tofgolf

We at Wakeland (I am a parent) were seated next to Dripping Springs during the announced results. They in NO WAY were rude, out of order, or anything else negative in their reaction. They were super-excited, and they have every right to be. They truly seemed surprised at first before they accepted the fact they had won. The drum major did not "throw down the trophy" - he simply put it down and then came running over to his band to celebrate with them. The trophy fell over when he got about half way to the stands. I did not see most of the finals or prelims for that matter, but I know that the Friendswood show in prelims was absolutely incredible! I would sit through a halftime show at a football game to watch it again due to its high level of entertainment value (not everyone has this incorporated). I had heard they had a few timing issues in finals, and if so, that is probably why they dropped to 2nd. It's amazing to me that most of the students were the ones talking positively about other's shows. There were 5 students from another school setaed behind me during prelims when we were on, and they had nothing but good things to say to each other about our show. I only wish some parents would take the hint from them on what and what not to say during a competition.

drummerdad - well said! The directors at both Wakeland and Legacy have done an incredible job of getting their programs to this level so quickly. I know Gerry Miller has the complete support of school and district administration, and I would assume the director at Legacy does as well. It's good to see that fine arts "gets some love" from these areas (and that is coming from an ex-jock).

trump - Wakeland just opened in 2006, and started with freshman, sophomores, and juniors only. This year's senior class is the first one to attend Wakeland for all 4 years. My daughter is one of them. They started 2006 with 68 kids total, including guard, and 42(?) of those were freshman, and are now up to approximately 185 - 190.

I hope your birdie was at this school on Monday evening at practice, and if so, that he is right!