The nine seniors in the band- Lizzie, Cara, Marie, Amy, Elizabeth, Adam, Joseph, Aaron, and Charles- would be leaving the school forever that spring. They were the band's spirit. Losing them was losing part of their family, a part that they all had dealt with for at least a year.
The winter concert approached quickly. It would be the last chance for the seniors to play in the band before contest and concert season next semester; it was the last time the marching band would be all together, before the seniors would have to break away and go to college.