wrong information getting out, especially a program that I am affiliated with.

Forney had a chance at making finals, no doubt about that. I don’t know what this person is referring to about misunderstanding because when I had talked to the directors months prior they were confident in TMC and Bedford. I don’t know what shifted, but again I would like current members to sort of give a sense of reason because I don’t like assuming.

I know they’ll be okay, it stung for a lot of them that they missed finals when I went to talk to them. Second year in a row with the same placement, I would be mad too (I was mad last year somewhat). Although, they know I’m proud and I’m rooting for them. As long as the crowd loved them, then I’m happy with how they did (plus it’s a hard contest, so naturally some really talented bands will miss finals).

they asked dawg mb 😔