Well it happened. As my friend Jim told me, "Art there is nothing you can do stop it from happening." By all accounts we think that the tournament was a success. Countless volunteer hours went into making it successful There were the booster parents, friends and neighbors of parents, alumni booster parents and students all helping to make it happen. All the planning and preparation of the committee chairs paid off in spades. Several visiting band directors commented on how well the tournament went.
Mr. McPherson's "From The Ladder" Sundevil Beat article states
The main thing I hope the students learn from our program,
besides appreciation of the musical arts, is how to be a part
of a team working toward a common goal. Knowing how to
work as part of a team will serve your student well as they
eventually become adults and enter the work force.
The tournament was a fine example team work. The common goal of the tournament is to financially support the instrumental music program at Mt. Carmel High School. Every person that helped that day should be proud of what they accomplished.
The value of this program crystallized to me in a moment at the end of Mt. Carmel's field show. Our students came off the field toward the visitor side grandstands to the loud applause of all the visiting bands that performed before them. Our students were tired for sure because it had been a long day, but suddenly they realized that their peers recognized their effort. Our guests thought that Mt. Carmel's field show was pretty cool. I saw them look up into the crowd of cheering students and smile. Those smiles made the all the work worth it. God bless them all.
And thank you.
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