Indoor Drumline Breaks School Record In Final Competition

The indoor drumline competed in the North Texas Colorguard Association, NTCA, Championships on April 7, ending their memorable season with a second place title in their division and the highest score they have ever attained in school history.

Just like how a normal band marching show progresses through the end of summer and all of fall, an indoor drumline show works the same. On their first few competitions, they normally showcase only the first few parts of their display, receiving feedback from the judges that will help them make improvements for their next contest and as they learn more of the show in rehearsals.

“We all knew that if we wanted to raise our score, everyone would have to put the effort into improving as individuals and as a team,” said sophomore Ryan Melon.

The group finished learning “Off the Beaten Path” almost a week before their final competition, giving them time to polish anything that needed cleaning for a great performance.

“I was pretty excited to perform the full show in front of a large audience one last time,” said Will Pujol, a freshman who’s new to the activity. “It was great because the crowd was going wild at the end.”

On April 7, the indoor drumline was finally able to show off what over 30, three hour-long rehearsals and a 12 hour-long drumathon could produce. Earning a score of 90.55, they had a performance that was definitely one for the books as they set the bar higher than it ever was in the past three years the school has done indoor. A general motivation for plenty of the members to have a remarkable season was to give senior Drumline Captain BreAnn Barker a satisfying end to her high school drumline career.

“She’s the serious one,” said fellow quad drummer Paul Talamantes. “She buckles us down when we joke around too much. She showed us how to put your passion into the thing you love and really put in work to be the best.”

Although the group wasn’t able to bring home the gold, the members were more than content with what they did and how they were able to honor an influential leader.

“She was extremely proud even though we didn’t get first,” added Talamantes. “We went out there and gave it our all and had an awesome performance.”