Day 17.280: Pep, pep (and away)

This evening we got to hear E5N1 play in the pep band while standing in front rather than behind them. It was at a new event as part of the Homecoming weekend with food trucks, a dance troop performance and a fund-raising raffle. 

The band did their full repertoire of short jingle-like tunes and their brisk rendition of a verse of the school song and the rest of us (including Exile #3 and Exile #4) were there to cheer them on. 

When we got home, E5N1 reminded us that although he had nominally been at school all day today, he hadn’t actually attended any classes. The first part of his day was a trip to Augusta to audition for one of the All-State festivals and when he got back, they had the pep rally.- an all-school event with the band and the cheerleaders preparing the students for the Homecoming game tomorrow. Although much of that event is a mystery to me, we  discovered this evening that one thing that happens is the announcement of the “most spirited” student in recognition of their participation in the various daily costume challenges during this week. Not only did we find out that this award went to E5N1 - apparently it was for the third year in a row.