Jaguar Classic 7 Recap and US Bands Stats Recap
🔥 What a weekend for the Mighty Marching Jaguars! 🔥
The MMJ had a full weekend of music, competition, community, and Jaguar pride, and our students rose to the occasion every step of the way!
On Saturday, October 3, the Mighty Marching Jaguars proudly hosted the 7th Annual Jaguar Classic Marching Festival at New Manchester High School. We welcomed 15 outstanding bands to campus for a day filled with incredible performances, excited supporters, smiling faces, and plenty of well-earned awards.
Congratulations to all of the participating bands for bringing such great energy and musicianship to Jaguar Classic VII!
🎶 Top Overall Music Scores
Midtown High School – 87.00
Campbell High School – 86.33
Creekside High School – 86.23
Berkmar followed closely with an 86.17, while Central Gwinnett earned an impressive 85.13.
🏆 Class A Highlights
Manchester led the division in music with an 81.33 and also earned the top Drum Major score of 92 and Color Guard score of 87.
Griffin led the division in Dance/Majorette with a 90 and Percussion with an 87.
🎺 Class AA Highlights
Midtown led both Class AA and the entire competition in music with an outstanding 87.00 and earned the top Drum Major score in the division with a 93.
Berkmar delivered an exceptional performance across several captions:• Color Guard – 94.8• Dance/Majorette – 93.75• Percussion – 92• Visual Average – 92.39
Hampton earned the highest Dance/Majorette score in the division with a 94.
🥁 Class AAA Highlights
Campbell led the division with a music average of 86.33, along with:• Drum Major – 93• Percussion – 91• Visual Average – 88.88
Central Gwinnett followed closely with an 85.13, while Burke County earned the division’s highest Dance/Majorette score with a 90.
🎼 Class AAAA Highlights
Creekside led the division in music with an 86.23 and earned:• Drum Major – 96• Percussion – 90• Dance/Majorette – 82
Rabun earned an 84.00 music average along with an incredible 94.9 Color Guard score and a 91.30 visual average.
🌟 Top Caption Scores of the Day• Drum Major – Creekside: 96• Color Guard – Rabun: 94.9• Dance/Majorette – Hampton: 94• Percussion – Berkmar: 92• Highest Music Average – Midtown: 87.00
And the weekend was not over yet!
The following day, the Mighty Marching Jaguars traveled to Salem High School in Conyers, Georgia, to compete in the US Bands STATS Regional Championship.
Despite performing in the pouring rain, the Jaguars stepped onto the field with confidence, power, and precision!
The MMJ earned:
🏆 1st Place – Best in Class Music🏆 Best in Show Music🥈 2nd Place Overall
And they missed earning Grand Champion by only six-tenths of a point!
We could not be prouder of the resilience, discipline, musicianship, and dedication displayed by our students throughout this entire weekend. From hosting 15 visiting bands on Saturday to competing at an extremely high level on Sunday, our Jaguars showed exactly what it means to represent New Manchester High School with pride.
A huge thank you goes to our students, parents, staff, volunteers, administrators, boosters, and supporters who helped make this weekend possible. Your commitment continues to push this program forward.
The work continues, and the bar keeps rising.
Pride. Achievement. Integrity.
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