News & Updates

04/21/2014. ALL STAR WEEKEND

April 26, 2014 ~ 9:30am start ~ Little Elm High School more...

04/17/2014. Championship Photos - order before 4/21

Hello NTCA Families, Due to an overwhelming response, we have arranged to extend all NTCA galleries through this weekend! The site with the current discounted pricing will expire MONDAY, APRIL 21st AT 5:00pm. Please enjoy sharing them as you gather with your loved ones this weekend. A few other notes to share: • You will be able to place orders after that time at our Regular Team pricing. • All Pre-Orders placed at the event for school delivery have been delivered to the NTCA Organizer. They will be distributed to the directors very soon. • Several of our frames have been back-ordered. They should arrive next week and we will turn them around as soon as possible. If you would like to order prints, click the BUY button while looking at the photo you like. Happy Easter, Jay Young Photography more...

04/12/2014. Congratulations!!!

Congratulations Little Elm HS (SA - 3rd place) and Brenham Independent (IA - 2nd Place) at WGI World Championships ~ A Class Finals! Special recognition to Guyer HS for representing NTCA in SA Semi Finals and to Black Gold for representing NTCA in Independent World Semi Finals! Way to go, ViP for earning 6th place in Percussion Independent Open Finals today with a 93.30!!! more...

04/09/2014. Spring Meeting / Board Positions / Proposals

Mark your calendar! May 18, 2014 ~ NTCA Spring Meeting ~ Grapevine HS ~ 2:00pm All NTCA board positions are open. If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact Estelle Gravois-Murr at estellemurr@sbcglobal.net with your name, unit, and the board position for which you are interested. If you are interested in submitting a proposal to be voted upon at the spring meeting, please send the following to Estelle Gravois-Murr (estellemurr@sbcglobal.net) by May 1, 2014. 1- proposal 2- rationale 3- financial implications 4- supporting documentation if needed Contact Jennifer for further info! more...

04/01/2014. NTCA S/E Championships & All Star Weekend

Solo/Ensemble Championships April 12, 2014 Summit High School 9:30am start Judges Celeste Sosa & John Leonard Entry Fee: $25.00 per performer, per entry, paid on the day of the contest - checks payable to NTCA Maximum number of ensemble members: 4 Divisional ratings of Superior/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor will be given. All performers will receive a certificate. Medals will be awarded to all solos/ensembles who achieve a superior rating. Registration closes on APRIL 4, 2014 (FRIDAY) at 5:00pm. Students check-in no later than 45 minutes prior to their performance time (schedule to be released Monday, April 7, 2014) Minimum performance time is 1 ½ minutes / maximum performance time is 3 minutes, with an interval time of 4 minutes. There is no formal awards ceremony. Students who receive a rating of 90 or higher at S/E Championships are invited to participate in the NTCA All-Star Competition. Date/location of this event to be released ASAP. Entry fees for this event are $20.00 per entry. Students will be asked at S/E Championships if they wish to participate in the NTCA All-Star Competition. NTCA All-Star Competition Fees will be accepted at S/E. Please contact me with further questions/concerns! Thanks! Jennifer more...

04/01/2014. CONGRATULATIONS…THANK YOU….AND MOVING FORWARD…

NTCA would like to congratulate the following units who advanced to Finals at the WGI SWCG Regional: Scholastic A: Azle HS / Saginaw HS / McKinney Boyd HS / Wakeland HS JV / Marcus HS / Guyer HS / Wakeland HS / Keller HS / Aledo HS / Little Elm HS Independent A: Brenham Independent Scholastic Open: Flower Mound HS / Marcus HS Independent World: Black Gold Safe travels & have a great show to everyone competing in Dayton this week! The NTCA Championship shows were a huge success. What an honor it has been to watch all of our talented students performing the exciting shows you created! Thank you to everyone for all of your hard work this season, and CONGRATULATIONS to all of our CHAMPIONS!!! Moving forward… Please double-check your profile to be certain your correct email address is listed so you continue to receive communication from NTCA during the off-season. An end of the year survey will be released soon. Please take a moment to send us your thoughts so we can continue to improve. Thank you! more...

03/22/2014. Congratulations, CHAMPIONS!

This weekend was FULL of amazing NTCA CHAMPIONS! Huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Percussion Units, our Novice Units, and our 1st Event of Regional A Units. We are looking forward to next week and finishing out the season with the rest of our outstanding members!!! more...

03/18/2014. PHOTO INFO!!!

Please click on the link below for photo information from Jay Young Photography. Feel free to forward this information to your parents/fan clubs! Thank you! more...

03/09/2014. Congratulations WGI Regional Finalists!!!

WAY TO GO, WGI FINALISTS!!! more...

03/09/2014. Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Paschal HS on your promotion from Regional A to Scholastic A tonight at the NTCA James Bowie show! more...

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