Ames High School Band Members Leave Field Before Playing National Anthem

Who TV ^ | October 14, 2017

[EdnaMode]

The national anthem football controversy continues to have an impact at the high school level.

The Des Moines Register reports 13 members of the Ames High School band walked off the field before playing the national anthem on Friday night. This happened before the school hosted Lincoln on the football field.

Earlier on Friday, student leaders read a statement to their classmates saying, "the decision to change from a patriotic USA to pink-out theme for the student section was the decision of the Ames High student body alone. Is this political? Maybe. But we are proud of how our students showed great leadership today by coming together."

Ames Schools @ACSD_News Ames High has great student leaders and the decision to change tonight's student section theme was student driven. #AmesCSD #AmesHighPride 12:45 PM - Oct 13, 2017

The statement also encouraged students to link arms at the football game, show love, and pack the stands. Efforts to reach the high school principal and the band director have not been returned.

[cherry]

I realize that hs students aren't on scholarship, but they do get school credit and a step up in getting scholarships to college...

if they refuse their assignments, then kick them out of the band...

[TXnMA]

"When I was in high school, band people weren’t the intellectual stars."

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In our local high school -- for at least the last six years -- the academic top ten students (including valedictorian and salutatorian) have always been in the band. And the vast majority of the academic top 10% in all grades are always in the band.

And, for longer than that, our band has always been at least finalists in their Division (top ten bands in the huge State of Texas ) for State Championship.

I pity you and the school you attended...

[ConservativeWarrior]

“This is the generation coming up. Unless conservatism reproduces itself on a massive scale, it isn’t going to end well for this country.”

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Or we can stand and fight in the public schools.

Not directed at you, Salvavida, but every time someone posts “another reason to home school”, all I hear is a coward withdrawing from the field of battle.

Sure, you will raise your kid in a conservative bubble, and the liberal agenda will permeate the school system unchecked.

Then your perfect patriot children will be roundly defeated at the ballot box, by all the marxists the school indoctrinated unopposed.

All 3 of my kids went through the public schools, and I called out the teachers, principals and boards anytime a lib tried to push their agenda. Often I prevailed, other times not. But I didn’t cede the fight to the libs.

All 3 of my kids went on to outstanding colleges, and are some of the most level-headed conservatives you’ll ever meet.

[Altura Ct.]

show love

Show love? Love of what?

[Uncle Sam 911]

When they came for my American flag, no one was left to object.