From the Parkway Band Director-

From our director Mrs. Amy Drake :

I feel the need to address a concern that I have heard from several of my friends about last night’s halftime show performance. More specifically, that Saint Henry was facing their crowd rather than ours during the halftime performance.

Please understand that this was a decision made by BOTH myself and Saint Henry’s band director!

Neither of us knew what the condition of the field would be like by halftime. Upon their arrival at the game, they were not planning on performing their halftime show. I encourage the band director to play their set. They’ve worked hard on it, they should share it. Again, we are making this decision at the beginning of the second quarter. We didn’t know if the field was going to be in good condition or a mud pit by halftime.

Both myself and Saint Henry’s band director felt that they’re playing towards their stands was the best solution. This was not done out of disrespect! Again, this was a decision made by BOTH band directors.

I apologize if this offended some of you. Again, we were making what we thought was the best decision for our students.