I knew this day would come. I knew I would be upset. You would think that would prepare me. There is nothing that could have prepared me for tonight's game. The game ended, we played the fight song one last time. We proceeded to march out of the stadium to the cadence we all had grown to know. I could not fight the tears and honestly did not even want to. I and the other seniors marched as PHSC Tigers for the last time. We marched with our family for the last time. I know that I will forever be involved in marching bands, so I am not upset because marching band is over. I am sad because it is my family that I am leaving. Once we got back to the school we were asked to turn in our uniforms. There were some that took it off and hugged it, holding it close, smelling the familiar smell and cherishing the representation of the memories and accomplishments made in those purple jackets and pants. We weren't just turning in some pieces of clothing we turned in our memories. I know that all the thoughts of what has happened in the last four years of being the the PHSC marching band were going through the head of each senior. There has been so much in the past four years. We've marched in major parades, made friends, made enemies, fallen in love, broken up, played our hearts out, experienced heartbreak and bad times as well as triumphant moments and major success. I don't know if the average high school student experiences the amount of things we did in the past four years. There is not a moment I would ever throw away or a person I will ever forget. Everyone means so much to me and that is why I am upset. I'll be cheesy and steal a Disney line:
"Ohana means family, family means nobody is left behind."
As a family we are not graduating and leaving others behind. We will always remain in a special place in eachothers' hearts. I know there is a purple paw print on each of our hearts.
Pickerington Central
High School
Marching Tiger Band
2007-2011
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