St. Valentine’s Day offers the show choir community a chance to fall in love with the art form all over again.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | PoCo broke through for their maiden win of the season, plus Hastings improved on their previous results and Bloomington Jefferson emerged as a legitimate contender.

Across the Midwest, from Ohio to Nebraska, established regional powers showed why they are exactly that, but in South Dakota, an outsider came in and took all the glory.

A consistently deep field gathers in the Cornhusker capitol, two national powers reprise last year’s meeting a bit earlier in the season, several quality choirs make their way to Sioux Falls, the Minnesota season starts at Bloomington Kennedy, and a late addition makes Ankeny Centennial a sleeper field to watch.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | Six Minnesota programs and two Wisconsin programs will all go for the gold at Minnesota's first competition of the seaon.

Choirs dominated their events to start the season, with all four Comps of the Week winners taking captions for both vocals and choreography over their competitors.

Des Moines Christian, Holmen, Sioux Falls Jefferson and Maryville bring the heat to start the 2026 show choir season.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | Several choirs had statement seasons in 2025 - now the chase is on to see who can advance again in 2026.

Show choirs across the country are preparing for the 2026 season. From #51 Davenport North to #75 Chesterton and all the choirs in between, get caught up just in time for the season.

PHOTO: Nathan Ensley | Across the country, several single-gender groups stood out above the rest of their competition.

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A womens group takes an overall win, plus repeat wins in a season for programs that have not seen that in a long while.

Groups from four states made finals, but Iowa groups claimed all three spots on the podium.

PHOTO: Derrick Knight | Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Prairie, Des Moines Christian, and others join to create a wild later-season event.

The HomeRoom National Show Choir Rankings are an attempt to do the impossible - quantify a subjective art form.

The HomeRoom National Show Choir Rankings are an attempt to do the impossible - quantify a subjective art form.

Three of the nation’s top groups held firm atop the standings and defended their territory, while four out-of-state groups partied in Wisco.

The lineups are deep this weekend, both in quantity and quality. From Wisconsin to Missouri to Iowa to Nebraska, the action will be tight.

The first weekend of show choir season brought two winners that were widely expected, but some shakeups further on down the results.

Holmen hosts groups from around Wisconsin, and Tomah hosts its first competition in two decades.