Extreme Heat — Anyone affected?

[gmtb617]

Does anyone know of band rehearsals being affected by the extreme heat across S/Central Texas right now? My school district (in the Houston area) has restricted outside events such as our outside rehearsal time to a max of 90 minutes multiple times this week already.

 

Interested of any other vicinities experiencing these extremes, and also potential effects lost rehearsal time will have on bands going forward (Not like its for no good reason — health matters )

[8to5brass]

We still had rehearsal but we had some medical problems so had longer water breaks. We are also in the Houston area and will continue practices all week no matter the heat.

[brassclass]

Its been hot in DFW so we just get more water breaks (at my high school at least) and our director always tells us "it could be worse at least you're not on fire"

[LeanderMomma]

Its been hot in DFW so we just get more water breaks (at my high school at least) and our director always tells us "it could be worse at least you're not on fire"

[Astros]

Does anyone know of band rehearsals being affected by the extreme heat across S/Central Texas right now? My school district (in the Houston area) has restricted outside events such as our outside rehearsal time to a max of 90 minutes multiple times this week already.

 

Interested of any other vicinities experiencing these extremes, and also potential effects lost rehearsal time will have on bands going forward (Not like its for no good reason — health matters )

[Astros]

Know one school in Houston due to construction had to practice entirely outside for the last four weeks approximately 132 hours no shade heat index over 100! Who ever said marching band kids, color guard, and directors aren't tough? No Hurricane this year please!

[MarkD33]

Yeah, it was definitely hot in the Houston area this week.  Each rehearsal day, we had a group of parents fill coolers with ice water and abbout 300 washclothes.  When the kids got a water break, then ran to the coolers to get a cool rag on their necks and heads first.  It really worked well at keeping them a bit cooler and keeping their spirits & morale up. 

[8to5brass]

This week at our school students worked crazy hard in the heat with feels like up to 117, so at the end of the week our director and a local snow cone truck came to school and it was 50% off for band kids and 50% of all proceeds went back to the band. Proud of the kids for fighting through even with the extreme heat and the occasional sick kid.

[takigan]

Cy Woods had a fire truck come by and spray kids with a water hose.

[SpartanBandAlum]

Porter had to shut down visual rehearsal Tuesday and move to the back of the lot for shade

[LeanderMomma]

Cy Woods had a fire truck come by and spray kids with a water hose.

 

 

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That’s awesome!