1st- Totino Grace (547)
2nd- Urbandale (546)
3rd- Iowa City High (522)
4th- Iowa City West (508)
5th- Council Bluffs (503))
6th- Davenport Central (493)
7th- Davenport West (479)
8th- Papillion La Vista (474)
9th- Waukee (465)
10th- West Des Moines Valley (451)
11th- Southeast Polk (445)
12th- Indianola (426)
13th- Newton (386)
14th- Roosevelt (385)
15th- Lincoln (379)
16th- Dowling Catholic (378)
Randy Sage-
1st- Urbandale (183)
2nd- Totino Grace (179)
3rd- Iowa City West (177)
4th- Davenport Central (176)
5th- Davenport West (172)
6th- Iowa City High (169)
7th- Council Bluffs (167)
8th- Papillion La Vista (165)
9th- West Des Moines Valley (160)
10th- Waukee (156)
11th- Roosevelt
12th- Southeast Polk (146) *TIE*
12th- Indianola (146) *TIE*
14th- Lincoln (137)
15th- Dowling Catholic (132)
16th- Newton (126)
Bob Anderson-
1st- Totino Grace (184)
2nd- Urbandale (177)
3rd- Iowa City High (172)
4th- Council Bluffs (160)
5th- Iowa City West (152)
6th- Southeast Polk (148)
7th- Davenport West (144)
8th- Davenport Central (142) *TIE*
8th- Waukee (142) *TIE*
10th- Papillion La Vista (141)
11th- West Des Moines Valley (128)
12th- Indianola (127)
13th- Newton (126)
14th- Lincoln (116)
15th- Dowling Catholic (113)
16th- Roosevelt (96)
Steve Albaugh-
1st- Urbandale (186)
2nd- Totino Grace (184)
3rd- Iowa City High (181)
4th- Iowa City West (179)
5th- Council Bluffs (176)
6th- Davenport Central (175)
7th- Papillion La Vista (168)
8th- Waukee (167)
9th- Davenport West (163) *TIE*
9th- West Des Moines Valley (163) *TIE*
11th- Indianola (153)
12th- Southeast Polk (151)
13th- Newton (134) *TIE*
14th- Roosevelt (134) *TIE*
15th- Dowling Catholic (133)
16th- Lincoln (126)
This was a great competition. I was surprised by some groups, and disapointed by others.
It's late... and I just sorted through all those results... so... no major comments till tomorrow.
Here was how I saw things going in the day time. (From the groups that I watched)
1st- Totino
2nd- Urbandale (Vocals and Choreography)
3rd- Davenport Central
4th- Iowa City High
5th- Lewis Central
6th- Iowa City West
7th- Anamosa (3A)
8th- Roosevelt
9th- Southeast Polk
10th- Lincoln
11th- Dowling Catholic
12th- Indianola
It was a great competition.
Urbandale was only 1 point behind after the daytime.
Urbandale got 1st in the middle school(Pizazz), and 1st in the prep division(Vitality)
GC: Totino Grace (Best Choreography)
1st RU: Urbandale (TIE Best Vocals)
2nd RU: Iowa City (TIE Best Vocals)
3rd RU: Davenport Central
4th RU: Iowa City West
5th RU: Lewis Central
In a matter of 2 minutes (quite literally) I might have screwed up 3rd and 4th RU, but I think it's right.
9th Place: Waukee
8th Place: Papillion-Vista
7th Place: Davenport West
6th Place: Davenport Central
5th Place: Lewis Central
4th Place: Iowa City West
3rd Place: Iowa City High
2nd Place: Urbandale
1st Place: Totino
Top 6 In Finals.
(THESE ARE DAY TIME RESULTS)
Best Male Soloist: Davenport West
Best Female: Totino Grace Sam
I had an amazing show choir dream last night. The show choir was Totino Grace "Company of Singers". The show was amazing. The opener was some disco thing (almost like our closer, but 10 times cooler). They had like 60 people on stage. Fog. Strobe lights. It was really neat.
The only weird thing was the ballad. I don't know what the song was. But, it was some love song. Everyone was in a girl guy couple. At random moments in the beautiful song, couples would kiss eachother. It was really weird.
Show choir dreams rock... especially when they are about other schools!
yah so btw... that is not really like their show....
take their opener and make it the closer.... and the ballad.... oh adam. i think you just need to get laid.
the ballad soloist (Samantha) will blow you away! no joke. and she is one of the nicest people i met at MG! but unfortunately there is no kissing!
I had an amazing show choir dream last night. The show choir was Totino Grace "Company of Singers". The show was amazing. The opener was some disco thing (almost like our closer, but 10 times cooler). They had like 60 people on stage. Fog. Strobe lights. It was really neat.
The only weird thing was the ballad. I don't know what the song was. But, it was some love song. Everyone was in a girl guy couple. At random moments in the beautiful song, couples would kiss eachother. It was really weird.
Show choir dreams rock... especially when they are about other schools!
I'm pretty sure this competition is going to come down to Totino Grace and Urbandale for the GC trophy. If Totino Grace performs as well as they did in my dream last night... they will walk away with the trophy for sure.
I'm pretty sure this competition is going to come down to Totino Grace and Urbandale for the GC trophy. If Totino Grace performs as well as they did in my dream last night... they will walk away with the trophy for sure.
In 2002 with our extensions heads were cut off on the tape, but not by much. They were literrally 2 and a half feet higher than the risers underneath our extensions.
FYI...Urbandale passed a bond referendum recently to make improvements to district schools that includes plans for a new 1000+ seat state-of-the-art auditorium. I've heard the stage, wing space, and set fly space will be comparable to the Des Moines Civic Center. I can't wait!
That's great news indeed - and exactly the kind of thing Johnston needs to pass. But, alas - the most recent bond referendum I think went to building an entirely new elementary school, so it looks like the auditorium need will be left out once again. But - while it may have taken Urbandale a while to get that auditorium passed, the truth is - it eventually DID, so there is hope...
Just how much added height does it take to put your top rows into the rafters?
Not much at all. Singers on the back row of the standard 4-riser setup will already feel as though they are about to hit their heads. (I speak from personal experience here!) Erring on the side of caution, I would say that another 12 inches will put singers' entire heads out of the judges' line of sight. The ceiling really is quite low. Be careful on lifts in the back row, and hope that you don't have many tall props. I'm working at the competition, so I will try and find out tomorrow evening and post back here, in hopes that it will help someone.
However, as the city grew (and grew, and grew) it quickly became outdated. It really is an insult now - and Johnston isn't alone in that regard (I know Urbandale's auditorium isn't much bigger than Johnston's, though it is much better equipped).
FYI...Urbandale passed a bond referendum recently to make improvements to district schools that includes plans for a new 1000+ seat state-of-the-art auditorium. I've heard the stage, wing space, and set fly space will be comparable to the Des Moines Civic Center. I can't wait!
Also, it doesn't take much of a rise to put you in the rafters. We don't add anything to the standard 4 by 4 set and we've had girls that were lifted in the back row whose heads disappeared in the curtains on the video. Be aware of the space in the wings too. There is 8 feet from the edge of the risers to the side curtains, so you have to account for the additional travel time during transitions and costume changes that take you on or off the set.
Johnston Showzam 2006
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