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Post by aiden on Jan 5, 2024 0:16:52 GMT -6
Although very early here's the 2024 Ohio thread for posting about marching bands in Ohio and competitions
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Post by lostinthebands on Jan 5, 2024 22:24:19 GMT -6
Although very early here's the 2024 Ohio thread for posting about marching bands in Ohio and competitions I would maybe put this in the Non BOA Competition Thread. That way it’s relevant for the comps, since… “general” will have general, random conversations as most stuff is in these threads. Unless you don’t want it to be Competition based conversation…. agh, I think I’m digging a little to deep here 🤪 |
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Post by aiden on Jan 5, 2024 22:39:41 GMT -6
Although very early here's the 2024 Ohio thread for posting about marching bands in Ohio and competitions I would maybe put this in the Non BOA Competition Thread. That way it’s relevant for the comps, since… “general” will have general, random conversations as most stuff is in these threads. Unless you don’t want it to be Competition based conversation…. agh, I think I’m digging a little to deep here 🤪 could we get a mod to move the thread there if possible, or should I just make a new thread in the non BOA comp section |
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Post by lostinthebands on Jan 6, 2024 0:10:16 GMT -6
I would maybe put this in the Non BOA Competition Thread. That way it’s relevant for the comps, since… “general” will have general, random conversations as most stuff is in these threads. Unless you don’t want it to be Competition based conversation…. agh, I think I’m digging a little to deep here 🤪 could we get a mod to move the thread there if possible, or should I just make a new thread in the non BOA comp section Pretty sure you’ll just have to make a new thread…I have no idea of mods would be able to move it! |
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Post by hewhowaits on Jan 6, 2024 6:15:11 GMT -6
could we get a mod to move the thread there if possible, or should I just make a new thread in the non BOA comp section Pretty sure you’ll just have to make a new thread…I have no idea of mods would be able to move it! Ye of little faith... |
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Post by lostinthebands on Jan 6, 2024 11:26:01 GMT -6
Pretty sure you’ll just have to make a new thread…I have no idea of mods would be able to move it! Ye of little faith... woa! Learning new things every day 😂 Thanks! |
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Post by neop on Jan 6, 2024 14:42:38 GMT -6
The OMEA website indicates that local events will begin on September 7. State Finals will occur on October 26-27 and November 2-3.
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Post by aiden on Jan 6, 2024 15:04:01 GMT -6
The OMEA website indicates that local events will begin on September 7. State Finals will occur on October 26-27 and November 2-3. I'm guessing that Hilliard Bradley is gonna on the 7th or 14th |
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Post by Allohak on Jan 22, 2024 20:32:15 GMT -6
The OMEA website indicates that local events will begin on September 7. State Finals will occur on October 26-27 and November 2-3. Northmont Premiere is 8/31 and circuit class championships are 11/9 |
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Post by hewhowaits on Jan 23, 2024 6:35:34 GMT -6
The OMEA website indicates that local events will begin on September 7. State Finals will occur on October 26-27 and November 2-3. Northmont Premiere is 8/31 and circuit class championships are 11/9 To clarify, both dates noted by Allohak are MSBA. |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Jan 23, 2024 11:35:43 GMT -6
The OMEA website indicates that local events will begin on September 7. State Finals will occur on October 26-27 and November 2-3. I'm guessing that Hilliard Bradley is gonna on the 7th or 14th The entire OMEA Marching Band calendar is usually released at the state teachers convention, which takes place next weekend. We should know the full schedule by February 3. |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 3, 2024 22:14:19 GMT -6
I'm guessing that Hilliard Bradley is gonna on the 7th or 14th The entire OMEA Marching Band calendar is usually released at the state teachers convention, which takes place next weekend. We should know the full schedule by February 3. OMEA Season Calendar Week 1 - September 7th Licking Heights Cloverleaf Philo Troy September 14th Hilliard Bradley Norwood Louisville Rock Hill Cambridge Kettering Fairmont Logan Elm September 21st University of Akron Westerville Central Pickerington North Bloom-Carroll Perkins Ottawa-Glandorf Tippecanoe Hoover September 28th Revere Marion Local Avon Lake Springfield (Toledo) Watkins Memorial Grove City Meadowbrook Valley Northwestern October 5th Athens Warren Licking Valley Norton Teays Valley Zanesville Versailles Columbus Grove Hamilton Northwest October 12th Ohio State University Canal Winchester River View Dawson Bryant Maysville Piqua Marietta Wilmington Copley October 19th Newark Brunswick Nelsonville-York Lancaster New Philadelphia Thomas Worthington Tri-Valley Maumee Turpin Tecumseh Ironton State Finals Hillary Bradley - October 26th Piqua - October 27th Medina - November 2nd Piqua - November 3rd |
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Post by aiden on Feb 3, 2024 23:55:36 GMT -6
It is definitely possible for Beavercreek to do Troy this season, but Hilliard Bradley is still the most likely of the two that Beavercreek would attend
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Feb 4, 2024 2:05:50 GMT -6
The entire OMEA Marching Band calendar is usually released at the state teachers convention, which takes place next weekend. We should know the full schedule by Feb. 3. OMEA Season Calendar ... That's the earliest this forum has ever had this information -- thanks for sharing it! It appears there is one fewer local competition scheduled this year (58) than last year (59). But as it worked out in 2023, one event was cancelled for lack of interest (U. of Akron, which returns this year) and one was cancelled due to poor field conditions (River View). Below I show how each weekend in 2024 differs from the same slot in 2023. For the most part, it's just a matter of some shows shuffling earlier or later. But two 2023 shows aren't on the calendar for 2024: Loveland and Portsmouth West. I wonder if they'll return in 2025. One show has moved to a different location in the same district: what was Westerville North in 2023 will be at Westerville Central in 2024. I wonder if Central will be competing this year. They've been a festival band for most of the past decade but appeared in exhibition at a few OMEA shows last year. And there is one new show: Hoover, which is in North Canton. Hoover started competing about ten years ago and since the pandemic has taken on very much a BOA style (not really to my taste, but it scores well in OMEA). Finally, it's nice to see the Buckeye Invitational at Ohio State U. remains late in the season. September 7th [5 events > 4 events] added: [none] subtracted: Hilliard Bradley September 14th [8 > 7] added: Hilliard Bradley, Kettering Fairmont, Logan Elm subtracted: Tippecanoe, Pickerington North, Westerville North, Ottawa-Glandorf September 21st [8 > 8] added: Westerville Central, Pickerington North, Ottawa-Glandorf, Tippecanoe, Hoover subtracted: Wilmington, Portsmouth West, Zanesville, Marion Local, Logan Elm September 28th [9 > 9] added: Marion Local, Springfield, Meadowbrook subtracted: Hamilton, Marietta, Columbus Grove October 5th [9 > 10] added: Athens, Zanesville, Versailles, Columbus Grove, Hamilton subtracted: Canal Winchester, Kettering Fairmont, Springfield, Loveland October 12th [9 > 9] added: Canal Winchester, Marietta, Wilmington subtracted: Athens, Meadowbrook, Versailles October 19th [11 > 11] added: [none] subtracted: [none] State Finals, Oct. 26-27 & Nov. 2-3 [same four-day schedule and locations as 2023] |
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Feb 4, 2024 2:16:09 GMT -6
Northmont Premiere [MSBA] is 8/31... I'm not going to drive three hours each way just for an unjudged event, but this year for the first time I could, since Drum Corps Associates, which had held its championships on Labor Day weekend since the late 1960s and which found me in the audience every year since first learning about it in 2012 (from "The Black Symphony" to "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"), has now affiliated itself with Drum Corps International and will present its championships at DCI's big event in early August. |
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Post by neop on Feb 4, 2024 15:47:42 GMT -6
And there is one new show: Hoover, which is in North Canton. Hoover started competing about ten years ago and since the pandemic has taken on very much a BOA style (not really to my taste, but it scores well in OMEA). On the topic of new events, keep an eye out in the coming years (read: later in the decade) for a certain band I am very fond of to return to hosting its annual OMEA competition that ended 14 years ago  |
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Post by aiden on Feb 4, 2024 18:12:54 GMT -6
I'd love to see Westerville Central become a competitive band like the other 2 high school marching bands in the district
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Post by aiden on Feb 4, 2024 18:22:56 GMT -6
I'd love to see Westerville Central become a competitive band like the other 2 high school marching bands in the district I'd also love to see other nearby schools like Thomas Worthington or Olentangy Orange attend BOA and MSBA While Olentangy Orange is currently a festival band I honestly think they would do relatively good at MSBA if they go competitive like Olentangy Liberty |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 5, 2024 9:12:06 GMT -6
October 5th [9 > 10] added: Athens, Zanesville, Versailles, Columbus Grove, Hamilton subtracted: Canal Winchester, Kettering Fairmont, Springfield, LovelandLoveland will still be holding their competition this year, but they have decided to host an MSBA event instead of OMEA. They are currently still scheduled for October 5, which is obviously the same weekend they used last year. Hopefully they will be able to get some more bands, as their show has been rather small the past few years. |
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Post by neop on Feb 5, 2024 15:30:35 GMT -6
I'd love to see Westerville Central become a competitive band like the other 2 high school marching bands in the district They did make it to state in 2004 and 2006-12, but never received a Superior rating. When I saw them attending multiple competitions in festival performance last year, I thought they might be thinking about returning. The program they performed at those shows wasn’t too far from competitive caliber in terms of drill, though the music choices were still halftime-oriented. Westerville Central @ OMEA Pickerington North 2023: |
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Post by aiden on Feb 5, 2024 15:35:21 GMT -6
I'd love to see Westerville Central become a competitive band like the other 2 high school marching bands in the district They did make it to state in 2004 and 2006-12, but never received a Superior rating. When I saw them attending multiple competitions in festival performance last year, I thought they might be thinking about returning. Hopefully they do return |
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Feb 7, 2024 0:31:09 GMT -6
I'd love to see Westerville Central become a competitive band like the other 2 high school marching bands in the district They did make it to state in 2004 and 2006-12, but never received a Superior rating. When I saw them attending multiple competitions in festival performance last year, I thought they might be thinking about returning. The program they performed at those shows wasn’t too far from competitive caliber in terms of drill, though the music choices were still halftime-oriented. Westerville Central @ OMEA Pickerington North 2023... I saw them live in exhibition at the Newark competition on the last Saturday of the regular OMEA season (before driving up for that rainy night in Brunswick). I see from my notes that I was chatting with penelope (who hasn't posted here for more than four years) and her mom as I put W. Central down for a score (if they had been scored) of 77, which would be a high-ish II rating. |
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Post by aiden on Feb 8, 2024 13:27:28 GMT -6
Can't wait to see what the high schools in South-Western City Schools have in store for this year especially with Grove City and Central Crossing having the best bands in the district
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Post by neop on Feb 15, 2024 17:22:12 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show?
They also will not be attending OMEA SMBF next year for the second year in a row.
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Post by aiden on Feb 15, 2024 21:56:35 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show? They also will not be attending OMEA SMBF next year for the second year in a row. I'm guessing they'll be doing MSBA finals instead |
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Post by ohioguy2 on Feb 16, 2024 10:06:22 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show? They also will not be attending OMEA SMBF next year for the second year in a row. I'm guessing they'll be doing MSBA finals instead Incorrect. They will be doing a “Mini-Camp/Community Show” according to their band calendar. |
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Post by lealumni03 on Feb 29, 2024 10:19:53 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show? They also will not be attending OMEA SMBF next year for the second year in a row. Way back when I was there in the early 2000s we did compete in a OMEA show in NW Ohio as part of a trip to Cedar Point - I really can't remember if we ended up in Medina or Mentor. And honestly it may have even been Perry High School as I do remember the nuclear power plant towers. |
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Post by aiden on Feb 29, 2024 21:16:34 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show? They also will not be attending OMEA SMBF next year for the second year in a row. Way back when I was there in the early 2000s we did compete in a OMEA show in NW Ohio as part of a trip to Cedar Point - I really can't remember if we ended up in Medina or Mentor. And honestly it may have even been Perry High School as I do remember the nuclear power plant towers. That would be Mentor if you can see the towers from Perry NPP |
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Mar 2, 2024 17:04:05 GMT -6
Lakota East is considering venturing up to the Akron OMEA show this fall. They'll win, but it's an interesting foray into unfamiliar territory. Have they come up so far north before for an OMEA show? Not sure about Lakota East, but Lakota West was at the OMEA show at Perkins (Sandusky) in 2015. Central or southern Ohio attendees at Akron's OMEA show over the past ten years have included Hilliard Davidson, Hilliard Bradley, Dublin Jerome, Beavercreek, and Springboro. (I may be forgetting others.) Sometimes the bands subsequently went to Cedar Point. Sometimes to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. |
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Mar 2, 2024 17:25:12 GMT -6
Way back when I was there in the early 2000s we did compete in a OMEA show in NW Ohio as part of a trip to Cedar Point - I really can't remember if we ended up in Medina or Mentor. And honestly it may have even been Perry High School as I do remember the nuclear power plant towers. That would be Mentor if you can see the towers from Perry NPP Medina and Mentor are in northeast rather than northwest Ohio, but I agree with you that if the Perry nuclear power plant was visible, the contest couldn't have been in Medina. I'm not sure if Perry plant is visible from Mentor High School, though. and I don't know if Mentor or Perry ever hosted an OMEA show. Pretty sure Medina did. There are two nuclear power plants along Lake Erie. The other, Davis-Besse, is in northwest Ohio and is much closer to Cedar Point. It might be visible from some of the taller rollercoasters there. But I don't know which if any high schools that might have hosted an OMEA show are within sight of it. Davis-Besse has only one cooling tower, while Perry has two and thus is likelier, since lealumni03 mentions "towers." Both Davis-Besse and Perry were scheduled to be shut down a few years ago because they were being outcompeted by natural gas. With an eye to stopping global warming, I think that shutting down nuclear power is generally a bad thing, so I guess I'm happy they're still in operation. I say "I guess" because the reason they weren't shuttered is that Ohio's legislature passed a bill in 2019 to keep them open, after the state's then-future house speaker, who shepherded that bill, took a $60 million bribe for that reason. He's now serving a 20-year prison sentence. |
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