Northwest Association for Performing Arts

Northwest Association for Performing Arts
	Logo (2011)
Abbreviation	NWAPA
Formation	1997;27 years ago
Purpose	Organize and manage an annual circuit of standardized contests for competitive marching bands, winter guards and winter percussion units.
Location	Portland, Oregon ;
Region	Pacific Northwest
President	Julie Bounds (Sheldon High School)
President-elect	Ben Adams (Glencoe High School)
Past President	J.J. Sutton (Grants Pass High School )
Website	nwapa.net
Formerly called	Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC)

Last updated November 05, 2024

The Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA) is a governing body and competitive circuit of high school marching bands, color guards, and percussion ensembles based in Portland, Oregon.^[1] The association was founded in 1997 as the Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC). A majority of the current member high schools are based in Oregon, with others from Washington, Idaho, and California.^[2] The first circuit marching band championship was hosted in 2000.

History

In 1997, Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC) was founded to "provide a circuit of standardized events" for high school marching bands in the region.^[4] Prior to the circuit's formation, marching band competitions in the Pacific Northwest utilized differing, and often conflicting, adjudication systems. For example, bands who attended Puget Sound Festival of Bands in Everett would earn one score which could not be directly compared to a score earned at the Cavalcade of Bands in the Tri-Cities or the Sunset Classic in Portland. The inconsistency made it difficult for band directors to accurately assess their band's progress during the competitive season. The new circuit's paramount requirement was all members agreed to utilize the same adjudication system at any competitions they hosted. In 1997, the circuit adopted a modified version of the adjudication manual published by the Western States Marching Band Conference (WSMBC), which has been continually updated.

Membership has varied between twenty and forty members in recent years.^[5] At its peak in 2006, the circuit grew to fifty-five member high schools and independent groups.^[6] The circuit was reorganized as the Northwest Association for Performing Arts (NWAPA) in August 2008.^[7]

About

NWAPA operates as a public benefit nonprofit corporation registered in the State of Oregon.^[8] As of 2017, the association has not been designated as a 501(c) tax exempt organization by the IRS. It is unknown if NWAPA (or NWMBC) has ever applied for such.

Governance

Governed by a board of directors, NWAPA has nine elected officers: President, Fall Vice President, Winter Vice President–Color Guard, Winter Vice President–Percussion, Winter Vice President–Winds, Secretary, Treasurer and Past President. Each officer is elected for a two-year term.

All high school band directors, show sponsors and directors of independent or community groups who participate in NWAPA events are members of the association, and they are eligible to vote on association business and elect officers. Schools or groups who participate in two or more events in an academic year are required to pay a membership fee.

Archives and previous recaps

Founding documents, early event films and videos, competition recaps and scores, judges commentary, and other materials have been lost. Without a designated historian or archivist, or a permanent administrative office, each new class of board members and officers are responsible for maintaining any materials which come into their possession from the previous class.

A very small sample of competition scores and recaps have been preserved via the Internet Archive, or by fansites such as Marching.com and World of Pageantry . The association's website offers recaps from September 2011 to present.^[9] Contest scheduling and tabulation software is provided by Contest Dynamics, a custom package designed specifically for use by NWAPA.^[10]^[11] Previous circuit websites were marchingband.org and nwapa.us .

Member bands and groups

NWAPA events draw participants from throughout the Pacific Northwest. However, the majority of active members are from within 200 km of Portland.^[2] A few members are more distant, such as Kamiak High School from Mukilteo, Washington, Central Valley High School from Spokane Valley, Washington, and Timberline High School from Boise, Idaho. Schools such as Central Valley do not participate every year.

Bands who participate but who are not members are called "guest" bands or groups. Guest bands are not eligible for competition in championship finals. If a guest band earns a score which would ordinarily earn them a finalist position, then they are permitted to perform in exhibition.^[12]

The following high schools and independent groups are active as of August 2018.^[5] School districts with multiple schools have been grouped. Former members and previous guest bands also included.^[6]^[5]

§ Indicates current or previous show sponsor.
Former members or previous guest bands are italicized.

California bands

Idaho bands

Oregon bands

Washington bands

Adna High School
Auburn High School
Cedarcrest High School
Cascade High School ^§
Central Valley High School
Cheney High School
Chimacum High School
Clarkston High School
Enumclaw High School
Evergreen Public Schools
- Evergreen High School ^§
- Heritage High School
- Mountain View High School
Ferndale High School
Hockinson High School
Kamiak High School ^§
Kelso High School
Mead School District
- Mead High School, Spokane ^§
- Mt. Spokane High School, Mead
North Mason High School
North Thurston Public Schools
- North Thurston High School, Lacey
- Timberline High School
Newport High School
Pasco High School
Peninsula High School
Payette High School
Richland School District
- Hanford High School, Richland
- Richland High School
Shelton High School
Stanwood High School
Sultan High School
Tahoma High School
Tumwater School District
- Black Hills High School
- Tumwater High School
Vancouver Public Schools
- Columbia River High School
- Fort Vancouver High School
- Hudson's Bay High School ^§
- Skyview High School
West Valley High School
Yakima School District
- Eisenhower High School
- A.C. Davis High School

Independent groups

Affinity Indoor (percussion)
Cascadia (winter guard)
Impact (percussion)
New Era (winter guard)
Northern Lights (winter guard)
Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps ^§
Oregon Marching Band ^§
Oregon State University Marching Band ^§
Pinnacle (percussion)
Summit (winter guard)
Subito (percussion)
Rhapsody (winter guard)

Fall season

The primary competitive season for most NWAPA members is the fall marching band season. More than 5,000 students and 20,000 spectators will attend NWAPA events from September to November each year. The most popular events are those whose history predate the founding of the circuit, including: Pacific Coast Invitational sponsored by Sprague High School, Sunset Classic sponsored by Sunset High School, and the University of Oregon Festival of Bands.

The competitive season ends with the NWAPA Championships hosted the last Saturday of October or first Saturday of November by one of the circuit members, or by either University of Oregon or Oregon State University. The first circuit marching band championship was hosted in 2000.

Event model

Events or "shows" are scheduled via a bidding process which begins several months before the competitive season. Considerations for awarding an event include available volunteer personnel and experience, past show sponsor history, and available facilities.

As of 2017, show sponsors must pay NWAPA an administrative fee, and all participating band attendance fees are also retained.^[13] As a result of this change, adjudicator travel, lodging, and other administrative functions are coordinated by NWAPA and not the show sponsor. This alleviated a number of on-going issues for sponsors, such as travel and lodging arrangements for visiting adjudicators.^[2] Show sponsors retain proceeds from ticket and concessions sales, revenue generated from advertising, and any other proceeds.

NWAPA's other responsibilities at events include: managing the flow of bands through the competitive space, assisting the show sponsor with any administrative needs on-site, and providing adjudication and tabulation.

Classification

Marching band classifications are based on the number of marching members within each ensemble, including percussion and auxiliary/color guard. At present, there are four classes based on number of performing members in each band.

An Exhibition or festival class is available to visiting bands who wish to take advantage of performance opportunities. Exhibition bands receive comments from adjudicators. Many bands who sponsor events make use of Exhibition class, but they are not required to.

Class	Criteria^[14]
A	Up to 49 members
AA	51 to 59 members
AAA	60 to 89 members
AAAA	90 or more members
Exhibition	Bands of any size, comments only.

Adjudication

Regardless of the competing classes, adjudication at NWAPA events is single-tier. The handbook does not make any adjustments or recommendations in scoring large or small bands. Each show requires eight adjudicators, and a tabulator.

In 2011, NWAPA's adjudication handbook was modified or adapted from the Bands of America Adjudication Handbook.^[15] The modified system required fewer adjudicators. However, NWAPA's handbook was changed the following year to increase the number of adjudicators to the previous number.

Captions and rubric

Scoring is based on three broad categories: Effect, Music and Visual. The categories are further divided into six reference criteria, or captions, with each given a maximum value of 200 points, or up to 20 points when factored. One adjudicator is assigned to each caption, including one adjudicator for Percussion and Auxiliary. An additional adjudicator is responsible for Timing & Penalties.^[16]

The captions and their maximum values are:
Category	Caption		Caption		Points
Music	Individual Music (20) / 2	+	Music Effect (20)	=	50.00
	Ensemble Music (20) / 2
	Percussion (20) / 2
Visual	Individual Visual (20) / 2	+	Visual Effect (20)	=	50.00
	Ensemble Visual (20) / 2
	Color Guard (20) / 2
			Subtotal		100.00
			Timing & Penalties		- 0.00
			Total		100.00

The final score is tabulated by adding all captions, once factored, less any penalties.

NWAPA does not have captions for drum majors, twirling teams and majorettes, or dance teams. Performance excellence by a drum major is recognized by the Music or Visual adjudicators where appropriate. Twirlers and dance teams would fall under the responsibility of the Auxiliary adjudicator. Almost all participating bands will perform with a color guard team.

Placements and awards

Beginning in Fall 2017, scores are no longer announced at shows. Podium placings (1st, 2nd and 3rd) are announced for each class following prelims, as well as awards for High Brass, High Visual, High General Effect, High Auxiliary, and High Percussion. For finals, only top five placing bands are announced, along with caption awards. At NWAPA Championships, an overall champion is also announced.

Caption recaps and scores are made public following the show.

Event flow

Most events consist of two rounds: preliminary and final. In the preliminary round, bands compete based on class. The highest placing bands advance to the final round.

Preliminary round

As of 2019, the performance order of performance for each class was set as A, AA, and AAA for all future events.^[17] Units within each class perform in order drawn at the beginning of the season.

Each show sponsor sets a maximum number of bands who will advance to the final round; typically between twelve and fifteen bands. The highest scoring band in each class automatically advances to the second round, as well as the next-highest scoring bands, regardless of class, up to the maximum number allowed.

Final round

Finalists are ordered into groups of four, five or six based on their preliminary score called neighborhoods. The performance time for each band is the result of a random draw within each neighborhood. The size of each neighborhood is based on the number of competing bands who are advancing to the final round.

All finalist bands compete in Open class.

Official events

On March 3, 2023, NWAPA announced the marching band events for the 2023 Fall season.^[18]

Date	Venues
September 23, 2023	Linfield Tournament of Bands Linfield University McMinnville, Oregon
October 30, 2023	Pacific Coast Invitational ◊ Sprague High School Salem, Oregon
October 7, 2023	Kamiak Music in Motion (Kamiak High School) Mariner High School Everett, Washington
October 7, 2023	Liberty Marching Arts Challenge (Liberty High School) Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon
October 14, 2023	Pacific Northwest Marching Band Championships ◊ Union Stadium Mead, Washington
	Pride of the Northwest ◊ Grants Pass High School Grants Pass, Oregon
	Century Showcase (Century High School) Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon
October 21, 2023	Sunset Classic ◊ Sunset High School Beaverton, Oregon
October 28, 2023	University of Oregon Festival of Bands ◊ Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon

◊ Indicates an annual or prestige event which predates the founding of NWMBC /NWAPA.

Past championship venues

The following is a list of NWAPA and NWMBC marching band championship sites:

Year	Venues
2000	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2001–2003	Reser Stadium Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
2004	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2005	Reser Stadium Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
2006	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon
2007	Reser Stadium Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
2008	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2009	Reser Stadium Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
2010	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2011–2016	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon
2017–2019	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2020	Championships cancelled^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Year	A/AA	AAA/AAAA
2021	Tigard High School Tigard, Oregon	Sherwood High School Sherwood, Oregon
2022–23	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
2024	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, Oregon	Autzen Stadium University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

Winter season

NWMBC developed offerings to color guards to continue competition into the winter season within a few years of its inception. As the activity expanded to include percussion and winds ensembles, the circuit followed suit.^[19]

Classification and adjudication

Winter color guard and percussion ensemble classes are based on criteria published by Winter Guard International (WGI). WGI uses a multi-tier adjudication handbook which separates competing units into two conferences, Scholastic for middle schools and high schools, and Independent for community and collegiate groups. Competitive classes are then based on experience and achievement, and not school or team size. WGI competitive classes are Regional, A, Open and World. NWAPA has made a special class, Cadet, available to young and developing teams

A majority of NWAPA's winter members compete as Scholastic Regional and Scholastic A units. Oregon Crusaders and Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps have entered units into competition in both color guard and percussion classes. Former WGI Independent World Class finalists Northern Lights and Rhapsody Winter Guard were NWAPA members.

The WGI Winds Adjudication System was adopted by NWAPA in 2015. Winds competition began in 2016.

Past champions

Marching band champions

Following is a list of class and overall champions. The first circuit-sponsored championship was hosted in 2000, previously the University of Oregon Festival of Bands served as the de facto marching band championship event in Oregon. The class system was most recently realigned in 2022.

Year	A Class (Prelims)	AA Class (Prelims)	AAA Class (Prelims)	Open Class (Prelims)	Open Class^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Finals)	Ref(s)
2000 (1st)	Tigard	Southridge		Centennial	Centennial	^[9]^[20]
2001 (2nd)	Tigard	Beaverton	North Salem	Evergreen	Evergreen	^[21]
2002 (3rd)	Tigard	McNary		Grants Pass	Evergreen	^[22]
2003 (4th)	Rained out				North Salem	^[23]
2004 (5th)	Carson	Sprague		Evergreen	Evergreen	^[24]
2005 (6th)	Hockinson	Mt. Spokane		Evergreen	Evergreen	^[25]
2006 (7th)	Hockinson	Sunset		Southridge	Evergreen	^[26]
2007 (8th)	Hockinson	Sunset		Southridge	Southridge	^[27]
2008 (9th)	Sunset	West Salem		Southridge	Southridge	^[28]
Year	A Class (Prelims)	AA Class (Prelims)	AAA Class (Prelims)	Open Class (Prelims)	Open Class^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Finals)	Ref(s)
2009 (10th)	Sprague	West Salem	Century	Southridge	Southridge	^[29]
2010 (11th)	Tigard	Sunset	Central Valley	Grants Pass	Grants Pass	^[30]
2011 (12th)	Beaverton	Sunset	Cascade	Central Valley	Central Valley	^[31]
Year	A Class (Prelims)	AA Class (Prelims)	—	Open Class (Prelims)	Open Class^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Finals)	Ref(s)
2012 (13th)	Tigard	Skyview (WA)		West Salem	West Salem	^[32]
2013 (14th)	Tigard	Skyview (WA)		Grants Pass	West Salem	^[33]
2014 (15th)	Tigard	Sherwood		West Salem	West Salem	^[34]
2015 (16th)	Tigard	Sunset		West Salem	West Salem	^[35]
2016 (17th)	Tigard	Westview		West Salem	West Salem	^[36]
2017 (18th)	Tigard	Sunset		West Salem	West Salem	^[37]
2018 (19th)	Mountainside	Sunset		Grants Pass	Grants Pass	^[38]
Year	A Class (Prelims)	AA Class (Prelims)	—	AAA Class (Prelims)	Open Class^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Finals)	Ref(s)
2019 (20th)	Tigard	Sunset		Grants Pass	Grants Pass	^[39]
2020 (21st)	Championships cancelled^{[lower-alpha 1]}					—
Year	A Class (Finals)	AA Class (Finals)	AAA Class (Finals)	AAAA Class (Finals)	—	Ref(s)
2021 (22nd)	Glencoe	Sunset	West Salem	Grants Pass		^[40]^[41]
Year	A Class (Prelims)	AA Class (Prelims)	AAA Class (Prelims)	AAAA Class (Prelims)	Open Class^{[lower-alpha 2]} (Finals)	Ref(s)
2022 (23rd)	Aloha	Sunset	West Salem	Grants Pass	Grants Pass	^[42]^[43]
2023 (24th)	Aloha	Sunset	West Salem	Grants Pass	Grants Pass	^[44]^[45]
Year	A Class (Finals)	AA Class (Finals)	AAA Class (Finals)	AAAA Class (Finals)	—	Ref(s)
2024 (25th)	Southridge	Sunset	West Salem	Grants Pass		^[46]^[47]

Winter guard champions

Following is an incomplete list of class champions:^[9]^[48]

Year	Cadet	Regional A (SRA)	Scholastic AA (SAA)	Scholastic A (SA)	Scholastic Open (SO)	Independent A (IA)	Independent Open (IO)
2001–2005	No results data
2006	Grants Pass MS	Sunset	No champion	Southridge	Evergreen	No champion	New Era
2007–2011	No results data
2012	Southridge Youth	Liberty	Sprague	Glencoe	Skyview (Washington)	Summit	No champion
2013	West Salem Youth	Century A	Sprague	Glencoe	Skyview (Washington)	Summit	No champion
2014	West Salem MS	Century A	Liberty	West Salem	Skyview (Washington)	Summit	OCI
2015	Southridge Youth	Grants Pass	Liberty	Evergreen	Southridge	No champion	OCI
2016	West Salem Cadet	Glencoe JV	Sherwood	Skyview	Southridge	No champion	OCI
2017	West Salem Cadet	Evergreen JV	Tigard	Evergreen	No champion	Compass Rose	No champion
2018	Southridge Youth	Sherwood	Westview	Skyview		Oregon	Cascadia
2019	West Salem Cadet	Sherwood	West Salem	Skyview		Oregon	Cascadia
2020–21	Championships cancelled^{[lower-alpha 3]}
2022	West Salem Cadet	Westview	Sherwood	Glencoe	No champion	No champion	No champion
2023	West Salem Cadet	Sheldon	Century	Glencoe		Cascadia	No champion
2024	Sherwood Middle School	Glencoe JV	Grants Pass	Glencoe		Cascadia	Pacificaires

Scholastic percussion and winds champions

Following is an incomplete list of scholastic class champions:

Year	Cadet	Marching A (PSA)	Marching Open (PSO)	Marching World (PSW)	Concert A (PSCA)	Concert Open (PSCO)	—
2001–2005	No results data
2006	No champion	Century	Westview	No champion	Evergreen MS	No champion
2007–2011	No results data
2012	Alki MS	Sunset	Grants Pass	No champion	Lincoln	No champion
2013	Alki MS	Century	Kamiak		Banks	No champion
2014	West Salem MS	Beaverton	West Salem		Grants Pass	Lincoln
2015	Sherwood MS	Liberty	Kamiak		No champion	Kamiak
Year	Cadet	Marching A (PSA)	Marching Open (PSO)	Marching World (PSW)	Concert A (PSCA)	Concert Open (PSCO)	Winds A (WSA)
2016	Sherwood MS	Sherwood	Kamiak	No champion	No champion	Kamiak	Sherwood
2017	Tigard Cadet	Skyview Liberty (AA)	Sherwood	Kamiak	Hillsboro	No champion	Sherwood
2018	Tigard Cadet	Lincoln Sherwood MS (AA)	Sherwood	No champion	No champion		Sherwood
2019	Sherwood Cadet Tigard Cadet (concert)	Rex Putnam	Sherwood	No champion	No champion		Sherwood
2020–21	Championships cancelled^{[lower-alpha 3]}
2022	Sherwood Cadet	Rex Putnam Skyview (Standstill A)	Sherwood	No champion	No champion	No champion	Century
2023	Sherwood Cadet Grants Pass Cadet (concert)	Rex Putnam McMinnville (Standstill A)	Kamiak		Scappoose	No champion	No champion
2024	Sherwood Cadet	Rex Putnam Mountainside (Standstill A)	Sherwood		No champion	Scappoose	No champion

Independent percussion champions

Year	A Class (PIA)	Open Class (PIO)	World Class (PIW)
2001–2005	No results data
2006	Fusion	No champion	No champion
2007–2011	No results data
2012	No champion	No champion	OCI
2013	No champion		OCI
2014	Impulse		OCI
2015	No champion		OCI
2016	Impact		OCI
2017	Impact		OCI
2018	Impact		OCI
2019	Affinity	Impact	No champion
2020–21	Championships cancelled^{[lower-alpha 3]}
2022	No champion	Impact	No champion
2023	Sheldon HS	Impact
2024	No champion	Impact

Notes

1 2 The 2020 NWAPA Marching Band Championships were cancelled.
1 2 3 4 5 Winning bands at NWMBC /NWAPA Championships finals competition who compete in Open Class.
1 2 3 The 2020 and 2021 NWAPA Winter Guard, Percussion, and Winds Championships were cancelled.

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[1] "Contact Us". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "2017–2018 NWAPA Fall Show Bid Process and Philosophy" (DOCX). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[:17-3] "NWAPA FALL 2020 Season Update". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[4] "NWAPA Constitution and Bylaws" (PDF). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

[:2-5] 1 2 3 "Marching Bands". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[:1-6] 1 2 "Northwest Marching Band Circuit". marchingband.org. 2006-07-09. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[7] "Business Entity Data". egov.sos.state.or.us. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[8] "Business Entity Data". egov.sos.state.or.us. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[:4-9] 1 2 3 "Scores". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

[10] "Century Showcase Schedule Updated". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[11] "Century Showcase Finals" (PDF). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[12] "2018 Fall Member Handbook" (PDF). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[13] "2018 Fall Show Sponsor Handbook" (PDF). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[14] Fisher, Brian (14 September 2021). "NWAPA Fall 2021 Classes Announced – Northwest Association for Performing Arts" . Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[15] "Bands of America Official Procedures and Adjudication Handbook" (PDF). musicforall.org. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

[16] "NWAPA Fall Score Sheets" (PDF). Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

[17] "May Membership Meeting Proposal Outcomes". Northwest Association for Performing Arts. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[:3-18] "2023 Fall Season". NWAPA. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[20] "Winter Percussion". NWMBC. 2002-12-10. Archived from the original on 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[:5-22] "Fall 2000 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:6-23] "Fall 2001 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:7-24] "Fall 2002 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:8-25] "Fall 2003 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:9-26] "Fall 2004 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:10-27] "Fall 2005 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:11-28] "Fall 2006 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:12-29] "Fall 2007 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:13-30] "Fall 2008 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:14-31] "Fall 2009 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[:15-32] "Fall 2010 Western High School Band Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

[33] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2011 Western High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[34] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2012 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[35] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2013 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[36] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2014 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[37] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2015 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[38] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2016 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[39] "World of Pageantry - Fall 2017 Western States High School Band Results & Scores". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[40] "Fall 2018 Western States High School Band Results & Scores | World of Pageantry, Band, Color Guard, Drum Corps and Drill Team News". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[41] "Fall 2019 Western States High School Band Results & Scores | World of Pageantry, Band, Color Guard, Drum Corps and Drill Team News". www.worldofpageantry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[42] "2021 Tigard Autumn Spectacular - Finals Recap". contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[43] "2021 Sherwood Fall Showcase - Finals Recap". contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[44] "2022 UofO Festival of Bands Prelims" (PDF). contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

[45] "2022 UofO Festival of Bands Finals" (PDF). contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.

[46] "2023 UofO Festival of Bands Prelims". contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

[47] "2023 UofO Festival of Bands Finals". contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

[48] "NWAPA AAA-AAAA Championships Presented by UofO Festival of Bands @ Autzen Stadium, Eugene OR Finals" (PDF). contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[49] "NWAPA A-AA Championships Presented by Liberty Marching Arts Challenge @ Hillsboro Stadium, Hillsboro OR" (PDF). contestdynamics.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[:16-50] "Northwest Marching Band Circuit". www.marchingband.org. 2006-05-23. Archived from the original on 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

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