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Post by lostinthebands on Feb 15, 2024 16:19:24 GMT -6
Also, not sure if this has been mentioned or not - learned from some Pearland folks that they now plan on attending Grand Nats every 4 years. So, mark your calendars for 2027 when we can expect to see them again!
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 16, 2024 9:32:18 GMT -6
CONFIRMED: Marion Local H.S., OH
Source: Facebook Post
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Post by neop on Feb 16, 2024 10:32:24 GMT -6
CONFIRMED: Marion Local H.S., OH Source: Facebook Post Well, they weren’t very high up on my list of Ohio bands that were most likely to head to Grand Nationals this fall! Some history for those who aren’t familiar: Marion Local is known in the OMEA circuit for their very long streak of OMEA State Finals attendances. They qualified for OMEA SMBF every year from its inception in 1980 to 2021 (with the exception of 2020 for obvious reasons). During this period, Marion Local had the unique experience of gradually moving all the way from OMEA’s smallest class (C) in 1980 to the largest class (AA) by 1990, then gradually moving all the way back down to class C by 2011, where they remain to this day. They earned 32 I (Superior) ratings and 9 II (Excellent) ratings. Unfortunately, their streak was snapped in 2022 when they narrowly missed qualifying during the last week of the season. They did not make it back to State in 2023. As for BOA, I believe their only appearance was at 2017 Grand Nationals, where they finished in 95th place.
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Post by lostinthebands on Feb 17, 2024 23:56:08 GMT -6
MORE exciting news out of the great state of Oklahoma!
Confirmed: Union HS, OK Source: Student/Staff Confirmation
Also, they are using custom uniforms for the first time since 2019! Considering Union had a really strong comeback last season, we could see them in the running for finals...
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Post by coleeich on Feb 18, 2024 0:19:17 GMT -6
MORE exciting news out of the great state of Oklahoma! Confirmed: Union HS, OK Source: Student/Staff Confirmation Also, they are using custom uniforms for the first time since 2019! Considering Union had a really strong comeback last season, we could see them in the running for finals... So exciting! Could we see 3 Oklahoma bands in finals?? It's a tough field, but it's happened before! Best OK representation we've had at Grand Nats in YEARS! So pumped I also think there's a decent chance for at least 4 Oklahoma bands in semis
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Post by lostinthebands on Feb 18, 2024 0:25:04 GMT -6
MORE exciting news out of the great state of Oklahoma! Confirmed: Union HS, OK Source: Student/Staff Confirmation Also, they are using custom uniforms for the first time since 2019! Considering Union had a really strong comeback last season, we could see them in the running for finals... So exciting! Could we see 3 Oklahoma bands in finals?? It's a tough field, but it's happened before! Best OK representation we've had at Grand Nats in YEARS! So pumped I also think there's a decent chance for at least 4 Oklahoma bands in semis 4 OK bands making it in would be the dream!!! Still waiting on word about Mustang… They kinda fell off the face of the earth and it’s a little concerning 😂
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Post by coleeich on Feb 18, 2024 0:29:56 GMT -6
So exciting! Could we see 3 Oklahoma bands in finals?? It's a tough field, but it's happened before! Best OK representation we've had at Grand Nats in YEARS! So pumped I also think there's a decent chance for at least 4 Oklahoma bands in semis 4 OK bands making it in would be the dream!!! Still waiting on word about Mustang… They kinda fell off the face of the earth and it’s a little concerning 😂 Right?! Lol yes I hope we see Mustang here again this year, but guess we will see! I think even Deer Creek has an outside shot at semis. They weren't that far off last time they attended (34th place overall in prelims) and they continue to grow and improve. I won't call them a solid semis contender until I see things from them this season, but I have high hopes!
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Post by aiden on Feb 18, 2024 1:41:37 GMT -6
Still waiting for the day Edmond Memorial or Southmoore attends
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 18, 2024 8:09:13 GMT -6
Still waiting for the day Edmond Memorial or Southmoore attends They both attended in 2012. Edmond Memorial also came in 2014, and Southmoore in 2016.
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Post by aiden on Feb 18, 2024 15:00:26 GMT -6
Still waiting for the day Edmond Memorial or Southmoore attends They both attended in 2012. Edmond Memorial also came in 2014, and Southmoore in 2016. guess I missed them when looking through those years then
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Post by croden on Feb 18, 2024 15:05:26 GMT -6
Looking forward to more Houston bands attending. I can sense a few that are on the cusp of consistent greatness that would excel at BOAGN. Would also love to see Bell return!
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 18, 2024 16:08:50 GMT -6
They both attended in 2012. Edmond Memorial also came in 2014, and Southmoore in 2016. guess I missed them when looking through those years then A very easy way to search is to just Google the BOA school form and the event. For example, search “Southmoore H.S., OK” , BOA Grand Nationals. Usually anything relevant will pop up on a recap.
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Post by slatboy on Feb 18, 2024 17:19:55 GMT -6
Skyridge will not be attending Grand Nats this year
Source - Skyridge Band Director
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Post by marimba11 on Feb 18, 2024 18:03:37 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance
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Post by statechamp1239 on Feb 18, 2024 18:13:06 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We might have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason
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Post by coleeich on Feb 18, 2024 19:00:56 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance I agree it will be difficult to get them into finals, but Union is on a redemption tour as of recent. Heck, last year they beat both Fishers and Castle at the Indy SR. Crazier things have happened!
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Post by lostinthebands on Feb 18, 2024 20:12:26 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We I'm have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason this finals bubble is HUGE. I have a feeling some “regulars” might not get that extra 3rd performance.
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Post by yayband914 on Feb 18, 2024 20:15:54 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We I'm have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason I agree with all of these, with the exception of Friendswood. They are a killer band, and Texas bands are usually not to be underestimated at Grand Nats, but I’m not sure they’d get three performances even on a less competitive year.
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Post by bigtrombone on Feb 18, 2024 22:26:31 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We I'm have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason Still have my fingers crossed that Rouse decides to make the trip.
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Post by yayband914 on Feb 18, 2024 22:31:23 GMT -6
Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We I'm have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason Still have my fingers crossed that Rouse decides to make the trip. I can confirm that they are not making the trip this year. Hopefully soon, though! There is, however, still another Leander ISD school yet to announce that they are going, at least based on one of my reliable sources…
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Post by tubalord11 on Feb 18, 2024 22:51:55 GMT -6
Still have my fingers crossed that Rouse decides to make the trip. I can confirm that they are not making the trip this year. Hopefully soon, though! There is, however, still another Leander ISD school yet to announce that they are going, at least based on one of my reliable sources… Come again?!? If it’s Rouse I’d absolutely lose it, im guessing not Vista since they went recently so that means….. If it’s Vandy, we may end up having the most competitive Nats to date, can’t wait for the reveal
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Post by yayband914 on Feb 18, 2024 22:54:59 GMT -6
I can confirm that they are not making the trip this year. Hopefully soon, though! There is, however, still another Leander ISD school yet to announce that they are going, at least based on one of my reliable sources… Come again?!? If it’s Rouse I’d absolutely lose it, im guessing not Vista since they went recently so that means….. If it’s Vandy, we may end up having the most competitive Nats to date, can’t wait for the reveal Well I just said it’s not Rouse — and I’ll throw in a shocking bonus fact: it’s not Glenn — so that leaves one of the schools that start with V.
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Post by indyguy8362 on Feb 18, 2024 23:22:49 GMT -6
The finals bubble is getting a bit big for Union to sneak into finals IMO, but I suppose there is always a chance Especially if Tarpon Springs and Wando decides to come. We I'm have another 2021. Bands who are automatically in + Bands who has a possibility of making finals: 1. American Fork 2. Avon 3. Bridgeland 4. Broken Arrow 5. Brownsburg 6. Carmel 7. Castle 8. Cedar Park 9. Dobyns-Bennett 10. Fishers 11. Friendswood 12. Jenks 13. Leander 14. O'Fallon Township 15. Prosper 16. Rosemount -- Tarpon Springs 18. Union -- Wando 20. William Mason Don’t count out homestead quite yet, imo they haven’t fallen too far past fishers and brownsburg. i’d put them with castle still.
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Post by bigtrombone on Feb 18, 2024 23:27:35 GMT -6
Come again?!? If it’s Rouse I’d absolutely lose it, im guessing not Vista since they went recently so that means….. If it’s Vandy, we may end up having the most competitive Nats to date, can’t wait for the reveal Well I just said it’s not Rouse — and I’ll throw in a shocking bonus fact: it’s not Glenn — so that leaves one of the schools that start with V. Reading the room over at the TXBands forums, I'm inclined to believe it's going to be Vista Ridge attending Nationals, but one person did note that Vandegrift was initially planning on going to Nationals in 2023, but their Macy's Parade invitation pushed their Nationals return back. But then again, what do I know? All I know is that Bridgeland & either Vista Ridge or Vandegrift is going to have a quick turnaround from UIL that week.
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Post by tubalord11 on Feb 18, 2024 23:36:45 GMT -6
Come again?!? If it’s Rouse I’d absolutely lose it, im guessing not Vista since they went recently so that means….. If it’s Vandy, we may end up having the most competitive Nats to date, can’t wait for the reveal Well I just said it’s not Rouse — and I’ll throw in a shocking bonus fact: it’s not Glenn — so that leaves one of the schools that start with V. Okay it’s confirmed I’m blind, didn’t see you say anything about Rouse lol, still a super exciting announcement that’s gonna make this nats more competitive that it already is, can’t wait
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Post by horntrumpetdad on Feb 19, 2024 11:24:50 GMT -6
Well I just said it’s not Rouse — and I’ll throw in a shocking bonus fact: it’s not Glenn — so that leaves one of the schools that start with V. Reading the room over at the TXBands forums, I'm inclined to believe it's going to be Vista Ridge attending Nationals, but one person did note that Vandegrift was initially planning on going to Nationals in 2023, but their Macy's Parade invitation pushed their Nationals return back. But then again, what do I know? All I know is that Bridgeland & either Vista Ridge or Vandegrift is going to have a quick turnaround from UIL that week. Yeah I just asked my friends who are parents/boosters at Vandegrift and they said "not this year." Apparently it was discussed at their most recent booster meeting and the Vandy band will be doing some other "performance trip" that is "not a parade" but that's all the detail they had so far. However, VR would also be somewhat surprising to me, since our marching band director at Cedar Park, is married to the marching band director at Vista Ridge, so I'd imagine folks on the CP side would have heard something by now. Especially since Leander and Cedar Park are using the same travel agency and booking everything together, basically traveling as one big group. But I'll also say that I have ZERO insider info and if someone is intentionally keeping things quiet, then that's something I wouldn't know about, at all. If Vandy or VR were to come along, that would be a lot of fun. Leander ISD Invasion, indeed.
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Post by principalagent on Feb 19, 2024 12:09:48 GMT -6
Rouse, Vista Ridge, and Vandegrift are not going. You can tell me I’m right in August when the lists come out
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Post by yayband914 on Feb 19, 2024 12:12:03 GMT -6
Rouse, Vista Ridge, and Vandegrift are not going. You can tell me I’m right in August when the lists come out Bout to smack my source silly if they’ve been misleading me and making me look foolish. 😡 And they will come out in May, don’t come in here with that August blasphemy. 😂
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Post by principalagent on Feb 19, 2024 12:14:10 GMT -6
Rouse, Vista Ridge, and Vandegrift are not going. You can tell me I’m right in August when the lists come out Bout to smack my source silly if they’ve been misleading me and making me look foolish. 😡 And they will come out in May, don’t come in here with that August blasphemy. 😂 Whenever, it’s a hard no on all three.
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Post by ilikeguard on Feb 19, 2024 12:17:42 GMT -6
Rouse, Vista Ridge, and Vandegrift are not going. You can tell me I’m right in August when the lists come out Bout to smack my source silly if they’ve been misleading me and making me look foolish. 😡 And they will come out in May, don’t come in here with that August blasphemy. 😂 Violence is not the answer
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