Did you get a chance to make it to the football game last Friday night?
If you did, you discovered two things.
Our football team, in spite of its rough start, showed great courage and improvement. The other thing you would have noticed is that the band is continuing with its great tradition of excellence.
As to the football team, Coach Smith and his boys really gave Desert Mirage High School a run for it Friday. Desert Mirage High School has over 1800 students, compared to Holtville's 585. Even with that obvious advantage, our team came within one touchdown toward a win. In the previous week, Desert Mirage beat Calexico, another large school, by a score of 42-21. We're looking for some exciting games ahead, including this Friday when the Southwest High School Eagles from El Centro come to town.
On another note....did you hear the Viking Band of Pride Friday night? Under Mr. Thiessen's direction, the band is living up to its name. The spirit of the great band is living on. There were many questions about how our band would survive after Mr. Macon (semi)retired last year. Those questions were answered with a spirited performance at the football game. This Friday we will again see the Band of Pride perform for the home crowd.
I hope you can make it Friday to see both our team and our band as they give it their all for the hometown crowd!
The band is coming along. I hope everyone see the effort the new teacher is putting into his job. It will take a while to get up to where Mr. Macon left off, but that is to be expected. I'm glad that the school is remodeling the band room. I love the mural that was put up.
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