Did you know that marching band members spend so much time putting drill on the field for an entire summer break?The Friday nights, and Saturday afternoons we spend on a football field? The energy, sweat, and pride we put onto a football field or parking lot? All this, but unfortunately, marching band is still known for an “elective”.
I think marching band should be known as a sport, and it is not because I am in band myself. No, marching band is not “easy”-- it takes a lot of effort to be on the football field. It isn’t the easiest thing to do, but it also isn’t the hardest. There are many people that say “Band puts so much hard work on the field so that people could have a good halftime show.” For example, my principal, AND band director