A Fiery Start

Hornets make finals at first marching contest

Walker Davis and Sedar Alderson

October 22, 2023

The Mighty Hornet Marching band attended their first contest on September 30, 2023 at Pleasant Grove Stadium.

“Since last year, when we got last place, I didn’t think we would make finals,” sophomore Sa’miyaa Robinson said. “I think we came a long way, 6th place in finals out of 8 bands. I feel like if we work harder we will go farther.”

Invitational marching contests are great practice for the band to score high at UIL, advance to Area and hopefully make it to State.

After the band performed in the preliminary round their scores were announced. The Mighty Hornet Band scored a 1 for color guard, a 1 for the band and a 2 for the percussion. This was enough for them to outscore 3 other bands and progress to finals.

“Personally I didn’t think we would make it that far in finals,” Robinson said. “ We could have done worse. At finals I thought we would have performed about the same as prelims. I feel like next time we will be less stressed since we know what the bands look like.”

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About the Contributors

Walker Davis, Assistant Editor

Walker is a Junior at Hooks High School. This is his second year as a member of The Buzz, Journalism Staff. He also plays the Sax in the Mighty Hornet Marching Band. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, painting, and making home-made pizzas from scratch. On Sundays, he goes to church to worship Jesus, as well as living the christian-lifestyle daily. Two Bible verses he lives by strictly, are: Leviticus 19:18, “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.” and Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Sedar Alderson, Multimedia Editor

Sedar Alderson is a Junior at Hooks High School, who participates in band and is now on her second year in journalism. Her favorite activities include watching Drum Corps contests, hanging out with her boyfriend, and playing video games.