Foundation Hall of the CBCC

Ada High Tennis Courts

Dinner at 5 p.m. and Tournament Starts at 6 p.m.

East Central University, Norris Field
Ada, Oklahoma                                                                           

Classifications
Classification is determined by the Average Daily Membership (ADM) as set by OSSAA.  Bands may compete in a higher classification, but not a lower one. 

Preliminary Awards
The following awards will be determined from the scores generated by the preliminary competition:  1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in each class along with Outstanding Drum Line, Outstanding Color Guard, and Outstanding Drum Major awards in each class.  Prelim Performance plaques will also be awarded to bands placing 4^th and lower. 

Prelim awards will be announced at the conclusion of the finals competition.  All directors may pick up their prelim packets with, critique sheets, and DVD’s immediately after the announcement in the stadium press box.  Judges comments will be emailed to the director after each prelims performance.

Final Awards
The following awards will be determined from the scores generated by the finals competition:  1^st through 10^th place along with High Music, High Visual, and High General Effect awards.  An award will also be presented to the most spirited band of the day.

Final awards will be announced after the prelim awards are presented.  Final directors may pick up their final packets with critique sheets, and DVD’s at the trophy table on the field.  Judges' comments will be emailed to the director after each finals performance.  All directors may pick up recaps of prelims and finals after the finals competition at the trophy table on the field.

Order of Appearance for the Finals
Finalist directors (or a designated representative) will meet in the stadium press box immediately following the preliminary competition at 5:15 to draw for final positions and receive last minute instructions.  The top five highest scores in prelims will draw for the last five positions (6-10) and the lowest 5 scoring bands will draw for the first five positions (1-5).

Judging
OSSAA rules will apply, except that judges will use a system based on 100 points for scoring instead of a Roman numeral system with 100 points being highest.  The 3 judge’s scores will be added together then divided by 3 for a composite score.  There will be separate judges for Color Guard/Drum Major and Percussion.  Their scores will determine the outstanding color guard, drum major and drum line awards.  These scores will not figure into the composite score or class ranking.

Retreat
Following the finals competition there will not be a retreat, but all drum majors from all finalist and non-finalist bands are requested to appear on the front sideline for the awards presentation. 

Scheduling
Each participating band will be scheduled by class in a 15 minute performance time block.  The performance time block starts with an announcement from the announcer or signal from a designated on-field official.  The band should be prepared to line up, do a pre-placement and/or musical warm-up, introduction by announcer, present the show and exit the competition field all within the 15 minute time block.  Pit crews and equipment people may set up on a cue from the designated official prior to the beginning of your 15 minute time block.

The warm-up time block is divided into 20 minutes for warm-up and 10 minutes for travel to the stadium.

Tickets and Concessions
There is only one $5 admission price for the entire day and evening competitions.  Children 6 and under are free and children 7-12 are $3.  Programs are $2 and Tigerpalooza t-shirts are $10.  Students, sponsors, and directors will receive a wrist band for free admittance upon arrival. 

The Ada Band Boosters will operate concessions all day and evening.  Thank you for participating in the 4th Annual Bron Warren Tigerpalooza!  We hope your experience will be positive and educational for you and your students.  All profits from entry fees along with ticket, program, and t-shirt sales fund the Bron Warren Scholarship Awards at East Central University.   

Medical Emergencies
Emergencies are to be handled by the individual director. Valley View Medical Center is located approximately five miles east of the campus using state highway 1 (Arlington) at 430 N. Monte Vista. Their phone number is (580) 332-2323. Neither ECU nor OSSAA are responsible for medical emergencies.   ECU Campus police phone number is (580) 332-3875.

Contest Manager
Allen Correll can be reached anytime at (405) 831-0730, cell or (580) 559-5390, office.

Restaurants
Applebee’s 1220 N. Mississippi (580) 272-6534
Arby’s 400 N. Mississippi (580) 436-0730
Chili’s 1008 Lonnie Abbott Blvd. (580) 310-6168
Folger’s (hamburgers) 406 E. Main (580) 332-9808, not open on Saturday’s
Mazzio’s 905 Lonnie Abbott Blvd. (580) 436-3323
McDonald’s 818 N. Country Club Rd. (580) 436-4216
Papa Giorgio North (Italian) 1600 N. Mississippi (580) 332-9500
Papa Giorgio Restaurant and Deli (Italian) 112 E. Main (580) 272-0000
Pizza Hut 1230 N. Mississippi (580) 332-5662
Polo’s (Mexican) 217 W. Main (580) 332-0333
Taco Bell Mississippi and 7th (580) 436-3930
Eskimo Joe’s (not available yet, but working on it!)

Lodging
Best Western 1100 N. Mississippi (580) 332-6262
Budget Inn of Ada 1115 N. Broadway (580) 332-4995
Holiday Inn Express 1201 Lonnie Abbott Rd. (580) 310-9200
LaQuinta Inn 2828 Arlington St. (580) 436-5000
Quality Inn 400 NE Richardson Loop (580) 332-9000

Field
Astro-turf!   Both HS and College hash marks. HS hash marks will be marked with 3” wide gaffers tape.  Enter and exit field through north gate.

Kerr Dome
All bands may use the restrooms in Kerr Dome to change into and out of uniform.  Kerr Dome is located directly west of the stadium.

ECU Foundation Hall of the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center

More Information

On October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Judicial Candidates Lori Loman and Heather Hammond Wright will speak and respond to limited questions from a moderator.  The moderator will be Koral Heinzman, a senior Legal Studies student.  Both candidates will be available to speak with voters after the Forum.  It will be held in Foundation Hall, Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.

The Forum is sponsored by the Legal Professions Association and the Department of Political Science and Legal Studies.

Light refreshments will be served.

Estep Room

Jonathan W. White is assistant professor of American Studies and a fellow at the Center for American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is also the author of several books and articles about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. His most recent book, Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln, was just published by LSU Press.

From White’s website:

I am an historian of the American Civil War with a particular interest in Abraham Lincoln, American politics, and the U.S. Constitution. My current book projects include Lincoln's Advice For Lawyers (forthcoming with Sourcebooks in March 2015), "The Monitor Is No More": The Final Voyage of the USS Monitor during the Civil War (under contract with Kent State University Press), and Midnight in America: Night, Sleep and Dreams during the Civil War.

My articles have appeared in a wide variety of journals, magazines, and periodicals, including Civil War History, the Journal of the Civil War Era, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, the Maryland Historical Magazine, New Jersey Monthly, Dickinson Magazine, the Journal of Supreme Court History, Prologue, Military Images, Perspectives on History, Pennsylvania Legacies, and Pennsylvania Heritage. One of my articles in Civil War History won the John T. Hubbell Prize, while one of my articles in Prologue appeared in Yahoo's "Top American Civil War History Websites."

At Christopher Newport University I teach courses in American Studies and also serve as the university’s Pre-Law Advisor. As a fellow with the Center for American Studies I have the good fortune to work with wonderful colleagues, including the Center's co-directors, Nathan and Elizabeth Busch, our postdoctoral fellow, Andy Bibby, and our other resident Civil War scholar, Sean A. Scott.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to the scholars and teachers who have helped me develop my abilities as a professional historian. I began my education at Penn State as a business major, but after taking a U.S. survey course with John Frantz during my first semester, I instantly switched to history. Jackson Spielvogel, Wilson Moses, Bill Blair, and Thavolia Glymph all helped foster my love of American history. In particular, I thank Mark Neely (pictured above while speaking at a Center for American Studies conference in 2012) for investing countless hours in me as an undergraduate, grad student, and now professor. In graduate school at the University of Maryland, I had the good fortune to study under Herman Belz, Ira Berlin, Mark Graber, James Henretta, Al Moss, Keith Olson, Whit Ridgway, Leslie S. Rowland, and others, all of whom had a hand in shaping my career for the better.

Emancipation: The Union Army and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln by Jonathan W. White

Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman by Jonathan W. White

From Main Street to the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Plaza

Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center