Bands Of America (BOA)
Regional Championship
6:20am
Three busloads of students and one busload of followers left Schroeder
for Bowling Green.
10:00am
Stopped at a rest stop near Ashtabula, Ohio, for some "rest stopping"
and a little flying disc.
2:30pm
Another rest stop about 30 miles north of Columbus, Ohio. The weather
is great and everyone is in good spirits.
5:00pm
A little ahead of schedule - stopping for dinner soon, then heading to
the destination.
6:30pm
Arrived at the mall in Louisville, Kentucky. Dinner at the food court,
then the buses will be loading up at 7:45 for the rest of the drive.
In Bowling Green, the band will be on Central Time.
9:00pm
About an hour out of Bowling Green. There was a half-hour delay
while the buses fueled up, but the final stretch is here. Hopefully the
hotline will be updated around 10pm (9pm Bowling Green time).
10:15pm Webster time/9:15pm Bowling Green time
Arrived at the hotel. The students will be getting settled into their
rooms and lights out is scheduled for 11:00pm. Breakfast will be at
8:00am. After breakfast, the students will be heading to Lost River Cave.
8:45am Bowling Green time (9:45am Webster time)
Everyone has had breakfast and the students are headed off to Lost
River Cave. Some of the followers are going to the National Corvette
Museum and Assembly Plant and some are going to the mall.
1:00pm Bowling Green time (2:00pm Webster time)
Back to the hotel for lunch. The students really enjoyed Lost River
Cave. After luch, the students have free time until they leave for the
practice site at 3:30. The followers are probably going to Lost River
Cave this afternoon.
6:15pm Bowling Green time (7:15pm Webster time)
The followers are back at the hotel after the Lost River Cave tour. The
tour was great, and the tour guides were full of praise regarding how
our kids conducted themselves this morning. The students are due back
at the hotel at 8:00pm after practice. It is very warm here - the
current temperature is in the high 80s. The forecast for tomorrow is
calling for a high of 89 degrees.
Here a few photos at the hotel and Lost River Cave (click on the image
to view a larger image):
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10:20pm Bowling Green time (9:20pm Webster time)
The students returned from practice at 8:00pm and enjoyed a nice dinner
of fried chicken and roast beef. After dinner, they had free time for
about an hour to go to the pool or visit with friends. They are now
settled into their rooms with lights out scheduled for 11:00pm. The
Alan C. Pope High School Marching Band from Georgia is also staying in
our hotel.
11:00am Bowling Green time (12:00noon Webster time)
After a good, healthy breakfast, the students boarded the buses at
about 9:45 to head over to the practice site. Everyone seemed to be in
good spirits and looking forward to the competition. The plan is to
practice until about 1:00pm. At that time, they will have a snack break
and change into their uniforms prior to heading over to the competition
site at Western Kentucky University at 2:00pm. Their performance is
scheduled for 4:00pm (5:00 Webster time). Retreat is at 5:00. We will
try to update the hotline and website as soon as possible following the
performance and announcemnt of finalists. The weather here is warm and
sunny with a predicted high of 89 degrees.
See below for a few photos from dinner last night and getting on the
buses this morning (click on the image to view a larger image):
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4:15pm Bowling Green time (5:15pm Webster time)
The performance in the Prelims is over - the band did great and all
went well. Now we're waiting for Retreat.
More to follow at around 5:45pm Webster time.
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7:45am Bowling Green time (8:45am Webster time)
We should be pulling out of Bowling Green around 8:15 (9:15 Webster
time). Please check the hotline during the day for updates on our
progress and anticipated arrival time. We will try to have some
updates posted to this site as well.
3:00pm (back on Webster time)
About 20 miles south of Columbus, Ohio: bus #3 has a flat tire. While
waiting for service to make the repair, the bus #3 riders
will hop on the other buses; the band will then head to a Columbus
mall for some lunch and to wait for bus #3. It doesn't look like a
significant delay for the trip.
4:30pm
At the Columbus mall - we'll be here until 5:30 at which
time the repaired bus #3 should arrive, then it's back on the road.
6:30pm
Finally leaving the Columbus mall - bus #3's repair took
longer than first anticipated. but we're back on the road now, "lunch"
having been eaten.
For the balance of the trip, please check the hotline for our projected
return time.
1:30am (9/26)
The tired group arrived back at Webster Schroeder.
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