Band Camp

Most of those who know me see the signs....the edginess, irritability, eye twiching, night sweats...

Yes, it is true: Band has started!

It began on August 11th with two weeks of Band Camp. I marvel at the fact that teenagers will actually show up at 8am in the summer to memorize more than 70 pages of drill, tons of music, and then march in the 90 + weather for hours until they go home at 5pm, sunburned and exhausted. And they show up again the next day. I keep waiting for them to unite, look up in the stands at the instructors and yell "HELL NO!" Visions of Norma Rae.

On a serious note, it is marvelous. I cannot comprehend how they manage to sound like a Band in 2 days! They are so very, very good. But it is not without effort. Above are some pictures of the first couple of days on the field. They march for hours, learning drill, then spend the afternoon learning music. The show emphasizes John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, and they demonstrate it daily.