The only thing I miss about high school is marching band. I miss constantly being busy and having stress relief after school. I miss having a second family with the marching band and always knowing that I always had someone to go to when I had issues at school I know I could always go sit in the band room and I immediately felt better.

Before you say "I can't wait to graduate and go to college" look around you and really take it all in. In all honesty, college is hard. College is full of late nights, parties, and trying to have a social life and keep your grades up. At least in high school, you could do all of that and still have your "me time." I went to a college that did not have a marching band and I felt a little empty inside because I had no idea what to do with all of my free time. In high school, I scheduled everything around my Band Camp schedule and did not think twice about it.

Maybe it is just a band kid thing but you never lose the friendships you make in band mostly because you see them at least 6 days a week at least 8 hours a day. We had to make bonds and friendships in order to work as a team because marching band is a team effort. No man is useless in marching band. If you miss a practice or a performance it messes up the forms and messes everyone up.

I miss being part of a huge team and never being bored just sitting around because when you are in band you always have something to practice and somewhere to go. Band was my escape from reality when school stressed me out I knew I could leave those troubles at the opening of the band room and forget them for awhile and pick them up on my way out.

Seniors in Band especially, look around you and take it all in because in a year you will not have high school band to go to and have a second family. Let me tell you...visiting is not the same as actually being in the band. I do enjoy watching the show come together but I miss being a part of it and competing.