Band Season

Band season has started again. Not for me but for one of my sons. He plays trombone for Whitehaven and summer band has started for the Sounds Of Perfection. Right now it looks like this band year is gonna cost me about 900 so far. Not counting the cost of a horn, jogging suit, shoes and spats. When I marched for Whitehaven, the school board furnished most if not all the instruments. Now the students have to provide their own instruments. What really angers me is if the principal decides that he wants the band to support the football team @ away games, the band has to provide its own transportation to the games! You may not believe this but it costs the band about as much for a chartered bus as for one of those yellow school buses. No matter if it's around the block or across town, the prices are the same. This practice is a pure ripoff. That's why when the Sounds of Perfection travel, we ride in style. By force not by choice.


This season's football schedule is as follows...........

Sat. Aug. 23 vs. Mitchell

Fri. Aug. 29 vs. Fairley 3rd annual Whitehaven Classic

Fri. Sep. 5 vs. White Station

Fri. Sep. 12 at Melrose

Fri. Sep. 19 at Collierville

Fri. Oct. 3 vs. Hamilton

Fri. Oct. 10 vs. Houston

Fri. Oct. 17 at Kirby

Whitehaven vs. Fairley is the hood game. I grew up in the Fairley district but I transferred to Whitehaven. I won't miss this game. Everyone from the hood will be there. We been stomping Fairley for years!

Aug. 31, 2007 at Fairley 6, Whitehaven 35
Aug. 19, 2006 at Whitehaven 13, Fairley 0
Aug. 20, 2005 at Fairley 8, Whitehaven 13
Aug. 28, 2004 at Whitehaven 25, Fairley 0
Aug. 29, 2003 at Whitehaven 33, Fairley 8
Aug. 30, 2002 at Whitehaven 24, Fairley 26 (they cheated!!)
Aug. 24, 2001 at Fairley 6, Whitehaven 22