Looks like it will be a chilly morning for the parade with temps starting out in the 40's. Suppose to be reach the upper 50's in the afternoon.
Winds will be east at 5-10 mph. 40% chance of rain on Saturday.
Re: Homecoming Week
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:40 pm
by wiu712
Lake Ruth Fountain in Homecoming Color.
Re: Homecoming Week
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 9:18 am
by ST_Lawson
It was cool, but not as cold as I expected for the 5k this morning. Ended up getting some light rain for a bit in the middle of it, but nothing too bad.
I think they pushed back the rain in the forecast to later this evening, so hopefully we won't get much/any during the game.
I'll be playing on my purple trombone, so if you're at the game or watching video and they show the band...the short guy with sunglasses and a purple trombone is me.
sealhall74 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:18 am
A Big Two Thumbs Up on adding vocals to the show.
Yeah, that was a pretty cool part. The singer was the guy who played the Pharaoh (Elvis-type character) in the Summer Stage run of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There were a few microphone issues at the beginning of the song, but whatever it was seemed to get fixed or fix itself by a little bit into it.
Re: Homecoming Week
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:03 pm
by GV Dad
We need to add about 20-30 more students to our band. Is that a recruiting thing, a money thing, or both? They are good, not saying that. But would love to see more numbers.
Re: Homecoming Week
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:34 pm
by ST_Lawson
GV Dad wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:03 pm
We need to add about 20-30 more students to our band. Is that a recruiting thing, a money thing, or both? They are good, not saying that. But would love to see more numbers.
I mean...the band director would love to see more numbers too. They were around 200 when I was in band, but back then enrollment was around twice what is is now. As a % of total enrollment, it's stayed about the same. They do all they can to recruit, but many students don't seem willing to put forth that much work for 1 credit hour. They've even cut back on required rehearsals to make it less of a time sink for students, but it's still a lot more time and effort than most 3 credit hour courses. I've heard that some college bands are able to pay members to be in the marching band (or at least offer talent grants/scholarships), but we've never been able to get that level of funding from the department or university to be able to do that.