News

01/22/12 Sun

Hot of the presses (well, ftp file transfer), the *updated* 2012 SCPA Participant Handbook is now available! Veteran and first-time directors, instructors, performers, parents, and boosters alike should give it a thorough read to make sure they know what to expect when attending their first SCPA event of 2012. We're looking forward to seeing you in a gym very soon! [...Continue Reading]

01/21/12 Sat

SCPA is pleased to announce the arrival of CompetitionSuite, a new and innovative suite of tabulation and judge commentary media managment tools. Beginning in 2012, all SCPA tabulation and judge commentary will be done in conjunction with CompetitionSuite. Primary contacts for each ensemble participating with SCPA in 2012 have already been sent an email from CompetitionSuite with information regarding creating an account. If you're listed as your ensemble's primary contract and did not recieve [...Continue Reading]

10/06/11 Thu

Registration for the 2012 season is now open. http://www.sc-pa.org/register [...Continue Reading]

05/22/11 Sun

WGI needs our support!  WGI has advanced to the second round of the Chase Community Giving program. We'd like to encourage every SCPA participant, performer, instructor, director, booster, and fan to cast their vote for WGI.  WGI's "Big Idea" is to take any grant money they earn and put it directly into expanded educational programs and activities - including additional collaboration with SCPA and our percussion community.  If WGI wins, SCPA wins! Casting your vote is easy; simp [...Continue Reading]

04/25/11 Mon

Official photographs from the 2011 SCPA season can be found at www.kenmcgrathphotography.com.  Head there today to order your prints and digital downloads! [...Continue Reading]

04/25/11 Mon

Please RSVP here to attend our annual Instructor/Director Summit. [...Continue Reading]

04/06/11 Wed

While the forecast for San Bernardino is changing daily (thus far for the better), there's still a chance that Finals may be wet.We do not have a secondary gym for floor folding at Cal State San Bernardino.  The cost to rent the building with CSUSB's auxiliary gym is the same as the rental of Coussoulis Arena, putting rental of both well beyond what SCPA can presently afford for a Championships venue.In the event that floor folding cannot take place outside, ensembles will be asked to take [...Continue Reading]

03/21/11 Mon

Schedules for SCPA Championships have been published. A primer explaining the seeding process can be found in the SCPA discussion forum. Schedules can be found at the following links: Saturday Prelims Continue Reading]

03/17/11 Thu

The first-ever SCPA Independent Ensemble Summit will take place on Saturday, April 2, 2011, concurrent with the first day of SCPA's Championship Prelims.  Independent ensemble directors and senior-level administration and instructional staff are invited to attend.  Anyone heavily involved in administration and the audition process should make plans to attend. SCPA would like to invite representatives of both active and currently inactive independent [...Continue Reading]

03/17/11 Thu

SCPA is pleased to announce the release of our official iOS app, available now in the Apple App Store.  Make sure to download and install your copy today in order to stay up-to-date with the latest news, scores, schedules, and judge and ensemble information.  Click here for a direct link. SCPA would like to thank Todd Low at Hi-Fi Media for all his extrodinary [...Continue Reading]