Blue77

Why it such a big deal to YOU that the band took two buses. The band students and band boosters raised the money to pay for those buses. It is the bands business as to what they want to spend the money, THEY raised, on. I am under the impression that the school paid for the football teams bus, maybe if the football team needed more than one charter bus the football Blues Parents Club could have used some of their money they raised to obtain another charter bus. Dream on if you think the band is given everything. The football team is feed every week by a local church group (for a fact my family helps prepare and serve them when my church feeds them) and then they are also feed by money donated from several businesses and individuals. The band is not!!! When the band does get feed before a game it is usually done by the boosters or a few of the band parents. As far as the football team being 10x more important, the band isn't in competition with the football team they are there supporting the TEAM!!!! Yes the football team is important to certain/some people and the band is important to other/some people. I think you need to talk to some of the football players and see what their actual feelings is on the band, you might be surprised. I am sure some of them respect and appreciate the band for being there supporting the team. The band doesn't purposely play while the team is praying. I am sure that Mr. Swartz doesn't realize half the time what is going on out on the field at that time. He is trying to commuicate with the band students as to what is going to be going on the next week before he lets them go for the evening.

The band boosters worked and got money donated last year to get the buses for the band. No money was obtained from the school or school board.

Yes,I think a few of them appear to be cold. I tried to figure out what they had written on themselves. I had thought at first they spelled out Turner Ashby, but then I came to the conclusion if it did they weren't standing in the right spots to make it work. I think maybe a couple had some kind of TA symbol on them.

I use a kodak DX6490 with a 10x Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens.

I thought it looked impressive to look over there in the corner of the field and see our big blue helmet.

Here is a few pics I took Saturday..

[ QUOTE ] seen this one? http://www.glennbeck.com/news/05172002.shtml [/ QUOTE ] You think thats cool you should see the 1,000,000 dollar bill...

Richlands High School Class AAA 1st Place Auxillary 1st Place Percussion 2nd Place Music 1st Place Marching 1st Place GE Division 1 rating 1st place Class AAA BAND OF THE DAY IN CLASS AAA/AAAA Good job RHS. Does anyone else have their results.

Lonesome Pine Band Festival Richlands High School Class AAAA 1st Place Band, Color Guard, Majorettes, Drum Major and Percussion Best Overall Color Guard, Drum Major and Percussion Received the Grand Champion 2005 Lucian Priode Award Received a Division I rating (Superior)

Let's see...last year the Blues beat the G-Men at Mitchell stadium...so I think that means that the G-Men have to come to the Ernie Hicks Stadium in Richlands this year!!!!!

lol im from richlands and i think its pretty cheesy myself...ohh Storm Warning, [sarcasm]you know theres bad news just from hearing those two words[/sarcasm]... lol its all in good spirits im sure, but still cheesy... especially the weather report one, that one didnt bother me it just made me think, then laugh uncontrolably hard...