THE ARKANSAS OPEN    Arkansas' Most Prestigious Marching Band Event
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The 2009 Arkansas Open

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas


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PAST PARTICIPANTS

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

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

Bald Knob High School
Bald Knob, Arkansas

Finalist 1996, 1997, 2004
2005, 2008

Beebe High School
Beebe, Arkansas
2005


Benton High School
Benton, Arkansas
Finalist 2000

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

Corning High School
Corning, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

Cutter Morning Star High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas
2005

Dyer Co. High School
Newbern, Tennessee
Finalist 2009


Dyersburg High School
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Finalist 2009


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

Forrest City High School
Forrest City, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

Fountain Lake High School
Fountain Lake, Arkansas
2005


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

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


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

Houston High School
Germantown, Tennessee
Grand Champion 2008

Hoxie High School

Hoxie, Arkansas
Class A Champion 2009
Finalist 2009
2006, 2008



Hughes High School
Hughes, Arkansas
Finalist 1996

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

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


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

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

Newport High School
Newport, Arkansas
2009


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

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

Paragould High School
Paragould, Arkansas
Finalist 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008
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


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

Rector High School
Rector, Arkansas
2008, 2009

Rivercrest High School
Wilson, Arkansas
2008, 2009

Scotts Hill High School
Reagan, Tennessee
2009


Searcy High School
Searcy, Arkansas
1998
Finalist 2003

Siloam Springs High School
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Finalist 2001

Trumann High School
Trumann, Arkansas
1996, 1997

Valley View High School
Jonesboro, Arkansas
2008, 2009

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

2009 RESULTS:
Scoring Recap at Bottom of Page


2009 ARKANSAS OPEN GRAND CHAMPION:
JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL - Jonesboro, Arkansas


THE 2009 FINALISTS:
1.  JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
2.  NORTH PULASKI HS/PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL (tie)
3.  OBION CO. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
4.  DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
5.  NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL
6.  DYER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
7.  GREENE CO. TECH HIGH SCHOOL
8.  HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL



CLASS RESULTS:

CLASS A CHAMPION: HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL
2.  East Poinsett Co. High School
3.  Newport High School

CLASS AA CHAMPION:  NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL
2.  Dyer County High School
3.  Valley View HIgh School

CLASS AAA CHAMPION:  PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL
2.  Obion Co. Central High School
3.  Dyersburg High School

CLASS AAAA CHAMPION:  NORTH PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL
2.  Greene Co. Tech High School

CLASS AAAAA CHAMPION:  JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL


SOLOISTS

 CLASS

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

 A

Jordan Duncan - EPC

 Justin Tacker - Rivercrest

Nik Ryan - Hoxie

 AA

Brandon Slatton - Nettleton

Anna Nettles - Piggott

Jarrod Davis - Piggott

 AAA

Tucker Glidewell - Peabody

Jackson Lay - Dyersburg

Chris Kelly - OCC

AAAA

Kyle Atwood - North Pulaski

Nikki Mullen -
North Pulaski

LaShaya Lenderman - GCT

AAAAA

Zach Nixon - Jonesboro

Matt Penny - Jonesboro

Cat Malcolm - Jonesboro




COLORGUARDS

 CLASS

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

 A

Newport

 Rivercrest

Hoxie

 AA

Nettleton

Dyer County

Scott Hill

 AAA

Dyersburg

Obion Co. Central

Peabody

AAAA

Greene Co. Tech

North Pulaski

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AAAAA

Jonesboro

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DRUM MAJORS

 CLASS

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

 A

East Poinsett Co.

Hoxie

Newport

 AA

Dyer County

Gosnell

Nettleton

 AAA

Peabody

Obion Co. Central

Dyersburg

AAAA

Greene Co. Tech

North Pulaski

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AAAAA

Jonesboro

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PERCUSSION

 CLASS

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

 A

East Poinsett Co.

Hoxie

Newport

 AA

Nettleton

Dyer County

Valley View

 AAA

Dyersburg

Obion Co. Central

Peabody

AAAA

North Pulaski

Greene Co. Tech

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AAAAA

Jonesboro

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OVERALL MUSIC SCORES
1.  Jonesboro
2.  Peabody
3.  Dyersburg

OVERALL EFFECT SCORES
1.  Jonesboro
2.  North Pulaski
3.  Obion Co. Central HS/Peabody High School (tie) [corrected]

OVERALL MARCHING SCORES
1.  Jonesboro
2.  North Pulaski
3.  Dyersburg



BANDS EARNING A SUPERIOR RATING
Dyer County High School
Nettleton High School
Obion Co. Central High School
Peabody High School
Dyersburg High School
Greene Co. Tech High School
North Pulaski High School
Jonesboro High School


BANDS EARNING AN EXCELLENT RATING
Newport High School
Rivercrest High School
Hoxie High School
East Poinsett Co. High School
Scotts Hill High School
Gosnell High School
Valley View High School
Westside High School
Piggott High School

DRUM MAJORS EARNING A SUPERIOR RATING
Newport
Hoxie
East Poinsett Co.
Dyer County
Gosnell
Valley View
Nettleton
Obion Co. Central
Peabody
Dyersburg
Greene Co. Tech
North Pulaski
Jonesboro


COLORGUARDS EARNING A SUPERIOR RATING
Newport
Rivercrest
Scotts Hill
Dyer County
Valley View
Westside
Piggott
Nettleton
Obion Co. Central
Peabody
Dyersburg
Greene Co. Tech
North Pulaski
Jonesboro


PERCUSSION EARNING A SUPERIOR RATING
Dyer County
Valley View
Nettleton
Obion Co. Central
Peabody
Dyersburg
North Pulaski
Jonesboro


CONTEST SCORING RECAP


BAND SCORE MUS MAR EFF CG PERC DM
1 Jonesboro (AAAAA) 94.8 38.2 27.9 28.7 91.9 91.9 91.5
2tie North Pulaski (AAAA) 90.2 35.2 27.6 27.4 88.7 80.0 84.5
2tie Peabody (AAA) 90.2 35.8 27.1 27.3 85.4 87.5 93.0
3 Obion Co. Central (AAA) 90.1 35.6 27.2 27.3 87.5 88.0 90.0
4 Dyersburg (AAA) 90.0 35.7 27.3 27.0 88.5 88.5 88.0
5 Nettleton (AA) 87.1 35.6 25.9 25.6 91.5 85.0 84.0
6 Dyer County (AA) 85.0 33.4 25.0 26.6 91.0 84.0 89.0
7 Greene Co. Tech (AAAA)
84.8 33.8 24.7 26.3 93.5 74.0 90.5
8 Hoxie (A) 77.3 30.2 23.2 23.9 79.0 72.5 86.0
9 Valley View (AA) 77.2 30.0 23.0 24.2 84.0 83.0 81.0
10 Westside (AA)
77.0 30.0 23.0 24.0 87.0 79.5 75.0
11 Piggott (AA) 75.7 29.4 22.8 23.5 86.5 64.5 69.0
12 East Poinsett Co. (A) 75.3 31.4 21.5 22.4 63.0 73.5 86.5
13 Gosnell (AA)
73.0 26.6 24.7 21.7 79.0 79.0 85.5
14 Scotts Hill (AA)
71.9 29.4 20.1 22.4 87.1 73.0 79.0
15 Newport (A) 69.9 27.2 19.4 23.3 90.0 67.0 85.0
16 Rivercrest (A)
65.5 27.0 17.9 20.6 80.0 58.5 76.0
17 Rector (A) 59.3 24.0 16.5 18.8 78.0 61.5 72.0

2009 Judging Staff

Music Performance:  Steven Pederson - Lexington, KY
Music Performance:  John Mixon - NW Mississippi Community College - Senatobia, MS
Visual Performance:  Brice Evans - West Memphis HS - West Memphis, AR
Visual Performance:  Robert Nelson - Mountain Home, AR
Overall Effect:  Shawn Sullivan - Starkville HS - Starkville, MS
Overall Effect:  Cathy Coonis - Seymour HS - Seymour, MO

Percussion:   Tony Burris - Trenton, TN
Colorguard:   Trey Antonetti - White Hall HS - White Hall, AR
Drum Majors:  Greg Bruner - Highland HS - Hardy, AR



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