Anastasia Rabickow During unprecedented times, the Apollo-Ridge Marching Band faced many uncertainties, like all activities and sports in the district. Usually, their season consists of travelling to away games, competitions, and a yearly trip to a Drum Corps International show, but this year, due to Covid-19, it was unlike every other year as a member of the marching band. The band camp, held every year to prepare the band for their season, was cut in half with four hours of band camp every day for two weeks instead of eight. The marching band had minimal time to prepare for the show, originally supposed to be Wicked, so they provided their audience with a Journey show consisting of songs such as “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” and a stand-still performance due to the inability to march because of social distancing. Along with a shortened band camp and the inability to march, the marching band could not travel. The four seniors were cheated of their last away games, competitions, and the many parades that brought joy to the eyes of the Apollo-Ridge community. Although during the regular season they could not travel, light was at the end of the tunnel when they travelled to the playoff game at Geneva College and marched the Halloween parade at the end of the season. Marching band members are required to be in concert band for at minimum a semester. The pandemic may have conned the students involved in the band, but they were able to play inside of the building, given social-distancing rules. The members of the band were unable to have a Christmas concert, but, assuming Covid-19 is decreasing in cases, they will be having a spring concert, along with the chorus, Friday, April 30th at Owen’s Field.
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