Well, another homecoming is in the books. The Warrior Marching Band had a wonderful day: marching through the halls, playing at the pep rally, and cheering the black-jerseyed Warriors on to victory over the Spartans of Glenbrook North. As an alum of Glenbrook South, this victory was twice as sweet for me!
Marching through the halls was, as always, a great time. The student body loved having 8th period disrupted, and when we returned to R-hall, the Choraliers sang along to the Fight Song and the Pokémon theme song. From there we went to the pep rally where we helped the cheerleaders, Warriorettes, and drill team lead the whole school in the DHS Fight Song. After an hour break, it was out to the back 40 for a final rehearsal before donning our uniforms and heading out to meet the team. We marched them in for their north endzone entrance, sending them off with the fight song and the Warrior Spirit March. The latter is our newest school song (I composed it for the 50th anniversary of DHS last year), and we're playing a lot more now. After every touchdown, we play the fight song, and after the extra point, the spirit march. At the end of pregame, we march off to the fight song, but in halftime, the spirit march is our exit music. It's pretty cool having two school songs as well as an alma mater.
In the middle of pregame warm-ups, the football team unexpectedly left the turf and ran past us into the field along Waukegan Road. I realized that they were changing from their traditional red jerseys into cool, intimidating black jerseys with red details. They came back onto the field as the press box blasted out AC-DC's "Back in Black." Of course, we had to reprise the song with our own rendition right after the opening kickoff. Between the excitement of homecoming, the energy of the fans, the novelty of the jerseys, and the well-timed pep music from the band, our Warriors played their hearts out, breaking open a tight game in the second half. A blocked punt returned for a touchdown was the turning point, and they never looked back as they steamed on to a 28-14 victory.
I must say that the band was very successful as well. They sounded great on the field and in the stands, and I received many compliments from parents and staff. We debuted a number of children's TV show themes, including a jazzy "Sesame Street" and a trumpet feature in "Linus and Lucy." We finished the day exhausted but very happy. Next up is our "Road Show" halftime, which we will play twice, on October 6 and 14. We'll swap in a different tune for the second show, but all the music is going to be great. It will be a fitting way to close our season. And, with our numbers increasing every year for the past few, I'm really looking forward to a bright future for the Warrior Marching Band!
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