In answer to No. 1, yes, the director's expect alot but it's the kids that push themselves. There's a lot of hours they give up because they want to be the best they can be. It's like the old saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
As a former Bowie Band parent (Class of 2009), I can't begin to tell you how proud even us old band parents are of these kids and the program. Can't wait for San Antonio BOA.
Bowie used to have 2 middle schools that fed into them. Now they have 3 middle schools. One of them splits with Austin High School and I think the other splits with Akins or Crockett if I remember correctly. Not sure if the newest school splits with anyone.