Our HS football team just won its first regional title.
Of course the band kids get jealous and whine.
This is from our paper's online comment section.
"This is an issue that has been concerning me for quite some time now. It is now nearing the end of the Fall sports season at our school, and I have noticed, that it is only the soccer players, swimmers, and of coarse, those football players that get all fans support, when the sports like Marching Band and cheerleading, that get almost as much, if not more practice, deserve the same support too, and get none . The people in the marching band have a bigger group than a football or soccer team. We are consisting of 121 members, and many more staff that have been working with us since the Spring, and at the end of our season, a little over a week ago, it didn't seem that we got any support from the city, or fellow classmates. We have worked well over 200 hours in our season, and the only people that seem to respect us, seem to be the people in the band. To me, this doesn't seem right? Now does it. My mother requested last weekend for the Podunk Business' to change there message boards outside, so we could get a good luck here and there. Not one business changed the signs, not one person gave us a congratulations when we came home, not one sign in the school was made. But all this week, there were “Good Luck Swimmers†and “Take Palookaville at the Game" signs at the school, and on all business message boards. Do they think we aren't worth it? Why?! Ask anyone of us, we work just as hard if not harder. We compete in rain, cold, heat, anything that you could name, we've done it, just like all of you. Why do you all think we don't deserve it? At the School Pep Rally held on the 3rd of November, they had all of the Fall sports teams recognized by running around the gym as a team. Then it came to telling about the marching band, and they pointed at the Pep Band, which consists of a little over 20 people, and said that was the whole Marching Band, and didn't even let us get down on the gym floor to show them who we are. Oh but then it came to the football team to be recognized, and the whole student body was in an uproar, when we didn't get more than a few applause for our good work. The other day, they showed our Stadium competition on the morning announcements, and I heard people in the hall saying that we sucked, and in my first mod class dissing the Band, and telling the teacher to turn it off. But if the Football game highlights were on, they would be cheering, and telling teachers to keep it on the whole mod. Why don't we get recognized? In the newspapers, they get our scoring information, names wrong, and everything wrong. Why is that? Because they want to get out of there, because they don't care enough to listen. Now, I'm not just saying it's the band that doesn't get the respect, because it is also groups like the Cheerleaders, who are out there with every football team practice and game, freezing to death as well, and never is there a good job for them, when they cheer, or compete, just to raise everyone's spirits. They aren't looked at as more than a fashion icon now a days, and I know they try just as hard as all of our other none recognized sports. To you, maybe you think that the Band, or the Cheerleaders aren't a sport, but like I said, we are as much as a sport as anyone of you sport teams. The only fans we get are our parents, and the few loyal friends that some have. But when it comes to things like this football game this weekend, they actually sent buses of people from the school there to support them. They will bus the entire student body to a football or even soccer game, but when it comes to us, they can't even say the right information on the morning announcements on where we are going that weekend, and don't even say things like, “Go out and support the Band.†I'm not saying that I hate the Podunk Sports teams, because I support our good efforts. I'm just questioning why we don't get the same recognition. I'm one small voice in this world, but I think many other people would agree with me, that we deserve it too. Maybe you'll never think of this again after reading this article, but just try to let the words speak to you, and tell you, that it is time for change, and time to recognize everyone alike. The Marching Band, the Cheerleaders and many other unrecognized efforts…it's time to let them hear our voices, and our music."
Wahhhh!
