It would be easier to mention what I didn't like about our trip to Whitewater Saturday for the State Marching Band Championships. It would take too long to mention everything I did like. I don't have that kind of time.
With both boys at North it made sense that this was to be the year we finally experienced the excitement of the championships. With North winning the mood never dampened.
Though the weather was nice all day, we arrived after 8:00 p.m. Got there too late to see West but got to see South and North instead. I'd seen North's routine before at a halftime, didn't get it then, and didn't get it when they repeated it Saturday night. A Montage of Three doesn't seem to have any memorable tunes and the shapes the marchers made didn't work for me either. Fortunately, the judges saw something I didn't because, besides first overall in class AAAA, they awarded North for best visual, best color guard and best percussion.
Even though I don't understand how a deaf, dumb and blind kid can play pinball, it was easier for me to relate to South's Tommy routine because the music was at least recognizable.
I enjoyed all the groups and wish we would have arrived earlier. The kids and directors all work incredibly hard for this and it shows! 
