INSTANT REPLAY

The crowd was loud. Through the blinding lights, Armstrong saw hundreds, maybe thousands of people in the audience, waiting for the Marching band to perform. He was never scared of playing in front of the audience before but this was different. There were never this many people watching him, but he knew he had to perform. Holding his trombone, he was ready to play the Party Rock Anthem. He saw the drum major and waited for him to start conducting. 1, 2 , 3, 4. Armstrong started to play as loud as he could while dancing on the field. He watched the Whitney marching band and different middle dances along with him. The crowd went wild, all of them shocked to see the band dance. Armstrong’s fear slowly dissolved as he realized he was here to entertain the crowd. Soon, he finished the song, stuck his last pose as he watched the audience cheer for him in the dark as he took in heavy breaths.

From that moment, Armstrong knew he would never forget it. Years later, he still remembers the Quarry Bowl, watching it on YouTube multiple times. He would have dreams about it, remembering how much fun it all was. He remembered the other students playing with him, the blaring crowd, and the drum major conducting. Something inside Armstrong changed, he wasn’t as scared now. He still was shy, but he didn’t let it stop him anymore.

Micheal Armstrong is a Senior at Rocklin highschool now. Last year’s Quarry Bowl was the first one in years and hundreds of people came. Armstrong was, at first, fearful of the crowd, but soon relaxed when he finished the show. The Quarry Bowl was very memorable for Armstrong. He would watch the preformance on Youtube and wouold have dreams of him playing on the field again.