USBands

USBands
Type	Public
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S
Parent	Independent (1988-1990) YEA (1990-present)

USBands (formally United States Scholastic Band Association^[1] or USSBA) was formed in the Fall of 1988 to provide high school band programs with a competitive circuit featuring top judges from across the continent and a venue for the US Scholastic Band Championship. It is currently owned by Youth Education in the Arts.

USBands membership consists of over 700 participating high school marching bands. Annually, bands are offered 150 festival opportunities and invitations to compete at major Regional Championships and the US Scholastic Band Championship. Bands are classified by size, with Group 1 being the smallest and Group 6 being the largest, and by skill level. The A Class is for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group. The Open class for established programs. This results in twelve groups ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, performing and competing with other bands of like size and talent. USBands has started to support competitive indoor events as well as cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands.

Classifications

The USBands allows their bands to classify themselves into two groups:

A Class - Defined as inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group.
Open Class - Established programs

Group Size

Bands are grouped by the number of members on the field. This includes playing members, colorguard, and drum majors. Group sizes are as follows:

Group I 1 to 40 members (Texas: 1-45)
Group II 41 to 55 members (Texas:46-80)
Group III 56 to 75 members (Texas:81-115)
Group IV 76 to 100 members (Texas:116-160)
Group V 101 to 135 members (Texas:161-200)
Group VI 136 and more members (Texas:201+)^[2]

Past USBands National Champions (with scores)

Year	Group 1-A	Group 1-Open	Group 2-A	Group 2-Open	Group 3-A	Group 3-Open	Group 4-A	Group 4-Open	Group 5-A	Group 5-Open	Group 6-A	Group 6-Open	Grand Champion
2015	Somerset Berkley Regional High School 97.425	East Stroudsburg High School North 95.538	Kingsway Regional High School 97.1	Shepherd Hill Regional High School 96.100	Montville Township High School 96.663	King Philip Regional High School 95.788	Parsippany High School 96.638	Blackstone-Millville High School 96.963	Westfield High School 96.738	Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School 97.363	New Providence High School 96.95	Norwin High School 97.200	Somerset Berkley Regional High School
2014	Joseph Case High School 96.600	Haddon Heights High School 94.450	Wayne Valley High School 93.663	Lenape High School 96.425	Union High School 91.213	Edison High School 98.300	Northern Highlands Regional High School 97.400	Nazareth Area High School 97.975	Cherokee High School 92.188	North Penn High School 97.95	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 92.875	Norwalk High School 97.375	Edison High School
2013	Weehawken High School 96.163	Haddon Heights High School 90.25	Monroe Township High School 95.613	Edison High School 95.738	North Warren Regional High School 96.425	King Philip Regional High School 96.138	Northern Highlands Regional High School 91.938 Absegami High School 95.163	Smithfield-Selma High School 96.875	Elizabeth High School 95.987	Dartmouth High School 96.6	Jackson Memorial High School 96.3	West Genesee High School 95.687	Smithfield-Selma High School
2012	Joseph Case High School 94.975	Cedar Cliff High School 92.288	Chopticon High School 97.088	Susquehanna Township High School 96.8	Northern Highlands High School 96.125	Old Bridge High School 96.375	Passaic High School 96.263	King Philip Regional High School 97.075	Elizabeth High School 97.1	Immaculata High School 96.587	New Providence High School 96.3	Wagner High School 97.288	Wagner High School
2011	Joseph Case High School 94.163	Monsignor Farrell High School 93.650	Lenape High School 96.413	Frank W. Cox High School 95.738	Perkiomen Valley High School 96.588	Montville Township High School 97.588	Madison County High School 95.35	North Penn High School 96.938	Elizabeth High School 97.413	Dartmouth High School 98.225	New Providence High School 96.438	Munford High School 98.013	Dartmouth High School
2010		Perkiomen Valley High School 96.063		Williamstown High School 97.063		Rancocas Valley Regional High School 97.875		Nazareth Area High School 97.400		Dartmouth High School 98.55		George Walton High School 97.650	Dartmouth High School
2009		Perkiomen Valley High School 97.35		Timber Creek Regional High School 97.163		Rancocas Valley Regional High School 97.2		King Philip Regional High School 97.45		Dartmouth High School 97.813		Roxbury High School 98.188	Roxbury High School
2008		Biglerville High School 93.92		River Hill High School 98.25		Cedar Cliff High School 96.9		Nazareth Area High School 98.575		Dartmouth High School 98.275		Immaculata 96.05	Nazareth Area High School
2007		Deptford Township High School 96		Century High School 96.3		River Hill High School 95.55		Nazareth Area High School 97.5		Upper Darby High School 96.425			Nazareth Area High School
2006		Fluvanna County High School 94.675		Shawnee High School 94.675		Waterford High School (Connecticut) 95.85		Absegami High School 96.9		Mona Shores High School 95.8		North Penn High School 98.475	North Penn High School

References

↑ http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA
↑ "USSBA revises group sizes for the 2011 marching band season". YEA. Retrieved 2011-01-27.

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