BOA McAllen 2018

[gmtb617]

Time to make a thread for literally every other Texas BOA Regional!

 

As of May 8, 2018

 

Brazoswood H.S., TX

Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX

Economedes H.S., TX

Edinburg H.S., TX*

Edinburg North H.S., TX*

Hidalgo Early College H.S., TX*

Homer Hanna H.S., TX

James Pace Early College H.S., TX

John B. Alexander H.S., TX

Juarez-Lincoln H.S., TX

Lehman H.S., TX

Lopez Early College H.S., TX

McAllen H.S., TX*

McAllen Memorial H.S., TX*

Mission H.S., TX

Nikki Rowe H.S., TX*

Palmview H.S., TX

Pioneer H.S., TX*

Robert Vela H.S., TX

Roma H.S., TX

San Benito H.S., TX

Seven Lakes H.S., TX*

Sharyland H.S., TX

United H.S., TX*

Valley View H.S., TX

Westfield H.S., TX*

Willis H.S., TX

 

*Denotes a band registered for the Sunday Director Clinic

[abtwitch]

Locks:

Claudia Taylor Johnson

Seven Lakes

Brazoswood

Pioneer

Roma

 

Lower Half:

Hanna

Edinburg North

Westfield

Juarez-Lincoln

United

 

Bubble:

Alexander

Sharyland

Lehman

Edinburg

 

Not super well versed in South Texas, so feel free to call me wrong on a few of these, but this is my personal prediction 

[bingogooberman]

  On 5/9/2018 at 2:30 PM, abtwitch said:

Locks:

Claudia Taylor Johnson

Seven Lakes

Brazoswood

Pioneer

Roma

 

Lower Half:

Hanna

Edinburg North

Westfield

Juarez-Lincoln

United

 

Bubble:

Alexander

Sharyland

Lehman

Edinburg

 

Not super well versed in South Texas, so feel free to call me wrong on a few of these, but this is my personal prediction

Don’t know much either but this rings true- Lopez will also be in contention.

[CTJBandPops]

this is the 4th year for this regional and the history has been that the more experienced BOA bands that make the trek walk away with the gold - please understand that there is no insult intended there, the programs in South Texas are new to BOA and we enjoy watching their shows.

 

2015 - CTJ

2016 - Bowie

2017 - Dripping Springs

 

I would predict -

- CTJ 

- Roma

- Pioneer

[Babar56]

Agree CTJ is the favorite but I was impressed with Roma at the 5A state contest, with the good showing last year and kids believing they can compete with anyone makes a huge difference.  

[ksacm06]

Ove that this contest is becoming harder to compete in finals every year! Hopefully the BOA bug will hit these south Texas schools.

[Guest]

I think United could turn some heads here, last season, they sounded GREAT, and were performing at a higher level than ive ever seen from them. Definetely a dark horse for the top 5 or even to medal.

[Guest]

1: CTJ

2: Seven Lakes

3: Roma

4: Brazoswood

5: United

6: Pioneer

7: Hanna

8: Westfield

9: Juarez-Lincoln

10: Edinburg North

[vbassoon]

Inputs:

I'm glad to see plenty of bands making the trip down here to the Valley and I feel it'll really set the environment for an awesome competition. Johnson will definitely medal at this competition, but I'm curious to see how the other bands traveling down to McAllen will do against the programs down here in the south. Alexander, Pioneer, Roma, and United are definitely bands that will give the northern schools a run their money. Moreover, this comp will establish a foundation for how the Area G schools will do in their future performances. Given, this is a BOA comp (GE galore), but It will certainly set an idea of what to expect in the future.

 

Medal Lock:

Johnson 

 

Medalist Contenders:

Brazoswood

Seven Lakes

Roma

Pioneer

Alexander

United

 

Finalist Bubble:

Hanna

Edinburg North

Lopez

Westfield

Juarez-Lincoln

[herbaflerb]

It's always odd to me that bands like CTJ go to contests in the Valley. I'm not attacking them, I'm just wondering why they feel the need to go to these contests when they're obviously much more well off and have a far stronger program.

[bingogooberman]

  On 5/15/2018 at 7:32 PM, herbaflerb said:

It's always odd to me that bands like CTJ go to contests in the Valley. I'm not attacking them, I'm just wondering why they feel the need to go to these contests when they're obviously much more well off and have a far stronger program.

In this case they probably want the BOA judges feedback before heading to Austin so they can make any necessary changes. Also for SA programs in particular, there aren’t as many competitive local contests as there are in dfw, Austin, and Houston. But i can see how going to a far away contest you’re 99.9% certain you’re going to win would seem kind of pointless.

[CTJBandPops]

  On 5/16/2018 at 12:25 AM, bingogooberman said:

In this case they probably want the BOA judges feedback before heading to Austin so they can make any necessary changes. Also for SA programs in particular, there aren’t as many competitive local contests as there are in dfw, Austin, and Houston. But i can see how going to a far away contest you’re 99.9% certain you’re going to win would seem kind of pointless.

all about where you can compete and the cost to do so

[BrewersGrill2319]

  On 5/15/2018 at 7:32 PM, herbaflerb said:

 

It's always odd to me that bands like CTJ go to contests in the Valley. I'm not attacking them, I'm just wondering why they feel the need to go to these contests when they're obviously much more well off and have a far stronger program.

Beach Trip!

[bandperson1997]

Lehman was 11th at Area D 6A last year. Wouldn't be surprised if they were in finals.

[Dog885]

  On 6/20/2018 at 6:23 PM, bandperson1997 said:

Lehman was 11th at Area D 6A last year. Wouldn't be surprised if they were in finals.

They were actually 12th in prelims, because Anderson only made finals because CTJ dropped out.

[CTJBandPops]

while I cannot speak for the organization - IO would assume that their purpose in McAllen in 2015, Midland Last year, and their return to Mc Allen this year is due to their support of BOA. While some see this as a chance for them to medal in this event, they are providing a showcase to the other south Texas bands that may never step into the BOA arena. it is a chance to see what BOA is all about and energize them to continue on their BOA quest. I applaud them for their dedication in growing the BOA franchise - but yea - I think this is just a beach trip for the group and a chance to tune up and get the judges comments before Austin the following week

[LeanderMomma]

  On 6/21/2018 at 6:13 AM, banddad84 said:

while I cannot speak for the organization - IO would assume that their purpose in McAllen in 2015, Midland Last year, and their return to Mc Allen this year is due to their support of BOA. While some see this as a chance for them to medal in this event, they are providing a showcase to the other south Texas bands that may never step into the BOA arena. it is a chance to see what BOA is all about and energize them to continue on their BOA quest. I applaud them for their dedication in growing the BOA franchise - but yea - I think this is just a beach trip for the group and a chance to tune up and get the judges comments before Austin the following week

CTJ. BOA ambassadors to the nether regions. There is probably no more appropriate band than Claudia Taylor Johnson to do so.

[Gogogo]

As for the distance, McAllen and Conroe are both 4 hrs away. CTJ will receive judge’s comments prior to Austin. I’m surprised Churchill and Reagan don’t do the same thing. Keep in mind, these schools sometimes play a school in the valley in football. It’s an easy and affordable trip. The beach? Corpus is two hours away. You would still need to add another 45 minutes to get to SPI from McAllen.

[gmtb617]

  On 6/21/2018 at 12:10 PM, Gogogo said:

...CTJ will receive judge’s comments prior to Austin. I’m surprised Churchill and Reagan don’t do the same thing. ...

Agree. It seems that the way to analyze and (more importantly) stimulate growth in the BOA track is to simply...do more BOA. You see numerical growth in score increases over time, and you recieve direct input and feedback from BOA officials for each contest on a run where the band is in it to perform their best; nothing fabricated or superficial.

[takigan]

A victory right at the first competition is a great way to set the mindset and culture of the freshmen.  And winning in a BOA format is a great way to kill 2 birds with one stone since they're also getting practice with the flow of BOA's setup as well as early comments from BOA's judging panel, which will be helpful for their future BOA appearances later that season. Rehearsal schedule demands of a band like Johnson are a huge jump for the kids coming up from middle school, so a chance to experience success right out the gate is immensely beneficial....you get the feeling that the time commitment was well worth it.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 8/19/2018 at 4:57 AM, takigan said:

A victory right at the first competition is a great way to set the mindset and culture of the freshmen. And winning in a BOA format is a great way to kill 2 birds with one stone since they're also getting practice with the flow of BOA's setup as well as early comments from BOA's judging panel, which will be helpful for their future BOA appearances later that season. Rehearsal schedule demands of a band like Johnson are a huge jump for the kids coming up from middle school, so a chance to experience success right out the gate is immensely beneficial....you get the feeling that the time commitment was well worth it.

Great (and interesting) analysis as always Brandon! I wish Leander would hit up Midland BOA for the same reasons. Plus I would love to see some West Texas bands.

[JeremiahW]

Adjudication Panel

Music: John Bell, Glenn Fugett, Don Jarmillo, and Kevin McNulty.

Visual: Chris Moss, Juno Orefice, and John Turner.

Chief: Albert Lo.

[CTJBandPops]

forecast as of today shows McAllen sunny and mid 90's for the South Texas Regional 

 

Midland T-Storms on Friday and rain off/on for Saturday

 

looking forward to a great opening to the season.

[Hard Core Band Fan]

I have a combined McAllen & Midland schedule if you are going to be jumping back and forth between venues.

2018 BOA McAllen & Midland Combined Schedule.pdfFetching info...

[principalagent]

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