USBands

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USBands (formally United States Scholastic Band Association[1])was formed in the Fall of 1988 to provide high school band programs with a competitive circuit featuring top judges from across the continent and a venue for the US Scholastic Band Championship.

USBands membership consists of over 700 participating high school marching bands. Annually, bands are offered 150 festival opportunities and invitations to compete at major Regional Championships and the US Scholastic Band Championship. Bands are classified by size, with Group 1 being the smallest and Group 6 being the largest, and by skill level. The A Class is for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group. The Open class for established programs. This results in eighteen groups ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, performing and competing with other bands of like size and talent. USBands has started to support competitive indoor events as well as cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands.

Classifications

The USBands allows their bands to classify themselves into two groups:
A Class - Defined as inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group.
Open Class - Established programs

Group Size

Bands are grouped by the number of members on the field. This includes playing members, colorguard, and drum majors. Groups sizes are as follows:
Group I 1 to 40 members
Group II 41 to 55 members (Texas:46-80)
Group III 56 to 75 members (Texas:81-115)
Group IV 76 to 100 members (Texas:116-160)
Group V 101 to 135 members (Texas:161-200)
Group VI 136 and more members (Texas:201+)[2]

USBands National Champions (with scores)

Year Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Grand National Champion
2006 Fluvanna County - 94.675 Shawnee High School - 94.675 Waterford High School (Connecticut) - 95.85 Absegami High School - 96.9 Mona Shores High School - 95.8 North Penn High School - 98.475 North Penn High School
2007 Deptford Township High School - 96 Century High School (Sykesville) - 96.3 River Hill High School - 95.55 Nazareth Area High School - 97.5 Upper Darby High School - 96.425 North Penn High School - 96.95 Nazareth Area High School
2008 Biglerville - 93.92 River Hill High School - 98.25 Cedar Cliff High School - 96.9 Nazareth Area High School - 98.575 Dartmouth High School - 98.275 Immaculata - 96.05 Nazareth Area High School
2009 Perkiomen Valley High School - 97.35 Timber Creek Regional High School - 97.163 Rancocas Valley Regional High School - 97.2 King Philip Regional High School - 97.45 Dartmouth High School - 97.813 Roxbury High School - 98.188 Roxbury High School
2010 Perkiomen Valley High School - 96.063 Williamstown High School 97.063 Rancocas Valley Regional High School 97.875 Nazareth Area High School - 97.400 Dartmouth High School 98.55 George Walton High School 97.650 Dartmouth High School
2011 Monsignor Farrell High School Frank W. Cox High School Montville Township High School North Penn High School Dartmouth High School Munford High School

Past USBands Open Champions

Year Group 1-Open Group 2-Open Group 3-Open Group 4-Open Group 5-Open Group 6-Open
2010 Perkiomen Valley High School (96.063) Williamstown High School (97.950) Rancocas Valley Regional High School (95.900) Nazareth Area High School (97.900) Hillsborough High School (97.175) South Brunswick High School (New Jersey) (98.175)
2009 Perkiomen Valley High School (97.35) Williamstown High School (95.513) Cheshire High School (97.538) Absegami High School (97.275) West Orange High School (97.825) Bridgewater Raritan High School (95.95)
2008 Haddon Heights High School River Hill Morris Knolls Nazareth Area North Penn South Brunswick High School (New Jersey) (96.7)
2007 Monsignor Farrell High School Methacton River Hill Nazareth Area Dartmouth Roxbury (98.0)
2006 Fluvanna County Shawnee Edison King Philip Cheshire High School (97.25) North Penn
2005 Fluvanna County West Windsor-Plainsboro Shawnee King Philip Cheshire High School North Penn
2004 Monsignor Farrell High School Methacton Morris Hills High School Nazareth Area Dartmouth (98.25) North Penn
2003 Cherry Hill High School West Point Pleasant Boro High School Morris Knolls High School Nazareth Area Dartmouth North Penn
2002 Point Pleasant Boro High School Union Nazareth Area Dartmouth North Penn
2001 Point Pleasant Boro High School Brick Memorial High School Upper Moreland Blackstone-Millville North Penn
2000 Point Pleasant Boro High School Morris Hills High School Nazareth Area Blackstone-Millville North Penn
1999 Morris Hills High School Brick Memorial High School King Philip Dartmouth North Penn
1998 Glen Ridge High School South Hadley High School King Philip Norwich Free Academy North Penn
1997 Glen Ridge High School Governor Livingston High School & Waterford Nazareth Area Immaculata High School North Penn
1996 Dunellen High School Central Regional High School Brick Memorial High School King Philip Piscataway Township High School
1995 Chatham High School King Philip Pennsauken High School Kempsville North Penn
1994 Dunellen High School Morris Knolls High School Mount Olive High School Kempsville High School Piscataway Township High School
1993 Glen Ridge High School Governor Livingston High School Shikellamy Stroudsburg High School Piscataway Township High School
1992 Governor Livingston High School Brick Memorial High School Ridgewood High School Shikellamy Piscataway MD
1991 Governor Livingston High School Lindenhurst Jackson Memorial High School Stroudsburg High School Piscataway Township High School
1990 Governor Livingston High School Upper Dublin Immaculata High School Elizabeth High School Piscataway Township High School
1989 Governor Livingston High School
1988 Governor Livingston High School

Past A Champions

Year Group AA Group 1-A Group 2-A Group 3-A Group 4-A Group 5-A Group 6-A
2010 Joseph Case High School Audubon High School Burlington City High School Thomas Jefferson High School West Milford High School New Providence High School
2009 Joseph Case High School, Fauquier High School Allentown High School, Nutley High School Washington Township High School, Burlington City High School Mount Olive High School West Milford High School Fort Lee High School
2008 Mainland Regional High School Parsippany Hills High School (H), Glen Ridge High School (A), Allentown High School, Burlington City High School (A) South County Secondary
2007 Sayreville War Memorial High School Lenape Regional High School Parsippany Hills High School Montville Township High School Elizabeth High School Pennsbury
2006 King George High School 11/5/2006
Rustin 11/11/2006		 Freehold 11/5/2006
Brick 11/11/2006		 Edison (VA) 11/5/2006
Shepherd Hill 11/11/2006		 Parsippany Hills West Springfield
Whippany Park High School		 Fort Lee
2005 Park Ridge High School Crestwood 11/6/2005(H)
Bellville 11/6/2005(A)
Lenape Valley Regional High School 11/12/2005 (A)		 Middletown 11/6/2005(H)
Hammonton High School 11/6/2005(A)
Montville Township High School 11/12/2005		 Salesianum 11/6/2005(H)Hicksville 11/6/2005(A)
Central Bucks High School South 11/12/2005
Rancocas Valley Regional High School2004 3A Champions A)		 Elizabeth 11/6/2005(H)
Upper Moreland 11/12/2005		 West Springfield 11/6/2005
Passaic High School 11/12/2005		 Pleasant Valley
2003 U/D Burlington Township High School West Deptford High School U/D U/D U/D U/D
2001 U/D Francis Scott Key, Union Bridge MD tied with Bernards High School, NJ Group IA Gold: 89.5 U/D U/D Blackstone Millville (S) U/D
2000 U/D U/D U/D U/D Blackstone Millville (S) U/D

(H) Hershey, PA
(A) Allentown, PA (S) Scranton, PA

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA
  2. ↑ "USSBA revises group sizes for the 2011 marching band season". YEA. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 

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