Lone Star Classic - Drumline Contest

[Percmom21]

Was just wondering if anyone covers/talks about/attends the Drumline contests like this one? It's this Saturday at Marcus and runs all day.

[bingogooberman]

Schedule:

 

Standstill 2 Red:

8:12- Fellowship Academy

8:24- RL Turner

8:36- Pashcal

8:48- Paris

9:00- Mineola

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9:24- Godley

9:36- Sunnyvale

9:48- Coppell JV

10:00- Newman Smith

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2:24- Redwater

2:28- Springtown

3:00- Queen City

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4:46- Lake Worth 

 

Marching:

10:36- Plano HS (Exhibition)

 

Standstill 2 Silver:

10:48- Granbury

11:00- Robert E. Lee

11:12- Atlanta

11:24- Abilene

11:36- Nimitz

11:48- Lake Highlands

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12:48- Saginaw

1:00- Chisholm Trail

1:12- Grapevine

1:24- Arlington

1:36- Denton

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4:48- Klein

5:00- Memorial

5:12- Independence

5:24- Liberty

6:00- V.R. Eaton

 

Standstill 1 Red:

2:12- Aledo

2:36- Plano West

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3:24- Forney

3:36- Byron Nelson

3:48- Highland Park

4:00- Pflugerville

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5:36- Wakeland

5:48- Lone Star

 

Standstill 1 Silver:

7:00- Waxahachie

7:12- Alvin

7:24- Keller Central

7:36- North Mesquite

7:48- Vandegrift

8:00- Hebron

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8:24- Richland

8:36- Seguin

8:48- Plano East

9:00- Coppell

9:12- Cedar Park

 

9:48- Marcus (Marching Exhibition) 

[FloMoParent]

This used to be the premier drumline contest.  Sad to see only two marching lines, and both of them are just exhibition. 

[bingogooberman]

i think it still is the premier drumline contest. it's definitely fallen off a bit in attendance, some of which may have to do with the Lewisville drumline contest now being the same weekend and it is interesting to see groups abandon marching (most notably Hebron) but I still think this is probably the most prestigious contest in the state

[principalagent]

I just don’t think bands do marching drumline anymore because it’s a cost and time suck - especially if the marching show is different than the band show.

[ranian04]

I know Coppell has a very good drumline.

[bingogooberman]

RESULTS-

(same judges all day- scores are comparable)

 

Standstill I Silver-

1. Vandegrift HS- 95.25

2. Cedar Park HS- 95.00

3. Hebron HS- 94.00

4. Coppell HS- 92.00

5. Richland HS- 89.75

 

Snare- Vandegrift

Tenor- Vandegrift

Bass- Cedar Park

Pit- Cedar Park

Cymbal- Vandegrift

 

Standstill I Red-

1. Highland Park HS- 96.25

2. Byron Nelson HS- 94.00

3. Forney HS- 93.00

4. Lone Star HS- 88.75

5. Pflugervile HS- 88.50

 

Snare- Byron Nelson

Tenor- Highland Park

Bass- Byron Nelson

Pit- Highland Park

Cymbal- Plano West

 

Standstill II Silver-

1. Granbury HS- 91.00

2. Lake Highlands HS- 90.75

3. Denton HS- 89.00

4. Chisholm Trail HS- 87.50

5. V.R. Eaton HS- 87.50

 

Snare- Robert E. Lee HS

Tenor- Independence HS

Bass- Lake Highlands HS

Pit- Lake Highlands HS

Cymbal- Granbury HS

 

Standstill II Red-

1. Newman Smith HS- 92.25 (WOW!)

2. Paris HS- 83.75

3. Mineola HS- 83.00

4. R.L. Turner HS- 82.25

5. Springtown HS- 80.00

 

Snare- Newman Smith HS

Tenor- Newman Smith HS

Bass- Newman Smith HS

Pit- Newman Smith HS

 

CALDWELL CUP (Best Overall): Highland Park HS

MOST CREATIVE: Vandegrift HS

 

So happy for my alma mater Newman Smith! Go basses! Their new percussion director is actually a friend of mine who lived across the hall from me in college, and I believe we were in a steel pan ensemble together as well. Obviously they're in great hands. 

[LeanderMomma]

Wow....go Vandy and Cedar Park!

 

I don’t really understand the different classifications but great job Newman Smith as well! Is that a DFW school?

 

Oh, and Highland Park too...that’s fantastic!

[northtexasbandfan]

  On 11/12/2018 at 2:59 PM, LeanderMomma said:

Wow....go Vandy and Cedar Park!

 

I don’t really understand the different classifications but great job Newman Smith as well! Is that a DFW school?

 

Oh, and Highland Park too...that’s fantastic!

Yep, they are from Carrollton.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 11/12/2018 at 3:02 PM, northtexasbandfan said:

Yep, they are from Carrollton.

Gotcha...thanks!

 

Off topic I know, but does anyone by chance know anything about Western Hills? I have a college friend whose son will be in that band next year, but I am not familiar with them.

[LostChoirGuy]

I'm not familiar with the band but I know the school. It is in Fort Worth. Back in the old classifications it was a 4A school, and there is a chance that it might have remained 4A when the classifications moved up. That or it is now a 5A school. Unfortunately the fort worth schools don't have great funding for their arts programs (they use magnet schools like Dallas if I'm not mistaken) so there isn't a huge history of marching success from them.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 11/12/2018 at 3:13 PM, LostChoirGuy said:

I'm not familiar with the band but I know the school. It is in Fort Worth. Back in the old classifications it was a 4A school, and there is a chance that it might have remained 4A when the classifications moved up. That or it is now a 5A school. Unfortunately the fort worth schools don't have great funding for their arts programs (they use magnet schools like Dallas if I'm not mistaken) so there isn't a huge history of marching success from them.

Yes I was just watching a news story on them from like 2013. Seems like they just recently started having a marching band again. Hopefully they will continue to grow. My friend’s son is currently in 8th grade and just made All Region on the trombone. Here’s to a brighter future for lesser known and funded bands!

[bingogooberman]

With regard to classification, I believe silver denotes larger drum lines, red is smaller groups. Division 1 is more advanced groups and Division 2 is intermediate- at least that’s the idea, I’m pretty sure schools get to pick between d1 and d2, which is why you see some groups in the lower class out scoring groups in the advanced class