By Molly Troxclair, Courier Entertainment Editor
Our marching band is struggling to practice on the JV baseball field instead of in the stadium, with the field under construction.
The program consists of 270 Logan students and 26 staff members and has been around for as long as most people can remember. Since the main football field is under construction, the marching band is rehearsing on the JV and varsity baseball fields.
Jorge Anaya, a junior in the saxophone section, had a lot to say about this. “When one of the key aspects of it [band] is your placement on the field, not having straight lines really hurts us. It’s training us incorrectly and teaching us bad habits.”
He says the fields are in good condition, but they need to respect other people’s areas. “It’s hard to practice because you try not to dig up the dirt or make it all messy because it’s like someone coming into your room and throwing trash everywhere, and who wants that?”
One of the color guard captains, Jezzele Masulit (a senior), said, “Whenever we would practice on the baseball field last year, it’s kind of like not even a real field, but, when you think about it, this is our field for now and it is real!”
The students in the program are excited about having the new field, though. Jezzele also said “I hear that it’s all black so I think it’s going to make us [the color guard] look more tough when competition comes!”
The band and color guard have their first show on October 8th at Chabot College, and it has not been decided yet whether or not they will be performing at the first home football game September 30th.