Hello Mav Band and Guard Family,

CONGRATULATIONS to the Mav Band Percussion section on their historic performance yesterday! They placed 3rd in the Silver Division (with the big dogs) at the nationally renowned Lone Star Classic at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. This is one of the toughest drumline competitions in the country and they made their presence known! What a great way to end the competition season!

Friday's game: The game on Friday did not go as planned for us, and please allow me to explain. My primary goal was to be able to have the students watch the game, but other factors go into this decision-making. We would not have been able to play because the woodwinds and drumline cannot get wet. The drumline contest on Saturday played a factor too. I was constantly looking for a way to get the students into the stands to see their team in their first playoff game in many years, and I was in communication with campus administration the entire time.

In the middle of the second quarter, when it was apparent the conditions weren't changing, Dr. Eagleton allowed us to leave so that students could come back on their own to watch the game and support the team. He even gave me complimentary tickets for them. We left Kelly Reeves as soon as possible and got back to school with enough time for the kids to return to the game to watch the fourth quarter...which is apparently when the magic happened. I hope many of them took advantage of this scenario and watched the team come back to win.

I am happy to meet with you if you have further questions. This Friday looks like great weather in San Marcos, so I REALLY hope this isn't a concern at all.

Please read this week's announcements. There is information on Region Orchestra auditions, Bandcoming, this week's playoff game, and our upcoming concert.

Have a great week!