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 Show Choir Community    Events    2023 Season    Joplin In The Spotlight 2023
Event Info

February 3rd-4th, 2023
Venue Info
Joplin High School
Coulter Auditorium, Performing Arts Center
2014 Indiana Ave.
Joplin, MO 64804
Phone: (417) 625-5230
Event Details
Number of Attending Choirs:
14 Mixed Groups
7 Treble Groups
3 Bass Groups
9 Middle School Groups
Event Hosts:
Joplin "Sound Dimension"
Joplin "Touch of Class"
Event Judges:
Lauren Eakes Loving (critique [middle school])
Eric Eichenberger
Spencer Jones (critique [high school])
Zachary Pettit (critique)
Mike Pierson
Rene Spencer
Courtney Wright
Tickets
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Joplin In The Spotlight 2023





Awards
 Predictions
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 Event Site
 Live Stream


Middle School Division
Groups    

Sound Machine
Carthage Junior High School
 First Place
Best Vocals
Best Soloist

Wildcat Singers
Neosho Junior High School
 Second Place
Best Choreography
Best Band
Best Soloist

Polyphonics
Webb City Junior High School
 Third Place

Euphonics
Webb City Junior High School
 4th Place

Future Sounds
Nevada Middle School
 5th Place

Tiger Fever
Oneta Ridge Middle School
 No Placement

Tiger Valor
Centennial Middle School
 No Placement

Tiger Legacy
Broken Arrow Sequoyah Middle School
 No Placement

New Sounds
Joplin Middle Schools
 No Placement

Finals
Groups    

Tiger Rhythm
Broken Arrow High School
 Grand Champion
Best Vocals
Best Choreography
Best Band
Best Show Design
Best Costumes

Choraleers
Neosho High School
 First Runner Up

Bella Vocé
Webb City High School
 Second Runner Up
Best Crew

Soundwave
Carthage Senior High School
 3rd Runner Up
Best Ballad

Trojanaires
Jenks High School
 4th Runner Up
Best Closer
Best Soloist (Anabel White)

Singers
Webb City High School
 5th Runner Up
Best Opener

Mixed Division - Tier I (Prelims) Show
Mixed Division - Tier II
Groups    

Hillside Singers
Pleasant Hill High School
 First Place
Judge's Choice (Karen Dollins)

Soundsational Singers
Nevada High School
 Second Place

Rhapsody n' Rhythm
McDonald County High School
 Third Place
Best Soloist (Jaxen Campbell)

Mixed Division - Tier III
Groups    

Vocal Motion
Mt. Vernon High School
 First Place

Blue Harmony
Hollister High School
 Second Place

Patriot Singers
East Newton High School
 Third Place

Jive Tribe
Seneca High School
 4th Place

Treble Division
Groups    

Bella Vocé
Webb City High School
 First Place

Suite Sounds
Carthage Senior High School
 Second Place

Tiger Mystique
Broken Arrow High School
 Third Place

Treble Effects
Nevada High School
 4th Place

Hilltop Harmony
Pleasant Hill High School
 5th Place

Sugar & Spice
Neosho High School
 6th Place

Trojan Spirit
Jenks High School
 7th Place

Bass Division
Groups    

Powerhouse
Pleasant Hill High School
 First Place

Phenomenon
Neosho High School
 Second Place

DoMENance
Webb City High School
 Third Place

Prep Division
Groups    

Vocal Fusion
Nevada High School
 First Place

Tiger Momentum
Broken Arrow Freshman Academy
 Second Place

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KSinOK • on Feb 9, 2023, 3:49 PM
Post #34
 
I would like some input regarding the placement of Tiger Monentum in Second place at Jopin last weekend. They scored more points than their competitor (vocal fusion) but were not rewarded for their performance, hard work, hours of practice and dedication. How do the judges justify not rewarding a higher score and a superior performance with the first place trophy?


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BACooperElli26 • on Feb 10, 2023, 2:22 PM (Edited)
Post #36
 





Will. • on Feb 10, 2023, 4:49 PM
Post #37
+1
This comp has just been a magnet for controversy this year between this supposed placing discrepancy and the rumored disqualifications. Missouri is wild this year.




ZacharyPettit • on Feb 11, 2023, 12:53 AM
Post #38
+5
1. What we’re not gonna do is come in here and degrade any group. Every student that takes the stage has dedicated their time and talents.

2. I can understand how there is confusion looking at raw scores compared the the placements. However, this competition uses consensus judging. Essentially, each judge’s raw score is converted into a “vote” for a specific placement in that group’s division. This ensures that each judge gets an equal say in the overall results. If, for instance, one judge swings wildly in points from group to group where the others have a tighter span of points, a raw score is only then reflective of his score rather than the collective whole. I have not personally examined every nuance of the judging results, but my assumption is that a majority of judges ranked Vocal Fusion above Tiger Momentum, but one individual judge may have swung so far in favor of TM that the raw scores are misleading.




Jeff. • on Feb 11, 2023, 10:14 AM
Post #39
+11
It's a great point by Zachary. And not necessarily specific to Joplin, but show choir leadership in general fails the average audience member immensely by not simply explaining these things. It wouldn't even take 30 seconds in the final awards ceremony to acknowledge the contest's scoring system. If some contests can spend 5 minutes doing "shout-outs" while waiting for the group to perform, then they can take a moment to acknowledge points, points to rank, or consensus rank. It's important to continuously educate the show choir community as the audience is a revolving door as kids graduate and new parents/kids get involved in the activity.


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KSinOK • on Feb 13, 2023, 12:18 PM
Post #40
 
Zachary,
I did not degrade any group; I called out a simple fact.
Sharing this information regarding consensus judging with the audience at live performances would be very helpful and would help eliminate confusion, when at the end of a competition, all we spectators CAN do is speculate. The lack of transparency in your judging style fosters confusion. Plus, knowing that the judging is subjective, we can all set our expectations accordingly. Minimally, a review of judging at each performance should be standard policy and it would be even more helpful to post an example of a blank judging evaluation form.



ZacharyPettit • on Feb 5, 2023, 3:01 PM
Post #32
+1
Saturday Prelim Results:

Prep
1. Nevada
2. Broken Arrow

Treble
1. Webb City
2. Carthage
3. Broken Arrow

Bass
1. Pleasant Hill
2. Neosho
3. Webb City

3A
1. Mt. Vernon
2. Hollister
3. East Newton

4A
1. Pleasant Hill
2. Nevada
3. McDonald County

5A
1. Broken Arrow
2. Carthage
3. Neosho

Opener: Webb City Singers
Ballad: Carthage Soundwave
Closer: Jenks Trojanaires
Costumes: Broken Arrow Tiger Rhythm
Show Deisgn: Broken Arrow Tiger Rhythm
Solos:
-Jaxen Campbell (McDonald County)
- Jenks Trojanaires (sorry, I didn’t catch her name)


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kszabo • on Feb 9, 2023, 4:16 PM
Post #35
+1
Jenks Trojanaires Best Female Soloist - Anabel White

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jack.haidens • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:09 AM
Post #19
 
Pleasant Hill High School choirs were disqualified from this event.




Häakon • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:11 AM
Post #20
+1
Care to elaborate?


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jack.haidens • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:16 AM
Post #21
 
Destruction of property




Will. • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:16 AM
Post #22
 
Like, all of their choirs?


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jack.haidens • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:18 AM
Post #23
 
Yes


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jack.haidens • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:36 AM
Post #25
 
Phenomenal choir, it is just sad they are unable to realize when it is time to work and not play. Not sure what’s in store for the rest of their season.


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Jolynkb420 • on Feb 5, 2023, 1:55 AM (Edited)
Post #26
 
Where did you get this information? I heard some people were playing hack sac and fell into a wall and cracked it. Pleasant hill as a whole also brought home 3 trophies. I don’t think they would have given them trophies if they got disqualified?




ZacharyPettit • on Feb 5, 2023, 2:12 AM
Post #27
+9
This is incorrect. Pleasant Hill received no penalty. The slight, accidental damage to a wall has been taken care of and there is no reason for this to even be mentioned. We were happy and proud to host Pleasant Hill’s choirs this weekend at Joplin.


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renespencer • on Feb 5, 2023, 8:38 PM
Post #33
+2
They were not disqualified. Their director contacted the host and offered to pay for the damage. No disqualification was made.

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jenineharrison26 • on Feb 5, 2023, 12:57 PM
Post #31
+1
Best Opener Webb City Singers
Best Closer Jenks Trojanaires

Best Female Soloist Jenks Trojanaires

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jenineharrison26 • on Feb 5, 2023, 12:56 PM
Post #30
+1
Judges Choice - Karen Dollins (Pleasant Hill Show Choir director) for commitment to show choir over the years.

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jenineharrison26 • on Feb 5, 2023, 12:30 PM (Edited)
Post #29
+1
Best Costumes Broken Arrow TR
Best Show Design Broken Arrow TR


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