By Kendra Pospychalla
I constantly hear members complain about how little we paricipate in and how they can't stand that we aren't a better, more advanced, band. Yet not a single member that I have heard complain in such has taken an initiative to make it better. The most motivated members are not the upper classmen as some would expect either. As a matter of fact, I've heard many upper classmen discouraging the motivation of some students. They say that there attempts to make a difference are "stupid" or "geeky".
Your leadership, your drum majors, and your director can only improve our situation as much as you are willing to improve it with them. The belief that ten people can pull the weight of 70 needs to end before we can get any better.
What I ask of you as band parents, color guard members, and band members is to embrace the motivation and hard work of those people and take after them yourself. Without them our organization would not be even as far as we are. Before you complain next time, ask yourself if you are part of the group making it better. If you are not, then you are part of the problem.