Sami's World

All-States was absolutely amazing. It was a very long and exhausting day, but so worth it. A couple of crowded hours on a bus to perform for 10 minutes seems crazy, but this time it was definitely worth it. We had a night performance, Exactly 8:02 accoridng to the USSBA. It was a cool experience to perform in the huge stadium under the lights and everything. Perfect weather despite threats of rain. No wind for once, no sun in our eyes. Color guard had finally finished their routines basically the day before, so we were all nervous, but it went well. Never flawless, but excellent nonetheless. No one dropped anything that I saw, the whole band looked great and sounded even better. Retreat was among the most ridiculous experiences of my life. We were all visibly shaking, Christine was muttering prayers under her breath, Denis and Ricky were counting off every band that got called that wasn't us. I've never been so close to passing out while standing still. Complete insanity. 4th place. Not out of 4, but out of 16. Overall score of 85.775. One of the best scores North Rockland has seen in years. And I got to be a part of it.
It's been a rough season. There have been good moments, but lots of frustration as well. After all of it though, it was completely worth it. We worked so hard and it all really turned out great. It's hard to believe it's over now. I'm definitely going to miss it next year, but I'm glad the seniors got to go out on such a high note. Thanks guys, you're all amazing, depsite what we like to say about each other on the bad days.