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Pros And Cons Of A Marching Band

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I believe in marching band. I believe in blood, sweat, and tears. I believe in working hard not only for yourself, but also for the other 90 people on the field with you. I believe that if someone can get through a season without sweating, bleeding, and crying a few times throughout the season, they don’t deserve to call themselves a marching band member.
I’ve spent each summer since I was a freshman in high school on the black pavement for 9 hours a day. Oddly enough, I have told myself it is more enjoyable to throw a six foot pole in the air, in 90 degree weather, than go to the mall or the pool all summer. I have spent an immeasurable number of hours sweating out my body’s entire water content, earning strange tan lines, and coming home

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