Sports-A-Rama ( or how to lose 5 pounds due to sweating in 2.5 hours)

Friday night went very well for the band. We had a few things to overcome though. At about 4:00 p.m. a terrible storm hit the Swansea area. We had quarter size hail and high winds. The rain continued which made us change our equipment plans. We were going to put the equipment on an open trailer and strap it down but with the rain, we had to make adjustments. Just a few years ago this would have resulted in a lot of chaos, but not this Friday. Adjustments were made and we were on our way. Not so fast! One of the buses would not start for about 15 minutes. I am sorry that the students sat on hot buses while people tried to get the bus to start. Soon we were on our way though. Once we made it things went really well. The band played very well and the behavior was excellent. All and all it was a very good start for the Tiger Marching Band. Rest up because now the real work starts.