Marching Band Concert

To mark the end of the season, the marching band performed their music one last time in the auditorium.  Before the concert, they had the pancake dinner.*  William and Juliet were brave and caught their pancakes from afar, Grace and I walked up to the grill for ours, Alice wasn't feeling hungry, Emily was celebrating with the color guard at their end of 'year' banquet, and Billy hadn't yet made it to the school.

We caught Emily just long enough for a picture!

The guard was large enough this year that the freshmen were relegated to the balcony, because there was not enough room for all the guard on the stage! = 0

 

It was a nice, short show, with an introduction of each member of each grade** at the end.  Emily is sad that the season is over, but I think that the slower pace through the winter will be good for her!

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*last year, and usually, I believe, it is held at the end of summer band camp, but early ticket sales were not where they needed to be, so they cancelled it to be rescheduled at a later date.

**I will say that my expectation that Alice would be a band member all four years did have me feeling sad when he introduced the sophomore clarinets.  She didn't seem bothered at all by the road not taken though.

edit 10-26-25: backdated for continuity.

Alice Spring Band Concert

The night following her awards night, Alice played her spring concert.  Sadly, it was her final concert, as she will no longer be a part of the band. = (

After the concert, Alice and Grace were the only two who stayed for the awards.  Grace had time to decorate the table with her candy.

She did win an award because her band earned a I in the equivalent of UIL rankings.

Night two of her wardrobe standing out.  She sported a very "vintage" smocked dress.  At least she didn't have duct taped shoes.

I'm super sad that Alice will not be in band next year, but she is not, and has grand plans!  Emily will be in band, so at least it's not an absence for yours truly.

A smile at the end of a long night was a win, and next year Alice will do other great things, even when not in band.

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edit 6-6-25: backdated for continuity.

Dimondale Farewell

This year, the end of year music concert aligned with the 'farewell' that was open to the public.  It was a little bit cold, but such a nice night to say goodbye to a building that saw our family grow up for 8 years!

Juliet had Kennedy lift her up, so that they could sign the wall in a 'higher' spot!

I held William up so that he could sign somewhere tall, too!

Grace and Luna marked their heights on the wall. = )

And Juliet's graduation day seems far off, but I know it's coming up so fast!!!

Many of the girls had on pretty dresses, but it was just too cold to stay out without sleeves for too long!

Juliet on a drum!

And Grace on a Xylophone. = )  She was smiling at me before, but there were people in the way, so I wasn't able to get a happy picture of her.

And the latest 'in progress' picture of the new school!

Emily was not able to attend, because she had a track meet, and Alice and William left a little early, and then I left a little early, because I had to go collect Emily from her track meet when they got back.  But Billy and the twins stayed the duration.

It was a nice night, and I must admit, I am sad that this building will exist now only in our memories.  At least they were good ones!

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edit 5-13-25: backdated for continuity.

Middle School Band Concert

This year, the band director was back, and Alice and Emily preformed together in Alice's final Middle School band concert!

For a second year, Alice made refreshments for the people in her band, you can read more about that in the 'food' post published later this month.

The concert was on a Tuesday night, which makes the week feel really long.  The big girls had to arrive an hour before the concert, and so I just sat and waited, saving seats for Billy, William, Grace and Juliet who came closer to the start time.

It was nice to hear them play the music they've been working on since October!  I can't believe that next year Alice will be in high school and marching band!  It really has gone by so fast.

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edit: backdated for continuity 12-23-23