The Woodlands Band is a former Grand National champion, a consistent regional and super regional finalist, and a recipient of both the Sudler Shield and the Sudler Flag.
In 2017, The Woodlands is expected to compete at the Conroe Regional, San Antonio Super Regional, and Grand National Championships.
2016
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| The Woodlands (TX) front ensemble performs at the San Antonio Super Regional. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
At Conroe, The Woodlands finished behind some stiff competition from a few San Antonio-area groups that made the trip over. The Woodlands earned third place in both prelims and finals. With these scores and placements early on, we assumed this would be a very similar season to 2015, but we were wrong.
By San Antonio, The Woodlands had made some drastic improvements and were close on the tail of returning champion Flower Mound. In prelims, The Woodlands were able to capture the GE caption over FloMo, but in finals, the group finished in a very close second place overall.
2015
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| The Woodlands (TX) performs at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
This group tends to have much better shows during the years they attend Grand Nats if for no other reason than that they have an extra week or two to rehearse and perfect the show. With UIL limits on practice time, Texas bands are able to improve exponentially in just two weeks time.
At the Conroe Regional, The Woodlands placed third in prelims right behind Ronald Reagan and Claudia Taylor Johnson. Because of a scheduling conflict with a football game, they were unable to compete in the finals competition.
On Halloween, The Woodlands competed at the San Antonio Super Regional, placing seventh in finals and prelims and setting them up for a good showing at Grand Nats, but placing a grand national champion title out of reach.
Just two weeks later, The Woodlands competed at the Grand National Championships earning sixth place in finals. While it may be surprising to see a group that won this competition just two years placing so low, it's important to look at all of the extremely tough competition this group had to face. The bands that compete in finals at Grand Nats truly are the best in the nation, and there are so many variables that affect their placements year-to-year.
2014
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| The Woodlands (TX) performs at the San Antonio Super Regional on Nov. 5, 2016. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
They won both of these competitions in 2013 and many people thought they could repeat that pattern this year, but instead they fell several points behind Claudia Taylor Johnson at both competitions. We thought Hebron would be their toughest competition after they had lost to The Woodlands by only 0.05 of a point at San Antonio 2013, but they managed to beat Hebron by 0.05 for the second year in a row.
Over the summer of 2014, two assistant band directors, Ivan De La Cruz and Brian Eisemann, left the program. Head director Joni Perez and percussion director Andy Salmon remained and two new directors Jason Harvey and Joseph Eck replaced the two departing directors. While it's always sad to see people leave, it doesn't appear that there was any sort of scandal or situation at the school that caused these two directors to leave. Sometimes staff changes can destroy a program and sometimes it can really help a program. We expected little or no change to The Woodland's level of excellence since head director Joni Perez remained in charge, and it turns out that we were right.
2013
The Woodlands were the clear winner at the 2013 Grand National Championships, earning first place in every round of competition. The power on their opening hit in Finals was striking, and they were consistently captivating from start to finish. The horn line was perfectly blended the entire show, and we thoroughly enjoyed their arrangement of "Different Trains" by Steve Reich. Typically, Texas bands come to Grand Nats on a rotating basis of somewhere between 2 and 4 years, and, following in that standard, The Woodlands won't be able to defend their title in November 2014. They'll instead be devoting their attention to the San Antonio Super Regional and UIL (Texas) State Finals. We can't wait to see what is next for this program that's #NotAboutTrains.
Top 30 History
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12th on 10/27/15 (Week 7)
11th on 10/20/15 (Week 6)
10th on 10/13/15 (Week 5)
8th on 10/06/15 (Week 4)
7th on 9/29/15 (Week 3)
8th on 9/22/15 (Week 2)
9th on 9/15/15 (Week 1)
12th on 11/18/14 (Week 10)
12th on 11/11/14 (Week 9)
12th on 11/04/14 (Week 8)
8th on 10/28/14 (Week 7)
11th on 10/21/14 (Week 6)
6th on 10/14/14 (Week 5)
2nd on 10/07/14 (Week 4)
2nd on 9/30/14 (Week 3)
2nd on 9/23/14 (Week 2)
2nd on 9/16/14 (Week 1)
1st on 11/19/13
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Past Competition Results:
| Event | Music Performance | Visual Performance | General Effect | Total | Class # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | Ens | Avg | Ind | Ens | Avg | Mus 1 | Mus 2 | Mus Total | Vis | GE Total | |||
| 2017 Grand National Finals | 18.30 (8) | 18.80 (6) | 18.55 (6) | 16.65 (12) | 18.80 (9) | 17.73 (10) | 18.55 (7) | 18.20 (10) | 36.75 (8) | 18.80 (6) | 55.55 (7) | 91.82 (7) | |
| 2017 Grand National Semifinals | 18.85 (8) | 18.40 (9) | 18.62 (8) | 18.90 (6) | 18.30 (8) | 18.60 (5) | 19.00 (5) | 18.70 (6) | 37.70 (6) | 18.70 (7) | 56.40 (6) | 93.62 (6) | AAAA-6 |
| 2017 Grand National Prelims 2 | 18.30 (2) | 18.00 (5) | 18.15 (3) | 18.30 (2) | 18.10 (3) | 18.20 (3) | 18.45 (5) | 18.50 (2) | 36.95 (3) | 18.20 (3) | 55.15 (2) | 91.50 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2017 San Antonio Finals | 17.80 (12) | 18.00 (11) | 17.90 (11) | 17.50 (8) | 18.30 (11) | 17.90 (10) | 18.40 (11) | 18.30 (11) | 36.70 (11) | 18.20 (11) | 54.90 (11) | 90.70 (11) | |
| 2017 San Antonio Prelims | 18.75 (10) | 18.80 (4) | 18.77 (5) | 18.60 (9) | 18.50 (6) | 18.55 (7) | 18.10 (12) | 17.95 (15) | 36.05 (10) | 18.80 (8) | 54.85 (9) | 92.18 (9) | AAAA-8 |
| 2017 Conroe Finals | 16.80 (6) | 17.20 (5) | 17.00 (5) | 16.85 (6) | 17.30 (3) | 17.08 (3) | 16.80 (4) | 16.50 (5) | 33.30 (4) | 17.30 (4) | 50.60 (4) | 84.68 (5) | |
| 2017 Conroe Prelims | 17.00 (4) | 16.70 (3) | 16.85 (4) | 15.40 (9) | 16.60 (7) | 16.00 (8) | 16.90 (7) | 17.60 (6) | 34.50 (6) | 17.50 (4) | 52.00 (4) | 84.85 (5) | AAAA-4 |
| 2016 San Antonio Finals | 18.10 (2) | 18.70 (2) | 18.40 (2) | 17.60 (5) | 18.30 (2) | 17.95 (3) | 18.20 (4) | 18.40 (3) | 36.60 (3) | 18.30 (2) | 54.90 (2) | 91.25 (2) | |
| 2016 San Antonio Prelims | 18.00 (9) | 18.50 (4) | 18.25 (6) | 17.60 (14) | 18.90 (1) | 18.25 (8) | 18.70 (2) | 18.60 (2) | 37.30 (2) | 18.70 (2) | 56.00 (1) | 92.50 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2016 Conroe Finals | 15.90 (3) | 17.10 (4) | 16.50 (4) | 15.90 (3) | 16.60 (3) | 16.25 (3) | 16.90 (2) | 15.30 (6) | 32.20 (4) | 16.50 (3) | 48.70 (3) | 81.45 (3) | |
| 2016 Conroe Prelims | 16.80 (1) | 15.30 (5) | 16.05 (3) | 16.00 (3) | 16.00 (2) | 16.00 (3) | 15.30 (8) | 15.20 (9) | 30.50 (9) | 15.70 (3) | 46.20 (5) | 78.25 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2015 Grand National Finals | 18.90 (5) | 19.00 (8) | 18.95 (5) | 17.60 (9) | 18.70 (7) | 18.15 (8) | 18.60 (6) | 18.90 (5) | 37.50 (6) | 19.10 (4) | 56.60 (5) | 93.70 (6) | |
| 2015 Grand National Semifinals | 18.20 (8) | 17.60 (13) | 17.90 (11) | 17.30 (14) | 18.40 (10) | 17.85 (11) | 18.60 (10) | 19.00 (7) | 37.60 (9) | 18.40 (8) | 56.00 (8) | 91.75 (9) | AAAA-7 |
| 2015 Grand National Prelims 2 | 18.40 (3) | 18.50 (3) | 18.45 (3) | 19.00 (2) | 18.80 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 18.60 (5) | 18.50 (4) | 37.10 (4) | 18.90 (3) | 56.00 (4) | 93.35 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2015 San Antonio Finals | 17.40 (10) | 17.50 (8) | 17.45 (10) | 18.00 (4) | 18.00 (5) | 18.00 (4) | 17.20 (12) | 17.40 (9) | 34.60 (10) | 18.80 (2) | 53.40 (8) | 88.85 (7) | |
| 2015 San Antonio Prelims | 17.60 (12) | 18.10 (9) | 17.85 (10) | 18.30 (6) | 17.00 (16) | 17.65 (10) | 18.00 (7) | 18.30 (6) | 36.30 (6) | 18.50 (4) | 54.80 (6) | 90.30 (7) | AAAA-6 |
| 2015 Conroe Prelims | 16.90 (2) | 15.90 (6) | 16.40 (3) | 16.80 (2) | 16.80 (2) | 16.80 (2) | 16.50 (3) | 16.60 (3) | 33.10 (3) | 16.50 (4) | 49.60 (3) | 82.80 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2014 San Antonio Finals | 18.40 (4) | 18.40 (6) | 18.40 (5) | 18.50 (3) | 19.10 (1) | 18.80 (3) | 17.50 (10) | 17.30 (10) | 34.80 (11) | 18.10 (5) | 52.90 (8) | 90.10 (5) | |
| 2014 San Antonio Prelims | 18.10 (4) | 18.20 (8) | 18.15 (5) | 18.20 (3) | 18.10 (3) | 18.15 (3) | 19.10 (3) | 18.10 (11) | 37.20 (6) | 18.30 (6) | 55.50 (4) | 91.80 (4) | AAAA-3 |
| 2014 Conroe Finals | 16.50 (6) | 17.20 (1) | 16.85 (2) | 16.20 (2) | 16.00 (3) | 16.10 (2) | 16.50 (2) | 17.40 (3) | 33.90 (2) | 16.30 (2) | 50.20 (2) | 82.85** (2) | |
| 2014 Conroe Prelims | 16.60 (3) | 17.90 (2) | 17.25 (2) | 16.50 (1) | 16.20 (1) | 16.35 (1) | 17.50 (2) | 17.00 (2) | 34.50 (2) | 17.20 (1) | 51.70 (1) | 85.30 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2013 Grand National Finals | 19.60 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 19.35 (1) | 19.30 (3) | 19.00 (3) | 19.15 (2) | 19.50 (1) | 19.40 (2) | 38.90 (1) | 19.40 (1) | 58.30 (1) | 96.80 (1) | |
| 2013 Grand National Semifinals | 18.70 (4) | 19.10 (1) | 18.90 (3) | 16.90 (18) | 19.70 (1) | 18.30 (4) | 19.00 (1) | 19.80 (1) | 38.80 (1) | 19.60 (1) | 58.40 (1) | 95.60 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2013 Grand National Prelims 2 | 18.60 (1) | 19.20 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 19.50 (1) | 19.25 (1) | 19.00 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 38.10 (1) | 18.80 (1) | 56.90 (1) | 95.05 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2013 San Antonio Finals | 18.30 (7) | 18.10 (7) | 18.20 (7) | 18.40 (1) | 18.20 (2) | 18.30 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 18.40 (5) | 37.50 (3) | 18.70 (2) | 56.20 (1) | 92.70 (1) | |
| 2013 San Antonio Prelims | 18.40 (10) | 17.80 (8) | 18.10 (7) | 18.10 (4) | 19.00 (1) | 18.55 (1) | 17.20 (10) | 17.20 (9) | 34.40 (10) | 19.20 (1) | 53.60 (5) | 90.25 (5) | AAAA-5 |
| 2013 Conroe Finals | 16.60 (5) | 16.90 (2) | 16.75 (4) | 16.60 (2) | 17.20 (1) | 16.90 (1) | 16.90 (2) | 17.50 (1) | 34.40 (1) | 16.90 (1) | 51.30 (1) | 84.95 (1) | |
| 2013 Conroe Prelims | 16.50 (2) | 17.50 (1) | 17.00 (2) | 16.10 (5) | 17.20 (1) | 16.65 (2) | 17.80 (1) | 16.90 (1) | 34.70 (1) | 16.60 (1) | 51.30 (1) | 84.95 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2012 San Antonio Finals | 19.30 (2) | 18.20 (4) | 18.75 (2) | 18.40 (2) | 19.20 (1) | 18.80 (1) | 18.10 (6) | 19.00 (2) | 37.10 (3) | 18.60 (3) | 55.70 (2) | 93.25 (2) | |
| 2012 San Antonio Prelims | 18.60 (2) | 19.40 (2) | 19.00 (2) | 18.00 (4) | 18.60 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 38.20 (2) | 18.50 (2) | 56.70 (2) | 94.00 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2012 Conroe Finals | 16.10 (1) | 16.40 (3) | 16.25 (1) | 16.70 (1) | 16.30 (1) | 16.50 (1) | 16.20 (1) | 17.30 (1) | 33.50 (1) | 15.70 (1) | 49.20 (1) | 81.95 (1) | |
| 2012 Conroe Prelims | 15.60 (2) | 17.80 (1) | 16.70 (1) | 16.00 (2) | 15.50 (1) | 15.75 (1) | 17.50 (1) | 16.40 (3) | 33.90 (1) | 15.50 (2) | 49.40 (1) | 81.85 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2011 Grand National Finals | 18.20 (7) | 18.80 (4) | 18.50 (5) | 18.10 (5) | 19.40 (2) | 18.75 (5) | 18.80 (4) | 19.10 (2) | 37.90 (3) | 18.10 (6) | 56.00 (4) | 93.25 (4) | |
| 2011 Grand National Semifinals | 19.00 (4) | 18.80 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 18.50 (6) | 19.30 (3) | 18.90 (5) | 18.80 (3) | 18.50 (3) | 37.30 (2) | 19.20 (3) | 56.50 (2) | 94.30 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2011 Grand National Prelims 2 | 17.90 (5) | 18.00 (5) | 17.95 (5) | 17.60 (5) | 19.00 (2) | 18.30 (3) | 18.80 (3) | 19.20 (1) | 38.00 (3) | 19.00 (3) | 57.00 (3) | 93.25 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2011 San Antonio Finals | 18.60 (3) | 18.50 (2) | 18.55 (3) | 18.60 (3) | 19.10 (3) | 18.85 (3) | 19.20 (1) | 18.70 (2) | 37.90 (1) | 18.60 (2) | 56.50 (2) | 93.90 (2) | |
| 2011 San Antonio Prelims | 16.80 (16) | 19.30 (2) | 18.05 (7) | 16.80 (15) | 19.00 (1) | 17.90 (5) | 18.90 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 37.80 (2) | 18.50 (2) | 56.30 (2) | 92.25 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2011 Conroe Finals | 17.60 (5) | 16.80 (3) | 17.20 (3) | 16.30 (5) | 16.40 (4) | 16.35 (5) | 17.00 (3) | 16.40 (3) | 33.40 (3) | 16.20 (5) | 49.60 (3) | 83.15 (3) | |
| 2011 Conroe Prelims | 16.30 (3) | 16.50 (3) | 16.40 (3) | 16.60 (6) | 16.90 (3) | 16.75 (4) | 16.00 (6) | 16.70 (4) | 32.70 (3) | 16.00 (5) | 48.70 (4) | 81.85 (4) | AAAA-4 |
| 2010 San Antonio Finals | 16.90 (11) | 17.20 (5) | 17.05 (8) | 17.60 (5) | 17.80 (4) | 17.70 (4) | 17.80 (5) | 18.00 (5) | 35.80 (5) | 16.60 (9) | 52.40 (5) | 87.15 (4) | |
| 2010 San Antonio Prelims | 17.70 (6) | 17.50 (6) | 17.60 (6) | 17.70 (5) | 17.40 (7) | 17.55 (6) | 18.00 (4) | 18.50 (3) | 36.50 (4) | 16.50 (9) | 53.00 (6) | 88.15 (5) | AAAA-5 |
| 2010 The Woodlands Finals | 15.60 (2) | 15.50 (4) | 15.55 (2) | 14.80 (9) | 14.90 (4) | 14.85 (6) | 14.20 (7) | 16.10 (3) | 30.30 (3) | 14.70 (5) | 45.00 (5) | 75.40 (5) | |
| 2010 The Woodlands Prelims | 16.20 (6) | 16.30 (2) | 16.25 (3) | 14.60 (9) | 14.00 (12) | 14.30 (9) | 16.00 (4) | 15.70 (8) | 31.70 (5) | 15.50 (4) | 47.20 (4) | 77.75 (5) | AAAA-2 |
