High School Marching Band

This year Dominique started her Junior year of high school.  Marching band has been a big part of our lives ever since her Freshman year. I have become the chaperone coordinator for the band . This was my second year in that position. I help coordinate and organize parents for every football game and contest that the band participates in. It is lots of work for a volunteer position, but you get to get to know all the kids in the program. You also get to spend all of that extra time with your child. Tom has been helping out in pit crew which is lots of physical labor. Anthony and my dad have been known to help out pit crew on occasion as well. They help load and unload the band truck. Tom also helps push and roll pit equipment on and off the field for the band performance. We have really enjoyed spending time with all the high school kids. Dominique doesn't seem to mind having us around all the time. She wasn't too keen on the idea when she first started high school, but she has grown to not mind as much anymore. Dominique was squad leader last year and section leader this year for her flute section and is considering trying out for drum major her Senior year. She also had a flute solo during the marching band performance this year. The marching band made it to Area competition in Plano, Texas this year. We look forward to both the kids being in marching band together next year.  Here are some photos from marching band this fall. (Click on them to see the larger image.)