By Isabella Muñoz and Kalia Powledge, KPTimes.com
Band director Bre Osbourn wanted to have some fun with her students with the band theme. For months, she pranked them. She claimed they would dress up as mustard and ketchup for a sandwich-themed performance.
Drum major and senior Emma Vincent did not find dressing up as sandwiches funny.
“You’re lying,” she told Osbourn. “I’m not doing the show.”
Vincent was right; and eventually, Osbourn revealed the actual theme. The band would dress in Dr. Seuss-themed uniforms and use fun props for a show called “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”
Over the summer, the band started working on the show and has put in countless hours fine-tuning it. The hard work paid off at the group’s first UIL competition on Oct. 18. The band made straight 1’s (the highest possible marks) and advanced to the Area competition.
“It’s tough to achieve that,” Osbourn said. “For our theme, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go,’ the band has these special uniforms and props. When you look at the field, it’s like looking at a page out of the book. And the judges made a lot of really awesome comments about how the band made it seem just like the book.”
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