CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COMPETING BANDS AT THE 2011 ARKANSAS OPEN!

Special Thanks to:
ASU Directors Tim Oliver & Ken Carroll
ASU Contest Workers
Pocahontas HS Contest Workers
LaDonna Gibson, AMRO Music Stores
Myra Jane Biggers
Sheila Stephan
Carol Massey


EMEX VIDEO (Performance DVDs)

TAKE NOTE PHOTOGRAPHY (Action Photographs)

PAST PARTICIPANTS

Arkadelphia High School
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Finalist 1997, 1999, 2001

Arlington High School
Arlington, Tennessee
Grand Champion 2010
Finalist 2010

Batesville High School
Batesville, Arkansas
Class AAA Champion 2004, 2008
Finalist 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011

Bald Knob High School
Bald Knob, Arkansas
Finalist 1996, 1997, 2004
2005, 2008, 2010

Beebe High School
Beebe, Arkansas
2005

Benton High School
Benton, Arkansas
Finalist 2000

Brighton High School
Brighton, Tennessee
Finalist 2011

Bossier High School
Bossier City, Louisiana
2006

Bryant High School
Bryant, Arkansas
Finalist 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005

Cabot High School
Cabot, Arkansas
Finalist 2003

Conway High School
Conway, Arkansas
Finalist 1999, 2001, 2006

Cordova High School
Cordova, Tennessee
Finalist 2011

Corning High School
Corning, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

Crockett County High School
Alamo, Tennessee
2010

Cutter Morning Star High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas
2005


DeWitt High School
DeWitt, Arkansas
2010


Dyer Co. High School
Newbern, Tennessee
Finalist 2009
2011

Dyersburg High School
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Class AA Champion 2010, 2011
Finalist 2009, 2010, 2011

East Poinsett Co. High School
Lepanto, Arkansas
Class A Champion 2008, 2010
2009, 2011

Forrest City High School
Forrest City, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

Fountain Lake High School
Fountain Lake, Arkansas
2005

Gibson County High School
Dyer, Tennessee
Class AAA Champion 2010
Finalist 2010, 2011

Gosnell High School
Gosnell, Arkansas
Class A Champion 2011
Class AA Champion 2004, 2006
2005, 2008, 2009, 2010

Greene Co. Tech High School
Paragould, Arkansas
Class AAA Champion 2006
Finalist 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010

Greenwood High School
Greenwood, Arkansas
2005
Finalist 1999

Harmony Grove High School
Benton, Arkansas
Class AA Champion 2005

Harrisburg High School
Harrisburg, Arkansas
Class A Champion 2004, 2006
Class AAA Champion 2005
Finalist 2004, 2005

Haughton High School
Haughton, Louisiana
Finalist 2006

Hope High School
Hope, Arkansas
Finalist 1997, 1998

Horn Lake High School
Horn Lake, Mississippi
Finalist 2010

Houston High School
Germantown, Tennessee
Grand Champion 2008
Finalist 2008, 2010

Hoxie High School
Hoxie, Arkansas
Class A Champion 2009
Finalist 2009
2006, 2008, 2010, 2011

Hughes High School
Hughes, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

Humboldt High School
Humboldt, Tennessee
2010

Jonesboro High School
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Grand Champion 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
Arkansas State Champion 2010, 2011
Class AAAAA Champion 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
Finalist 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Lake Hamilton High School
Pearcy, Arkansas
Finalist 1999, 2000, 2001

Marion High School
Marion, Arkansas
Grand Champion 2004
Class AAAA Champion 2004
Finalist 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008
2011

McNairy Central High School
Selmer, Tennessee
Finalist 2010

Milan High School
Milan, Tennessee
2010, 2011

Mountain Home High School
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Finalist 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010


Nettleton High School
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Class AA Champion 2008, 2009
Finalist 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Newport High School
Newport, Arkansas
2009, 2011

North Pulaski High School
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Class AAA Champion 2011
Class AAAA Champion 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Finalist 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Obion Co. Central High School
Troy, Tennessee
Finalist 2004, 2009
2011

Paragould High School
Paragould, Arkansas
Class AAAA Champion 2010, 2011
Finalist 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011
2006

Parkview High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
2005

Parkway High School
Bossier City, Louisiana
Finalist 2006

Peabody High School
Trenton, Tennessee
Class AAA Champion 2009
Finalist 2009
2010

Piggott High School
Piggott, Arkansas
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Rector High School
Rector, Arkansas
2008, 2009

Rivercrest High School
Wilson, Arkansas
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Scotts Hill High School
Reagan, Tennessee
2009

Searcy High School
Searcy, Arkansas
1998
Finalist 2003

Siloam Springs High School
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Finalist 2001


Southwestern High School
Somerset, Kentucky
2010

Trumann High School
Trumann, Arkansas
1996, 1997

Valley View High School
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Finalist 2011
2008, 2009, 2010

Van Buren High School
Van Buren, Arkansas
Finalist 2000, 2001

Walnut Ridge High School
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
2008

West Memphis High School
West Memphis, Arkansas
Finalist 1996, 1997, 1998

Westside High School
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Finalist 1999, 2000
2008, 2009

2011 GRAND CHAMPION:  Jonesboro High School 
Arkansas Champion:  Jonesboro High School
 
THE TOP TEN
1.   Jonesboro High School - Jonesboro, AR - Steve Warner, director
2.   Paragould High School - Paragould, AR - Richie Williams, director
3.   North Pulaski High School - Jacksonville, AR - Karen Dismuke, director
4.   Dyersburg High School - Dyersburg, TN - Tim Graham, director
5.   Cordova High School - Cordova, TN - Jason Hackley, director
6.   Gibson County High School - Dyer, TN - Jeremy Tate, director
7.   Batesville High School - Batesville, AR - Keith Matthews, director
8.   Brighton High School - Brighton, TN - Jonathan Findley, director
9.   Nettleton High School - Jonesboro, AR - Peggy Jeffries, director
10. Valley View High School - Jonesboro, AR - John Cooke, director

OVERALL MUSIC SCORES
1.   Jonesboro
2.   Paragould
3.   Batesville/Brighton (tie)

OVERALL MARCHING SCORES
1.   Dyersburg
2.   Jonesboro
3.   Paragould


OVERALL EFFECT SCORES
1.   Jonesboro
2.   Paragould
3.   North Pulaski/Dyersburg (tie)


TOP THREE BANDS BY CLASS

Class A
1.   Gosnell - Ray Parham, director
2.   Newport - Shane Fudge, director
3.   East Poinsett Co. - Jeremy Wortham, director

Class AA
1.   Dyersburg - Tim Graham, director
2.   Nettleton - Peggy Jeffries, director
3.   Valley View - John Cooke, director

Class AAA
1.   North Pulaski - Karen Dismuke, director
2.   Cordova - Jason Hackley, director
3.   Milan - Keith Brown, director

Class AAAA
1.   Paragould - Richie Williams, director
2.   Gibson County - Jeremy Tate, director
3.   Batesville - Keith Matthews, director

Class AAAAA
1.   Jonesboro - Steve Warner, director
2.   Brighton - Jonathan Findley, director




COLORGUARD AWARDS 

Class	1	2	3
A	Gosnell	Newport	Hoxie
AA	Valley View	Dyer County	Nettleton
AAA	North Pulaski	Milan	Obion Co. Central
AAAA	Paragould	Gibson County	Batesville
AAAAA	Jonesboro	Brighton	n/a

DRUMLINE AWARDS 

Class	1	2	3
A	East Poinsett County	Gosnell	Newport
AA	Nettleton	Dyersburg	Dyer County
AAA	North Pulaski	Obion Co. Central	Milan
AAAA	Gibson County	Paragould	Batesville
AAAAA	Jonesboro	Brighton	n/a

DRUM MAJOR AWARDS 

Class	1	2	3
A	Gosnell	Newport	East Poinsett County
AA	Dyer County	Nettleton	Valley View
AAA	Milan	Obion Co. Central	North Pulaski
AAAA	Paragould	Gibson County	Batesville
AAAAA	Jonesboro	Brighton	n/a

SOLOIST AWARDS 

Class	1	2	3
A	Dalton Henson, Hoxie	Bobby Steakley, EPC	Kaylan Wilson, EPC
AA	Sara Sweetman, Dyersburg	Landon Moore, Dyersburg	Gaby Flores, Valley View
AAA	Jose Rivas, Cordova	Jervaughn Stewart, N. Pulaski	Justin Moore, N. Pulaski
AAAA	Richie Hardin, Paragould	Ansley Hance, Batesville	Heather Durham, Paragould
AAAAA	Gabi Abraham, Jonesboro	Cassie Ferrell, Jonesboro	Cody Hutchison, Jonesboro

SUPERIOR RATED BANDS
Nettleton, Dyersburg, Cordova, North Pulaski, Batesville, Gibson County, Paragould, Brighton, Jonesboro

EXCELLENT RATED BANDS
Newport, Hoxie, Rivercrest, Gosnell, East Poinsett Co., Dyer County, Valley View, Marion, Obion Co. Central, Milan

SUPERIOR RATED DRUMLINES
Newport, Gosnell, East Poinsett Co., Nettleton, Dyer County, Valley View, Dyersburg, Cordova, Marion, Obion Co. Central, Milan, North Pulaski, Batesville, Gibson County, Paragould, Brighton, Jonesboro

SUPERIOR RATED COLORGUARDS
Newport, Gosnell, Nettleton, Dyer County, Valley View, Dyersburg, Cordova, Marion, Obion Co. Central, Milan, North Pulaski, Batesville, Gibson County, Paragould, Brighton, Jonesboro

SUPERIOR RATED DRUM MAJORS
Newport, Gosnell, East Poinsett Co., Nettleton, Dyer County, Cordova, Obion Co. Central, Milan, North Pulaski, Batesville, Gibson County, Paragould, Jonesboro

Rank	Score	Band	TOT MUS	TOT MAR	TOT EFF	Guard	Perc	DM
1	94.7	Jonesboro (AAAAA)	38.6	28.3	27.8	84.0	98.5	80.1
2	93.1	Paragould (AAAA)	37.8	28.0	27.3	98.0	93.0	96.5
3	90.4	North Pulaski (AAA)	36.6	27.5	26.3	96.0	91.5	82.6
4	89.7	Dyersburg (AA)	34.7	28.7	26.3	80.0	92.5	77.5
5	89.1	Cordova (AAA)	35.5	27.5	26.1	92.0	87.0	82.1
6	88.8	Gibson County (AAAA)	36.5	26.4	25.9	97.0	98.0	92.5
7	88.3	Batesville (AAAA)	36.7	25.7	25.9	86.0	88.5	80.3
8	88.0	Brighton (AAAAA)	36.7	26.6	24.7	83.0	91.4	79.5
9	85.0	Nettleton (AA)	34.0	26.0	25.0	90.0	94.0	82.0
10	78.7	Valley View (AA)	29.2	25.3	24.2	94.0	84.0	79.2
11	76.6	Milan (AAA)	29.0	22.8	24.8	95.0	90.5	91.0
12	76.5	Obion Co. Central (AAA)	28.8	23.3	24.4	94.5	91.0	87.8
13	76.3	Gosnell (A)	29.1	24.5	22.7	85.0	90.0	87.0
14	75.4	Marion (AAA)	28.8	22.6	24.0	81.0	83.0	78.3
15	75.3	Newport (A)	27.8	24.1	23.4	82.0	81.0	82.5
16	72.1	Dyer County (AA)	28.9	19.1	24.1	93.0	88.0	83.5
17	68.5	East Poinsett Co. (A)	25.6	21.9	21.0	72.5	92.0	81.0
18	63.3	Rivercrest (A)	24.3	19.1	19.9	64.0	78.0	80.5
19	61.0	Hoxie (A)	22.5	18.6	19.9	76.0	79.0	68.0

2011 Judging Staff

Music Performance:   Michael Cole - Salem, AR
Music Performance:   Jennifer Steele - Ft. Smith, AR
Marching Performance:  Kevin Taylor - Benton, AR
Marching Performance:  Jeff Marlow - Dover, AR
Overall Effect:  Dr. Ricky Brooks - University of Central Arkansas
Overall Effect:  Brantley Douglas - University of Central Arkansas

Colorguard:  Sheila Brooks - Conway, AR
Drumlines:  Mark Steele - Greenwood HS
Drum Majors: Terry Hogard - Brookland, AR