THE LAKE HARTWELL MARCHING FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION IS AT CAPACITY.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Lake Hartwell Marching Competition |
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On October 21, 2017, the Hart County Band Boosters will sponsor the Lake Hartwell Marching Festival and Competition. The event will be held at Hart County High School, located approximately 45 miles North of Athens, GA.
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Current 2017 Judges (Tentative)
Name Caption
Miles Adams Band
Roger Wolfe Band
Raymond Thomas Band
TBA Band
TBA Colorguard
Johnathan Ancell Drum Major
TBA Majorette
Mike Lynch Percussion
LAKE HARTWELL MARCHING FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION
21-October-2017
The Lake Hartwell Marching Festival will operate as both a festival and contest. Both events will have a 4-judge Panel for band adjudication. There will also be a percussion judge, a color guard judge, and a drum major judge.
The festival / competition registration will close after the deadline of 3-October-2017 or when applications are received for the first 20 band performances, regardless of Event registered for.
Trophies will be awarded for bands, percussion, color guard, drum major, and drill team / majorette who receive superior ratings or excellent ratings during the festival portion of the LHMF. In addition to the rating awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each classification for band, color guard, drum line, drum major, drill team, and majorettes will be awarded in the contest portion of the LHMF. In the contest portion of the LHMF, there will be a Silver Division Champion (A-AA), Gold Division Champion (AAA-AAAA-Open), and Grand Champion trophies. The Grand Champion trophy is awarded to the band with the highest total score including All Captions except Majorettes / Dance Team and Drum Majors, regardless of classification. We hope that you will make the Lake Hartwell Marching Festival and Competition part of your plans this year.
If you have any questions regarding our event, please do not hesitate to call. Our number is 706-376-6996. We hope to see you on October 21, 2017.
FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION
OCTOBER 21, 2017
RULES AND REGULATIONS
21-October-2017
The Lake Hartwell Marching Festival will operate as both a festival and contest. Both events will have a 4-judge Panel for band adjudication. There will also be a percussion judge, a color guard judge, and a drum major judge.
The festival / competition registration will close after the deadline of 3-October-2017 or when applications are received for the first 20 band performances, regardless of Event registered for.
Trophies will be awarded for bands, percussion, color guard, drum major, and drill team / majorette who receive superior ratings or excellent ratings during the festival portion of the LHMF. In addition to the rating awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each classification for band, color guard, drum line, drum major, drill team, and majorettes will be awarded in the contest portion of the LHMF. In the contest portion of the LHMF, there will be a Silver Division Champion (A-AA), Gold Division Champion (AAA-AAAA-Open), and Grand Champion trophies. The Grand Champion trophy is awarded to the band with the highest total score including All Captions except Majorettes / Dance Team and Drum Majors, regardless of classification. We hope that you will make the Lake Hartwell Marching Festival and Competition part of your plans this year.
If you have any questions regarding our event, please do not hesitate to call. Our number is 706-376-6996. We hope to see you on October 21, 2017.
FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION
OCTOBER 21, 2017
RULES AND REGULATIONS
- The competition field will be the size and shape of a regulation football field with five and ten-yard lines, hash marks (53’4”), and sidelines clearly marked. There is a fence enclosing the field. The field is artificial turf.
- Bands will be classified according to the number of wind instrument players. Bands may
- enter a higher classification but not a lower one.
- Class A.................up to 40 Winds
- Class AA.............. 41 -59 Winds
- Class AAA............ 60 -79 Winds
- Class AAAA......... 80 -100 Winds
- Class Open.......... 101 or more winds
- Bands are scheduled at twenty-minute intervals.
- Order of performance within each class is determined by payment received postmark. Earliest postmark performs last in class. Special considerations are given when circumstances warrant such.
- All bands must perform in uniform. All band and auxiliary officers who will participate in the awards ceremony must be in uniform. Officers are to line up on the front hash mark. No other student will be permitted on the field.
- The Lake Hartwell Marching Festival and Competition uses adjudication forms for Modified Olympic style judging with a 4 judge panel. The lowest score will be dropped and the remaining three scores averaged to determine overall band score. Participation rules will parallel those of GMEA as long as Lake Hartwell Marching Festival and Competition is a GMEA sanctioned and /or approved event.
- Point Spread for Contest Scoring
- Superior 85 – 100
- Excellent 70 – 84.99
- Good 55 – 69.99
- Fair 40 – 54.99
- Poor Below 40
- No director, parent, or student from any participating band will be allowed in the press box.
- There will be a trophy for all superior and excellent ratings in both the festival and contest. A separate awards ceremony for the festival portion of the contest will take place immediately after the last band has performed. Announcements will be ratings only. No score will be given. A full contest award ceremony will take place after the conclusion of the contest. In addition to the rating awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each classification for band, color guard, drum line, drum major, drill team, and majorettes (minimum of 3 required) will be awarded. Additionally, trophies will be awarded for the Silver Division Champion (A-AA), Gold Division Champion (AAA-OPEN), and Grand Champion, the highest total score, regardless of classification. Grand Champion Score will include all captions except Majorettes / Dance Team and Drum Majors.
- Chaperones will be admitted free at the ratio of one chaperone per ten students as per GHSA policy. Performing students will receive wrist bands at bus parking. Each band will receive staff wrist bands for directors and staff.
- At the conclusion of the ceremony, all band members, parents, etc., who are not involved in the awards presentation must not enter the field area. Do not allow your students to climb the fence onto the field. This is not only for the safety of everyone, but also to preserve the dignity of those students accepting trophies for their bands.
- Comment sheets and recordings can be picked up in the pressbox immediately after the awards ceremony.
- FIREWORKS & FIRE BATONS: Because of the artificial turf field, the use of any pyrotechnics (fireworks, fire batons, rockets, flares, smoke bombs, etc.) is strictly forbidden. Violators will be disqualified from the competition.
- The Hart County High School campus (including the stadium) is a TOBACCO FREE CAMPUS.
- Good luck to everyone. Please e-mail atolbert@hart.k12.ga.us or call 706-376-6996 if there is anything we can do to make your visit to our campus more enjoyable.
