Before we knew it, it was time for the parade to start. The drum majors blew their whistles and we quickly fell in line. I hurried over to the flute section which was at the back of the line. All of the flute players whispered "good luck" to each other, hoping that we would all perform our best. Then the drum majors blew their whistles three times to signal the start of the parade. The entire band chanted "PTHS" and then we all stepped off and and began marching down the street. We all kept in mind everything that we learned during practice, all of the drills and exercises that we had worked so diligently on. Everything we had worked on has prepared us for this moment. The drum majors raised their batons and the band began to play "The Washington Post", a march by John Philip Sousa. As we began to play, we were no longer a bigger than average group of 190 high school students, but instead a single band working together to create music.