i’m sad i missed the Rose parade yesterday and totally forgot about them being there until they talked about it on the news today.

West Chester Band Marches in Rose Bowl

i was a marching Firebird my senior year… the year they opened Lakota West and Lakota East high schools (97-98 school year). we didn’t get to go anywhere that year, but my junior year (when it was still just Lakota High School) we went to the Citrus Bowl. we’d always tried to go to the Rose Bowl, but were never able to make it. Citrus Bowl was fun though… we spent the week between christmas and new year’s in Orlando… got to march in a parade through Disney World and visit all the touristy places there.

so… congrats to this year’s marching band for making it all the way…

[edit] ok, so i feel like an idiot now. i realized last night that i said the marching Thunderbirds. the Thunderbird was Lakota High School’s mascot. the Firebird is the Lakota West mascot. so, i’ve changed the post to reflect that. duh!!