A marching band kicked out of a football game for playing music? Grimsley
Senior High School's band was escorted out of a game against Varina in
Virginia following a disagreement about playing while the ball was in play.
Ashlee Amos, Bill “Woody” Woodward, Bobbey Biddle and Hayley Harrington
discuss what happened and where the line falls between football rules and
band traditions.

In more marching arts news: a West Jordan police officer helps Tooele High
School's marching band after an equipment trailer breaks down on I-80;
Blessed Sacrament celebrates its 90th anniversary; and Music for All names
Holly Blake, Matthew B. Carter, Cheryl Floyd and Dan Potter to its 2027
Hall of Fame class.

60-Second Tech Block: Woody tackles program coordinators, staff
responsibilities, communication, budgets and program leadership. Water We
Doing?! Why aren't more contests under the lights? Why so much Phantom of
the Opera? Is fluttering replacing traditional drill? And are educators
juggling too many teaching seasons? Plus Gush & Go.

Chapters
00:00 Preview
00:56 Welcome
01:45 Tooele Band Trailer Breakdown
04:14 Grimsley Band Removed from Football Game
11:47 Blessed Sacrament Turns 90
15:10 Music for All Hall of Fame
16:37 Previously on OAWB
18:09 Guard Closet
19:47 60-Second Tech Block
21:50 What Does a Program Coordinator Do?
23:55 Leadership & Accountability
28:29 Budgets & Staff
31:34 Communication
34:57 Mentorship & Hiring
41:50 Water We Doing?!
42:23 Performing Under the Lights
52:32 Phantom of the Opera
58:49 Fluttering vs. Traditional Drill
1:05:52 Teaching Multiple Seasons
1:13:45 Gush & Go
1:13:58 Bobbey
1:20:18 Hayley
1:25:07 Woody
1:28:26 Ashlee
1:31:19 Close

Hosts: Ashlee Amos (@famousamossss_), Bill “Woody” Woodward
(@remoking100), Bobbey Biddle (@bobbey107), Hayley Harrington
(@h_harrington14).

Sources:
Grimsley — FOX8/WGHP syndicated report:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/grimsley-marching-band-kicked-high-150524211.html
Tooele — KUTV original reporting: https://kutv.com/news/local/west-jordan-officer-saves-tooele-high-band-from-highway-chaos
Blessed Sacrament — https://www.wgi.org/blessedsacrament90/
Music for All — https://musicforall.org/2027-hall-of-fame-inductees/

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