|  Logan
         does it again! With a truly inspired performance of
         their show, "The Secret Garden," The Logan
         Band & Color Guard won top honors at the 2005 WBA
         Marching Band Championships on Saturday, November
         19. 
 This all day event features the very best in field
         show marching bands in the Western United States. 38 Class
         1A/2A/3A bands and 27 Class 4A/5A bands competed at two
         different venues in Long Beach
         California.
 
 
  In
         the preliminaries on Saturday afternoon, with very narrow
         point margins separating the top 3 bands, Logan did manage
         to eek out the win but captured only one caption award, Best
         Auxiliary. Their performance was good but a bit lack luster,
         causing them to miss out on the other caption awards.
         Everyone was a bit surprised that we actually finished with
         high points overall, not having won best music and best
         visual effect. But finishing a close second in these
         categories was enough to nudge our overall point total over
         the top to secure the honor of performing last in finals
         competition. 
 All of us, performers and parents alike, were a bit
         anxious during finals watching the other bands give some
         amazingly fine performances. The cool night air, the stadium
         lights and a packed house seemed to bring
  out
         the best in all the bands on Saturday evening. The bands
         looked better and better and the crowd cheered more and more
         enthusiastically as the evening progressed. Finally it was
         Logan's turn to "take the field in competition." Being the
         largest band and guard by far in competition, Logan looks
         quite impressive (maybe even a little intimidating) marching
         out into position on the field. Everyone knew something
         "big" was about to happen. This was the moment we had all
         been waiting for and from the very first note, Logan did not
         disappoint. The sound was huge, the music was alive, the
         rhythm was exact, the marching was precise and the guard was
         spectacular. Our band and guard performers saved their best
         for last and executed a stunning performance of their show.
         As the final chords rang out, the crowd jumped to their feet
         cheering in appreciation. 
 
  During
         finals awards our Band and Guard performers were duly
         rewarded for their efforts by winning 4 of the 5 caption
         awards for Best Music, Best Visual Effect, Best General
         Effect (a tie with Upland HS) and Best Auxiliary. Best
         Percussion went to Clovis West but Logan percussion finished
         a very close second, only five tenths of a point behind.
         Overall high points of 96.25 went to Logan along with the
         title of 2005 Western Band Association Class 4A/5A
         Champions. 
 Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Barrera, Mr.
         Karlin, Mr. Lanzino, Ms. Hurtado, Mr. Sears, Mr. Metzger and
         all supporting staff for creating such an artistically rich
         and successful field show. And of course, mountains of
         congratulations and thanks go to our amazingly dedicated and
         hard working student performers for making this such a
         rewarding and triumphant field show season. And very special
         congratulations and thanks to Booster President David Crayne
         and all of our fantastic booster volunteers who worked
         tirelessly to support the activities of the Band & Color
         Guard this marching season. Without your efforts, none of
         this would be possible. Indeed, congratulations to everyone!
         (See
         Pictures)
 
 
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               |           |   James Logan Band
                  & Color Guard
 2005 Field Show Program
 "The
                  Secret Garden"1. The
                  Moors
 2. The Seeding
 3. Watch Our Garden Grow
 
 Music inspired by
 Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass & Ravi
                  Shankar
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 Music Arranged by Vince Oliver
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 Percussion Arrangements by Murray Gusseck
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 Drill Design by Scott Chandler
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 Choreography by Mark Metzger
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 Directors
 Ramiro Barrera, Ken Karlin, Tony Lanzino
 Brian Sears, Patricia
                  Hurtado
 
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               | Logan Band & Color
                  Guard Class 5A2005 Competition Schedule & Score
                  Card
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               |   Show | Place | Captions |  Score  | WBA |  
               |   Gilroy Field ShowSaturday, October 15, 2005
 Gilroy, CA
 | 4A/5ASweepstakes Award
 |   Best MusicBest Auxiliary
 Best Visual Effect
 Best General Effect
 | 83.20 |   Gilroy
                  Results PDF   |  
               |   Sierra
                  Cup ClassicSaturday, October 22, 2005
 Fresno, CA
 | 4A/5ASweepstakes Award
 |   Best MusicBest Auxiliary
 Best Visual Effect
 Best General Effect
 | 86.80 |   Fresno
                  Results PDF   |  
               |   ERI
                  Field ShowSaturday, October 29,
                  2005
 Salinas, CA
 | 4A/5ASweepstakes Award
 |   Best MusicBest Auxiliary
 Best Visual Effect
 Best General Effect
 | 87.95 | Salinas
                  Results PDF |  
               |   Logan
                  Field ShowSaturday, November 12, 2005
 Union City, CA
 | E X H I B I T I O N | Logan
                  Results |  
               |   WBA
                  ChampionshipsSaturday, November 19, 2005
 Long Beach, CA
 | 4A/5ACHAMPIONS!
 |   Best MusicBest Auxiliary
 Best Visual Effect
 Best General Effect (tie)
 | 96.25 | 4A/5A
                  Champ Results |   |