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Glenwood's A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Line-Up Produces Breathtaking Results


On Saturday, March 2nd, Glenwood HS in Chatham, IL hosted the 7th Annual "The Event" Show Choir Competition. 29 show choirs from 7 states were hosted at this year's event. On Friday, March 1st, the Middle School portion of "The Event" took place.

Mt. Zion's Middle School's "Sound System" took home the Middle School Grand Champion Friday evening, along with Best Choreography. You can see the final Middle School Awards below:

9th Place: Peoria Area "Mixed Harmony"
8th Place: Franklin "Fantastic Falcons"
7th Place: Mt. Zion "Sound Check"
6th Place: John Hill Magnet "Xperience!"
5th Place: Sullivan "Singer, Jr." (Best Female Soloist)
4th Place: Edison "Electric Youth"
3rd Place: Troy "Tonali-T"
2nd Place: Peoria Area "Vocal Velocity" (Best Vocals, Best Male Soloist)
Grand Champion: Mt. Zion "Sound System" (Best Choreography)

Saturday morning started off bright & early with Mt. Zion's "Premiere" at 8:00am. 3 Mixed Prep groups competed before a break. At 9:15am, the Unisex Division kicked off with Waubonsie Valley's "Girls in Heels." Mt. Zion's "Les Femmes" finished out the Unisex Division right before lunch. As soon as lunch was over, the competing was about to begin, Pekin's "The Noteables" opened up the Open Division while Mt. Zion's "Swingsations" finished out the preliminary competition.

During Daytime Awards, Prep Division & Unisex Division placements were given as well as BV, BV, & BB in each division. After that, finalists were announced. You can see each of those results below:

Unisex Division
Grand Champion: Wheaton-Warrenville South "Espirit" (BC)
1st RU: Center Grove "Debtones"
2nd RU: Millard West "Uptown Girls" (BV, BB)
3rd RU: Mt. Zion "Les Femmes"
4th RU: Petal "Innovations"
5th RU: Mt. Zion "You've Got Male"
6th RU: Waubonsie Valley "Girls in Heels"

Prep Division
Grand Champion: Mt. Zion "Premiere" (BC)
1st RU: Peoria Area "Soundwave" (BV)
2nd RU: Hoopeston Area "New Direction" (BB)

Finalists (in performance order, chosen by directors):
Center Grove "Sound System"
Wheaton-Warrenville South "The Classics"
Millard West "West in the Groove"
Mt. Zion "Swingsations"
Petal "Soundsations"
Clinton "Attache"

Preliminary Placements for Open Division:
1st: Clinton
2nd: Petal
3rd: Mt. Zion
4th: Center Grove:
5th: Millard West
6th: Wheaton-Warrenville South

The finalists performed and the final awards happened significantly after they were schedule, Sunday Morning. You can see the final results below:

Grand Champion: Clinton "Attache" (BV, BC, BB, Best Female Soloist)
1st RU: Petal "Soundsations"
2nd RU: Wheaton-Warrenville South "The Classics"
3rd RU: Center Grove "Sound System"
4th RU: Mt. Zion "Swingsations"
5th RU: Millard West "West in the Groove"

As you can see, the placements from prelims to finals was kind of drastic. One choir that really shocked me was Center Grove. I thought they would have placed higher here, but I guess I was wrong.

Clinton's win at Glenwood in 2019 was their 18th consecutive Grand Championships with Best Vocals and Best Choreography. This is the longest running winning streak currently in the United States. Even though Clinton isn't Midwest Show Choir, I would still like to give a shout out to the group for acquiring 18 GC's. That is amazing!! Congratulations Clinton on another Grand Champion sweep!!

I have attached a video of "Attache's" 2019 Show from Petal, MS.

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