In high school, I played flute, guitar, & the violin. I was also in the colorguard my entire high school, and was captain for 2 years.
Our high school band directors were nothing sort of psycho, but that helped us win qualify for state competitions every time they rolled around! I'll never forget our marching practices when there were SWARMS of mosquitos, but we couldn't move because we were at "attention" and would have to run if we did move.. when there was a terrible thunderstorm, but the band practiced on. .. The hours and hours of practice before and after school & best of all the bus trips to football games... those memories were priceless
So it might sound like I was a major band geek, but at my school, it was cool to be in the band