A quick note from MJ.
Dear Parents,
    Thank you so much for coming to Parent Preview and watching your students at the beginning of  this marching season.  As usual, I got a little tongue-tied and forgot to say a couple of things.

1.  Although that was an excellent first performance, you will be surprised at how much progress we will make throughout the season.  Please plan on attending as many competitions as you can - your students deserve to see that you support and love them.  (Information will be available here on the blog and also from the students.)

2.  Our Band Booster Board is amazing.  They created our magnificent backdrops and arranged for everything that happened at the performance (uniforms, Red Rocks paperwork, front colorguard screens, etc.) to go smoothly.  A special kudos goes to Eric Moulton, who came up with the design for our backdrops and spearheaded the team that built them, and Michelle Moulton, who is all things Grizzly Bands.  I am here to tell you - our organization would not function without her and all the hard work she does.  Her leadership and countless sacrifices have made my job easier and have directly benefited your students.  Thank you so much, Michelle!

3.  Your students are wonderful.  I have never worked with students who worked harder or who had better attitudes.  Okay, they're teenagers so they're not perfect all the time, but I am constantly impressed as to how well they take criticism, how hard they push themselves, and what amazing human beings they are in general.  Thank you for raising them right and letting them do what they do.  And thank you for sharing them with me, if only for a little while.

Good start of the season - looking forward to the rest!