Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thanksgiving in the Desert-results

After 3 days of rest and practice The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to competition against 20 other World Class Corps at Thanksgiving in the Desert, hosted by Dark Legion

The Corp Scored a 65.285 and finished in 8th place overall!!

An 11 point jump in score in just 3 days is damn impressive. I am xtremely proud of the kids and the work they showed during this time off

The Wolves percussion section won once again last night by scoring an astounding 7.530!!!
The guard also won, scoring a just as impressive 7.355!!!

The Wolves currently rank 31st out of the 179 World Class Corps. The Corps is slowly moving up the rankings. At this rate they may be competing for a spot at Finals by the end of the season
The Percussion reclaimed it's spot at the top of the rankings in World Class!!!
The Colorguard is also #1 in World Class!!!

The Wolves finished in 5th in Music Performance
4th in Visual Performance

The kids continue to impress me day-to-day with their work ethic and pure talent. I am extremely excited about this season and the future of this organization as a whole.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Musical Sights and Sounds Spectacular-results

Wednesday November 19th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 28 other World Class Corps at the Musical Sights and Sounds Spectacular, hosted by The Alliance.

The Corp Scored a 54.530 and finished in 8th place overall!!
It wasn't a top 5 finish but, 8th out of 29 is still extremely impressive for this young group. The Wolves are showing that they plan to be competitive this season.

The Wolves percussion section won once again last night by scoring a 7.020
The guard also won, scoring a 6.865
The Wolves currently rank 52nd out of the 174 World Class Corps that have competed thus far.

The Percussion section has finally reached the top of the pack and is currntly ranked #1 in World Class!!! The Colorguard is ranked 2nd, and .025 behind first.
The Wolves finished in 5th in Music Repitoure
4th in Music Performance
3rd in Visual Performance
5th in Overall Effect

Thie progress the kids are making is astounding. I am extremely proud of the kids, and specially the Drumline and Guard. This season looks to be even better then last season was. Hopefully this success will continue as the season moves along.


T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Firestorm Classic-results

Monday November 17th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 18 other World Class Corps at the Firestorm Classic, hosted by Firestorm.

The Corp Scored a 53.165 and finished in 6th place overall
While not as impressive as their third place finish yesterday The Wolves did show that they are still going to be a competitive group this season.

The Wolves percussion section won last night by scoring a 6.905
The guard also won, scoring a 6.685

The Wolves currently rank 57th out of the 171 World Class Corps that have competed thus far.
Both the percussion(.085 behind first place) and guard(.020 behind first place) are ranked 2nd overall in World Class!!

The kids are working really hard this season. And it is paying off. Hopefully their work will pay off as the season progresses

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Season II-Opener: Southeastern Winter Classic

Sunday November 16th, 2008 marked the opening of Season II of FMA. The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 12 other World Class Corps at the Southeastern Winter Classic, hosted by The Georgia Rebels.

The Corp Scored a 52.795 and finished in 3rd place overall!!!

This is a wonderful way to start off the season and I am very proud of the kids for performing the way they did today.

As they did so many times last season, both the percussion section and color guard won their caption for the night. The percussion scored an amazing score of a 6.900 and the guard scored a 6.685
The Wolves also finished in third in Music Performance(4.650)

The Wolves currently rank 58th out of the 169 World Class Corps that competed on Opening day. This is a great start to the season.
Both the percussion and guard are ranked 2nd overall in World Class!!

If things continue at this rate then this season may show just how much hard work can pay off. And believe me, these kids have worked hard this off-season. They are determined to be one of the final 12, if not one of the top 3 sorps this season.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Saturday, November 8, 2008

FMA Season II TENTATIVE Tour Schedule

*Please Note, this is not the official schedule. Some shows may be added, removed, or the locations may be changed. If that is the case I will update the schedule as soon as possible so that you may be made aware of the changes*

SouthEastern Winter Classic-November 16th, 2008
Hosted by Georgia Rebels

Firestorm Classic-November 17th, 2008
Hosted by Firestorm

Thanksgiving in the Desert-November 23rd, 2008
Hosted by Dark Legion

Sight and Sound-November 26th, 2008
Hosted by The Vangets

Turkey Classic-November 27th, 2008
Hosted by Archimedes Crest

*Wolves Den Invitational II-December 1st, 2008
*Hosted by The Wolves


VIP Invitational-December 2nd, 2008
Hosted by VIP's

Stones River Parade of Brass-December 4th, 2008
Hosted by Fantasia

Battle at the Collisseum-December 5th, 2008
Hosted by The Praetorian

2nd Annual Bands in LaGrange-December 7th, 2008
Hosted by The Thunder Hammers

Monday?-December 8th, 2008
Hosted by Uncommon Reaction

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corp Invitational-December 9th, 2008
Hosted by Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps

Battle of the Brass-December 11th, 2008
Hosted by Legacy

Drums on the Blue:Part Dos, with a Door-December 12th, 2008
Hosted by Blue Thunder

Battle for the Elitists Trophy-December 14th, 2008
The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corp

The Titans Invitational- December 17th, 2008
The Titans Drum and Bugle Corp

Section Leaders

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps would like to announce our section leaders for Season II

Drum Major-Jeremy Jones
Assistant Drum Major-Alyssa Fredrickson
C0-Drum Captain-Jason Smith
CO-Drum Captain-Andrew Johnson
Guard Captain-Andrea Wilson
Guard Lieutenant-Micheal Moore
High Brass Captain-Jeff Young
Low Brass Captain-Bobby Young

Congratulations to the section leaders

The Wolves first open practice will be held November 14th, 2008

T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Season II

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is returning for the 2nd season of the World Class Division of FMA

The Staff:
Corps Director-T.J. Woolfolk
Percussion Caption(B)-Jeff Williams, Eric Jones
Percussion Caption(P)-Erin Castle
Guard Caption(F)-Kate Richards
Guard Caption(W)-Alex Mitchell, Brittany Williams
Brass Caption(H)-Jeremy Fletcher
Brass Caption(L)-Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams
Visual Coordinator-Nathan Woodward

The corps will be presenting their Season II program: Lunaria
This 3 movement long show features music made specifically for the corps by our staff, and friends who I have hired to help assist with the development and design of the show
Rising
Full Moon
Fall


We are very happy to be competing in FMA's World Class this season. We hope to have great success this season and in seasons to come

The Corps is itching to get into competition and show the rest of FMA that they mean business
Our percussion section is especially excited. After slipping up towards the end of the season the kids are very excited to prove that they are even better than they led everyone to believe last season.
The guard is also excited, hoping to get even closer to winning the Color Guard Caption after their 9th place finish last season


T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

End of the first FMA Season

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps has ended it's season..

The Wolves were a semi-finalist in their first season in FMA

After quite a few amazing victories during the season the Percussion section, which at one point was ranked number 2 out of 236 corps, has finished ranked 19th out of 326

After some amazing performances and a 2 day stint as the top ranked Guard in World Class, the Wolves guard has finished ranked 9th out of 326

It has been an amazing season and we look very forward to next season

Announcements for the 2008 season, including the tour schedule the staff and the show, will be posted Monday November 10th

The Corps overall finished 105th and made it to the Semi-Finals. The final score was a 62.795


T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps