The winner: "For the tenth time....point your horns down when cleaning your spit valve!"
We invited viewers to write a caption for this photo of BHS band director Dave Sycks directing summer band camp. You can predict what happened next. Here's our top three captions. Greg Ring is the winner, receiving four Shannon Theatre passes.
The winner
"For the tenth time....point your horns down when cleaning your spit valve!"
– Greg Ring
Honorable mention
"Always wear a face shield when emptying the instrument's spit valve."
– Megan Morris
"Wear our face coverings so we can trump this pandemic."
– William Uphold
Watch for the next caption contest, coming soon.
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