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Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
competition held annually at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
in late October. This year's Championship will be on October 23rd, 2010. Participating are the top-ranked high school marching bands from Minnesota, as well as participants from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
and Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. Due to the timing of the event, at the end of the field show season, it is considered to determine the Minnesota State Champion band. The program was begun in 2005 by Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,901 people, 20,457 households, and 14,579 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 21,026 housing units at an average density of 649.2 per square mile...
's Brent Turner, a former Corps Director of the Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps.
2007 participants
| Finals Score | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.9 | Rosemount High School Rosemount High School Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota founded in 1918. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 196... |
Minnesota | Color Guard, Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... , and Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... , State Championship |
| 91.6 | Irondale High School Irondale High School Irondale High School is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1967... |
Minnesota | |
| 87.4 | Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School is a four-year public high school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Eden Prairie High School has been graduating students for over seventy years. The school was named a Blue... |
Minnesota | |
| 87.8 | Lincoln Way Central Lincoln-Way Community High School District Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 was organized in 1951. The district serves the communities of New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan, and small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park. Four high schools comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: Lincoln-Way Central,... |
Illinois | |
| 84.8 | Eastview High School Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools... |
Minnesota | |
| 83.2 | Waseca High School | Minnesota | |
| 81.9 | Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was founded in 1962 as Bellevue High School. In 1977 it was renamed Bellevue East High School. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's cross-town rival... |
Nebraska | |
| 78.9 | Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School is a four year public high school located in Champlin, Minnesota.The school's name, Champlin Park, comes from the combination of bordering cities Brooklyn Park and Champlin... |
Minnesota | |
| 77.5 | Downers Grove South High School | Illinois | |
| 71.0 | Menomonie High School Menomonie High School Menomonie High School is located at 1715 5th St W in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Menomonie High School has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot... |
Wisconsin |
| Prelims Score AAA | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73.0 | Sioux City North | Iowa | |
| 86.4 | Lincoln Way Central Lincoln-Way Community High School District Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 was organized in 1951. The district serves the communities of New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan, and small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park. Four high schools comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: Lincoln-Way Central,... |
Illinois | |
| 78.6 | Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School is a four year public high school located in Champlin, Minnesota.The school's name, Champlin Park, comes from the combination of bordering cities Brooklyn Park and Champlin... |
Minnesota | |
| 82.7 | Eastview High School Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools... |
Minnesota | |
| 88.6 | Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School is a four-year public high school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Eden Prairie High School has been graduating students for over seventy years. The school was named a Blue... |
Minnesota | |
| 89.9 | Irondale High School Irondale High School Irondale High School is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1967... |
Minnesota | Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
| 91.9 | Rosemount High School Rosemount High School Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota founded in 1918. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 196... |
Minnesota | Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... and Color Guard |
| 81.7 | Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was founded in 1962 as Bellevue High School. In 1977 it was renamed Bellevue East High School. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's cross-town rival... |
Nebraska |
| Prelims Score AA | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71.8 | Davenport Central High School Davenport Central High School Davenport Central High School is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Davenport, Iowa. Opened in 1907 as "Davenport High School," Central is one of three public high schools part of the Davenport Community School District. The school, whose western side is located along U.S... |
Iowa | |
| 78.1 | Downers Grove South High School | Illinois | Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... |
| 68.3 | Anoka High School Anoka High School Anoka High School is a four year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota on 3939 7th Avenue N.-School overview:Anoka High School is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the district... |
Minnesota | |
| 70.6 | Blaine High School Blaine High School (Minnesota) Blaine High School is a high school in Blaine, Minnesota: part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11. The school was opened in 1972, as part of the Blaine Project. The current principal is John Phelps. The school colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Bengal Tiger.-Academics:Blaine... |
Minnesota | |
| 69.2 | Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School is a high school located at 2340 Northdale Blvd. Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States. It has an enrollment of about 2800 students in grades nine through twelve. The school colors are scarlet red,white & black. The school mascot is the Cardinal... |
Minnesota | |
| 75.0 | Pipestone Area High School Pipestone Area High School Pipestone Area High School is the only public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, in the southwestern corner of the state. The high school is operated under the Pipestone Area School District. As of August, 2007, there were 336 students enrolled in grades 9-12 for the 2006-2007 school year... |
Minnesota | |
| 83.8 | Waseca High School | Minnesota | Color Guard and Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
| Prelims Score A | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65.4 | Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School is a public comprehensive high school that is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. With almost 3,000 students, it is the 3rd largest high school in Minnesota behind neighboring Wayzata and Eden Prarie high schools... |
Minnesota | |
| 70.6 | Menomonie High School Menomonie High School Menomonie High School is located at 1715 5th St W in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Menomonie High School has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot... |
Wisconsin | Color Guard, Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... , and Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
2006 participants
| Final Score | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94.9 | Rosemount High School Rosemount High School Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota founded in 1918. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 196... |
Minnesota | Color Guard, Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... , State Championship |
| 92.9 | Irondale High School Irondale High School Irondale High School is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1967... |
Minnesota | Drum major Drum Major A drum major is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band, usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major, who is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps, is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble regarding... , Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
| 92.5 | Eastview High School Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools... |
Minnesota | |
| 89.7 | Lincoln Way East Lincoln-Way Community High School District Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 was organized in 1951. The district serves the communities of New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan, and small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park. Four high schools comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: Lincoln-Way Central,... |
Illinois | |
| 88.9 | Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School is a four-year public high school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Eden Prairie High School has been graduating students for over seventy years. The school was named a Blue... |
Minnesota | |
| 87.7 | Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was founded in 1962 as Bellevue High School. In 1977 it was renamed Bellevue East High School. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's cross-town rival... |
Nebraska | Spirit Award |
| 85.0 | Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids High School is a four year public high school located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on 800 Conifer Drive. GRHS offers a wide range of extra curricular activities, and boasts one of the only competitive field show marching band programs north of Minneapolis/St... |
Minnesota | |
| 82.2 | MOC-Floyd Valley High School | Iowa | |
| 79.6 | Sioux City North | Iowa | Best Performer (Anna Stanek) |
| 71.4 | Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School is a public comprehensive high school that is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. With almost 3,000 students, it is the 3rd largest high school in Minnesota behind neighboring Wayzata and Eden Prarie high schools... |
Minnesota |
| Prelims Score Class AAA | Band | State |
|---|---|---|
| 93.6 | Rosemount High School Rosemount High School Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota founded in 1918. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 196... |
Minnesota |
| 90.7 | Irondale High School Irondale High School Irondale High School is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1967... |
Minnesota |
| 90.6 | Eastview High School Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools... |
Minnesota |
| 88.3 | Lincoln Way East Lincoln-Way Community High School District Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 was organized in 1951. The district serves the communities of New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan, and small portions of Tinley Park and Orland Park. Four high schools comprise Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: Lincoln-Way Central,... |
Illinois |
| 87.4 | Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie High School is a four-year public high school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Eden Prairie High School has been graduating students for over seventy years. The school was named a Blue... |
Minnesota |
| 85.1 | Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was founded in 1962 as Bellevue High School. In 1977 it was renamed Bellevue East High School. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's cross-town rival... |
Nebraska |
| 84.4 | Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids High School is a four year public high school located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on 800 Conifer Drive. GRHS offers a wide range of extra curricular activities, and boasts one of the only competitive field show marching band programs north of Minneapolis/St... |
Minnesota |
| 78.1 | Sioux City North | Iowa |
| Prelims Score Class AA | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82.1 | MOC-Floyd Valley High School | Iowa | Color Guard, Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... , Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
| 76.8 | Sioux City West | Iowa | |
| 76.0 | Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School is a high school located at 2340 Northdale Blvd. Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States. It has an enrollment of about 2800 students in grades nine through twelve. The school colors are scarlet red,white & black. The school mascot is the Cardinal... |
Minnesota | |
| 75.3 | Blaine High School Blaine High School (Minnesota) Blaine High School is a high school in Blaine, Minnesota: part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11. The school was opened in 1972, as part of the Blaine Project. The current principal is John Phelps. The school colors are blue and white, and the mascot is the Bengal Tiger.-Academics:Blaine... |
Minnesota | |
| 74.3 | Hastings High School Hastings High School (Minnesota) Hastings Senior High School is located in Hastings, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District 200. A brand new multi-million dollar school was established in 2001, upon which a new vision took place for the education of Hastings' students. The construction of the new school was centered... |
Minnesota |
| Prelims Score Class A | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69.9 | Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School Minnetonka High School is a public comprehensive high school that is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. With almost 3,000 students, it is the 3rd largest high school in Minnesota behind neighboring Wayzata and Eden Prarie high schools... |
Minnesota | Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... |
2005 participants
| Place - AAA class | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irondale High School Irondale High School Irondale High School is a public high school located in New Brighton, Minnesota. A part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the high school is located in a suburban area approximately ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It includes grade 9-12, and was founded in 1967... |
Minnesota | Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... , Auxiliary, Drum major Drum Major A drum major is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band, usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major, who is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps, is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble regarding... |
| 2 | Eastview High School Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools... |
Minnesota | Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... |
| 3 | Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School Champlin Park High School is a four year public high school located in Champlin, Minnesota.The school's name, Champlin Park, comes from the combination of bordering cities Brooklyn Park and Champlin... |
Minnesota | |
| 4 | Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School Coon Rapids High School is a high school located at 2340 Northdale Blvd. Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States. It has an enrollment of about 2800 students in grades nine through twelve. The school colors are scarlet red,white & black. The school mascot is the Cardinal... |
Minnesota |
| Place - AA class | Band | State | Captions won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOC-Floyd Valley High School | Iowa | Winds Wind instrument A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of... , Percussion Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... , Auxiliary, Drum major Drum Major A drum major is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band, usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major, who is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps, is responsible for providing commands to the ensemble regarding... |
| 2 | Pipestone Area High School Pipestone Area High School Pipestone Area High School is the only public high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, in the southwestern corner of the state. The high school is operated under the Pipestone Area School District. As of August, 2007, there were 336 students enrolled in grades 9-12 for the 2006-2007 school year... |
Minnesota | |
| 3 | Menomonie High School Menomonie High School Menomonie High School is located at 1715 5th St W in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Menomonie High School has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot... |
Wisconsin | |
| 4 | Hastings High School Hastings High School (Minnesota) Hastings Senior High School is located in Hastings, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District 200. A brand new multi-million dollar school was established in 2001, upon which a new vision took place for the education of Hastings' students. The construction of the new school was centered... |
Minnesota | |
| 5 | Rocori High School Rocori high school ROCORI High School is a high school that serves three Minnesota towns, whose names form the acronym "ROCORI": Rockville, Cold Spring, and Richmond. The school is located in Cold Spring, Minnesota about twenty miles southwest of St. Cloud. The school received its greatest media attention for a... |
Minnesota |