Over 300 members of the marching band have been practicing since August 1st. Monday through Friday, these kids spend nine hours a day learning the basics and perfecting their fall competition show. It’s literally a full-time job.
Most of this time is spent on a parking lot that moonlights as an ersatz football field with spray painted sidelines and yard markers. Normally a band director supervises practice from atop a two-story observation tower, but The Woodlands’ tower of nearly two decades was recently condemned. A replacement is on its way, but it comes with a monumental price tag: $35,000. click here for full story