On Saturday I went to Florence, AL with the marching band to their first competition of the season. We had to be at the school at 5:30 a.m. - it was dark and rainy. We first went to a high school in Muscle Shoals, AL so we could practice. We no sooner had all the equipment off the truck when it started to rain. Fortunately we were able to move into the gym where we practiced for about an hour-and-a-half. We loaded back up and went to Florence where a crew had gone ahead of us and had lunch waiting. It was just cloudy at this point and by the time lunch was over the rain moved out and we had a sunny but humid rest of the afternoon and it didn't rain again until after the awards ceremony in the evening.
Seth's last words to me before they headed to the field were, "I think I'm going to throwup." I told him just to have fun and enjoy it. Our band did a great job with their peformance. This year's marching band is 50-60% freshmen, so it was their first taste of competition. After our show the kids changed, loaded up the equipment truck and went back into the stadium to watch a few other bands. After dinner we went back into the stadium to watch the University of Northen Alabama's band perform. They were incredible!! It was fun to see that level of performance.
At last it was time for the awards ceremony. There were 20 bands in the competition and each band is judged indivdually as well as overall in their division. We received superior ratings in all areas - band, drum major, guard and drumline. Our drumline took 1st place in our division and our guard placed 2nd in our division. Overall we finished fifth out of 20 bands. It's a great start and gives us something to build on for the upcoming competition this Saturday in Gibson County, TN.
Seth (first one in picture).
Lined up to walk to the competition field.
Our performance.
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