percussionmomma2022

Absolutely none of my post was directed towards you or your comments. I found your insights to be fair and constructive. My comments were directed to the thread as a whole. I have been a band parent a looooooong time and have never commented on a thread until last week. I love reading what other people are thinking and learning from everyone! This one was a hit button for me because others comments were, at best, not accurate.

As a proud Hendrickson parent I just wanted to weigh in on this weekend. First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to Bowie HS and to all of the finalist! Each of your shows were beautiful and we are excited for each of you! Secondly, yes our kids were heartbroken but that means it matters! That means you get back up and keep fighting. Thirdly, change is HARD and that is what our program is in the middle of walking through. Plain and simple. No paranoid theories or dramatic sub plots....change is hard. Pointing blame at any one person is hurtful and undermines everything our program is built on. Lastly, for the most part every comment on this thread has been constructive but some are hurtful and other are just wrong. PLEASE remember that our kids (not just Hendrickson but All of our kids) read these comments and in a season where they are looking for any kind of validation they don’t need to read that they are “sub-par” or read private band family stuff being aired on a public forum. Again, congratulations to Bowie and all of the other finalist! We are proud of your success and we will see you all in 2 weeks in San Antonio!

Don't count us out just yet!