Local High school Band

[dewdropsinwv]

Our little local High School band made "Band of the Week" on a local news station. If you want to check it out the link is
wtrf/c.a.house band of the week: Brooke High School

My daughter made it on the news.

 

[journey11]

Cool, Dew! That's always such a rush to get to see yourself on the tv. Was that Julia in the front of the color guard? Couldn't get it to embed the video, but here's the link I found...

http://www.wtrf.com/clip/11849537/wtrfca-house-band-of-the-week-brooke-high-school

 

[dewdropsinwv]

Cool, Dew! That's always such a rush to get to see yourself on the tv. Was that Julia in the front of the color guard? Couldn't get it to embed the video, but here's the link I found...

http://www.wtrf.com/clip/11849537/wtrfca-house-band-of-the-week-brooke-high-school

No Julia was the dark haired girl they showed near the end. Thanks for posting the link, I couldn't get it to copy and paste last night. :/

 

[Nyboy]

Very cool Do they have uniforms ?

 

[Lavender2]

How fun! I think it's so great when kids can get involved in activities that excite them.

Have you ever tried to do that?
My niece gave me a lesson with her rifle, all I will say is ... ...
Trust me, it's WAY harder than they make it look!

 

[dewdropsinwv]

@Nyboy yes they have uniforms. Not sure why they didn't film them at half time Friday night.

@Lavender2 I was a self taught acrobat, and baton twirler. I have not tried the flags though I do believe with practice I could do it as well. I'm just glad she found something that will keep her active in the school and help keep her grades up. If she does not maintain at least a c average, she will possible get kicked off the team.

 

[so lucky]

That was great that they interviewed the band members. I know from experience that it takes a lot of hard work. I can barely remember that far back, though.

 

[Lavender2]

All I remember about twirling the baton is whacking my elbow til I couldn't stand the pain.
It's probably a good thing I stuck with the trumpet.

I hope your daughter has a blast and sticks with it. Do they get to do competition and trips?

 

[dewdropsinwv]

@Lavender2 yes they do competitions. They actually have one comping up next month in Ripley WV. about 3 hours from here. I know she is very excited about it and loves doing this. She said it's all she has wanted to do since the 5th grade!

 

[Lavender2]

Good for her! That drive and commitment will keep her going. Sounds like they have a great program!

It saddens me when I hear some schools are cutting back or no longer having band programs, knowing the money they pump into sports. We can't all be great football players.
When I was a junior, our marching band placed 2nd in state, it won us a trip to Canada for an international competition. Fun times and great memories! Although my little brother's class got to go to Hawaii