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Wondering if someone else dropped out because Poteet is scheduled to play at 4:45 which was originally listed as Wakeland's spot....?

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Don't know but they were given a noon performance time for next Tuesday at State so I am not sure if that is an indication of how the hearing went or not....

Looked back at my video of the finals and all I see is a director helping with warm up during the 5 minute setup. I can't find one in the viewfinder during the performance. My understanding is that is allowed.

The newest school (Gorzycki Middle) is the only one of the three that sends 100% to Bowie.

Definitely think you lose something by not being in the audience no matter whose program you are evaluating. Having seen all of the shows listed above live except Cedar Park, I do not envy the judges at area. The bands have such different strengths that, as always, it will depend upon the judges' personal preferences. What a great day it will be for those of us fortunate enough to watch as the bands in this area showcase their hard work and talent!

Dripping Springs has had great experiences at the Friendswood Marching Festival the last two years so I am sure these posts are not representative of the Friendswood program. My hope is that every band has the wonderful experience of performing their best at area and state. If you leave it all on the field then you can count yourselves a success no matter what the judges decide. Good luck!

Wow! Because of the time of day this was filmed, the shadows make the drill even more dramatic at times. Thanks for sharing!

Because they are hosting their own marching festival the same day!

Wow! What a showing in that region -- according to the UIL results page, only one two was given and every band received 1's overall. http://www.uilforms.com/marchrptuilpublic.asp

http://www.uilforms.com/marchrptuilpublic.asp Look under Region 18 for yesterday's results.

2011 Friendswood results for Dripping Springs -- 2nd overall in finals with best colorguard and visual and 1st in 4A in prelims with best visual and music