Results

Valley being our biggest competition, is the most important placement. This year we placed 4^th!! We were placed over several very good bands. Such as Washington High school and Dowling. Even though I love band and we did a really great job and we had a really great marching band season compared to past years. I’m still not sure how we did that well and placed that high. It was a shocker when I found out.

 

Personally I had to leave as soon as we were done preforming so I was not able to watch any other bands to see how well they did, or to see bands from out of state that I’ve never even heard of before. Also I missed the awards and the bus ride home, band kids usually aren’t very crazy after we do that well. But since it was Valley, I can only imagine how insane everybody was on the bus.

 

We also had state in the same day; it is a performance but it is way more laid back compared to Valley. Such as we don’t actually get placed we just get a division. For example you either get a I II or III. For band kids or parents you know what those mean and how they divvy up but for those who don’t. Division 1 is the best you can get. Division 2 is like an okay rating; it is not good or band. And division 3 is the worst you can get. It isn’t saying that your band sucks but it says that you need more practice or just had a bad day of marching.

 

The score you get at State doesn’t matter all that much, yes it is another competition, but it isn’t like a super huge one like Pella or Valley. Such as state is at Kingston every year, and it can’t hold all that many people, whereas Valley is in West Des Moines and it is huge. It can hold like at least twice as many people as Kingston can.