Battle of Flowers Parade and MTTB

We've had quite a busy weekend starting on Friday morning with the annual trip the battle of flowers parade in San Antonio.

The band left early for a 3.5 hour bus ride over to San Antonio. What looked to be a cloudy day turned into a very hot one right before step off for the the Fiesta parade. After the parade, we headed over to Aggie Park where the San Antonio A&M club fed us a fed us Chicken Fried Steak and handed out medals for various achievements.

Congrats to the Zips for 63 miles of MTTB completed!

After a long trip home, most went to sleep early in order to prepare for March to the Brazos the next morning. Luckily, cloud cover kept the whole day cool and comfortable. The whole outfit made the 9 mile trek out to the meat packing center where the juniors then dropped handles with the freshman class.

After grabbing some lunch the seniors headed off to the buses for the trip back while the juniors took command and marched the outfit back. The seniors jumped in their trucks and drove out to Nuclear Science road in order to greet the outfit as they came to the end of the return march. We also had a little fun setting up a pool to relax in. 

The water was quite chilly

Thank you everyone for your donations to the March of Dimes Charity! Congratulations to A-Co on completing the march! 

Upcoming Events

Thank you to everyone who attended the Parents Weekend banquet and activities! I hope that you had a enjoyed it and got to spend some time with your cadet. Congratulations to everyone who won an award this past weekend and to A-Co for winning the JJ Sanchez flag award! I'm proud of all your hard work!

As mentioned at the banquet, here is the link to buy a DVD of the slideshow:

https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=216

Each DVD is custom designed per class and will include all subsequent slideshows from previous years. This link will remain open until April 30th. Expected delivery date is the weekend of final review.


This Week

There is no school on Friday and no afternoon activity on Thursday. As soon as classes are over, everyone is permitted to go home. Happy Easter and enjoy your three day weekend!


March to the Brazos

On Friday the 25th the band and Ross Volunteer Company will head to San Antonio for the Battle of the Flowers parade. The following day, the whole Corps will march 9 miles to the Brazos River as our final culmination event and in support of the March of Dimes charity.

Each year the Corps raises money for this charity. A-Co has traditionally made a strong showing in the fundraising effort, placing within the top three regularly. We are currently number 9 in the rankings. If you would like to donate, please follow the link below to our personalized donation site.

http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/acompany

Thank you for your support!

Parent's Weekend Schedule

Here is what we know so far for this weekend. I will post again if there are any changes.

See you on Friday!

Friday April 11
6 PM: Unit Awards Ceremony and Corps Review on Simpson Drill Field
11:59 PM: Midnight Yell Practice


Saturday, April 12
8:30 AM: Aggie Band Award Ceremony – Rudder Auditorium
~9:30 AM: Flower Pinning Ceremony - Corps Plaza
11:30 AM: Hollingsworth Leadership Excellence Program Conferring of Leadership Certificates Ceremony – Rudder Theater
1 PM: Corps of Cadets Fish Drill Team Performance – Simpson Drill Field
1:20 PM: Ross Volunteer Company Performance – Simpson Drill Field
6:30 PM: A-Company Banquet - A&M Methodist Church

Big Event

This weekend, the outfit participated in the annual campus community service project called Big Event. The project was founded to give back to the local area in appreciation for all they provide us with.

The outfit was split up into 4 groups; the largest of which contained over 40 people! I worked with the large group cleaning up a ranch. We raked leaves into large piles and set them on fire. Definitely a great job for college students.


Because we had so many people, the whole project only took about 2 hours. We then enjoyed some down time with the horses.

As I've discussed with the freshman. The remainder of the semester after spring break tends to be an insane sprint to the finish with activities almost every weekend. It is often times the most difficult part of the year, but also the most memorable as people rise to new leadership roles and awards are handed out.

As we finish the year, most of the Corps tends to shut down and start slacking on their standards. A-Company does not follow this trend. One of our biggest identifiers is how we "put out until the end". We stress maximum effort until the Corps actually dies at second pass final review. It's one aspect that I know the senior class is most proud of. We won't give up until were done, and we expect the same of everyone else.

Here's to the final push to the end!