It felt like 100 degrees outside but the Benjamin Russell marching band was ecstatic for some cloud covering Tuesday morning as members took the field for a full day of music, marching and instruction.
The more than 100 students that comprise the full marching band and color guard are committed to weeklong band camp in the sweltering sun with coronavirus restrictions but most say they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
kAm“x ;FDE 6?;@J FD 36:?8 E@86E96C 2?5 86EE:?8 36EE6C 8C@H:?8 2D >FD:4:2?D — E92E 362ED @FE E96 962E 7@C >6 2?J 52J[” 5CF> >2;@C 2?5 q#w$ D6?:@C y2:@? z6==J D2:5] “(6’C6 G6CJ 8C2E67F= 7@C E9:D @AA@CEF?:EJ 6G6? H:E9 E96 F?46CE2:?EJ] %9:D :D 2? :?E68C2= A2CE @7 @FC DF>>6CD 2?5 D@ >2?J A6@A=6 2C6 DE:== H:==:?8 E@ 4@?EC:3FE6 2?5 A2CE:4:A2E6]”k^Am
kAm(9:=6 ?F>36CD 2C6 D=:89E=J =@H6C E9:D J62C 5F6 E@ 4@C@?2G:CFD 762C 2?5 DEF56?ED 92G:?8 E@ A:4< FA ;@3D E@ 96=A @FE H:E9 72>:=J :?4@>6[ 32?5 5:C64E@C s2=6 q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5 DEF56?ED[ 32?5 5:C64E@CD 2?5 A2C6?ED 92G6 2== 252AE65 E@ ?6H AC@E@4@=D 2?5 366? 6IEC6>6=J 7=6I:3=6 H:E9 E96 AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ@?6 92D 2 5:776C6?E H2J @7 92?5=:?8 E9:?8D 3FE H6’G6 5@?6 @FC C6D62C49 2?5 AFE E@86E96C 2 A=2? E92E H@C<D 7@C FD[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “}@C>2==J :? E96 962E @7 E96 52J H6 H@F=5 8@ :?D:56 7@C 2 3C62< 3FE H6 42?’E 5@ E92E E9:D J62C]”k^Am
kAmx?DE625[ 5@K6?D @7 E6?ED H6C6 D6E FA @? E96 q#w$ 7:6=5 A6C:>6E6C E@ AC@G:56 D@>6 D9256 2?5 D@=246 5FC:?8 3C62<D[ H9:49 92G6 366? 2 =:EE=6 =@?86C E9:D J62C 5F6 E@ E96 6IE6?D:G6 962E 2?5 25565 C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“x7 H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ 36 :?D:56 H6’5 AC@323=J 36 5@:?8 `a\9@FC 52JD 3FE H6’C6 H@C<:?8 23@FE g E@ d 6249 52J[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “(6 92G6 D@>6 <:5D DE2886C :? 2E 5:776C6?E E:>6D 2?5 5@ D@>6 24E:G:E:6D H:E9 E96 J@F?86DE @?6D] (6’G6 5@?6 D@>6 AC24E:46D :? D>2==6C 8C@FAD >@C6 E9:D J62C 2D H6==]”k^Am
kAm$EF56?E =6256CD9:A 2?5 A2C6?E2= G@=F?E66CD 2C6 4CF4:2= 7@C 32?5 42>A E@ @A6C2E6 2D D62>=6DD=J 2D :E 5@6D[ q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2 8@@5 8C@FA @7 <:5D 2?5 H6 92G6 D@>6 H@?56C7F= =6256CD9:A[” 96 D2:5] “ (6 2=D@ 92G6 @?6 ?FCD6 @? DE277 6249 52J 2?5 A2C6?ED 96=A:?8 @FE H:E9 E@F49=6DD H2E6C 2?5 @E96C E9:?8D]”k^Am
kAm{6256CD9:A :D @?6 @7 >2?J =:76 =6DD@?D q=@@5H@CE9 9@A6D E@ :?DE:== :? E96 32?5 DEF56?ED 2=@?8 H:E9 4@>>F?:EJ AC:56 2?5 2 D6?D6 @7 EC25:E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 H2?E E@ 3F:=5 4F=EFC6 2?5 EC25:E:@? H:E9 E96D6 <:5D[” 96 D2:5] “(6 H2?E E@ <66A E96 492@D 2H2J 7C@> E96 <:5D D@ E96J 42? 7@4FD @? E96>D6=G6D 2?5 4C62E6 2 D6?D6 @7 4@>>F?:EJ] z:5D =62C? D@ >F49 7C@> 7246\E@\7246 :?E6C24E:@? 3@E9 D@4:2==J 2?5 F?56CDE2?5:?8 4@>A2DD:@?[ 4@@A6C2E:@? 2?5 E62>H@C<]”k^Am
kAmq2?5 :D 46CE2:?=J @?6 @7 E9@D6 24E:G:E:6D E92E H@F=5 36 ?62C :>A@DD:3=6 E@ A6C7@C> G:CEF2==J]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 4C62E6 D@>6 D@CE @7 ?@C>2= 2?5 2=D@ E6249:?8 E96> C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “(96E96C :? D49@@= @C ?@E[ G:CEF2==J <:5D 5@?’E 92G6 E96 D2>6 492?46 E@ 6IA6C:6?46 D@4:2= 2DA64ED 2D E96J 5@ 7246 E@ 7246]”k^Am
kAm{62C?:?8 E@ H@C< 4@96D:G6=J :D 2?@E96C 724E@C E92E C6BF:C6D :?\A6CD@? :?DECF4E:@?] p EJA:42= >2C49:?8 32?5 A6C7@C>2?46 :D 23@FE 6:89E >:?FE6D =@?8 2?5 <66AD E96 4C@H5 6?6C8:K65 H:E9 A@A >FD:4 2?5 92AAJ G:36D]k^Am
kAm“%96D6 <:5D DE2CE @77 6249 52J 86EE:?8 DEC6E4965 @FE 2?5 2H2<6 2?5 H@C< @? A9JD:42= 4@?5:E:@?:?8[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “z:5D 2C6 42CCJ:?8 =2C86 :?DECF>6?ED 2?5 H6 2C6 ;FDE 2D AC@?6 E@ :?;FCJ 2D @E96CD]”k^Am
kAmp=6I r:EJ |:55=6 $49@@= 32?5 5:C64E@C vC68 r@88:? :D :? 492C86 @7 <66A:?8 E96 32?5 :? =:?6 2?5 2=D@ =:7E:?8 E96 DA:C:ED @7 DEF56?ED 2?5 AC2:D:?8 E96> E@ <66A E96> >@E:G2E65]k^Am
kAm“vC68 H2D E62496C @7 E96 J62C 2?5 D9@HD D@ >F49 =@G6 2?5 2AAC64:2E:@? E@ E96 DEF56?ED[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “w6 92D 8C62E 6IA6C:6?46 2?5 96’D G6CJ D92CA] x’> ~z H:E9 AFEE:?8 @E96C 7@=<D :? 492C86]”k^Am
kAm(:E9 2 =6DD 4@>A=6I A6C7@C>2?46 E9:D J62C[ r@88:? :D 7@4FD:?8 @? 7F?52>6?E2=D 2?5 E649?:BF6 E@ 6?DFC6 32?5 >6>36CD DE:== 8C2DA E96 :>A@CE2?E 4@?46AED]k^Am
kAm“%9:D J62C 277@C565 FD E96 E:>6 E@ 5@ D@>6 5:776C6?E E9:?8D[” r@88:? D2:5] “%96 D9@H :D >@C6 D:>A=:7:65]”k^Am
kAm|@DE D6?:@CD 92G6 366? :?G@=G65 2== 7@FC J62CD @7 9:89 D49@@= :?4=F5:?8 7:6=5 42AE2:? 2?5 324<FA 5CF> >2;@C sC:2 |4z:??6J H9@ 96=AD >2:?E2:? E96 7:6=5 2?5 5:C64ED E96 3C2DD 42AE2:? 2?5 5CF> >2;@C $<J=6C ~=:G6C H9@ <66AD E96 32?5 @? 362E 2?5 :? DJ?4]k^Am
kAm“xE’D >@DE=J 23@FE D66:?8 9@H H6== A6@A=6 42? AC@8C6DD 2?5 86E 36EE6C 2D 3@E9 >FD:4:2?D 2?5 2D A6@A=6[” ~=:G6C D2:5] “%92E’D H92E 5C:G6D >6]”k^Am
kAmp?5 E96 DEF56?ED =@G6 E96 E:>6 E96J 92G6 E@86E96C >2<:?8 >FD:4 2?5 2C6 AC@F5 @7 H92E E96J 244@>A=:D9 56DA:E6 E96 D@>6E:>6D 92CD9 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“x’> ;FDE E92?<7F= E9:D 92D?’E 366? 42?46=65 J6E[” ~=:G6C D2:5] “x’> 92AAJ H6 86E E@ 36 96C6 2?5 A6C7@C> 2?5 92G6 E9:D 6IA6C:6?46]”k^Am
kAm%9:D 6?E9FD:2D> C25:2E6D E9C@F89@FE E96 7:6=5 5FC:?8 32?5 42>A 6G6? E9@F89 E96C6 :D DE:== E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 =:>:E65 >2C49:?8 32?5 A6C7@C>2?46D 7@C E96 72==]k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ@?6 92D 5:776C6?E C6DA@?D6D 7@C E96:C 724:=:E:6D D@ H6 >2J ?@E 86E E@ A6C7@C> 2H2J @C >2J ?@E EC2G6= H:E9 E96 6?E:C6 32?5[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “(6 ;FDE 92G6 E@ 36 7=6I:3=6] $E25:F> 2CC2?86>6?E 56E2:=D 2C6 DE:== 36:?8 H@C<65 @FE D@ H6’== 92G6 E@ D66 H92E 92AA6?D]”k^Am
kAmpE =62DE 7@C E96 7:CDE 76H D9@HD 2?5 A@DD:3=6 E96 6?E:C6 D62D@?[ E96 32?5 H:== ?@E 36 H62C:?8 F?:7@C>D 2D :E’D E@@ 52?86C@FD E@ <66A E96> =2F?56C65 2?5 AC@A6C=J D2?:E:K65 —?@E E@ >6?E:@? E96 962E]k^Am
kAm“z:5D H:== 36 H62C:?8 D49@@=\4@=@C65 %\D9:CED D@ E96J DE:== =@@< F?:7@C>[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 DEF56?ED H@C< 92C5 2?5 52JD 2C6 =@?8[ E96J 2=D@ =62C? =:76 D<:==D 2?5 C6DA64E 2=@?8 E96 H2J]k^Am
kAmp3@FE `g J62CD 28@ H96? E96 >2C49:?8 32?5 3682? C6962CD:?8 2E q6?;2>:? #FDD6==[ q=@@5H@CE9 C64@8?:K65 EC277:4 :D >@C6 =:<6=J E@ D66 2?5 962C E96 32?5 H9:=6 =@42E65 2=@?8 r96C@<66 #@25] ~?6 DF49 4F=EFC2= :?DE2?46 E92E BF:4<=J 3642>6 2AA2C6?E H2D 7F?6C2= AC@46DD:@?2=D[ 2D :E’D 4FDE@>2CJ :? E96 $@FE9 E@ AF== @G6C :7 5C:G:?8 2?5 E@ DE@A 2D 2 D:8? @7 C6DA64E :7 2 AC@46DD:@?2= :D 8@:?8 3J] pD 2 C6DF=E[ E96 q#w$ >2C49:?8 32?5 92D 24BF:C65 E9:D EC25:E:@? C682C5=6DD @7 H92E :E >2J 36 5@:?8 2E 2?J 8:G6? >@>6?E]k^Am
kAm“(6 76=E :E H2D HC@?8 E@ 8@ 23@FE @FC 3FD:?6DD H96? 2 7F?6C2= H6?E 3J D@ H6 564:565 E@ DE@A[ DE2?5 E2== 2?5 :E H@F=5 36 E96 5:8?:7:65 C6DA@?D6[” q=@@5H@CE9 D2:5] “%96 <:5D 3@F89E :?E@ :E `__T 2?5 H6 DE@A ?@ >2EE6C 9@H :?E6?D6 H6 2C6 2E E96 >@>6?E] xE 8:G6D 2 C62= D6?D6 @7 4@>>F?:EJ] |J 72>:=J :D ?@E 7C@> 96C6 3FE x 42? E6== J@F ?@H E92E H@F=5 >@G6 >6 D:8?:7:42?E=J :7 E96J 5:5 E92E 7@C >6]”k^Am
kAm%96 >2C49:?8 32?5 AFED :? 2? :>>6?D6 2>@F?E @7 =23@C 2?5 AC6A2C2E:@? 2?5 E9:D J62C[ DEF56?ED >2J ?@E 86E E96 7F== 6IA6C:6?46] qFE :E H@?’E DE@A E96> 7C@> DE2J:?8 6?6C8:K65 2?5 <66A:?8 E96:C DA:C:ED 9:89[ 6G6? :7 :E :D :? E96 3=2K:?8 962E]k^Am
