Performing Their Solos in "Comfortably Numb" are junior Jared Sessink on trumpet and senior Hylary Tenney. Jared performed one of two solos in this song. The other was played by senior Cale Harter on tenor saxophone.

The Horn Line finishes "Another Brick In the Wall," one more time. Repetition is one of the best policies during marching band rehearsal. "The instructors will say one more time, but that ALWAYS ends up being about seven more. It gets frustrating sometimes, but I really don't mind because it just means we are getting to learn our show better," says baritone horn player Hannah Lynch.

Are You Numb? The marching band used three props this year. Each were made to look like brick walls, and together they made up the sentence "Are you numb?". Jared Sessink, junior, por­trayed sorrow by masking his face at the beginning of the show. The rest of the band portrayed feelings of the same nature. Each person portrayed it in their own way.

A Bird's Eye View of "Another Brick in the Wall" shows the color guard tossing their flags to emphasize the music. Often tosses are on the loudest note of the phrase.

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Warming up for Another Competition is the color guard getting out a few more tosses before lining up to perform. The 45° angle is nothing new for the guard; there are an infinite amount of them in each season. Marching £)and

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This year's marching band show was entitled "Socially Numb." It consisted of the songs: "In the Flesh," "Another Brick in the Wall," and "Comfortably Numb," all songs by Pink Floyd. The show was

meant to symbolize issues and events that, as a society, we have become comfortably numb to, such as homelessness and natural disasters. Many elements of the show, including the opening pit percussion feature and parts of the color guard's choreography, were said to be metaphors for time. That aspect of the show can be taken for a number of meanings: "time is running out", "time for change", etc. The show meant something different to everyone.

Overall, the marching band competed in seven competitions. Often they would compete at multiple shows. Their first show was at Flint's Atwood Stadium, where they placed first of three with a score of 50.20; a good start to a soon to be great season. Their second competi­tion was at Linden. There they also placed first of three, but this time with a score of 62.35. Their third weekend of competition also brought them another first place win out of four with a score of 63.65. Within the forth weekend of competing they had to perform two shows that Saturday. On the first show of the day, they placed third out often with a score of 64.80. At the second competition held at West Bloomfield, the marching band placed third often with a score of 68.10. The last week of competition was also a double show weekend. This weekend put a large amount of pressure on the members. Receiving scores only in the 60's, they knew that they would need to kick it up a notch and perform to the best of their ability to get a score in the 70's to secure a spot at state finals. The next weekend at Lakeland (the Huron Valley Invitational) they received fifth place often with a score of 67.90. Later on that day, they achieved their goal and received a score of 71.05.

On State Finals weekend, Mount Pleasant performed fifth often but placed eighth with their highest score yet of 73.65.

-Chelsea Parnell & Kelsey Belco

"h Year Marcher, First Time Drum Major, Ellen Scheide stands saluting towards the "lid 'ence at Flint's Atwood Stadium. This was the first of seven competitions. The march-'"Sband placed first at Flint with a score of 50.20.

Acting as a Red Cross Member is senior Sara Belfry. She is donating money to the less fortunate homeless guitar player. Two other color guard members or "red cross members" also donated to the guitar player's bucket. The guitar player was played by Felipe Tinoco, a foreign exchange student from Brazil. While the guard was helping him out, the rest of the marching band simply just walked past him with their heads down. These individuals are portraying people who ignore the homeless.

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