Most would agree the Big Red Band did an excellent job.  Whether the football game was at home or far away the band was there.  The band received a Division 1 at contest, which reflected hard work and devotion by both the band members and Mr. Porras, the band director.  Some band members had mixed emotions about contest.  "I didn't think we deserved it, but I am glad we got it," said Doug Wallace, a junior.  There was a lot of complaining about practices and songs.  "The band shoes were very uncomfortable," said senior Anne Granado.  The band pulled it all together and gave it their best shot whether at home or at contest.  When senior Stephanie Mauch thought of the band she said, "everyone worked hard and we all pulled together.  I was proud of the band and happy that all our hard work paid off."