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Mr. Allen: ACHS band's State performance best of season

ACHS misses state title by tenths of a point. Five Adair County Band Directors among top winners at semi-finals and finals.

"I was so proud of our students after their finals performance. It was by far their best performance of the season," Director Tim Allen said after his 2008 Adair County High School Marching Band took 2nd place in the finals of the KMEA State Marching Band competition at the University of Louisville Stadium in Louisville.

"Bourbon County had an incredible performance as well, and I knew it would be very close," Mr. Allen said.



Of the six judges at both semi-finals and at finals, Adair and Bourbon each received 1st place scores from three of the six judges. It came down to tenths of a point," Mr. Allen said.

The score 92.26 for Bourbon County, and 91.70 for Adair County, according to figures posted at according to figures posted at KYBand.com

Including legendary Kentucky Band Director Tim Allen of Adair County, and four directors who studied under him at ACHS, Adair County dominated the competition with five top bands led by Adair Countians, as follows:
  • Bourbon County 1st place Class 3A, Eric Hale, director (ACHS graduate)
  • Adair County 2nd place Class 3A
  • Paul Lawrence Dunbar 2nd place Class 5A, Jeff Hood, director (ACHS graduate)
  • LaRue County 4th place Class 3A, Jaime Smith, director (ACHS graduate)
  • Russell County 6th place Class 3A, Andy Critz, director (ACHS graduate)
The ACHS Band finished second in the finals in Louisville to Bourbon County, by a score of 92.20 to 91.45, in the Class AAA competition, in the State Finals in Louisville.

The semi-final competition was at Brandenburg at Meade County High School. The finals were held at Papa John's Stadium in Louisville, KY. Both semi-final and final competitions were on Saturday, November 1, 2008.

The results were quite an impressive accomplishment the Adair County program.


This story was posted on 2008-11-03 05:30:14
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ACHS Band State Competition: Jessica Young, Chris Lloyd



2008-11-03 - Photo By Doyle Lloyd, adairband.com.
Jessica Young, of the ACHS colorguard, and Chris Lloyd perform in competition this past weekend. Adair County placed second in the State Finals for Class AAA bands. Flickr

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