Good Afternoon A.I. Band Family,
This past Friday, the marching band performed very well. Even with the field being muddy, they put on an excellent show! Great job! And, our football team defeated Mount Pleasant!
Unfortunately, there were some fans at the game who decided to cause an incident in the parking lot after the event. During the 4th quarter, there seemed to be tension between several groups of people by the concession stand. Something was off and just didn’t feel right. Administration called for additional state troopers. We also decided that the cheerleaders and band members should remain in the stadium while the crowd exited after the game.
Once in the parking lot, a large fight broke out between several groups of people. Even with the extra troopers for support, the crowd took a while to disperse. Nobody involved in the fight was an AIHS student. I will repeat that: No AIHS students were involved in the altercation. Keeping the band and the cheerleaders in the stadium after the game turned out to be the correct decision. Regardless of anything else, student safety is always our highest priority. I hope that you will agree with me…even if it was slightly inconvenient for families picking up their students after the game. I could not have been more proud of the way our band members handled this unfortunate situation.
Rich Weaver – Director of Bands