Pep Rally and Homecoming '06

Okay, let's start this off right (or wrong, depending on who you ask).

The Pep Rally was awesome. Just plain awesome. My only qualms were the fact we were pressed on time and almost didn't get to do our (or MSU's, the jury's still out on that) Owl Chant. Those of you at DHS know what I'm talking about. Yes, we did get to do it, but we worried for a while. Just about everybody I talked to (outside of performers) enjoyed the Pep Rally a lot.
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Before I move onto Homecoming, I have a few questions to prepare you for what I'm about to say:

1) Just this once, Do you get offended easily? Leave right now if you do, I'd rather not have complaints.

2) There IS a specific time during a football game when the band is supposed to, expected to, play, right?

3) Am I correct in assuming that when the team isn't the best in the world (no offense), there are people who come just to listen to and see the band?

4) Which is more important in school:
(a)music (and academics)
(b)sports and athletics

Before I forget, my apologies to Mr. Patterson: I know you said to leave Friday, November 10th, 2006 behind us, but there is no way that day will be forgotten and forgiven by anyone in the band. I'm sure you've figured that out by now. It's our 9-11 basically.

Here goes something...
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This is going to come out like a rant, but I'll tie up and explain everything.

We, the Marching/Pep Band, did not get to play during halftime at the Homecoming Game. No, we were not scheduled to perfrom at that time, BUT nothing was going on, nothing being done (like announcing the Homecoming Court, for example), nothing. However, when Mr. P. brought us onto the field to perform a couple of songs (nothing really really long, or taking up much time), the NEW athletic dirctor told us to go back into the stands. We wouldn't have even been in the way. Our band isn't yet big enough to be able to stand on the center of the field.
Anyway...

Needless to say, parents were FURIOUS. Or, at least those parents who came just to see the band because they don't care a lick about the football team. From what I hear, the athletic director got "ripped a new one" if you know what I mean.

Injustice to the band is intolerable and revenge is sweet to anyone in the band.
And I'm not even getting into the fight between PHS and DHS...

1) No offense, I've never been a big fan of the cheerleaders anywhere so I jumped to conclusions when everybody believed it was the cheerleaders' faults. You have my sincerest apologies but I'm still not a big fan. Period.

2) By the way, my point on the emphasis on NEW athletic director is the fact that Mr. Patterson was "tight" with the old one. The old one made us comfortable and gave us free food in an effort to get us to come back more often. The new one's a..... Sorry, I have to get a hold of myself.

3) You know how some places (or people) have their priorities wrong? DHS is, for the most part, one of those places. Most of the students care little for academics and waaaayyy too much about athletics. True, there's nothing innately wrong with athletics, but....Well, more than likely, anyone who'd read my blog knows exactly what I'm talking about.

4) What the heck ever happened to school spirit????______________________________________
If you go to or work at DHS, feel free to join in the fight to get the school's priorities straight. Anyone else, PLEASE tell me what you think so I can submit ideas to the people who actually care about the school and what goes on.