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  1. So about that last one....... I think I'm gonna have to sign off DCP for a few months. :)
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  2. Exactly what I was thinking!
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  3. Have a blast! See you in another venue. ;)
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  4. The information is found under JOIN... https://bostoncrusaders.org/join/ January 19-21 – Tampa, FL (Brass and Percussion) February 16-18 – Tampa, FL (Brass and Percussion) March 16-18 – Tampa, FL (Brass) April 27-29 – Tampa, FL (Brass, Percussion, FINAL AUDITION for Color Guard) May 16 – Castleton, VT (Percussion Move-ins) May 18 – Castleton, VT (Leadership Move-ins) May 19 – Castleton, VT (Full Corps Move-ins) Lakewood Ranch HS 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, Florida
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  5. yeah they nailed this one
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  6. WARNING - BORING stuff that I may get yelled at for, sorry for boring you all that aren't remotely interested in this stuff.... I was curious about your data. It's the off season, so I checked enrollment numbers from around the state for fun... I think the Hamilton enrollment number above is a typo, but I thought your gave some very interesting enrollment numbers so I did some investigating. My theory is that the Central Ohio school districts ( mostly the suburb schools near and around Columbus, Ohio) have chosen to build new high schools in their districts when their enrollment numbers get to around 2,000 or more students in a particular high school in that district ( due to new neighborhoods being built and new people moving into the area or other population growth). After the new school is built, they then redraw their enrollment maps and spread the students evenly around the districts service areas. This explains why the enrollment numbers are lower for some of their high schools than in the Dayton/Cincy area schools. I know this to be the case for Hilliard, Dublin, SWCS, Pickerington, Worthington, Westerville, and Olentangy. They've all added high schools in the last 20 years (30 years for Worthington), which resulted in reduced numbers in their original schools. After checking things out, it looks like most of the districts in the rest of the state that you've mentioned only have one or at the most two high schools in their district. If you look at each school district's total enrollment (HS enrollment numbers), the enrollment numbers show larger numbers of students in the Columbus area than any other area in the state. Imagine if you took the students from one high school in each of those districts in Columbus and put them evenly into the other high schools in their district ; then you'd have numbers closer to or greater than those in Mason, Lakota, Centerville, or the other schools in the state. Incidentally, this is what happened in reverse when the new high school were built, which caused some groups from the area to shrink for a long while... Here's my data: Average Daily Enrollment 9-12 West and Southwest Ohio (Dayton/Cincy) Schools: Lakota Local: Total 4,606 Lakota East -- 2,414 ( from ODE Report Card) Lakota West -- 2,192 ( from ODE Report Card) Centerville City Centerville -- 2,737 ( from ODE Report Card) Hamilton City Hamilton -- 1,812 ( from ODE Report Card) Beavercreek City Beavercreek -- 2, 330 ( from ODE Report Card) Fairfield Local - Total HS Enrollment: 2,567 Fairfield -- 1,874 ( from ODE Report Card) Fairfield Freshman high school -- 693 ( from ODE Report Card) Mason City -- Total HS Enrollment: 3,467 William Mason -- 3,467 ( from ODE Report Card) - WOW Northeastern Ohio Schools Brunswick City Brunswick -- 2,139 ( from ODE Report Card) Canton City -- Total HS Enrollment: 2,480 Canton McKinley -- 2,298 ( from ODE Report Card) Choices Alternative -- 98 ( from ODE Report Card) Canton City Digital Academy -- 84 ( from ODE Report Card) Central Ohio Schools: South-Western City: Total HS Enrollment: 6,316 Grove City -- 1,888 ( from ODE Report Card) Central Crossing** -- 1,559 ( from ODE Report Card) Westland -- 1,586 ( from ODE Report Card) Franklin Heights -- 1,283 ( from ODE Report Card) Olentangy Local -- Total HS Enrollment: 5,810 Olentangy High School* -- 1,809 ( from ODE Report Card) Olentangy Liberty** 2,121 -- ( from ODE Report Card) Olentangy Orange** -- 1,880 ( from ODE Report Card) Hilliard City: Total HS Enrollment 4,724 Hilliard Bradley** -- 1,559 ( from ODE Report Card) Hilliard Darby** -- 1,500 ( from ODE Report Card) Hillard Davidson* -- 1,665 ( from ODE Report Card) Dublin City -- Total HS Enrollment: 4,698 Dublin Coffman* -- 1,815 ( from ODE Report Card) Dublin Jerome** -- 1,620 ( from ODE Report Card) Dublin Scioto** -- 1,263 ( from ODE Report Card) Westerville City Schools -- Total HS Enrollment: 4,621 Westerville North -- 1,434 ( from ODE Report Card) Westerville Central** -- 1,794 ( from ODE Report Card) Westerville South* -- 1,393 ( from ODE Report Card) Pickerington Local -- Total HS Enrollment: 3,266 Pickering Central* -- 1,658 ( from ODE Report Card) Pickerington North** -- 1,608 ( from ODE Report Card) Worthington City-- Total HS Enrollment: 2,909 Thomas Worthington* -- 1,720 ( from ODE Report Card) Worthington Kilborne** -- 1,189 ( from ODE Report Card) Upper Arlington -- 1,785 ( from ODE Report Card) ODE = Ohio Department of Education... (http://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/Pages/School-Search.aspx) * = Original School in District **= Newer school in District
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  7. I have no idea what their show is going to be this year, but I wouldn’t put too much stock into it. Back when I was in the corps (in the early Jurassic), we would sometimes pull out older charts (from the late Triassic, for example) to play in brass sectionals. Swan Lake from ‘87 cracked us up because Jim Wren wrote “con scrot” on part of the baritone score. (Someone earned a nickname from it, actually.) Also, as you already mentioned, they’ll be playing it at the home show and possibly as an encore piece as well. Still, I think it’s a lot of fun pulling out details like this. I think something similar was posted last year or recently and I responded with the same story. (I’m turning into the uncle that tells the same year after year at Thanksgiving dinner...)
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  8. I know this is a future thread, but I just want to say that I'm listening to the field drum judge tape from the '88 show. God, I've loved The Cadets for nearly all of my life. (Six minutes into that show, the drum judge says: "Guys, I don't think I've heard an error yet". I don't think he said 5 words through the whole show. Astounding.) Thank you, Cadets, for an entire lifetime of (mostly) absolutely stunning entertainment of (usually) the highest possible quality. Back to the 2018 show...
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  9. Their trajectories definitely suggest that, even though my gut is not entirely feeling it that way. The smoothest recent trend lines appear to be BD, SCV, and Cadets. BD is maintaining. SCV has been on a long climb. Cadets appear to be steadying a ship that could go either way, but is likely at/near bottom and ready to climb (similar to Crossmen 2008-2012).
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  10. "Communications meader." Lol. Maybe do a spellcheck next time?
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  11. Just for fun... as part of our 2018 prediction thread, it might be interesting to look at the placement statistics for the past 15 years. For example, for 8th place, the highest previous year's placement was 3rd and the lowest previous year's placement (in this case semi-finals placement) was 14th. Most frequently (in the past 15 years) the 8th place corps was 7th the previous year. Enjoy...
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  12. I really would like Flo to let the show stand for 24 hours so it can be watched and/or re-watch for a limited amount of time.
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  13. I want the Cadets to wow people again...don't care about their placement. And I want to see the return of head gear. The lack of head gear looks sloppy and takes away from the visual effect.
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  14. I'd have to say, more restraint on electronic Bass. That fake bottom level really destroys the experience for me.
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  15. (Reposting from a similar thread) Championship Contenders Blue Devils and Carolina Crown - No elaboration needed for BD. CC is likely to field the kind of design that put them on top. Percussion will begin to rival their amazing brass, and the colorguard will be stronger. These two corps will be the class of the field in 2018. Medal Pool Santa Clara, Cavaliers, Boston Crusaders, and Bluecoats - Santa Clara will remain strong. The Cavies' stock is still rising, propelled by MM maturity, experience, and their brand's re-acquired "it" factor. Boston's wave has still not crested. Retained veterans and an uptick in experienced recruits will keep upward pressure on design, demand, and placement. Bluecoats have weathered their first post-championship season. Their return to the medal hunt will be unhampered by having "just won" (an affliction to which only BD is immune). Mid-tier Blue Knights, Cadets, Phantom, and Blue Stars - BK's brass has been consistently good and their percussion was the talk of Indy in 2017. With an improved guard and a design worthy of the performers, they have a chance to top this tier and possibly snag a top 5 finish. Member retention and an aggressive recruiting effort are solidifying the Cadets' position in this group. Early design readiness will be key to allowing this corps' MMs and championship DNA to deliver and climb. Fine-tuning the Phantom Mystique, and fielding a design that conveys it, will show the younger generation why the "dinos" still revere this corps. Blue Stars were victorious in their last duel with Crossmen. To rise within this group, they will need more design "wow factor" to challenge Phantom, Cadets, and BK. Finalist Contenders Crossmen, Madison, Mandarins, Colts, and Academy - Crossmen are likely to remain solid finalists and challengers to the mid-tier. Madison has both passionate MMs and fans. The question is how these strengths will be channeled. Mandarins are putting the most pressure on the others. Colts have a chance to jump in, and Academy needs a dose of their 2016 magic to challenge.
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