Does he have to stick with this to the end?

orchestramom
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:22:25 +0000

Let him quit. He’s done three solid years of band, and he has more important priorities his senior year.

As a mom who spent eight years supporting my D’s music ECs, there’s a big red flag for me in in the OP’s first post – Band should absolutely NOT be a priority at the expense of senior year college apps, visits, test, etc. And shame on any high school for allowing it. Orchestragirl was a serious musician outside of school, participated in a nationally ranked, award-winning youth orchestra (Carnegie Hall performance, European concert trip, etc), but that organization would NEVER put itself a higher priority than the students’ academic responsibilities.