Our group is spelled with two "n"'s. The group began in the 1999-2000 season. (Just to reply to Mr. Temple) Hope everyone's pumped for saturday! Its gonna be awesome!
QUOTE(juliofrommississippi @ Jan 14 2008, 09:53 PM) [snapback]411953[/snapback]
Atlantic is a 3A school from West Central Iowa. Their director is Luke Johnson and this is his first year at Atlantic.
Here are my predictions:
GC: Ankeny
1RU: Omaha Westside
2RU: Urbandale
3RU: Cedar Rapids Kennedy
4RU: Cedar Rapids Jefferson
5RU: Cedar Rapids Washington
Other placements:
7th- Southeast Polk
8th- Waukee
9th- Bloomington Jefferson
10th- West Des Moines Valley
11th- Ankeny prep
12th- Des Moines Lincoln
13th- Indianola
14th- Newton
I love how every year it seems everyone except me counts out Southeast Polk and then they come back to beat some MAJOR groups. I'm sure this year will be no exception. I think the Top 6 are pretty secure (of course there can be no certainties). Omaha Westside will continue off of it's high from Showstoppers Orlando and high preliminary placing at Onalaska and they will beat Urbandale. Their vocals will dominate Urbandale's. Also, Cedar Rapids Washington has already made huge improvements from Linn-Mar which include solidifying placings in all of their songs and reblocking the ballad (staging was the reason Washington was in 5th after day round). All of these top 6 groups except Ankeny have come off of VERY difficult competitions. Those 5 groups showed high performance levels at their competitions and this should be a good one!
p.s. Cedar Rapids Washington Vivace will place 1st in the 9th grade division after coming off an 8th placing overall at Linn-Mar. They could place top 10 in this varsity competition I think (yes they are really that good!) Urbandale Vitality will win the prep division (although CR Kennedy's Protege was very close at Linn-Mar)
I think you might be underestimating Perpetual Motion (Ankeny). They are very strong again this year.
But mainly I am posting to get the Showzam Thread up to the top since the competition is only
2 days away!!!! Good luck to Mrs. VW overseeing her first Showzam and to Mr. B in his first year also.
Save me a WARM seat in both auditoriums please!!!!
QUOTE(lghtmycandle16 @ Jan 14 2008, 09:17 PM) [snapback]411919[/snapback]
Nice we wear green as well, and our closer has you give love a bad name in it! It's a medly though
i looked at the revised schedule and Atlantic is going to be there? I don't even know who they are anyone know where the Atlantic Ambassadors are from?
Atlantic is a 3A school from West Central Iowa. Their director is Luke Johnson and this is his first year at Atlantic.
Here are my predictions:
GC: Ankeny
1RU: Omaha Westside
2RU: Urbandale
3RU: Cedar Rapids Kennedy
4RU: Cedar Rapids Jefferson
5RU: Cedar Rapids Washington
Other placements:
7th- Southeast Polk
8th- Waukee
9th- Bloomington Jefferson
10th- West Des Moines Valley
11th- Ankeny prep
12th- Des Moines Lincoln
13th- Indianola
14th- Newton
I love how every year it seems everyone except me counts out Southeast Polk and then they come back to beat some MAJOR groups. I'm sure this year will be no exception. I think the Top 6 are pretty secure (of course there can be no certainties). Omaha Westside will continue off of it's high from Showstoppers Orlando and high preliminary placing at Onalaska and they will beat Urbandale. Their vocals will dominate Urbandale's. Also, Cedar Rapids Washington has already made huge improvements from Linn-Mar which include solidifying placings in all of their songs and reblocking the ballad (staging was the reason Washington was in 5th after day round). All of these top 6 groups except Ankeny have come off of VERY difficult competitions. Those 5 groups showed high performance levels at their competitions and this should be a good one!
p.s. Cedar Rapids Washington Vivace will place 1st in the 9th grade division after coming off an 8th placing overall at Linn-Mar. They could place top 10 in this varsity competition I think (yes they are really that good!) Urbandale Vitality will win the prep division (although CR Kennedy's Protege was very close at Linn-Mar)
QUOTE(lghtmycandle16 @ Jan 14 2008, 09:17 PM) [snapback]411919[/snapback]
i looked at the revised schedule and Atlantic is going to be there? I don't even know who they are anyone know where the Atlantic Ambassadors are from?
They are from Atlantic, Iowa.
Also I couldn't help but notice that our top six was exactly the same. Were you copying me?
QUOTE(luv2dance08 @ Jan 14 2008, 08:20 PM) [snapback]411901[/snapback]
AHHH! im so uber pumped. Jefferson will be leaving at 5am after finals on both thursday and friday! i cant wait to see everyone and heres the lineup for our show if your interested:
Dirty Boogie- Brian Setzer
Smack Dab in the Middle- NY Voices
Home- The Wiz
Heart of Rock and Roll- Huey Lewis
Rush- Aly And AJ
You Give Love a Bad Name: Bon Jovi
well be the hotties in green
Nice we wear green as well, and our closer has you give love a bad name in it! It's a medly though
i looked at the revised schedule and Atlantic is going to be there? I don't even know who they are anyone know where the Atlantic Ambassadors are from?
AHHH! im so uber pumped. Jefferson will be leaving at 5am after finals on both thursday and friday! i cant wait to see everyone and heres the lineup for our show if your interested:
Dirty Boogie- Brian Setzer
Smack Dab in the Middle- NY Voices
Home- The Wiz
Heart of Rock and Roll- Huey Lewis
Rush- Aly And AJ
You Give Love a Bad Name: Bon Jovi
I should be stumbling in after lunch, and look forward to a very interesting line up!
And a quick edit to remind y'all that varsity groups are in the MIDDLE SCHOOL center, and preps etc. are in the HIGH SCHOOL center accross the parking lot.
GC: Ankeny
1st RU: CR Kennedy
2nd RU: Urbandale
3rd RU: ATSC
4th RU: CR Jefferson
5th RU: Washington
Other Placements
7th: Valley
8th: Waukee
9th: Bloomington Jefferson
10th: Ankeny Prep
11th: Lincoln
12th: SE Polk
13th: Indianola
14th: Newton
Should be a VERY cut throat competition- I feel weird when i put Cedar Rapids schools at 4th and 5th runner up in my predictions! Can't wait to see this one unfold
I always reserve the right to change my opinion of a group and/or a competition, due to more information. In light of that, I have changed my prediction:
In Order:
Ankeny “Visual Adrenaline”
Urbandale “Studio 2008”
Kennedy “Happiness”
Omaha Westside “Amazing…”
CR Jeff “West Side Delegation”
CR Washington “Momentum”
Bloomington Jeff “Jeff. Conn.”
Waukee “Millennium”
WDSM Valley “Choralation”
SE Polk “Ramification”
Ankeny “Perpetual Motion”
DSM Lincoln “Infinity”
Indianola “Side One”
Newton “Midnight Express”
should be an interesting competition when you include
Urbandale- who just won a competition
Omaha- who just did very well at the cut-throat contest known as "onalaska"
CR Jefferson who just beat out GCS
CR Kennedy and Washington who just made finals at Linn-Mar
Waukee- who came out of nowhere last year
and don't forget bloomington jefferson, and ankeny!
Using my stealth ninja-like skills, an open heating vent, and a harness, I was able to ascertain the following schedule. (Actually, I found it on the website of a competing choir, but I like the first idea better).
HS CENTER (MS, PREP, 1A/2A)
CR Kennedy “Chanteurs” 10:00am
CR Washington “Vivace” 10:20am
Atlantic “Fresh Look” 10:40am
Johnston “Sound Advice” 11:00am
Ankeny “Internal Combustion” 11:20am
Ankeny “Intensity” 12:55pm
DM Lincoln “Sound Attraction” 1:15pm
Indianola “Flip Side” 1:35pm
SE Polk “Vocal Gold” 1:55pm
North Polk “Vivace” 2:15pm
Ogden “Bulldog Beat” 2:35pm
Nodaway Valley “Vivace” 2:55pm
Atlantic “Sensations” 3:35pm
Urbandale “Vitality” 3:55pm
CR Washington “Celebration” 4:10pm
CR Jefferson “Ovation” 4:30pm
Waukee “Spirit” 4:50pm
CR Kennedy “Protégé” 5:10pm
Johnston “Synergy” 5:40pm
AWARDS 5:55pm
Finals begin at 7:15pm
MS CENTER (4A/OPEN)
SE Polk “Ramification” 9:25am
Indianola “Side One” 9:50am
Ankeny “Perpetual Motion” 10:15am
Newton “Midnight Express” 11:30am
DSM Lincoln “Infinity” 11:05am
WDSM Valley “Choraltion” 1:45pm
CR Washington “Momentum” 2:10pm
Bloomington Jeff “Jeff. Conn.” 2:35pm
CR Jeff “West Side Delegation” 3:00pm
Waukee “Millennium” 3:50pm
Kennedy “Happiness” 4:15pm
Ankeny “Visual Adrenaline” 4:40pm
Urbandale “Studio 2008” 5:05pm
Omaha Westside “Amazing…” 5:30pm
AWARDS 6:00pm
Yep- it's been a hassle for all the students to have to park, then go in thru the gym doors or the main doors apparently. A plus for the middle school though is that the construction up front is done so now the bus' and general public will be able to enter through the new front section. (where the old one used to be)
QUOTE(Mr. Temple @ Jan 10 2008, 07:29 AM) [snapback]411043[/snapback]
Wait! So the doors right outside the auditorium at the high schoole that face the middle school won't be accessible? So where will you have to enter and exit? Through the main doors or the ones down by the gym?
That's going to be a real pain for those of us who have to bounce back and forth between the two centers throughout the day.
QUOTE(jasn01 @ Jan 10 2008, 09:03 AM) [snapback]411041[/snapback]
they're adding onto a few parts of the school, so now there will be a show choir room, in addition a choir room, and a band room large enough to march inside for when it rains. amongst other rooms being made larger throughout the building.
because of this, the commons area, right outside of the auditorium won't be able to be used for food, like in years past, and people will have to enter through other doors due to the old ones being landlocked in by a new part of the building.
Wait! So the doors right outside the auditorium at the high schoole that face the middle school won't be accessible? So where will you have to enter and exit? Through the main doors or the ones down by the gym?
That's going to be a real pain for those of us who have to bounce back and forth between the two centers throughout the day.
QUOTE(UOSCF @ Jan 8 2008, 10:42 AM) [snapback]410807[/snapback]
Construction?
they're adding onto a few parts of the school, so now there will be a show choir room, in addition a choir room, and a band room large enough to march inside for when it rains. amongst other rooms being made larger throughout the building.
because of this, the commons area, right outside of the auditorium won't be able to be used for food, like in years past, and people will have to enter through other doors due to the old ones being landlocked in by a new part of the building.
QUOTE(UOSCF @ Jan 8 2008, 12:42 PM) [snapback]410807[/snapback]
Construction?
I haven't been by the campus in some time, but I know that they're adding on to the h.s. (again - music and other classroom space), and still shifting some spaces around in the middle school where the varsity division contest is held.
Still no sight of a schedule though, which I hope will come out soon. I know they're crazed this week prepping for their first contest up at Onalaska - but this invite will be happening before we all know it!
Johnston Showzam 2008
