NCASA presented the 2016 William Peace University North Carolina Middle School Show Choir Competition on Saturday May 7 at Cox Mill High School. The competition followed a prelims-finals format, with the top six show choirs moving on to the evening finals. And those were, in order of final ranking:
6- Randolph Middle School of Charlotte with a rating of “Excellent”
5- Mt. Airy Middle School with a rating of “Excellent”
4- Hanes Middle School of Winston-Salem with a rating of “Superior”
State Third Place- 71st Classical Middle School of Fayetteville with a rating of “Superior”
State Runner-up- Harris Road Middle School of Concord with a rating of “Superior”
State Champion- Jay M Robinson Middle School of Charlotte
Jay M Robinson won with a medley from “The Muppets,” while Harris Road sang “Here Comes the Sun,” “Beautiful Day,” and “Walking on Sunshine,” and 71st Classical performed selections from “Beautiful, the Carole King Musical.”
We also presented several superlative awards:
Best Male Solo- Jamal Jackson of 71st Classical Middle School
Best Female Solo- Kalea Johnson of Brawley Middle School
Best Male Stage Presence- Jaden Buksbazen of Jay M Robinson Middle School
Best Female Stage Presence- Haley Pollock of Elizabeth City Middle School
Best Show Design- Jay M Robinson
Best Choreography- Jay M Robinson
Best Group Vocals- Jay M Robinson
Best New Choir- Overhills Middle School of Spring Lake
Final results from the high school division of the William Peace University North Carolina Show Choir Competition. The following six schools advanced to the Finals. Shown is their final ranking.
While the event didn't have an advertised theme, about half of the choirs presented one or more songs from the 1970's giving it a retro disco feel.
1 - Bull City Lights from Voyager Academy - Superior
2 - Howlin' Huskies from William A Hough HS - Superior
3 - Mitchell HS Show Choir - Superior
4 - Triton Showstoppers from Triton HS - Superior
5 - Harmony in Motion from West Brunswick HS - Superior
6 - Northeast Guilford HS Show Choir - Excellent
Best Male Solo - Hank Ware from Myers Park HS
Best Female Solo - Grace Helms from West Brunswick HS
Best Male Stage Presence - Jordan Kelley from Voyager Academy Bull City Lights
Best Female Stage Presence - Rachael Alvarez from Hough HS
Best New Choir - Triton HS
Best Combo - Mitchell HS
Best Show Design - Mitchell HS
Best Vocals - Voyager Academy Bull City Lights
Best Choreography - Mitchell HS
The middle school event will be May 7 hosted by Cox Mill HS in Concord.
There is only one division for MS and HS. We will recognize the top three choirs from the morning at the Morning Awards. We will recognize the top three choirs at the afternoon awards and present the specialty awards in the afternoon. The top six overall choirs will advance to the Finals. The evening awards will follow the Finals where we will recognize the top three overall choirs.
Thanks, Leon. I believe we have both events posted now! Appreciate you sharing the information with us.
Just to be clear, are there any divisions other than High School and Middle School? Wanted to double check since there are separate morning and afternoon awards ceremonies.
Registration is now closed for the middle school division of the William Peace University NC Show Choir Competition. This event will be presented on May 7 hosted by Cox Mill High School of Concord.
Judges will be Andy Beck, Julie Ricciardi, Greg Franklin, Allison Surratt, and Donna Wiles.
9:30 - Central MS
9:50 - Hanes MS
10:10 - Mount Airy MS
10:30 - Mount Pleasant MS
11:00 - JM Robinson MS
11:20 - Carrington MS
11:40 - Overhills MS
12:15 - Morning Awards
1:00 - Harris Road MS
1:20 - Brawley MS
1:40 - Thomas Jefferson Classical
2:00 - Highland MS
2:30 - Randolph MS
2:50 - 71st Classical MS
3:10 - Elizabeth City MS
3:30 - Mount Mourne School
3:50 - EXHIBITION Thomas Jefferson Sixth grade
4:30 - Afternoon Awards
5:50 - Finals 1
6:10 - Finals 2
6:30 - Finals 3
6:50 - Finals 4
7:10 - Finals 5
7:30 - Finals 6
8:00 Finals Awards
Registration is now closed for the high school division of the William Peace University NC Show Choir Competition. This April 16 event will be hosted by Atkins High School of Winston-Salem. With just two single-gender choirs registered, this division has been eliminated and all choirs will be competing in one division. The schedule is shown below:
Judges will be Andy Beck, Donna Wiles, Lori Garber, Lisa Blair-Hawkins, and one judge TBD.
9:30 – Overhills
9:55 – Charlotte Learning Academy
10:20 – West Brunswick
10:40 – Northeast Guilford (10 min judges break follows)
11:15 – Atkins
11:40 – Hough
12:05 – Voyager Girls
12:45 – Morning Awards Ceremony
1:20 – John A Holmes
1:45 – EE Smith
2:10 – Triton
2:35 – North Pitt (10 minute judge break follows)
3:10 – Mitchell
3:35 – Voyager Mixed
4:00 – North Surry
4:25 – Myers Park
4:50 – Exhibition Choir TBD
5:20 – Afternoon Awards Ceremony
6:40 – Finals 1
7:05 – Finals 2
7:30 – Finals 3
7:55 – Finals 4
8:20 – Finals 5
8:45 – Finals 6
9:20 - Finals Awards
The following schools have registered during the Early Registration period which closed yesterday. The two weekends will likely include more than 40 show choirs which would make this the largest show choir event in the country!
Middle Schools: The following schools have registered: Mount Mourne, 71st Classical MS, Harris Road MS, Highland MS, Covenant Day, Mount Airy MS, Central (Gates) MS, Robinson MS, Elizabeth City MS, Brawley MS, Randolph MS, Overhills MS, JN Fries MS, Carrington MS, Thomas Jefferson Classical, Pine Lake Prep, Hickory Ridge MS, and Mount Pleasant MS
Single-Gender High Schools: Voyager Academy and Hough HS
Mixed High Schools: Myers Park HS, Mitchell HS, Northeast Guilford HS, North Surry HS, Northeastern HS, Voyager, West Brunswick, Atkins, and Brunswick EC HS
A Cappella: North Surry, Thomas Jefferson, Union County EC, Northwood, and Statesville HS
We are actively seeking vendors interested in exhibiting during these events. Contact me at [email protected] if you are interested.
The high school division is confirmed for April 15-16, 2016 at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem. Mixed preliminaries will be Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Single-Gender preliminaries will be Saturday morning.
The Finals will be Saturday evening. The top six choirs from all preliminaries will compete again to determine the champion in each division and the Grand Champion.
UPDATE - The NCASA Show Choir Committee has changed the format to a Preliminaries - Finals format instead of the Regionals - State format of past years. This alters the dates in that now all events will take place over two weekends.
May 6 - High School A Cappella Competition at Cox Mill HS in Concord
May 7 - Middle School Show Choir at Cox Mill HS (Preliminaries in morning and afternoon, Finals in evening)
The high school weekend and site are to be determined. They will be posted here once they are confirmed.
Registration for all show choir events opens on August 31. All are free and open to NCASA member schools.
We thank William Peace University for their continued support of the William Peace University NC Show Choir Competition!
NC Association for Scholastic Activities has set the dates for the 2016 William Peace University NC Show Choir Competition:
Regionals: April 8 and 15 in four sites across NC
State Final: May 6 and 7 at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem.
NEW for 2016: We will have Single-Gender and a cappella divisions added to the existing mixed choir division for high schools. Only mixed choir will be presented for middle schools although a few girls choirs compete there.
More details (including specific Regional sites and dates) will be published on this thread as they are developed. The Triangle Regional is set for NC School of Science and Mathematics on April 15.
North Carolina High School Show Choir State Contest 2016
