Here's the list of attendees from www.LCClassic.com
Competition Class - Mixed:
Carmel High School Ambassadors
Center Grove High School CG Sound System
Kokomo High School Karisma Singers
Marysville High School Swingers Unlimited
Noblesville High School NHS Singers
Northrop High School Charisma 2010
Pike High School Encores
Shelbyville High School Synergy
Warren Central High School Connection
Zionsville Community High School Royalaires
Competition Class - Single-Gender:
Carmel High School Accents
Center Grove High School Debtones
Noblesville High School New Dimensions
Northrop High School Ville de Filles
Pike High School Mystiques
Warren Central High School Hi-Lites
Zionsville Community High School Choralaires
Concert Choirs:
Center Grove High School CG Singers
Heritage Christian School Colla Voce
Marysville High School Symphonic Choir
Pike High School
Shelby County High School Chamber Singers
Warren Central High School Chamber Singers
Zionsville Community High School Chamber Choir
Festival Class - Mixed:
Austin High School Dimensions
Avon High School Accents
Center Grove High School Surround Sound
Decatur Central High School The Goldenaires
Fishers High School Silver Streak
New Palestine High School Crimson Heat
North Oldham High School Northern Lights
Pendleton Heights High School The Pendletones
Roncalli High School Roncalli Rebel Rhapsody
Shelby County High School Blast Show Choir
Warren Central High School Vivace
Woodlan High School Warrior Ambition
Festival Class - Single-Gender:
Fishers High School Silver Sound
New Palestine High School Diamond Sensations
Middle School Class - Mixed:
Ferguson Middle School
Ankeney Middle School Connection
Franklin Central and Lawrence Central are around 20-25 minutes apart..
Lawrence Township is located in the northeastside suburbs of Indy. Franklin Township is more southeast. From Lawrence you have to pass through another township (Warren Township e.g Warren Central HS) to get to Franklin Township. Most of the metropolitan townships here in Indy are 15-30 minutes of each other. From LC we can get to say North Central (Washington Township) in 15 min. It's around 20 minutes to get to Pike (Pike Township).
That's approximately how far apart Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Jefferson are, and both of them have a competition on the same day. It's been that way since 1997, so it works. The mayor even proclaimed it "Show Choir Day"
Franklin Central and Lawrence Central are around 20-25 minutes apart..
Lawrence Township is located in the northeastside suburbs of Indy. Franklin Township is more southeast. From Lawrence you have to pass through another township (Warren Township e.g Warren Central HS) to get to Franklin Township. Most of the metropolitan townships here in Indy are 15-30 minutes of each other. From LC we can get to say North Central (Washington Township) in 15 min. It's around 20 minutes to get to Pike (Pike Township).
The 22nd annual Classic hosted by Lawrence Central High School on the northeast side of Indianapolis has closed registration for our February 27th, 2010 competition.
The competition classification features 10 mixed choirs and 7 Single-Gender choirs from Carmel, Center Grove, Kokomo, Marysville (OH), Noblesville, Northrop, Pike, Shelbyville, Warren Central, and Zionsville.
The festival competion classification features 14 choirs from Austin, Avon, Center Grove, Decatur Central, Fishers, New Palestine, North Oldham (KY), Pendleton Heights, Roncalli, Shelby County (KY), Warren Central and Woodlan.
Ferguson and Ankeney Middle Schools from Ohio are attending.
We also have Concert Choirs competing from Center Grove, Heritage Christian, Marysville (OH), Pike (2 choirs), Shelby County (KY), Warren Central, and Zionsville.
Detailed information and schedules will be posted to our event website over the next few weeks at http://lcclassic.com.
It will be a great day of performances starting at 8am and running late into the evening. You will want to come and see many of the performances.
i agree choirs new but how can a choir like carmel come in with one of the higest cores on the sheet and not make finals?? or central sound who had the second highest score?? an idk about state last year but i was a senior in 2008 and i agree HN has amazing vocals so does carmel, center grove, and cs (who got 4th vocally that yr) but the issma system is faulty i ddn necessarily say judges were incompetent but the system sucks
yes you did imply the judges were incompetent. so much that they couldnt watch the choirs and form their own opinions, but listen solely to things they may or may not have heard before the competition.
and who can be ignorant to think that choirs cannot have different performances from a completely different competition? carmel's vocals may have sounded weaker than wherever they did their qualifier at. the choreo may have had less energy, or not been as clean. faces could've been lacking. the band may have played wrong notes, or completely overplayed the choir. same with LC. just because your choir did not do as well does not mean the competition is flawed, or the judges are incompetent.
there are SOOOOOO many factors that combine to make up the results. that is why i personally can say i have never gotten a prediction right. you just cannot know beforehand how each individual choir is going to perform. and especially when only 3 choirs make finals, the schedule is going to make a big impact.
i understand that most people around there think the ISSMA system is faulty, but the directors knew all the rules and the scoresheet BEFORE even competing at State.... they had all been scored on those scoresheets at a competition before then, and placed well enough to make the state competition (when many choirs didn't) the directors agreed to be judged by that scoresheet twice, and therefore cannot complain about the judging process.
i agree choirs new but how can a choir like carmel come in with one of the higest cores on the sheet and not make finals?? or central sound who had the second highest score?? an idk about state last year but i was a senior in 2008 and i agree HN has amazing vocals so does carmel, center grove, and cs (who got 4th vocally that yr) but the issma system is faulty i ddn necessarily say judges were incompetent but the system sucks
ISSMA state has been a fluke for so many years i think MANY choirs are just over the attempt at a state comp because it is not fair. i mean all the sites use indiana judges for the most part an then state is out of town judges who know only choirs who have national reps so it still biased although they tried to eliminate it...thats jus my opinion tho lol LOVE CS AN tHE classic woot woot
my old college choir director was a judge at the 08 state competition. he is EXTREMELY well-respected around the nation and judges at numerous local and national comeptitions in numerous states. he knows what he is talking about and he would NEVER judge simply based on choirs he knew. for instance, he had never heard of Huntington North before that day, and he came back raving about their vocals. he said that he had them in first before carmel performed. he also said that carmel was a unanimous favorite among the judges that year.
also, last year a big name school (Carmel) didn't make finals over a lesser-known school- Pike. so i think your interpretation of judging is faulty. if judges didn't know what they were talking about they wouldn't be hired- ESPECIALLY by a state competition. it seemed to me that last year's competition was especially deep and close. none of the choirs that placed were no name choirs who didn't deserve it. and different choirs perform differently at different competitions. that's just how live performances go.
i understand that most people around there think the ISSMA system is faulty, but the directors knew all the rules and the scoresheet BEFORE even competing at State.... they had all been scored on those scoresheets at a competition before then, and placed well enough to make the state competition (when many choirs didn't) the directors agreed to be judged by that scoresheet twice, and therefore cannot complain about the judging process.
instead of just complaining about how faulty ISSMA is, how about directors work together to come up with a system that everyone can agree on. one that helps keep qualifying competitions uniform and provides a competitive state competition. and btw... with that deep of a field there is NO WAY everyone can agree with the results. a crowd favorite (Warren Central) placed low. a crowd favorite and previously undefeated carmel didn't make finals. but those results can come from MANY different reasons. tired vocals, no energy, overpowering band, unsupporting band, too loud of a crowd that covers up the vocals, staging that places the choir farter away from the mics... etc. simply blaming the competition is not the answer.
ISSMA state has been a fluke for so many years i think MANY choirs are just over the attempt at a state comp because it is not fair. i mean all the sites use indiana judges for the most part an then state is out of town judges who know only choirs who have national reps so it still biased although they tried to eliminate it...thats jus my opinion tho lol LOVE CS AN tHE classic woot woot
So far we know Northop and Marysville. You can usually count on Center Grove, and Warren Central. Since it is not an ISSMA qualifying site this year, I doubt that North Central will be back (that's a shame), but it could lead to a lot of other great choirs.
Lawrence Central The Classic 2010
