Congrats to the 2009 Bands of America San Antonio Super Regional Class A Champions the Jackson Academy Marching Band!After a relaxing few hours at Sea World San Antonio today, the band members watched the last few preliminary performances this afternoon while anxiously awaiting the announcement of Class awards and finalist bands.
JA Seniors John Humphreys, Will Commarato, Jonathan Sandlin, and Kevin Lowery represented the band at the awards ceremony. The JA Band won Best General Effect, tied for Best Visual, and were named Class A Champions.
As Class champions, they earned the right to perform in exhibition at the Super Regional Finals this evening, with a performance time of 10:45 pm, after all Finalist bands had performed. The band had an outstanding performance in front of a packed house at the Alamodome. The crowd gave the JA Band not one but two standing ovations for their high-energy performance of "From My Perspective."
Overall it has been an amazing experience for these students, and we are incredibly proud of them. Thank you to the students for their hard work, and to all the parents who have helped here in San Antonio as well as those who have supported their students from home.
Tomorrow brings some fun at Six Flags Fiesta Texas before the start of the long bus ride home. Our plan is to depart Six Flags at about 5:00 pm, which should put us back at JA at approximately 6:00 am Monday morning.
Look for a full report on the trip early this week.
Welcome home to the Class A Champions! Your commitment to excellence makes us all very proud. Congratulations to the JA Band, Staff & Boosters!
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